Restaurants
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Comme
Restaurant and bar
Comme's artful blend of decadence and minimalism extends to its menu - an imaginative take on French bistro staples and a well-edited wine list. This city lair is a study in Paris-meets-Melbourne cool.
- Address
- 7 Alfred Place, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9631 4000
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Cumulus
Eating house and bar
It's not difficult to bring celestial into the everyday when you combine the talents of Andrew McConnell, Jayden Ong and Pascale Gomes-McNabb. Their restaurant venture Cumulus Inc is lauded for all the right reasons: inventive food, impeccable service and a light-filled interior that tempers elegance with just the right industrial edge. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and featuring a revolving a la carte menu, it epitomises the high-end-meets-casual sensibility at the heart of Melbourne dining.
- Address
- 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9650 1445
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Guhng (The Palace)
Traditional Korean charcoal BBQ
This three-storey restaurant has a loyal following for its delicious wagyu beef barbecued to smoky perfection. Also known for its pan fried dumplings, kimchi hot pots and a great selection of desserts including their signature 'dessert set'.
- Address
- 19 McKillop Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9041 2192
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Hihou
Japanese bar & restaurant
Hihou differs from his other ventures by its focus on tradition cocktails and finger foods with eccentric Japanese twists. Having a tuna filled cigar and a shochu martini overlooking Fitzroy gardens feels both inherently Japanese and Melburnian at the same time.
- Address
- First Floor, 1 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD.
- Phone
- 9654 5465
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Longrain
Longrain restaurant & bar
Hot, sour, salty and sweet - Longrain's flavour palette might be traditional but its brand of culinary artistry is anything but. Add cocktails and a sleek fitout and you've got the formula for the hottest dinner date in town.
- Address
- 44 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9671 3151
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Mamasita
Taqueria Y Caa De Tequila
Spanish for ''hot babe'', this classy Mexican joint serves up inventive food alongside the freewheeling energy of a late night tequila bar. Indulge south of the border cravings with tostaditas loaded with crab meat and tamarind mayo, braised lamb quesadillas and the palette cleansing ceviche or perch at the bar with an icy cold Paloma straight from the tap. If you're feeling brave, the 100+ well stocked tequila list is a lesson in hedonism.
- Address
- Level 1, 11 Collins Street, Melbourne
- Phone
- 9650 3821
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misschu Melbourne CBD
Vietnamese hawker style tuckshop
misschu brings her brilliant Vietnamese experience back to her hometown of Melbourne with a tuckshop on Exhibition Street. The food is tasty and affordable and the service fast paced - everything misschu is known for!
- Address
- 2/297 Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9077 1097
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Neapoli
Melbourne-Italian
ith a late night dining menu and a fusion between old school Italian and all else that is Melbourne, Neapoli understands the inner-city. A communal bench with clean cut wooden stools has that intrinsic Melbourne-Italian, Pellegrini's feel. While this is familiar and comforting, somehow, so is the sushi and spanakopita.
- Address
- 30 Russell Place, Melbourne
- Phone
- 9650 5020
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Pellegrini's
Italian espresso bar & diner
Loved by locals, this humming Italian diner with 1950s-style red vinyl stools, strong italian accents and checkerboard floors has been serving classic Italian dishes for more than 20 years. Grab a seat at the bar and choose from their hearty menu of pasta & sauces.
- Address
- 66 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9662 1885
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Red Spice Road
Modern Thai/Vietnamese eatery
Food and conversation might be a classic pairing, but if you add South-East Asian flavours and a dash of culinary inspiration in the shape of chef John McLeay, this union is nothing short of sublime. Enter Red Spice Road. This seductive, red-hued space might be premised on sharing food, flavours and conversation, but it also weaves the sort of dining magic that lasts long after the last bite.
- Address
- 27 McKillop Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9603 1601
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Red Spice Road QV
Modern Thai/Vietnamese eatery
Food and conversation might be a classic pairing, but if you add South-East Asian flavours and a dash of culinary inspiration in the shape of chef John McLeay, this union is nothing short of sublime. Enter the new Red Spice Road QV. Like the sister store on McKillop Street, this seductive, red-hued space might be premised on sharing food, flavours and conversation, but it weaves the sort of dining magic that lasts long after the last bite.
- Address
- 31-37 Artemis Lane (Enter off Russell Street), Melbourne
- Phone
- 8660 6300
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Sake
Restaurant and bar
Set in the heart of Melbourne's cultural precinct, Saké Restaurant & Bar's Executive Chef Shaun Presland has teamed up with international star Rose Ang to deliver a modern classic menu with distinct local flavours.
- Address
- Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd
- Phone
- 8687 0775
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San Telmo
Argentinian grill restaurant
Named after the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires, this incomparable Argentinian restaurant blends the best of contemporary and old-world sensibilities to create a warm and refined dining experience. From specially imported 300 year-old doors to antique soda bottles, every detail here has a deliberate and intimate link with its colonial namesake. Impressive as the space is, the real star of San Telmo is the bespoke parrilla grill. La buenda vida in the heart of Melbourne.
- Address
- 14 Meyes Place
- Phone
- 9650 5525
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Senorita's
Authentic Mexican food
Culinary magic meets time-honoured tradition at this stylish eatery, which recreates the flavours and textures of Mexico for the Melbourne palette. Try the Pulpo Y Atun - a dish of baby octopus and tuna dusted in guajillo, pasilla and ancho chillies.
- Address
- 16 Meyers Place, Melbourne
- Phone
- 9639 7437
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Terra Rossa
Italian restaurant & bar
Housed in the historic Swiss House building, this elegant restaurant is a hit with the pre-theatre crowd thanks to warm, rustic touches, an adventurous wine list and a menu that's high on classic, inspired Italian fare. Linger over melt-in-your-mouth pork belly and a glass of chilled prosecco or order a chianti and sink into a leather Chesterfield. It's sure to be the kind of soulful interlude you'll be dreaming about all week.
- Address
- 87 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
- Phone
- 9650 0900
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Trunk Bar & Restaurant
Restaurant, bar, diner, beer garden
Manhattan chic meets Melbourne nous at this stylish bar and brasserie, which combines high-voltage energy with note-perfect design. Its fitout is sophisticated and inventive in equal parts - think new York wharf lights suspended from the ceiling, artful leather banquettes and a drinking garden punctuated with strings of fairy lights. If a casual vibe is more your speed, swing by during the day for a legendary diner burger and a Tim Tam milkshake.
- Address
- 275 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
- Phone
- 9663 7994
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Wonderbao
Pork baos
Inspired by the streets of Asia in a space that is definitively Melbourne, Wonderbao makes Chinese steam baos (pork buns) and Taiwanese gua baos (tarco style buns) that are, quite simply, the best in town.
- Address
- Shop 4, 19-37 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne CBD
- Phone
- 9654 7887