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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. Korean$$SOT 4.6 · 75 diner reviews98 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  2. Malaysian · Asian$$$$Ho Jiak 4.7 · 60 diner reviewsLevel 1 Rainbow Alley, 3000Book a table →
  3. Chinese$$Shark Fin Inn 4.3 · 256 diner reviews50 Little Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  4. Italian$$Vapiano - Flinders Lane 4.3 · 250 diner reviews334 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  5. Italian$$$$Sud Food & Wine 4.9 · 39 diner reviews555 Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  6. American$$Father’s Office Downtown Flinders Lane 4.3 · 226 diner reviews121 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  7. Australian · American$$Clocks at Flinders 4.5 · 84 diner reviewsShop 17, The Concourse, 3000Book a table →
  8. Café · Vegetarian / Vegan$$Ten Square Cafe 4.5 · 82 diner reviews120 Hardware St, 3000Book a table →
  9. Cocktail Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$1806 4.8 · 42 diner reviews169 Exhibition St, 3000Book a table →
  10. Australian$$$The Dining Room 4.3 · 207 diner reviewsArts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Rd, 3004Book a table →
  11. Fusion / Eclectic · Barbecue$$$Ginger Olive | Restaurant and Grill 4.3 · 195 diner reviews38 Manchester Ln, 3000Book a table →
  12. Café · Creative Japanese$$Operator San 4.8 · 38 diner reviews121 Therry 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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