Best Restaurants in South Melbourne VIC

Mr. Ramen San

Restaurants • 200 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (355) Google

Mr. Ramen San serves authentic Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen from its flagship store in Melbourne's Mid City Centre.

Opens at 11:30 PM

Straight Outta Saigon

Restaurants • 138 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (1,392) Google

Straight Outta Saigon is a Vietnamese restaurant on Russell Street in Melbourne's CBD with a 90s hip-hop theme.

Opens at 11:30 AM

Bouvardia

Restaurants, Bar & Bistro • Level 2/169 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 (696) Google

Time Out Melbourne’s Best Cocktail Bar 2023 (Critics’ Choice), Bouvardia pairs boundary-pushing cocktails with rotating local art.

Opens at 5:00 PM Thursday

Ten Square Cafe

Restaurants, Cafes • 120 Hardware Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.3 (844) Google

Ten Square Cafe is a breakfast and brunch cafe on Hardware Street, close to Melbourne Central Station.

Open Now

La Madonna

Restaurants • 103 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (311) Google

La Madonna is the restaurant and bar at Next Hotel Melbourne, on Level 3 at 103 Little Collins Street.

Open Now

Sara Craft Ramen & Bar

Restaurants • Shop 3/391-393 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (548) Google

Sara Craft Ramen & Bar is a Japanese ramen bar on Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne's CBD, specialising in craft broths.

Opens at 11:30 PM

Mesa Verde

Restaurants, Wine Bars • 252 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (791) Google

Operating since 2013, the venue balances Mexican culinary traditions with a contemporary Melbourne approach.

Opens at 5:00 PM

Yoyogi Sushi Train & Hand-Roll Bar

Restaurants • 269 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (563) Google

Yoyogi on Swanston Street features a 36-metre sushi train, hand rolls and Japanese dishes in the heart of Melbourne CBD.

Opens at 11:00 AM

Ishizuka

Restaurants • Basement B01/139 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.7 (420) Google

Ishizuka Melbourne delivers an intimate subterranean kaiseki journey—meticulous Japanese dining by Chef Hitoshi Miyazawa, awarded two hats.

Opens at 5:00 PM Thursday

Mensho Tokyo Melbourne

Restaurants • 166 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (1,681) Google

Mensho Tokyo Melbourne is the Australian outpost of the Tokyo-born ramen group at 166 Russell Street in Melbourne CBD.

Opens at 12:00 PM

Musashi Ramen

Restaurants • 181 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (2,056) Google

Musashi Ramen is a Japanese ramen and izakaya bar on Russell Street, near Melbourne's Chinatown, serving Hakata-style broths.

Opens at 11:45 AM

Hakata Gensuke

Restaurants • 168 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (3,614) Google

Melbourne's original Hakata Gensuke ramen bar on Russell Street, serving Fukuoka-style tonkotsu since 2014.

Opens at 11:30 AM