Ten years ago, it was hard to get a seat at this much-loved, peeled-paint St Kilda venue. It may have quietened down in the last few years, but a recent change in ownership has re-energised the Melbourne Wine Room.

Chef and owner Paul Raynor has kept the front bar in its old-school form and created a menu that changes every few weeks, but still keeps some solid popular dishes on there. Freshly shucked oysters sit alongside a generous charcuterie board to share, while Raynor’s steak tartare with garlic croutons is a menu staple. There’s also a mini Waygu beef burger that has garnered quite a following among the locals.

True to its name, the wine list here is a delicious adventure of old and new world drops, and like the menu, the wines-by-the-glass list is constantly evolving with up to 20 to choose from at any one time. What was the dining room at the back is now a café by day and a functions room in the evening. Nestle in during winter and spread out on the front tables in summer to watch St Kilda roll by.

Melbourne Wine Room

125 Fitzroy Street St Kilda

(03) 9525 5599

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