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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.
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.
The flagship of Andrew McConnell's restaurant empire.
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”.
A chef with Michelin-star pedigree is behind this oddball ice-creamery, where favourites such as pistachio and chocolate are joined by scoops flavoured with soy sauce, yuzu and sake, and olives and white chocolate. Plus, there’s hot chips for dipping.
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To drink, there's espresso or filter coffee made using beans roasted in house. Get yours with a slice of carrot and burnt-butter cake, a seasonal fruit Danish (maybe cherry or plum, with a crème anglais or cream cheese filling) or a peanut butter and house-fermented miso cookie.
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 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.
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.
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.
Visit this neighbourhood wine bar for the well-executed food; stay for the sculptural timber, brass accents, and warm, classic feel.
Tempura, yakitori, sushi, don - this Japanese restaurant covers a lot of bases.
A CBD dining hot spot serving modern Indian.
Serving up Scotch eggs, French toast and chicken cacciatore to take home for dinner.
A bold, contemporary diner dedicated to cooking with fire and smoke, from the owner-chef of Estelle and Saint Crispin.
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.
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.
This sea of olive leather, grey velvet and art deco touches is not your everyday foyer cafe. On the menu: French flatbreads you can fold up like a taco, and salads with porchetta or rotisserie chicken.
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.
This multifaceted space couples the drop-in spirit of a pub with the food of a more polished eatery.
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 vibrant pan-Indian diner serving naan pizzas, sweet-and-sour fried cauliflower and Tandoori-fired-pineapple cocktails.
A South and Central American menu worth travelling for, natural wines on tap and room for 400 punters.
Restaurateur Rinaldo Di Stasio is back in the city with an extraordinary restaurant that blends high art, high drama and high cuisine.
Seafood and stunning ocean views – it's no surprise this is such an institution.
From the restaurateur behind Sarti and Il Bacaro.
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.
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 24-hour nightclub with its very own bandroom.
This is the first Melbourne location for one of Hanoi’s most famous pho spots.
The second outpost for Melbourne's most revered croissants. Expect to queue for at least 15 minutes, if not longer.
A largely pasta-free zone next door to wildly popular older sibling, Tipo 00.
This classic St Kilda pub was reintroduced to the public at the end of 2019. Now, you’ll find classic pub counter meals – alongside more refined fare – to enjoy in the swish new interiors or outside in the sun.
Lively cocktails, pork-belly sandos and gruyere croquettes are on the menu at this dark and daring basement bar.
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.
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.
A micro Middle-Eastern diner where Israeli hummus is treated as a dish – not a dip.
A late-night shrine to tacos and mezcal.
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.
A low-key neighbourhood cafe with unique decor and great play options for kids.
This stark, futuristic restaurant might be inspired by American barbeque, but its Asian-accented highlights – duck, mapo tofu empanadas – are totally original.
A DIY okonomiyaki restaurant. There's also sushi, salads, fried chicken, donburi, gyoza and yakitori.
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.
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.
A Toorak Road spot serving breakfast carbonara, coffee-cured kingfish and house-made Italian doughnuts filled with vanilla custard.
A slick all-day eatery from the Reymond siblings, with an emphasis on relaxed yet elegant dining.
A spot from the team behind some of the city’s biggest cafe hits. They’re making brunches with damper, Vegemite, Kakadu plums, wattle-seed bacon and Milo mascarpone.
The Melbourne outpost for Singapore's most famous chicken-rice vendor.
A hidden rooftop bar, with an emphasis on cocktails and comfort.
