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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. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Lounge$$$Valhalla Bar 4.6 · 55 diner reviews477 Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  2. Thai · Asian$$Thong Thai 4.7 · 44 diner reviews18 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  3. American · Australian$$Saving Grace 4.8 · 33 diner reviews32 Church Ln, 3000Book a table →
  4. French · European$$$$Maison Bâtard 4.3 · 138 diner reviews23 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Japanese Speciality · Creative Japanese$$$Ishiya Stone Grill 4.7 · 37 diner reviews152 Little Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Italian · Mediterranean$$Ca de Vin 4.6 · 45 diner reviews350 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Asian · Fusion / Eclectic$$$Ming Dining 4.4 · 80 diner reviews299 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  8. Japanese · Izakaya$$Izakaya Domo - GPO ⁠Postal Lane 4.5 · 55 diner reviews350 Bourke St Shop 28, 3000Book a table →
  9. Japanese · Izakaya$$$Bincho Boss 4.2 · 333 diner reviews385 Little Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  10. Turkish · Middle Eastern$$Taksim Square Turkish Restaurant 4.5 · 48 diner reviews561 Mount Alexander Road, 3039Book a table →
  11. Pub · Australian$$The King Hotel 4.4 · 64 diner reviews120 King St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Japanese · Asian$$Izakaya Domo Eastend 4.3 · 102 diner reviews118 Little Collins 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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