Best Restaurants in Melbourne VIC

Kentaro

Restaurants • Shop 6/242 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.7 (575) Google

Discreet Japanese omakase restaurant on Exhibition Street in the Melbourne CBD, led by chef Ken Kee.

Opens at 11:30 AM tomorrow

Lee Ho Fook

Restaurants • 11-15 Duckboard Place, Melbourne VIC

4.5 (641) Google

Lee Ho Fook Melbourne CBD delivers modern Chinese fine dining with inventive share plates, tasting menus and a standout wine list.

Opens at 6:00 PM Thursday

YASSAS The Greek Way - Southbank

Restaurants • 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

4.1 (1,996) Google

YASSAS The Greek Way serves casual Greek food and shared feasts at Southgate, with a riverside Southbank setting beside the Yarra.

Opens at 11:30 AM

Crossley St Cantina

Restaurants • 30-32 Crossley St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.3 (479) Google

Gluten-free Spanish tapas bar in a Melbourne CBD laneway, known for bottomless brunch and pre-theatre dining.

Opens at 5:00 PM Wednesday

Bodega Underground

Restaurants • 55 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.1 (2,282) Google

Underground Mexican bar and taqueria on Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, in the Chinatown precinct.

Opens at 5:30 PM

Coopers Inn

Wine Bars • 282 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC

4.3 (930) Google

Heritage-listed pub on Exhibition Street dating to 1854, offering pub classics and multiple function spaces.

Opens at 11:00 AM

Waterslide Bar

Wine Bars, Cocktail Bars, Function and Event Venues • 3 Southgate Avenue, Shop MR3 Mid-Level East End,, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria

4.6 (481) Google

Waterslide Bar is a cocktail bar at Southgate in Melbourne’s Southbank precinct, overlooking the Yarra River and city skyline.

Opens at 4:00 PM Wednesday

Waterfront Southgate

Restaurants, Seafood • 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

4.3 (1,579) Google

Waterfront Southgate combines seafood-focused dining with Yarra River views, a waterfront terrace and a central Southbank location.

Opens at 11:00 AM

New Gold Mountain

Wine Bars, Cocktail Bars • level 1/21 Liverpool St, Melbourne 3000

4.5 (192) Google

Two-level Chinatown cocktail bar on Liverpool Street, Melbourne, with gold-rush-era Shanghai styling and Australian-ingredient cocktails.

Opens at 5:00 PM Wednesday

Hwadam BBQ

Restaurants • Level 2/500 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 (448) Google

Modern Korean BBQ restaurant on Elizabeth Street in the Melbourne CBD, cooking premium meats over real charcoal.

Opens at 5:30 PM

Operator San

Cafes • 121 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (476) Google

Operator San is a Japanese-inspired brunch café on Therry Street near Queen Victoria Market, combining Japanese flavours with Melbourne brunch.

Opens at 8:00 AM

La Camera Southgate

Restaurants, Bar • 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

4.2 (1,418) Google

La Camera is a family-run Italian restaurant at Southgate in Southbank, where it has operated for more than two decades.

Opens at 5:00 PM Wednesday