Coming Soon to Melbourne

Check here to stay up-to-date with Melbourne’s most anticipated restaurant, bar and cafe openings.

At Broadsheet we cover Melbourne’s most exciting new restaurants, bars and cafes every day. And there are always more on the horizon. Whether they were announced years ago or just last month, “Coming Soon” is where you’ll find all the upcoming openings to put on your radar.

Madame Brussels Saved From Permanent Closure by the Double Happiness and New Gold Mountain Owners

Food & DrinkSame name, same vibes – just new management. Expect cocktails inspired by Melbourne’s 19th-century brothels alongside Bloody Shiraz Gin caviar with crème fraîche and more. “We heard it was closing and we were really keen to buy it and keep the spirit alive.”

The Hospo Group Now Behind Higher Ground and Top Paddock Is Reopening Sorrento Institution Stringers – Just in Time for Summer

Food & DrinkAfter closing in September, the historic, 1896-built limestone building will be reborn as an all-day diner, with a pizzeria, Italian deli (serving subs layered with sliced-to-order cold cuts) and its very own gelateria.

Coming Soon: A New French Bistro by Scott Pickett With Steak Sandwiches and Lobster Thermidor From Bar Margaux’s Ex-Head Chef

Food & DrinkIt’s opening in a familiar inner-north spot, with an express lunch menu and refined a la carte in the evenings. “I want it to feel like those gorgeous old Parisian bistrots that have been there forever.”

Coming Soon: Melbourne’s Favourite Bookseller, Readings, To Open Eighth Store in Time for Christmas

EntertainmentBlessed with beautiful art deco windows and lots of natural light, the new site will be made for lingering, with an abundance of seating.

Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini To Open His First Melbourne Venue in Eight Years – An Italian Restaurant with Joseph Vargetto

Food & DrinkVargetto is closing CBD restaurant Massi to make way for the new venture, which also involves Terzini’s son Sylvester and father Arnaldo. Expect simple, unfussy dishes that pay respect to the pioneering Italian migrants who transformed Australia’s food scene with what they were making in their garages.

Coming Soon: Shannon Martinez’s Vast New Vegan Hub Will Have a Restaurant, Deli, Grocer and Cafeteria-Style Station (With a Vegan Carvery)

Food & DrinkSmith & Daughters and Smith & Deli are moving into a Collingwood space that’s double their combined size – with some exciting extras. And it says a lot about the upward trajectory of vegan food in Australia. “I’m really hoping that, with the scale of this thing, people will start paying more attention.”

From Lockdown Pop-Up to “Loose Trattoria”: Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca Is Getting Permanent Digs in Fitzroy

Food & DrinkThe Poodle team’s “Italian Macca’s” will reopen in a two-storey space where you can dine in, get boozy and stay late. And the menu? Expect more than just sangas and that famous meatball sub.

Coming Soon: Three Bars, 12 Bowling Lanes and Room for 650 Punters at the Keys, a Nostalgic “Leisure Centre” in Preston

Food & DrinkFrom two of the guys behind Dexter, Takeaway Pizza and Dom’s, the site promises something we’ve never seen in Australia: a serious food and drink offering that’s worth coming for on its own, regardless of whether you’re bowling.

Coming Soon: Stand-Out Victorian Brewery, Bridge Road, to Open in Melbourne

Food & DrinkThe 16-year-old operation is spreading its wings for the first time ever, with a new 350-capacity taproom and brewery in the inner north.

Coming Soon: Chris Lucas Is Opening a Third New Restaurant, the Italian-Inspired Grill Americano, This Year

Food & DrinkAt the base of the 101 Collins tower, expect bistecca alla Fiorentina, handmade pasta and pizzas fired in a Naples-imported oven – in a space that draws on the lavishness of Venetian architecture. It will join his 80 Collins behemoth Society (which now has an official opening date), and charcoal-fired Japanese diner Yakimono later this year.

Coming Soon: Alba Thermal Springs and Spa, a Luxe New Relaxation Destination for the Mornington Peninsula

EntertainmentThe sprawling 15-hectare property will have an array of steamy pools and well-appointed treatment rooms – both indoors and outdoors, set among the peninsula’s wilderness.

Big Esso, an All-Day Diner and Bar by Mabu Mabu’s Nornie Bero, Will Bring the Torres Strait to Fed Square

Food & DrinkThe owner of the snug Yarraville cafe will soon have a second, bigger platform for her Indigenous-food advocacy. “It’s going to be right in the city, it’s going to be a lot more visible to people.” Expect a strong seafood focus (with spicy pepperberry crabs and king-prawn buckets with native succulents), plus Bero wants to “make yams sexy”.

Anchovy Is Opening a Banh Mi Shop, Ca Com (Vietnamese for Anchovy), Next Door to Its Richmond Eatery

Food & DrinkThe baguette-based sandwich first debuted at Anchovy during last year's lockdown as a temporary special and then stayed on (with rotating flavours) as a Saturday-only takeaway option. But soon you can have it five days a week.

Landing Soon: Moon Cruller, Lune’s “Very Naughty, Very Rebellious Little Sibling” (With a New Specialty)

Food & DrinkLune is synonymous with croissants. And world-famous ones at that. But its new venture will orbit around crullers – deep-fried choux pastry that’s twisty and crispy on the outside, and not at all what you’d expect on the inside.

Coming Soon: Schoolhouse Studios Is Converting a Coburg Coles Into a Huge Arts Hub – With an On-Site Cafe and Bar, Creative Coolrooms, and Loading-Dock Parties

Art & DesignThe boundary-pushing, inclusive collective is fitting out the 3200-square-metre space with 52 artist studios, but expect to see glimpses of its former life. “We gave [Coles] a list of things we wanted to keep.” Plus, the community is encouraged to have its say on the plans.

Coming Soon: Melbourne Institution Flower Drum to Open a Hong Kong-Inspired Bar

Food & DrinkIt’ll be the first thing you see when you step out of the lift into the more than 40-year-old Cantonese fine diner. “The offering will be different, the drinks list will be different, the food will be more snacky and smaller” – think dumplings, spring rolls and more.

Coming Soon: Hector’s Deli 2.0 Will Bring All the Classics – Plus Fresh Turkish-Bread Sangas and Substantial Salads – to South Melbourne

Food & Drink“It’s been a long time coming,” says co-owner Dom Wilton. The tiny Richmond sandwich shop is expanding to a roomier former bakery with a Victorian frontage. Expect a slightly extended, “lightened up” menu (but that tuna melt is staying put).

Coming Soon: Andrew McConnell’s European-Style Fitzroy Grocer, Morning Market, Is Opening in Prahran

Food & DrinkIn a charming corner store next to a tree-lined street, McConnell’s pop-up grocer turned Gertrude Street mainstay is making its debut on the south side. Expect displays full of bread and pastries, topnotch pantry staples, freshly cut flowers, and more.

Chris Lucas and Martin Benn Are Opening a Two-Level, Charcoal-Fired Japanese Diner, Yakimono, in the CBD

Food & DrinkEverything will revolve around the sprawling open kitchen, so diners will have a front-row seat to all the flame-grilling action. And it’ll be next door to the hotly anticipated Society, which is slated to open midyear. The 80 Collins behemoth just got even bigger.

Coming Soon: One of Melbourne’s Best Bakeries, Baker Bleu, Is Opening a New Store in Hawksburn Village

Food & DrinkAnd Carlton Wine Room head chef John Paul Twomey is leaving his current role to head up product and recipe development for the bakery.

Shannon Martinez and Ian Curley to Open Lona Misa, a Vegan and Vegetarian Diner in South Yarra, Next Month

Food & DrinkTwo hospitality heavyweights – behind Smith & Daughters and French Saloon, respectively – will collide at this 90-seat all-day diner within the new Ovolo hotel. The menu will draw on Martinez’s Spanish heritage and Curley’s European bistro experience. And in Martinez’s words, her usual style will be getting “a bit of [a] nip-tuck”.

Coming Soon: Melbourne Distiller Brunswick Aces Is Opening “Australia’s First Permanent Non-Alcoholic Bar” in a Nondescript Warehouse

Food & DrinkIt’ll feel exactly like a regular bar – just minus the booze. And big glass panes will let you peer into a distillery producing booze-free alternatives to gin, whisky and rum. Sample them in “complex, adult-tasting cocktails” with flame-licked rosemary, Earl Grey tea and more.

Melbourne’s Most Anticipated Restaurant and Bar Openings of 2021

Food & DrinkIncluding Chris Lucas’s new flagship, a Melbourne dining legend’s pizzeria and a second spot from the man who made Vegemite curry a cult hit. Plus, a five-storey mega-venue half a decade in the making and a beloved gelateria’s new HQ (with rooftop beekeeping).

Five Years in the Making: The Arbory Team Is Opening a Five-Storey Mega-Venue in a Heritage-Listed CBD Building

Food & DrinkIt’s essentially five venues in one, with a rooftop bar, intimate light-flooded spaces and a kitchen headed up by a former head chef at one of Mona’s on-site restaurants.

Coming Soon: Gelato, Chocolate and Pizza at Pidapipo’s New Fitzroy Flagship

Food & DrinkPidapipo’s fourth location, due to open early next year, will be its most ambitious yet. It’ll even have a rooftop with its own beehives, and a garden producing fruit for limited-edition gelato.

Revealed: The Name, Opening Date and Design Details of Chris Lucas, Martin Benn and Vicki Wild’s Hotly Anticipated Restaurant and Bar at 80 Collins

Food & DrinkSociety will be grand yet intimate, with a lavish Martini-perfect lounge bar; a breezy terrace for al fresco dining; and a 180-degree outlook over Collins and Exhibition streets.

Coming Soon to Carlton: Pizzeria Di Stasio Will Transport You to a Roman Piazza (Complete With a 17th-Century Stone Fountain)

Food & DrinkFrom the prolific Italian restaurateur behind Di Stasio Citta and Cafe Di Stasio, expect pizzas halfway between Neapolitan and Roman style; a monolith topped with platters of oysters and crayfish on ice; and a colourful outdoor facade by Reko Rennie.

Shoes Optional, Killer Asian Feasts (by Gingerboy’s Teage Ezard) Guaranteed at Ocean Beach Pavilion – a Light and Bright Bar and Eatery Coming Soon to Sorrento

Food & DrinkFrom the man behind St Jerome’s Laneway Festival and Ponyfish, this sprawling family-friendly spot will also have pork-stuffed breakfast banh mi, a prawn shack (with buckets of prawns for wholesale prices), and zingy sour cocktails with Earl Grey gin liqueur and limoncello.

Coming Soon: A Pocket-Sized Gluten-Free Bakery Hidden in a Heritage-Listed CBD Building

Food & DrinkPastry chef Felix Goodwin is bringing his coeliac-friendly creations to a newly renovated nook inside the iconic Windsor Hotel. Expect sourdough and brioche loaves, chocolate-swirled babka, Japanese green tea canelés, pizza pockets and more – all made on-site.

Coming Soon: A Second CBD Restaurant From Sunda’s Khanh Nguyen

Food & DrinkIt hasn’t got a name yet, but the new venue is expected to open in July with a menu inspired by the results of early trade between Indonesians and Australian First Peoples. Think a salty-sweet Chinese-style jerky made with emu or kangaroo.

Sparkke Change Beverage Company Is Opening a New Brewpub in Melbourne

Food & DrinkAustralia’s most progressive brewery has taken over a dilapidated old pub in Collingwood, with plans to turn it into a brewpub with an ambitious menu.

Coming Soon: Well-Loved Sydney Restaurant Nomad Is Opening on Flinders Lane

Food & DrinkThe Surry Hills eatery's kitchen was gutted by fire, but it’s rising from the ashes with a brand-new 150-seat bar and restaurant.

Coming Soon: Liberation and Libation at Democratico Bar

Food & DrinkHe brought us Café Di Stasio, now a St Kilda institution, and Spring Street’s bold, refined Italian diner Città. Now, restaurateur Rinaldo Di Stasio has grand plans for a very Italian CBD cocktail bar.

Stomping Ground Is Opening a New Experimental Brewpub in Moorabbin

Food & DrinkIt’ll feature an on-display brewery, a beer hall, and a beer garden – all in an old cigarette factory.

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The Hospo Group Now Behind Higher Ground and Top Paddock Is Reopening Sorrento Institution Stringers – Just in Time for Summer

Coming Soon: A New French Bistro by Scott Pickett With Steak Sandwiches and Lobster Thermidor From Bar Margaux’s Ex-Head Chef

Coming Soon: Melbourne’s Favourite Bookseller, Readings, To Open Eighth Store in Time for Christmas

Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini To Open His First Melbourne Venue in Eight Years – An Italian Restaurant with Joseph Vargetto

Coming Soon: Shannon Martinez’s Vast New Vegan Hub Will Have a Restaurant, Deli, Grocer and Cafeteria-Style Station (With a Vegan Carvery)

From Lockdown Pop-Up to “Loose Trattoria”: Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca Is Getting Permanent Digs in Fitzroy

Coming Soon: Three Bars, 12 Bowling Lanes and Room for 650 Punters at the Keys, a Nostalgic “Leisure Centre” in Preston

Coming Soon: Stand-Out Victorian Brewery, Bridge Road, to Open in Melbourne

Coming Soon: Chris Lucas Is Opening a Third New Restaurant, the Italian-Inspired Grill Americano, This Year

Coming Soon: Alba Thermal Springs and Spa, a Luxe New Relaxation Destination for the Mornington Peninsula

Big Esso, an All-Day Diner and Bar by Mabu Mabu’s Nornie Bero, Will Bring the Torres Strait to Fed Square

Anchovy Is Opening a Banh Mi Shop, Ca Com (Vietnamese for Anchovy), Next Door to Its Richmond Eatery

Landing Soon: Moon Cruller, Lune’s “Very Naughty, Very Rebellious Little Sibling” (With a New Specialty)

Coming Soon: Schoolhouse Studios Is Converting a Coburg Coles Into a Huge Arts Hub – With an On-Site Cafe and Bar, Creative Coolrooms, and Loading-Dock Parties

Coming Soon: Melbourne Institution Flower Drum to Open a Hong Kong-Inspired Bar

Coming Soon: Hector’s Deli 2.0 Will Bring All the Classics – Plus Fresh Turkish-Bread Sangas and Substantial Salads – to South Melbourne

Coming Soon: Andrew McConnell’s European-Style Fitzroy Grocer, Morning Market, Is Opening in Prahran

Chris Lucas and Martin Benn Are Opening a Two-Level, Charcoal-Fired Japanese Diner, Yakimono, in the CBD

Coming Soon: One of Melbourne’s Best Bakeries, Baker Bleu, Is Opening a New Store in Hawksburn Village

Shannon Martinez and Ian Curley to Open Lona Misa, a Vegan and Vegetarian Diner in South Yarra, Next Month

Coming Soon: Melbourne Distiller Brunswick Aces Is Opening “Australia’s First Permanent Non-Alcoholic Bar” in a Nondescript Warehouse

Melbourne’s Most Anticipated Restaurant and Bar Openings of 2021

Five Years in the Making: The Arbory Team Is Opening a Five-Storey Mega-Venue in a Heritage-Listed CBD Building

Coming Soon: Gelato, Chocolate and Pizza at Pidapipo’s New Fitzroy Flagship

Revealed: The Name, Opening Date and Design Details of Chris Lucas, Martin Benn and Vicki Wild’s Hotly Anticipated Restaurant and Bar at 80 Collins

Coming Soon to Carlton: Pizzeria Di Stasio Will Transport You to a Roman Piazza (Complete With a 17th-Century Stone Fountain)

Shoes Optional, Killer Asian Feasts (by Gingerboy’s Teage Ezard) Guaranteed at Ocean Beach Pavilion – a Light and Bright Bar and Eatery Coming Soon to Sorrento

Coming Soon: A Pocket-Sized Gluten-Free Bakery Hidden in a Heritage-Listed CBD Building

Coming Soon: A Second CBD Restaurant From Sunda’s Khanh Nguyen

Sparkke Change Beverage Company Is Opening a New Brewpub in Melbourne

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