Book a Restaurant in Melbourne for Valentine’s Day 2025
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, on the way to pick you up for dinner. So, what’s on your dream date-night menu? You might go all out with a seafood-driven feast for two at Stokehouse. A French rendezvous at Gigi. Or you could ditch tradition for a date with your mates at Molly Rose. Whether you’re a Hallmark hero or just love an excuse to dine out, these are the places to book. Most of them are offering exclusive set menus, specials and more to make this year’s occasion one for the books. Just don’t wait too long to call your date – seats are filling fast.
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Stokehouse
It doesn’t get more romantic than a four-course menu with sparkling ocean views ($200pp). Or head downstairs, for a feast with prosecco, Med-style antipasti, dry-aged steak and more ($190pp).
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Entrecote
A dinner here is cheaper than a one-way ticket to the world’s most romantic city, but just as charming. Say “je t'aime" with a four-course rendezvous. $199.90 per person.
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Carnation Canteen
The dreamy blush pink interiors of this hidden 20-seat Euro-style spot are as charming as it gets. Book in at lunch or dinner for the knockout King George whiting, served whole.
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Bar Olo
The lights will be dim at this cosy enoteca-like spot. Take a seat for Piedmont wines paired with prawn sandwiches and oysters.
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Kisume
Book a coveted seat in the dining room or Chablis Bar to experience the chef’s tasting menu ($220pp) with kingfish tataki, crisp Wagyu truffle and more.
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Hopper Joint
Turn up the heat with spicy sambals and curries served with your hopper set. It’s kind of sexy eating with your hands on a date.
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Lagoon Dining
Lagoon’s menu is a love letter to Chinese, Thai and Malaysian dishes. Book a spot for a four-course set menu with grilled octopus and tonka bean parfait.
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Yugen Dining
Descend to the basement diner for a special tasting menu including ocean trout sashimi and abalone laksa. Sweeten the evening with a strawberry jasmine tart. $165 per person.
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Maison Batard
This four-story French dining destination impresses with an oyster bar and lush rooftop terrace. Spoil bae with a special V-Day set menu and end the night with chocolate mousse served tableside. $245 per person.
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Enoteca Boccaccio
The love runs deep at this family-operated wine bar. Book two bar stools around the kitchen and watch the magic unfold.
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Atria
Feel the love 80 floors up at the sky-high fine restaurant’s five-course lunch or dinner with southern rock lobster and roasted Macedon duck. $220 per person.
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Marmont
Get extra points for scoring a table at one of the hottest new openings in town. Pre-order lemongrass lobster for two ($150) or pick from its Latin American- and Filipino-inspired menu. Plus, Waxo Paradiso on the decks.
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Molly Rose
Ignite the spark, or fizz should we say, with Molly Rose's take on a Strawberry Fizz. Next, a three-course South-East Asian-inspired menu.
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Lene
Everything is made from scratch at this wine bar, which is from a young owner-chef with Michelin-star credentials. Book a table and bring someone special for its multi-course meal. $160 per person.
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Bar Spontana
This backstreets bar serves wild-fermented drinks and punchy Thai fare. Come for a laid-back affair and charcoal-grilled dishes.
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Gigi
Dial up the romance with crystal chandeliers and velvet banquettes at this Parisian high society-inspired salon. Go all out with a one-off set menu. $169.90 per person.
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Leonardo’s Pizza Palace
The Carlton diner is teaming up with pasta pop-up Nostra to celebrate love with prawn cappelletti. But sometimes the way to the heart is simply pizza, and there’ll be a one-off collab special.
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Apollo Inn
Grab a table for your date at Andrew McConnell’s moody cocktail bar and cheers to a Dirty Martini and its signature creme caramel.
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Enter via Laundry
Treat you and your boo to a special five- or 10-course regional Indian degustation. Or keep it casual with snacks and a cocktail (or two) in the front room bar.
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Stella
There’s multi-level romance at this sprawling Italian spot. Get your golden-hour cocktail fix on the rooftop, then settle in for the special three-course menu $90 per person.
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Lilac Wine Bar
This lofty wine bar is named after the Jeff Buckley song that its owner fell in love to. It’s a fitting spot, then, to treat you and your boo to dishes with a French-bistro lean (and a 150-strong wine list).
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Askal
Head into the Filipino diner with your main squeeze for sizzling pork jowl coal-roasted swordfish before heading upstairs to its new rooftop bar.
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Julie
Catch a seat on the sunny terrace or butter-yellow dining room for a changing menu featuring ingredients from its kitchen garden.
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Lenny’s
Ask for a seat in Lenny’s leafy courtyard and pucker up to a bottle of chilled red or chardonnay with a side of focaccia.
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Marmelo
Double date at the sprawling Portuguese restaurant on Valentine’s Day with a one-off set menu featuring yellowfish tuna, carolino rice with wild scallops and more. $145 per person.
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Bistra
Relaxed white-tablecloth dining takes centre stage at this Australian bistro. Book in for a classic American cheeseburger or beer-battered prawns – or both.
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Hope St Radio
V-Day can look like leafy courtyard wines by the fire with pillowy focaccia and DJs – that’s amore.
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Kolkata Cricket Club
Enter Mishca Tropp's India’s gymkhana-style diner for an exclusive four-course set menu of elevated share-friendly classics, including butter chicken, of course. $125 per person.
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