Best Restaurants in South Yarra VIC

I Carusi II

Restaurants • 231 Barkly St, St Kilda VIC 3182

4.3 (420) Google

St Kilda's longstanding Neapolitan-style pizzeria on Barkly Street, open since 2004 with authentic Italian gourmet pizza.

Opens at 5:30 PM

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

Cha Ching

Restaurants • 348 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.7 (2,659) Google

Asian fusion restaurant and cocktail bar on Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD, open seven days for yum cha and dinner.

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

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

SOT

Restaurants • 98 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.1 (546) Google

SOT is a modern Korean restaurant on Bourke Street in the heart of Melbourne's central business district.

Open Now

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

Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill Restaurant

Restaurants • shop 9 10/108 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC

4.5 (821) Google

Niku Ou is a Japanese chargrill restaurant on Bourke Street, recognised as Victoria's exclusive supplier of Kobe beef.

Opens at 11:30 AM

Askal

Restaurants • 167 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (525) Google

Askal is a contemporary Filipino restaurant in Melbourne CBD, exploring regional flavours and family recipes, with rooftop cocktail bar Inuman upstairs.

Opens at 5:30 PM

1806

Wine Bars • 169 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.6 (1,337) Google

Cocktail bar on Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD, named for the year 'cocktail' first appeared in print.

Opens at 5:00 PM tomorrow

Punch Lane Wine Bar & Restaurant

Wine Bars • 43 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (802) Google

Punch Lane is a Melbourne wine bar and restaurant on Little Bourke Street, trading since 1995 near the city's theatre district.

Opens at 12:00 PM tomorrow

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