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The Vegie Bar

Fitzroy

Vegetarian

$$$$

5.1/6

Criniti's - Carlton

Carlton

Italian

$$$$

4.2/6

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Stagger Lee's

Fitzroy

Cake & Coffee

$$$$

5.3/6

A25 Pizzeria - Docklands

Docklands

Italian

$$$$

5.0/6

Two Birds One Stone

South Yarra

Cake & Coffee

$$$$

5.5/6

SOS Cafe

South Yarra

Cake & Coffee

$$$$

5.6/6

Dilly Daly

South Yarra

Australian

$$$$

5.4/6

The Noble Experiment

Collingwood

Australian

$$$$

5.2/6

Santoni Pizza Bar

Hawthorn East

Pizza

$$$$

5.1/6

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Dining Trends

How people love to dine

Romantic Cozy Breakfast Buffet Gluten-free Girls Night Out Tapas Dog-friendly Live Music Local Food

New Restaurants in Melbourne

New to Quandoo and keen to feed you

Hellenic Republic - Williamstown

New

Hellenic Republic - Williamstown

Williamstown

Greek

$$$$

BarBarCocktail BarCocktail BarTakeawayTakeaway

Hellenic Republic - Kew

New

Hellenic Republic - Kew

Kew

Greek

$$$$

Local FoodLocal FoodVegan-friendlyVegan-friendlyModernModern

Hellenic Republic - Brunswick

New

Hellenic Republic - Brunswick

Brunswick East

Greek

$$$$

BarBarCocktail BarCocktail BarTakeawayTakeaway

Hellenic Republic - Brighton

New

Hellenic Republic - Brighton

Brighton

Greek

$$$$

BarBarCozyCozyGluten-free optionsGluten-free options

Elektra Dining Room

New

Elektra Dining Room

Melbourne CBD

European

$$$$

BarBarCocktail BarCocktail BarRomanticRomantic

Gazi Restaurant

New

Gazi Restaurant

Melbourne CBD

Greek

$$$$

Cocktail BarCocktail BarTakeawayTakeawayVegetarian-friendlyVegetarian-friendly

Mr Hoddle

New

Mr Hoddle

South Yarra

Italian

$$$$

PizzeriaPizzeriaCozyCozyBreakfastBreakfast

Yang 89

New

Yang 89

Melbourne CBD

Korean

$$$$

SteamboatSteamboatLate-nightLate-nightModernModern

Las Tapas

New

Las Tapas

St Kilda

Spanish

$$$$

Gluten-free optionsGluten-free optionsDessertsDessertsVegan-friendlyVegan-friendly

Ragusa Republika Restaurant

New

Ragusa Republika Restaurant

Williamstown

Croatian

$$$$

CozyCozyGluten-free optionsGluten-free optionsDessertsDesserts

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A gradual revolution for all of Melbourne’s restaurants
You may be asking yourself whether Melbourne has always been such a food city or whether this sort of hype is a relatively new thing. Truth be told, we think it’s been a very gradual revolution – heck, you could even called it evolution – that stemmed from the tangible soul of the city. By that we mean that here in Melbourne, arguably more so than anywhere else in Australia, the attitude to life is unflustered. As we said before, it’s anything goes. One of many by products of this is that rules and regulations in the context of great food and drink are, quite simply, ignored. You go to Italy and order a cappuccino in the afternoon and you’ll be gawked at like an uneducated novice. Go to France and ask for parmesan on your seafood and you’re the devil. Melbournians and thus Melbourne’s restaurants say to hell with all of that, and the result is something special – the revolution, or evolution, of a food scene that’s impossible to resist.
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Easing yourself into the restaurants of Melbourne
All of that may sound as though the restaurant scene in Melbourne could overwhelm a visitor or someone new to town, but the reality is quite the opposite. Whether in the suburbs or in the CBD, as you wander the vibrant streets of Melbourne, quality restaurants will be there waiting on almost every corner and it’s a breeze to book at a table at any one of them via Quandoo. You can ease yourself in with a hole-in-the-wall Chinese joint, work your way up to a casual French lunch and then before you know it you’ll be dining at world-revered evening restaurants headed by some of the best chefs on the planet. That, folks, is just how Melbourne rolls.
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Melbourne restaurants: the international influence
Melbourne also rolls with an enormous international influence, so much so that it’s estimated around 40% of Melbourne’s population was born overseas. The result – and yes there is a pattern emerging – is exceptional diversity when it comes to Melbourne’s restaurants. But let’s break it down a bit. By far the most influential communities are the Chinese, Greeks and Italians, most of whom settled in Melbourne during the gold rush and the two world wars. Melbourne’s Chinatown has restaurants by the bucketload and is easily one of the oldest outside Asia, meanwhile, Melbourne’s Greek community is the largest outside of Greece. The Melbourne CBD has Greek restaurants, delis and bakeries on pretty much every street and the warmth of these places is utterly charming. Then, of course, there is Little Italy, home to Australia's first pizza joint and the best Italian restaurants in Melbourne by a country mile. It’s also here, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, that the city’s cafe culture emerged…
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Melbourne is the ultimate cafe city
For us not to discuss cafes and coffee would, quite simply, be a crime against Melbourne. Restaurants are fantastic as we now know, but cafes are also an undeniable and irreplaceable part of what makes Melbourne so great. The people of Melbourne understand good coffee and they know how it should be served and how it should taste. Coffee is respected here and you certainly won’t find many global coffee house chains like in other major cities. And, just like restaurants in Melbourne, the cafes contribute so much to the chilled atmosphere of the place as a whole. Locals and visitors spend hours sat drinking coffee and enjoying creative and homecooked cafe food along with it – it’s all really rather captivating. Via Quandoo you can find Melbourne restaurants and cafes that are ready to be booked and ready to be utterly enjoyed. There ain’t no place like it, friends, so what are you waiting for? Find your favorites and go and get stuck in.

Discover and book the best restaurants

Popular on Instagram

The Vegie Bar

Criniti's - Carlton

Stagger Lee's

A25 Pizzeria - Docklands

Two Birds One Stone

SOS Cafe

Dilly Daly

The Noble Experiment

Santoni Pizza Bar

Dining Trends

New Restaurants in Melbourne

Hellenic Republic - Williamstown

Hellenic Republic - Kew

Hellenic Republic - Brunswick

Hellenic Republic - Brighton

Elektra Dining Room

Gazi Restaurant

Mr Hoddle

Yang 89

Las Tapas

Ragusa Republika Restaurant

1519 Restaurants in Melbourne

Melbourne: one of the world’s great foodie cities

Melba Restaurant

Cookie

Magic Mountain Saloon

Amstel Club

Criniti's - South Bank

Aria Bar & Lounge

Jinda Thai Restaurant

Morris Jones Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

House of Lulu White

House of Delight - Glen Waverley

A gradual revolution for all of Melbourne’s restaurants

Easing yourself into the restaurants of Melbourne

Melbourne restaurants: the international influence

Melbourne is the ultimate cafe city