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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

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

  1. Asian · Chinese$$$Cha Ching 4.7 · 780 diner reviews348 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  2. Italian · European$$$The Moat 4.8 · 435 diner reviews176 Little Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  3. European · Wine Bar$$$Punch Lane Wine Bar & Restaurant 4.7 · 734 diner reviews43 Little Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  4. Modern Australian$$$Hazel 4.7 · 709 diner reviews164 Flinders Lane, 3000Book a table →
  5. Spanish · Tapas / Small Plates$$$MoVida | Original 4.7 · 692 diner reviews1 Hosier Lane, 3000Book a table →
  6. Indonesian · Asian$$$Makan 4.7 · 678 diner reviews360 Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Eurasian · Vietnamese$$$Coda 4.8 · 382 diner reviews141 Flinders Lane, 3000Book a table →
  8. Continental · Pizza Bar$$Dom's Social Club 4.9 · 261 diner reviews1/301 Swanston St, 3000Book a table →
  9. Italian · Pizza Bar$$Maccaroni Trattoria Italiana 4.6 · 1,365 diner reviews10-16 Manchester Lane, 3000Book a table →
  10. Vietnamese · Asian$$Straight Outta Saigon 4.6 · 1,321 diner reviews138 Russell St, 3000Book a table →
  11. Mexican$$$Mesa Verde 4.7 · 489 diner reviewsCurtin Hse L 6 252 Swanston St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Pub · Australian$$Three Crowns Hotel 4.8 · 296 diner reviews365 Victoria Street, 3003Book 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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