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Melbourne

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Book a table · Melbourne

Book a table in Melbourne

284 Melbourne restaurants you can book on OpenTable. Pick a cuisine.

  1. Seafood · International$$Frankston Waterfront 4.1 · 38 diner reviews2 Kananook Creek Boulevard, 3199Book a table →
  2. Indian$$Laung Laachi Indian Restaurant - Melbourne 4.7 · 3 diner reviews167-179 Shaws Rd, 3030Book a table →
  3. Café · Australian$$Sweet Evelyn 5.0 · 2 diner reviews128 Union Street, 3056Book a table →
  4. Chinese · Asian$$The Crane Restaurant 5.0 · 2 diner reviews212 Little Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Australian$$$Jazz Corner Restaurant & Bar 4.2 · 12 diner reviews352 William St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Asian$$The Joint Bar 4.5 · 4 diner reviews35 Elizabeth St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Seafood · Japanese$$$$Matsumoto Japanese Restaurant 4.4 · 5 diner reviews48 Lygon Street, 3057Book a table →
  8. Café$$Square One Rialto 4.3 · 6 diner reviews525 Collins St Ground Floor, 3000Book a table →
  9. Hotpot · Chinese$$$David's Hotpot 4.8 · 2 diner reviews279 La Trobe St, 3000Book a table →
  10. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Bistro$$The Metropolitan Hotel - Melbourne 4.1 · 24 diner reviews265 William St, 3000Book a table →
  11. Korean · Asian$$Samsam Chicken Melbourne 4.5 · 3 diner reviews209 Swanston St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Indian · South Indian$$$Villas Restaurant & Bar 4.1 · 20 diner reviews488 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →

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Bars

  1. The Roof of the City: Melbourne's Rooftop Bars and the Culture That Learned to Look UpFocused guide to Melbourne rooftop bars and culture
  2. The City Written in Its Lanes: Inside Melbourne's Laneway CultureDetailed laneway guide including coffee and bars
  3. The Quiet Courtyards Behind Melbourne's Busiest LanewaysWalk through Melbourne courtyards with bar seating notes

Coffee & sweet

  1. Melbourne's Coffee Obsession: Where the Flat White Was BornIn-depth history and route through Melbourne's coffee scene
  2. Penguins and Palms in Melbourne's St Kilda This NovemberCake shops and penguin colony timing in St Kilda.

Where to sleep in Melbourne: the Melbourne hotel directory

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