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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

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

  1. French · Modern Australian$$$French Saloon 4.7 · 389 diner reviewsFirst Floor, 46 Hardware Lane (enter restaurant from Hardware Lane, via stairs), 3000Book a table →
  2. Asian · Vietnamese$$$Red Spice Road 4.6 · 687 diner reviews141 Queen Street,, 3000Book a table →
  3. Modern Australian · Deli$$$$Farmer's Daughters 4.6 · 559 diner reviews95 Exhibition Street, 80 Collins Precinct, 3000Book a table →
  4. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Cocktail Bar$$Fleet Rooftop Bar Melbourne 4.7 · 305 diner reviews1 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Spanish · Tapas / Small Plates$$$MoVida | Aqui 4.7 · 300 diner reviews500 Bourke Street, 3000Book a table →
  6. Cocktail Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Lui Bar 4.9 · 161 diner reviews525 Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Contemporary Indian · Indian$$$Tonka 4.6 · 407 diner reviews20 Duckboard Place, 3000Book a table →
  8. Chinese · Contemporary Asian$$$$Lee Ho Fook 4.7 · 249 diner reviews11-15 Duckboard Pl, 3000Book a table →
  9. Steakhouse · Australian$$$Blacksmith Bar and Grill 4.6 · 379 diner reviewsLevel 7, 30 Timothy Lane, 3000Book a table →
  10. Turkish · Middle Eastern$$Marmara Restaurant 4.7 · 235 diner reviews68 Chapel St, 3181Book a table →
  11. Asian · Indonesian$$Kata Kita 4.6 · 337 diner reviews266 La Trobe St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Global, International · International$$Angliss Restaurant 4.6 · 323 diner reviews550 Little Lonsdale 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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