Melbourne's most celebrated tasting menu, native ingredients driven.
74 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea VIC 3185, Australia
Vue de MondeFine dining restaurant · $$$$ · CBD
55 floors up with a skyline view to match the tasting menu.
55 Rialto Towers, 525 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Cutler & Co$$$$ · Fitzroy
Andrew McConnell's original fine diner, still one of the best rooms in the city.
FlorentinoItalian restaurant · $$$$ · CBD
Century-old Italian grand dining room, black tie energy since 1928.
80 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Steaks in Melbourne, Australia
Vlado's$$$$ · Richmond
Open since 1963 and still barely changed. There is essentially no menu, you get a set run of grilled meats ending in a big piece of fillet, and vegetarians should go elsewhere.
San Telmo$$$ · Melbourne CBD
Argentine parrilla down a CBD laneway, with beef cooked over wood and charcoal. Order the ojo de bife, a side of provoleta, and a malbec.
Grill AmericanoRestaurant · $$$$ · Melbourne CBD
Neil Perry's Italian American grill on Flinders Lane, red leather and low light, the kind of room where you order a martini before you look at the menu. Steaks come off a wood grill.
112 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Angus & BonSteak house · $$$ · Prahran
A small, dark neighbourhood steak bistro that punches way above its price. Tuesday steak night is the local move, and the share style cuts are the way to go.
168 Greville St, Prahran VIC 3181, Australia
Seafood in Melbourne, Australia
Stokehouse$$$$ · St Kilda
Glass box right on St Kilda beach, open 364 days a year. Upstairs is the special occasion room, and even locals order the fish and chips.
DonovansRestaurant · $$$$ · St Kilda
A converted 1920s bathing pavilion done up like someone's beach house, all fireplaces and blankets. Mediterranean leaning seafood and one of the most comfortable dining rooms in the city. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
A working fishmonger with a restaurant attached, which is exactly why the fish is so good. Oysters get shucked in front of you, and the prawn and bug platter is the order.
437 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Pipis Kiosk$$$ · Albert Park
Two things in one on the bay: a proper seafood dining room, and a walk up kiosk doing fish and chips and ice cream. Do the dining room at sunset.
Breakfast in Melbourne, Australia
Higher GroundCafe · $$$ · Melbourne CBD
A converted 1920s power station with ceilings about four storeys high, which makes an ordinary breakfast feel like an event. Walk ins only most of the time, so go early or expect a wait.
650 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
The Kettle BlackCafe · $$ · South Melbourne
A Victorian terrace with a glass extension bolted onto it, and the plates are as photogenic as the room. The ricotta hotcakes are the thing people line up for.
Fifty Albert, 50 Albert Rd, South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia
Industry Beans$$ · Fitzroy
Cafe and working roastery in a Fitzroy warehouse, where the coffee is treated like wine. Good if you want to understand why Melbourne is smug about its coffee.
French leaning breakfast in a tiny laneway room, famous for baked eggs served in a copper pot. The Katherine Place site takes weekday bookings, the Hardware Street one is walk in only.
10 Katherine Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Late Night in Melbourne, Australia
Naked For SatanBar · $$ · Fitzroy
Tapas and vodka on a rooftop, open late most nights.
285 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
CookieBar · $$ · CBD
Thai kitchen firing till 1am Friday and Saturday above the beer hall.
252 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
HuTong Dumpling Bar$$ · CBD
Xiao long bao whenever the late-night craving hits.