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Don't know where to go on Melbourne Cup Day? Whether you're on your way to celebrate the races or just want to enjoy the long weekend, we have you covered. An extra day off is a great excuse to try the cafes, bars and restaurants around the city you've been meaning to get to, from interesting newcomers to old favourites.
CBD
Arbory Bar & Eatery
7am-12pm
Cumulus Up
5pm–late
Gazi
11.30am–late
Lucy Liu
4pm–late
Madame Brussels
12pm-1am
Menya Sandaime
Open 24 hours
Rustica Canteen
8am-4pm
Supernormal
11am–late
NORTH
127 Brunswick Street
7am–late
Addict Food & Coffee
7am-4pm
Builders Arms Hotel
12pm–late
Cutler & Co.
12pm–5pm
Everyday Coffee
7am–4pm
Hammer and Tong
7am–4pm
Industry Beans
8am-4pm
Jimmy Grants – Fitzroy, Richmond and Ormond
11am-10pm
Milk the Cow – Carlton and St Kilda
12pm–late
Pidapipo Gelateria
12pm-11pm
Rude Boy Burger
11am-9pm
Smith Street Alimentari and Brunwsick Street Alimentari
8am-5pm
Welcome to Thornbury
12pm – 11pm
Wide Open Road
8am-4pm (kitchen closes 3pm)
SOUTH EAST
Bancroft Brewers
7am-4pm
Entrecôte – South Yarra and CBD
7am–12am
Hanoi Hannah and Hannoi Hannah Express Lane
12pm–late
The Kettle Black
8am-4pm
Lawson Grove Shop
8am-1pm
Leonard’s House of Love
12pm–late
Mammoth
7am-4pm
Prahran Hotel
12pm–late
Saigon Sally
6pm–late
Smalls Bar
7am–6pm
The Smith
12pm–3pm, 6pm-late
St Ali
7.30pm–6pm
St Edmonds
7.30am–4pm
The Stables of Como
9am-5pm
Tall Timber
7am-4 pm
Tokyo Tina
5pm–late
Top Paddock
8am-4pm
Two Wrongs
6pm–10pm
EAST
BAWA
8am-4pm
Botherambo
5pm–11pm
Fonda Mexican – Richmond, CBD, Hawthorn, Windsor
11.30am–9.30pm
The Fooddrinkery
8am–4pm
Hard Pressed
8am–4pm (kitchen closes at 3pm)
Pillar of Salt
7am-5pm
Prospect Espresso
8am-3pm
Second Home
8am-4pm (kitchen closes at 3pm)
Square and Compass
8am-4pm (kitchen closes at 3.30pm)
Touchwood
7.30am-4.30pm
Ugly Duckling
3pm–1am
BAYSIDE
Albert Park Deli
5am–7pm
Claypots
12pm-3pm, 6pm-10pm
Combi Coffee
7am-3pm
I Carusi II
6pm–late
Ichi Ni
12pm–late
Newmarket Hotel
12pm-3pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
Sebastian’s Food & Wine
7am-2pm
WEST
8bit
11am-11pm
Auction Rooms
7.30am-5pm
Duchess of Spotswood
8am-1pm
Mork Chocolate
9am-5pm
The Premises
8am-4pm (kitchen closes at 3pm)
Station Street Trading
8am–1pm
Wilfred Smith Food & Drink
7.30am-2pm
