We are about to share everything we know about the best restaurants in Melbourne with you today. Hopefully you will be able to figure out where to eat some great food near you by the time you are finished reading.
We think it is probably best for us to niche down when it comes to the best Melbourne restaurants. That means there will be separate lists for many of the most popular varieties of food like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, other Asian varieties, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and other healthy food choices.
Contents
- 1 Best Italian Restaurants Near You
- 2 Best Steak Houses
- 3 Mexican Restaurants Near You
- 4 Chinese & Asian Food
- 5 Where To Eat Sushi
- 6 Best Indian Restaurants
- 7 Delicious BBQ
- 8 French Restaurants
- 9 Greek & Mediterranean
- 10 Seafood Restaurants
- 11 Where To Eat Pizza
- 12 Burgers & Fries
- 13 Best Buffets Near You
- 14 Vegan Restaurants
- 15 More Healthy Food Options
- 16 Breakfast & Brunch Spots
- 17 Bakeries & Desserts
- 18 Donuts
- 19 Ice Cream Shops
- 20 Cafes
- 21 Smoothies & Juices
- 22 Cocktail Bars
- 23 Breweries & Sports Bars
- 24 Enjoy Eating at the Best Melbourne Restaurants
Breakfast and brunch spots will also get their own sections as will bakeries, desserts spots, donuts and ice cream shops. We will even be discussing drinks with the best cafes, smoothies, juices, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars in your area.
Make sure to check out the map at the end so that you can figure out where all of these best places to eat near you are located. You will also find links to these restaurants official home pages or social media to make it easier to order delivery and take out online or look through their menus to make sure they have what you want to eat before you head over.
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Best Italian Restaurants Near You
When you want to enjoy delicious Italian food visit:
- Foglia Di Fico at 585 La Trobe St
- Florentino at 80 Bourke St
- Amiconi Restaurant at 359 Victoria St
- Il Solito Posto at Basement/113 Collins St
- Geppetto Trattoria at 78A Wellington Parade
Best Steak Houses
Some of the best steak houses in your area would be:
- Squires Loft City Grill Room at 535 Little Lonsdale St
- Rare Steakhouse Downtown at 42-44 King St
- Meatmaiden at 195 Little Collins St
- Palermo at 401 Little Bourke St
- Rare Steakhouse Uptown at 6/61 Little Collins St
Mexican Restaurants Near You
Whether you want burritos, tacos, nachos or something else tasty the best Mexican food in town can be found at:
- Mamasita at Level 1/11 Collins St
- El Sabor at 500 Victoria St
- Touché Hombre at 233 Lonsdale St
- Fonda Mexican at 31 Flinders Ln
- Hello José at 85 Peel St
Chinese & Asian Food
Head to one of these restaurants to enjoy Chinese and other Asian food:
- Ruyi Modern Chinese at Ground Floor, 16 Liverpool St
- China Red at 206 Bourke St
- Tea House at Chinatown at ground floor, 11/17 Cohen Pl
- Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant at M10/3 Southgate Ave
- Lee Ho Fook at 11-15 Duckboard Pl
Where To Eat Sushi
For the best sushi in your area head to:
- Sushi Hub Swanston at Shop 2/55 Swanston St
- Tokui Sushi at 260 Lonsdale St
- Sakura Kaiten Sushi at 61 Little Collins St
- Minamishima at 4 Lord St
- Hanabishi Japanese Restaurant at 187 King St
Best Indian Restaurants
We think the best Melbourne Indian restaurants are:
- Curry Vault Indian Restaurant & Bar at 18-20 Bank Pl
- Aagaman Indian Nepalese Restaurant at 271 Bay St
- Delhi Rocks at 212 King St
- Tonka at 20 Duckboard Pl
- Le Taj Restaurant & Lounge at 70-74 Rosslyn St
Delicious BBQ
Whether you are after ribs, brisket, or pulled pork get great BBQ at one of these spots:
- Bluestone American Bbq at 470 Sydney Rd
- Fancy Hank’s Barbecue Restaurant at 1/79 Bourke St
- Yeonga Korean BBQ Restaurant at 1 Cobden St
- Hwaro Korean BBQ Restaurant at 562 Little Bourke St
- ChangGo Korean BBQ at 70 Little La Trobe St
French Restaurants
Some of the top places to try French food in the area are:
- The French Brasserie at 2 Malthouse Ln
- Philippe at 115 Collins St
- Bergerac Restaurant at Grd Flr, 555 Lonsdale St
- France-Soir at 11 Toorak Rd
- Bistro Thierry at 511 Malvern Rd
Greek & Mediterranean
Our favorite Greek & Mediterranean meals can be found at:
- Get to the Greek at 49 Beach St
- Stalactites Restaurant at 177/183 Lonsdale St
- Mediterranean Greek Tavern at 511 Glen Huntly Rd
- Melina on the Rooftop at Level 13/168 Lonsdale St
- The Greek Spot at 559 Burwood Rd
Seafood Restaurants
Many would consider the best Melbourne seafood restaurants to be:
- Box Seafood Restaurant at 189 Collins St
- Claypots Evening Star at Shop 101, 116 Cecil St
- Rst Seafood Restaurant at 5 Rae St
- Rubira’s at 192 Station St
- Richmond Oysters at 437 Church St
- The Atlantic Restaurant at 8 Whiteman St
Where To Eat Pizza
You can definitely get a great slice at one of these pizza places near you:
- Sabatino Woodfired Pizzeria at 467B Hawthorn Rd
- SPQR Pizzeria at 26 Liverpool St
- Eat Pizza at 55 Flemington Rd
- 11 Inch Pizza at 5B/359-353 Little Collins St
- Patony Pizza at 274 Clarendon St
Burgers & Fries
Who doesn’t love a good burger and fries:
- Burger Boys at 32 Church Ln
- Royal Stacks at 470 Collins St
- Metro Burgers at 12 Degraves St
- Simpsons Burgers at 143 Russell St
- 1090 Burger at 181A Swan St
Best Buffets Near You
These good buffets in your area are where you can really load up:
- Melba Restaurant at 1 Southgate Ave
- Conservatory at 8, Level 1 Crown Towers
- Village Buffet at 760 Toorak Rd
Vegan Restaurants
The best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Melbourne are:
- Smith & Daughters at 175 Brunswick St
- Gong De Lin at 3/264 Swanston St
- Fina’s Vegan Restaurant Fitzroy at 339 Brunswick St
- Loving Hut West at 185 Victoria St
More Healthy Food Options
More good healthy food choices can be found at:
- Nosh at 352 Little Collins St
- Gopals at 139 Swanston St
- Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant at 201-203 Faraday St
- Yong Green Food at 421 Brunswick St
- Serotonin Eatery at 52 Madden Grove
Breakfast & Brunch Spots
Start the day off right at one of these breakfast and brunch spots:
- Operator 25 at 25 Wills St
- Bowery to Williamsburg at 16 Oliver Ln
- 1932 Cafe & Restaurant at 220 Collins St
- Brick Lane at 33 Guildford Ln
- Grain Store at 517 Flinders Ln
Bakeries & Desserts
Indulge in delicious breads and yummy desserts at these Melbourne bakeries:
- Bread Club at 558 Queensberry St
- Firebrand Sourdough Bakery at 69 Glen Eira Rd
- Creative Cake Art
- To Be Frank Bakery at Shop 1/4 Bedford St
- Austro Bakery at Austro Bakery at 147-149 Cecil St
Donuts
These donut shops can give you a morning sugar rush:
- Shortstop Coffee & Donuts at 12 Sutherland St
- Walker’s Doughnuts at 276 Flinders St
- Iconic Hot Jam Doughnuts at Queen St
- Rose Lane Doughnuts at Shop/30 Rose Ln
Ice Cream Shops
Some of the best ice cream shops near you would be:
- Mammoth Ice Cream
- Geloso Gelateria at F Shed Shop
- Pidapipó at 299 Lygon St
- Billy Van Creamy at 27/29 Best St
Cafes
There are plenty of good cafes around where you can get a quality cup of coffee:
- Higher Ground at 650 Little Bourke St
- Hash Specialty Coffee at 113 Hardware St
- Brother Baba Budan at 359 Little Bourke St
- Manchester Press at 8 Rankins Ln
- Market Lane Coffee at 305 Coventry St
Smoothies & Juices
Head to a smoothie or juice bar for a nice healthy drink:
- Tropicana Juice/Food Bar at 213 Elizabeth St
- Smoothme Superfood Bar at Shop 6/120 Spencer St
- Market Juice at Stall 26, A Shed
- Boost Juice at Flinders St Tenancy 5 Flinders St Station
- Shakez at 1230 High St
Cocktail Bars
You can probably have a lot of fun at a cocktail bar:
- Eau De Vie Melbourne at 1 Malthouse Ln
- 1806 at 169 Exhibition St
- Gin Palace at 10 Russell Pl
- Boilermaker House at 209-211 Lonsdale St
- Byrdi at 211 La Trobe St
Breweries & Sports Bars
Watch the big game or sample some new brews at one of these breweries or sports bars:
- Westside Ale Works at 36 Alfred St
- The Mill Brewery at 40 Sackville St
- Henry St Brewhouse at 5/38 Barrett St
- Hop Nation Brewing at 6/107-109 Whitehall St
- The Local Brew House at 24/17-23 Keppel Dr
In case you were interested you can look through some of our other posts on:
- Sydney Pizza, Burgers, BBQ & Other Restaurants
- Adelaide Pizza, Burgers, BBQ & Other Restaurants
- Perth Pizza, Burgers, BBQ & Other Restaurants
- Gold Coast Pizza, Burgers, BBQ & Other Restaurants
Enjoy Eating at the Best Melbourne Restaurants
You probably are already hungry after reading about all of those great places to eat. We told you about all kinds of great restaurants near you like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, Asian, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and additional choices for healthy food.
You even read about breakfast and brunch spots, bakeries, desserts, donuts and ice cream shops. And we even got into cafes, smoothies, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars. Remember that most of these places will have online delivery or will allow you to place take-out orders online via the links we shared.
It would be cool if you could help us out by correcting anything we may have gotten wrong or sharing your own local food tips in the comments. Either way, we hope you enjoy eating delicious food at the best restaurants in Melbourne!