Over the Easter long weekend, if you're in between hot cross buns and chocolate eggs and feel like venturing outside for a proper meal, there's plenty to choose from. Here are the cafes, restaurants and bars staying open over the four day weekend.

Restaurants

Farmer’s Daughters

Open on Good Friday from 6pm–late (deli open from 4pm), 15 per cent surcharge; Open on Easter Saturday from 6pm–late (deli open from 4pm), 15 per cent surcharge.

80 Collins 95 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Gimlet at Cavendish House

Open on Easter Saturday and Sunday from 12pm–late. 10 per cent surcharge.

33 Russell Street, Melbourne

Dom’s

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5pm–late, 10 per cent surcharge.

1/301 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Old Palm Liquor

Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 12pm–12am. 15 per cent surcharge.

133b Lygon Street, Brunswick East

Hemingway’s Wine Room

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–11pm; and Easter Sunday from 12pm–4pm. 10 per cent surcharge.

150 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

Chancery Lane

Open Easter Saturday 6pm–10pm.

430 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Firebird

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–11.30pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

223 High Street, Windsor

Cappo Sociale

Open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 5pm–late.

1/127 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Longrain

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5pm–11pm.

40-44 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Hazel

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–3pm and 5.30pm–10pm. 10 per cent surcharge on Good Friday.

164 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Il Bacaro

Open on Good Friday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge; Easter Saturday from 12pm–late; Easter Monday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge.

168-170 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Marameo

Open on Good Friday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge; Easter Saturday from 12pm–3pm and 5.30pm–late; Easter Monday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge.

6 Russell Place, Melbourne

Oster

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5.30pm–11pm, 10 per cent surcharge.

76-78 Bridge Road, Richmond

Maha East

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5pm–late; Easter Sunday lunch from 12pm and dinner from 5pm–late. 15 per cent surcharge all weekend.

36 Chapel Street , Windsor

Maha

Open on Good Friday from 6pm–late; Easter Saturday and Sunday for lunch from 12pm and dinner from 6pm–late. 15 per cent surcharge all weekend.

21 Bond St, Melbourne

Takeaway Pizza

Open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 5pm–10pm. 10 per cent surcharge.

535 High Street, Preston

Ichi Ni

Open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 12pm–late.

12 The Esplanade, St Kilda

Bar Carolina

Open on Good Friday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge; Easter Saturday from 8am–late; Easter Sunday from 8am–late, 15 per cent surcharge; and Easter Monday from 5.30pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge.

44 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Dexter

Open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 5pm–10pm. 10 per cent surcharge.

456 High Street, Preston

Tipico

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5pm–late. 10 per cent surcharge.

242 High Street, Windsor

Ichi Ni Nana

Open all long weekend from 5pm–late.

Ground Floor 127 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Kevabs

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–8pm.

89 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Pretty Little

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 3pm–11pm.

296 Carlisle Street, Balaclava

Ryne

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 6pm–11pm; Easter Sunday from 12pm–4pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

203-205 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North

Young's Wine Rooms

Open Easter Saturday and Sunday from 12pm–late. 10 per cent surcharge.

227-229 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East

Jamu

Open Good Friday from 3pm–11pm; and Easter Saturday and Sunday from 11.30am–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

1 Palmer Street, Richmond

Pinchy's

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–late. 15 per cent surcharge.

Level 1 200 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Estelle

Open Easter Saturday and Sunday from 12pm–11pm.

243 High Street, Northcote

Fishbowl

Open all long weekend from 11am–9pm.

Shop 6 1 Melbourne Quarter 699 Collins Street, Docklands

Matilda

Open Easter Saturday and Easter Monday from 6.30pm–9pm; and Easter Sunday from 11am–3pm for lunch and 6pm–9.30pm for dinner.

159 Domain Road, South Yarra

Horn Please

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 6pm–10pm; and Easter Sunday and Monday from 6pm–9.30pm. 10 per cent surcharge.

167 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North

Hanoi Hannah Vol. II

Open every day over Easter from 12pm–late. 15 per cent surcharge.

306 Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick

Hanoi Hannah Windsor

Open every day over Easter from 11.30am–9pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

Restaurant 180 High Street, Windsor

Tokyo Tina

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–11.30pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

66A-B Chapel Street, Windsor

400 Gradi

Open all long weekend from 12pm–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

99 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

Agostino

Open Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12pm–10pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

297 Lygon Street, Carlton

Stokehouse

Open all long weekend from 12pm–12am. 15 per cent surcharge.

Upstairs 30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda

Hawker Hall

Open all long weekend from 12pm–10.30pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

98 Chapel Street, Windsor

Pontoon

Open every day over Easter from 12pm–12am. 15 per cent surcharge.

30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda

Chin Chin

Open on Good Friday from 11am–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Stalactites

Open on Good Friday from 11am-2am and Easter Monday from 11am–12am.

177-183 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Mr Miyagi

Open on Easter Saturday from 12pm–9:30.

99 Chapel Street, Windsor

Chef David

Open all long weekend from 5pm–12am.

Level 1 462 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Entrecôte South Yarra

Open all long weekend from 8am–late.

133 Domain Road, South Yarra

Baby

Open on Good Friday and Easter Monday from 12pm–10.30pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

631-633 Church Street, Richmond

Bars

Curious

Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 5pm–12am.

408 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Mono-XO

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 4pm–11pm.

Rear 191A Smith Street, Fitzroy

Howler

Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 4pm–1am; and Easter Sunday from 4pm–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

Enter via carpark 7-11 Dawson Street, Brunswick

Moon Dog World

Open Easter Saturday and Sunday from 11.30am–11pm.

32 Chifley Drive, Preston

Neighbourhood Wine

Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 12pm–12am. 15 per cent surcharge.

1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North

The Local Taphouse

Open every day over Easter from 12pm–late. 10 per cent surcharge.

184 Carlisle Street, St Kilda East

Mrs Singh

Open Good Friday from 3pm–late; and Easter Saturday from 5pm–late.

88 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Maha Bar

Open on Good Friday from 5pm–late; Easter Sunday for lunch from 12pm and dinner from 5pm–late. 15 per cent surcharge.

86 Smith Street, Collingwood

Stomping Ground Brewing Co.

Open from 11.30pm–late for the entire long weekend. 15 per cent surcharge on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

100 Gipps Street, Collingwood

The LuWow

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 5pm–11pm.

212 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

BeerMash Cellars

Open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday from 12pm–1am; Easter Sunday and Easter Monday from 12pm–11pm.

306 Smith Street, Collingwood

Tetto di Carolina

Open on Good Friday from 2pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge; Easter Saturday from 2pm–late; Easter Sunday from 2pm–late, 15 per cent surcharge.

48 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Arbory Bar & Eatery

Open every day over Easter from 11.30am–11pm.

Flinders Walk, Melbourne

Dessous

Open Good Friday and Easter Sunday from 5pm–1am. 10 per cent surcharge on Good Friday.

164 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Johnny’s Green Room

Open Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12pm–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

Level 3, 293-297 Lygon Street, Carlton

Bomba

Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday from 12pm–12am; and Easter Monday from 12pm–10.30pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

103 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cafes

Napa

Open every day over Easter from 8am–1pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

451 Burke Road, Glen Iris

Prior

Open all long weekend from 8am–4pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

637 High Street, Thornbury

Country Cob Bakery Boronia

Open from 7am–3pm for the entire long weekend. 10 per cent surcharge.

951 Mountain Highway, Boronia

Pidapipo

Open every day over Easter from 12pm–11pm.

299 Lygon Street, Carlton

Second Home

Open all long weekend from 8am–3pm.

21 Brougham Street, Eltham

Glovers Station

Open all long weekend from 7am–4pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

258 Glen Eira Road, Elsternwick

Bentwood

Open all long weekend from 7:30am–4pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

237 Napier Street, Fitzroy

Leroys

Open on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday from 6am–6pm and Easter Saturday from 6am–8pm.

5 Mason Street, Newport

Acre

Glasshouse open on Good Friday from 10–2pm; Easter Monday from 10am–2pm.

70 Middleborough Road, Burwood East

King & Godfree Deli

Open Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9am–10pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

293-297 Lygon Street, Carlton

My Other Brother

Open all long weekend from 7:00am–5pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

586 Burke Road, Camberwell

Clubhouse Malvern

Open all long weekend from 7:30am–4pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

1290-1292 Malvern Road, Malvern

Grand Lafayette

Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday with a 10 per cent surcharge.

9 Clifton Street, Prahran

Cafe Lafayette

Open all long weekend from 10am–3pm with a 10 per cent surcharge.

30 Niagara Lane, Melbourne

Stanley

Open all long weekend from 7am–4pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

63 Stanley Avenue, Mount Waverley

Black Star Pastry

Open Good Friday from 7.30am–4pm; and Easter Saturday and Sunday from 7.30am–5pm.

2C Acland Street, St Kilda

Winter Malvern

Open all long weekend from 7am–4pm with a 15 per cent surcharge.

1E Winter Street, Malvern

Green Cup

Open on Easter Saturday and Monday from 9am–3pm.

593 Chapel Street , South Yarra

Cannoleria by That’s Amore

Open from 8am–4pm on Easter Saturday and Sunday.

Stall 72 South Melbourne Market Coventry Street, South Melbourne

Good Times Milk Bar

Open from 8am–3pm all long weekend.

83 Tucker Road, Bentleigh

Mayday

Open on Good Friday and Easter Monday from 8am–3pm.

410 Bridge Road, Richmond

Zero Gradi

Open all long weekend from 12pm–11pm. 15 per cent surcharge.

93-97 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

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