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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. Thai · Asian$$$Boonchoou 4.7 · 109 diner reviews11 Heffernan Ln, 3000Book a table →
  2. Australian · Vegetarian / Vegan$$Green Man's Arms Bar and Restaurant 4.7 · 105 diner reviews418 Lygon St, Carlton, 3053Book a table →
  3. Korean · Barbecue$$$Hwadam BBQ 4.7 · 104 diner reviews500 Elizabeth St level 2, 3000Book a table →
  4. Italian · Contemporary Italian$$$$Caterina's Cucina e Bar 5.0 · 59 diner reviews221 Queen Street, 3000Book a table →
  5. Asian · Cantonese$$$Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD 4.3 · 1,174 diner reviews222 Exhibition St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Mexican$$Tres a Cinco 4.7 · 98 diner reviews3-5 Hosier Ln, 3000Book a table →
  7. Contemporary Korean · Modern Australian$$$$Doju 4.7 · 96 diner reviews530 Little Collins St 9, 3000Book a table →
  8. Asian · Dim Sum$$$Hua Lu Peking Duck 4.5 · 174 diner reviewsShop 1/137 A'Beckett St, 3000Book a table →
  9. Contemporary Asian · Thai$$$Chin Chin Melbourne 4.6 · 120 diner reviews125 Flinders Lane, 3000Book a table →
  10. Italian · European$$Scugnizzo 4.7 · 93 diner reviews558 Little Bourke Street, 3000Book a table →
  11. Japanese · Kaiseki$$$$Ishizuka 4.7 · 91 diner reviewsLevel b01, 3000Book a table →
  12. Cocktail Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$$Bouvardia 4.7 · 89 diner reviewsL2/169 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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