The quietest achiever in Melbourne’s flashy fine-dining scene.

Classic-but-contemporary dishes from Melbourne’s French-cuisine master.

Greek and English fare by Guy Holder and Angie Giannakodakis.

A serene Cantonese fine-diner that's been cooking since 1975.

The word institution gets thrown around a lot, but Ronnie di Stasio's elegant Italian diner has well and truly earned the accolade.

The perfect place to bask in luxury and tradition.

Sophisticated Italian from star chef Neil Perry.

Top notch European food and wine.

Modern-Italian served right beside the road, just like they do in Rome.

The most ambitious Japanese restaurant in Melbourne.

Asian fusion from morning through to night.

A Japanese-influenced bar by Simon Denton of Izakaya Den.

A gastro pub with fine-dining flair by the family Reymond.

Experience a variety of (mostly French) tastes and textures at Bistro Gitan, the Reymond family restaurant.

A modern take on Chinese, from Neil Perry, with a dramatic interior, endless wine list and quality food.

A place for serious grape lovers.

A Euro-trip to take again and again.

La Luna bistro is a meaty affair and much-loved local favourite.

How much steak can you handle?

A large experience in the best possible way.

A vast temple to seafood, located inside Crown Casino.

A reinvented Melbourne institution.

A warm, Spanish-inflected wine bar.

There’s only one rule at this Spanish eatery: no cutting corners.

The friendliest wine bar and restaurant in Fitzroy North.

An authentic southern- Italian and Sicilian restaurant with pastas, braised beef cheek and plenty of cheese.

Sean Donovan has taken the historical hotel back to its roots.

Simple Italian in intimate surrounds.

A Melbourne institution, positioned at the top of Little Bourke Street for more than two decades.

A traditional pasta bar with proper elbow-to-elbow ambience.

A southern-Spanish neighbourhood staple with tapas, tasting plates and house-made paella-pan bread.

Spectacular city views and tapas until 1am. It’s no surprise this place is held dear by so many Melburnians.

A dependable brasserie serving French classics to the suited and booted.

An ex-Tulum chef serving contemporary Turkish food.

By dining here, you're helping people in the Third World get a feed of their own.

Intimate and communal, like a real Italian restaurant should be.

An Italian-influenced Argentinian spot by the San Telmo and Pastuso team.

A bona fide meat dungeon.

The chic space for palates that crave Asian hawker-style food.

An Argentinean restaurant and wine bar that features a traditional parrilla barbeque.

Exquisite Hispanic cuisine in the suburbs.

A modern take on a not-so-familiar cuisine – Armenian.

Authentic Peruvian in the heart of Melbourne.

Family-style Israeli cuisine in Caulfield.