Melbourne Restaurants
Melbourne is home to more than 5,000 restaurants and dining options and prices tend to be kept quite low so that the whole city seems to eat out every night of the week. A network of talented and creative chefs have worked together to make Melbourne one of the world’s dining capitals where Asian, Mediterranean and European flavours are brought together in a modern fusion.
Try some kangaroo or crocodile steak, or sample some of Australia’s fine wines. If contemporary cuisine does not appeal to you, then head to one of the city’s excellent traditional Italian, French or Chinese restaurants, to mention just a few of the cuisines on offer.
Visitors will find many of Melbourne’s restaurants clustered around the heart of the city, with popular choices being the comfortable Little Paris with its fine French food and the fiery Chilli Padi’s Asian cuisine. The contemporary Quaff serves hearty European-inspired gastronomy. Search the Melbourne Restaurant Guide to find reviews, offers and listings.
South Melbourne is home to a vast array of restaurants including a great number of contemporary Australian and Italian ones. Gastro Pub Lamaro’s serves up hearty cuisine in a casual setting while Cafe Panette is one of the area’s best Italian cafés, and offers great coffee as well as Italian favourites.
The excellent Colonial Tramcar Restaurant serves modern Australian fare matched with wine beer or spirits at a set price, and is located in an old tram car that tours the city as you dine.
Southbank restaurants include some of Melbourne’s top restaurants. The banks of the Yarra River feature more than 50 fine restaurants, ranging from Thai, Indian and Chinese to Greek and Japanese. Seagrass offers beautifully crafted seafood while the fabulous Scusami serves wonderful Italian food and Pure South sources organic food from the south of Australia.
Melbourne CBD restaurants also provide some excellent choices. From the Gingerboy’s spicy South East Asian street food and The Press Club’s innovative Greek food to the Libertine’s sophisticated French cuisine, the CBD could take a lifetime to explore in a culinary sense.