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This double-decker spot is full of cosy nooks. Sink into a leather banquette or one of the gold velvet couches and order zhooshed-up hotel classics (thinly sliced beetroot-dill cured trout, pan-roasted chicken topped with truffle) from a former Cumulus Inc and Marion chef.
This multifaceted space couples the drop-in spirit of a pub with the food of a more polished eatery.
A bold, contemporary diner dedicated to cooking with fire and smoke, from the owner-chef of Estelle and Saint Crispin.
An acclaimed, set menu only fine-diner featuring punchy, technique-driven dishes.
This pub has a bar on each eclectic level including one on the roof with city views – with more than 1000 beers, pét-nat on tap, and curry chips, vindaloo pies, samosa burgers and butter chicken-stuffed rolls on the menu.
Above American barbeque spot Cheek, this pretty cocktail bar has four happy hours a day and serves Sichuan fried-chicken sandwiches until 3am. Further up, there’s a rooftop bar with city views.
The flagship of Andrew McConnell's restaurant empire.
Tempura, yakitori, sushi, don - this Japanese restaurant covers a lot of bases.
Nominally it’s a wine bar, but Embla’s charms are far more profound than those two words suggest. Come here for some of the city’s best food, paired with an idiosyncratic wine list poured by staff who give a damn.
A place for serious grape lovers.
Seafood and stunning ocean views – it's no surprise this is such an institution.
Across five rooms and three balconies, indulge in theatrical cocktails bubbling with liquid nitrogen, tropical boozy yuzu-pineapple punch bowls for four (served in a huge bronze swan), champagne towers, ridiculously large 15-litre bottles of Mumm, and fancy canapés.
Beautifully executed pan-Asian offerings by Andrew McConnell.
A largely pasta-free zone next door to wildly popular older sibling, Tipo 00.
This Canberra-based coffee roaster has made a real name for itself on the east coast. Visit this outpost and you’ll understand why. At any time, there are at least 20 outstanding coffees listed on its “freezer menu”.
Restaurateur Rinaldo Di Stasio is back in the city with an extraordinary restaurant that blends high art, high drama and high cuisine.
A laidback Italian eatery in the space which once housed Sarti. Here your spritz comes with a limoncello kick, and cannoli is stuffed with Wagyu tartare. But the rooftop terrace? It’s not going anywhere.
This restaurant from the Higher Ground, Top Paddock and Liminal team specialises in house-made sourdough with fancy toppings, you’ll also find seafood over hot coals and vanilla sundaes with smoked caramel.
A vibrant pan-Indian diner serving naan pizzas, sweet-and-sour fried cauliflower and Tandoori-fired-pineapple cocktails.
Sink into a tan leather booth for elevated European fare from a former Vue de Monde and Matilda chef, and botanical-inspired cocktails by 2018’s World Class Bartender of the Year. But this elegant diner isn’t sticking around forever.
Capacity for 725 patrons. An indoor waterfall (which cascades into a lagoon). A hidden tiki disco bar. A giant beer garden. Beyond the bells and whistles, one of Melbourne’s earlier independent breweries still amply delivers on the drinks front.
By dining here, you're helping people in the Third World get a feed of their own.
Walk down the nondescript staircase and let your eyes adjust. There’s no natural light at this bistro – that’s why it’s so easy to lose track of time.
A late-night shrine to tacos and mezcal.
The best-fitting jeans you’ll ever own.
Under the stewardship of star chef Andrew McConnell, this classic old boozer feels as vital as ever.
The follow-up to Neighbourhood Wine is cool and comfortable. Take a seat at the bar or in front of an open fire and feel the tension melt off your shoulders.
A hidden rooftop bar, with an emphasis on cocktails and comfort.
The pasta spot where drawing on the table is encouraged. If that’s not your thing, the $9 pasta, $9 Negronis and $9 carafes of wine might be.
The cool younger sibling to chef Andrew McConnell’s CBD restaurant. Make the trip out for the share-friendly pan-Asian dishes, stick around for the Japanese desserts.
Although the menu changes often at this neighbourhood restaurant, regulars keep coming back for the beautiful dining room, old-school Italian hospitality and extensive wine list.
A South and Central American menu worth travelling for, natural wines on tap and room for 400 punters.
Visit this neighbourhood wine bar for the well-executed food; stay for the sculptural timber, brass accents, and warm, classic feel.
Two French bakers are making classic sourdough, fruit loaves and three-ingredient baguettes and getting creative with banana-split croissants and blood-orange doughnuts in an airy, mint-green space.
This stark, futuristic restaurant might be inspired by American barbeque, but its Asian-accented highlights – duck, mapo tofu empanadas – are totally original.
Serving up Scotch eggs, French toast and chicken cacciatore to take home for dinner.
This farm-to-table diner serves home-style roast chook, tomato and burrata tarts, and Turkish delight milkshakes. And it’s located on the roof of the ultimate anti-mega-mall.
Here you’ll find 4 Pines beer brewed specially for the space, an ever-rotating selection of burgers, tacos, Philly cheesesteaks, and woodfired pizza. And it’s dog friendly, too.
Melbourne's favourite floating bar is back again for another season.
A micro Middle-Eastern diner where Israeli hummus is treated as a dish – not a dip.
A DIY okonomiyaki restaurant. There's also sushi, salads, fried chicken, donburi, gyoza and yakitori.
A 24-hour nightclub with its very own bandroom.
A Toorak Road spot serving breakfast carbonara, coffee-cured kingfish and house-made Italian doughnuts filled with vanilla custard.
The Sydney bakery's St Kilda shop sells “Australia’s most Instagrammed dessert”, as well as savoury pastries such as a ratatouille danish and an asparagus and ‘nduja number with a spicy kick.
This historic gastropub (now owned by the owners of North Fitzroy's the Recreation) serves elevated takes on duck pie, schnitzels and smoked trout salad. Get yours on the expansive deck overlooking the Puffing Billy Railway line.
Find out how gin is made in the distillery, then test it out at with classic G&T; or Martini. If you're feeling more adventurous, there are cocktails that draw on rhubarb, pineapple, pear and cherry.
Get a seat at the bar for a view of the woodfire grill, its flames darting into your peripheral vision or reflected in your Negroni glass. On the menu, there’s flame-cooked barramundi and steaks big enough for two.
This is the first Melbourne location for one of Hanoi’s most famous pho spots.
Mac’n’cheese pies, banana and custard pancake pies, and rhubarb and liquorice dessert pies in a tiny shop that takes cues from Alice in Wonderland.
The Melbourne outpost for Singapore's most famous chicken-rice vendor.
