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Updated: February 5th, 2019

If you're planning to dine out for Valentine's Day, we can help. We've assembled some restaurants taking instant reservations through Broadsheet.

Browse the top half if you're looking to spend a bit more for a quieter, more sophisticated experience. Skip to the bottom if a louder, more relaxed atmosphere is your idea of the perfect date.

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Ezard

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

187 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Philippe

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

115-117 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3004
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Epocha

Greek and English fare by Guy Holder and Angie Giannakodakis.

49 Rathdowne Street
Carlton VIC 3053
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Flower Drum

A serene Cantonese restaurant that's been cooking since 1975.

17 Market Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Cafe Di Stasio

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

31 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda VIC 3182
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Cecconi's

The perfect place to bask in luxury and tradition.

Cellar Bar 61 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Rosetta Ristorante

Sophisticated Italian from star chef Neil Perry.

8 Whiteman Street
Southbank VIC 3006
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The European

Top notch European food and wine.

161 Spring Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Bottega

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

74 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Kisumé

The most ambitious Japanese restaurant in Melbourne.

175 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Luxsmith

Asian fusion from morning through to night.

5 Gamon Street
Seddon VIC 3011
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Hihou

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

First Floor 1 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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L'Hôtel Gitan

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

32 Commercial Road
Prahran VIC 3181
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Bistro Gitan

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

52 Toorak Road West
South Yarra VIC
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Spice Temple

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

Crown Melbourne 8 Whiteman Street
Southbank VIC
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Marion

A place for serious grape lovers.

53 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Copper Pot

A Euro-trip to take again and again.

105 Victoria Street
Seddon VIC 3011
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La Luna Bistro

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

320 Rathdowne Street
Carlton North VIC 3054
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Steer Dining Room

How much steak can you handle?

15 Claremont Street
South Yarra VIC 3141
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Rockpool Bar & Grill

A large experience in the best possible way.

8 Whiteman Street, Crown Complex
Southbank VIC
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The Atlantic Restaurant and Oyster Bar

A vast temple to seafood, located inside Crown Casino.

8 Whiteman Street, Crown Complex
Southbank VIC
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Sarti

A reinvented Melbourne institution.

6 Russell Place
Melbourne VIC
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Nomada Food & Wine

A warm, Spanish-inflected wine bar.

412 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Las Tapas

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

100 Chapel Street
St Kilda VIC 3183
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Neighbourhood Wine

The friendliest wine bar and restaurant in Fitzroy North.

1 Reid Street
Fitzroy North VIC 3068
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Mister Bianco

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

285 High Street
Kew VIC 3101
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Fitzroy Town Hall Hotel

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

166 Johnston Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Massi

Simple Italian in intimate surrounds.

445 Little Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Punch Lane

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

43 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC
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Thirty Eight Chairs South Yarra

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

4a Bond Street
South Yarra VIC 3141
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Añada

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

197 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Bomba

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

103 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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The French Brasserie

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

2 Malthouse Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Yagiz

An ex-Tulum chef serving contemporary Turkish food.

22 Toorak Road
South Yarra VIC 3141
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Feast of Merit

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

Restaurant 117 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121
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Cucinetta

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

4 3 Murphy Street
South Yarra VIC 3141
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Palermo

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

401 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Meatmaiden

A bona fide meat dungeon.

The Basement 195 Little Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Gingerboy

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

27-29 Crossley Street
Melbourne VIC
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San Telmo

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

14 Meyers Place
Melbourne VIC 3000
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The Black Toro

Exquisite Hispanic cuisine in the suburbs.

79 Kingsway
Glen Waverley VIC 3150
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Sezar

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

6 Melbourne Place
Melbourne VIC
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Pastuso

Authentic Peruvian in the heart of Melbourne.

19 ACDC Lane
Melbourne VIC
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Tavlin

Family-style Israeli cuisine in Caulfield.

678 Glenhuntly Road
Caulfield VIC 3162
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