Overview

Melbourne is brimming with award-winning bars, cafes and restaurants, so you're always guaranteed to get a memorable meal. What's more, restaurateur Andrew McConnell's Gimlet at Cavendish House earned a prized position on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2022 longlist. As the only Australian venue to achieve last year's accolade, Melbourne is simply the nation's best place to be for a top table experience. 

World-class chefs, creative kitchens, innovative cuisines, perfectly matched wines and quirky venues characterise our fine dining scene. You'll need to book well ahead for a table at some Melbourne food destinations, while plenty of popular restaurants have a relaxed 'no bookings' philosophy, confident they'll never be short of a happy customer.

There are bars and restaurants bestowed with awards from the Good Food Guide, Australian Gourmet Traveller and TimeOut, to tucked-away places treasured by locals, as well as a selection of old favourites and new kids on the block. Discover Melbourne's best restaurants.

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Kazuki's Carlton, Melbourne.

Kazuki's

Restaurants
Delight in Kazuki's skilful fusion of understated Japanese and contemporary Australian cuisine, voted Best Fine Dining Restaurant at the Time Out Food Awards 2019.
Pearl meat sauté at Flower Drum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Flower Drum

Restaurants
Create a special occasion so you can head to Flower Drum for novel Cantonese fare that has garnered two hats in the Good Food Guide.
Ishizuka, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ishizuka

Restaurants
Experience kaiseki sophistication at acclaimed chef Tomotaka Ishizuka's 16-seat Japanese fine diner, awarded two hats by Good Food Guide.
Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Credit: Kristoffer Paulsen

Lee Ho Fook

Restaurants
Duck down Duckboard Place to experience Victor Liong's new-style Chinese. The ever-changing menus put a new spin on the classics.
Amaru, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Amaru

Restaurants
A small and intimate dining room offering a choice of two contemporary Australian tasting menus from chef and owner Clinton McIvor (ex Vue de Monde).
IDES Melbourne, Smith Street, Victoria, Australia

IDES

Restaurants
Be sure you don't miss out on this experimental six-course degustation menu, the Good Food Guide doesn't give out hats to just anyone.
Attica, Ripponlea, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Attica

Restaurants
Australia's premier dining destination, awarded three hats by Good Food Guide 2020 and Restaurant of the Year in the 2020 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards.
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Warabi

Restaurants
A contemporary Japanese dining experience, Warabi emphasises seasonal ingredients and elevated beverage pairings in an Omakase setting, celebrating the...
Minamishima, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Minamishima

Restaurants
Immerse yourself in the art of sushi with omakase (chef's selection) from Koichi Minamishima. Three hats from Good Food Guide 2020.
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