Reader-voted · Updated July 2026

The Best Restaurants in Melbourne

The places Melbourne locals love most — chosen by Morning Post readers, refreshed every month.

Ranked from the favourites named by 220+ Melbourne readers. No critics, no paid placements, no algorithms — just where locals actually eat.

The three Melburnians named most

1

Supernormal

Asian-inflected modern · Flinders Lane, CBD

9 readers named it

Picked by Jane, Jacqueline, Michael, Janet — and 5 more. “Supernormal is the best!” — Jane

2

France-Soir

Classic French bistro · South Yarra

7 readers named it

Picked by Sonia, Paul, Rose, Litsa — and 3 more. “You know where we’re going to get every time.” — Paul

3

Chin Chin

South-East Asian · Flinders Lane, CBD

6 readers named it

Picked by Allyson, Michelle, Ami, Christine — and 2 more. “Chin chin hands down.” — Ami

23 more named by two readers or more

Gimlet

5 mentions

MoVida

4 mentions

Brunetti

3 mentions

Maha

3 mentions

Bistro Guillaume

2 mentions

Cucinetta

South Yarra

2 mentions

Cumulus Inc

2 mentions

Grill Americano

2 mentions

Indochine

2 mentions

La Camera

2 mentions

La Cucina

Beaumaris

2 mentions

Maison Batard

2 mentions

Marion

2 mentions

Moonee Ponds Pizza

2 mentions

Punch Lane Wine Bar

2 mentions

Rice Paper Scissors

2 mentions

Rockpool

2 mentions

Shanghai Street

2 mentions

The George on Collins

2 mentions

The Langham Melba

2 mentions

Tiamo

2 mentions

Tonka

2 mentions

Va Tutto

Ivanhoe

2 mentions

The single-mention favourites

Readers also named these 175 Melbourne restaurants and cafes — one mention each so far.

  • 226
  • A Hereford Beefstouw Duckboard Place, CBD
  • Albert Park Hotel
  • Amatrice Cremorne
  • Angie's Kitchen Moonee Ponds
  • Arbory
  • Bacash
  • Ballard's
  • Bar Carolina
  • Basq
  • Bekka Moonee Ponds
  • Bellezza Malvern
  • Bello Piatto Croydon
  • Bellota South Melbourne
  • Bellotta Wine Bar
  • Berth Docklands
  • Big Elma Coburg
  • Birichino Balwyn
  • Bistro Gitan
  • Bistrot D'Orsay Collins St
  • Bocca Pizzeria Warrandyte
  • Bottega Bourke Street
  • Bounty of the Sun Balaclava
  • Braybrook Hotel
  • Brick Lane Guildford Lane
  • Brother Shota Albert Park
  • Cafe La Wheels Seaford
  • Cafe Southall Hampton
  • Caffe e Torta
  • Capitano Carlton
  • Carluccis Templestowe
  • Casalinga Croydon
  • Cerberus Beach House Black Rock
  • Cervo
  • Charntra Thai
  • Ciccolina
  • Clocks Hotel Flinders St
  • Club Kilsyth
  • Coda Flinders Lane
  • Conservatory Crown
  • Cookatoo Kitchen Richmond
  • Cookie
  • Cookie 252 Swanston Street
  • Deer Park Club Ballarat Rd
  • Diner on Franklin
  • Dolly
  • Donovan's
  • Donovans
  • Errol's North Melbourne
  • European Spring Street
  • Evening Star South Melbourne Market
  • Fancy Hank's
  • Farm Vigano South Morang
  • Farmer's Daughter
  • Fiorelli Camberwell
  • Flora Flinders St
  • Flora's Flinders St
  • Flower Drum Chinatown
  • France-Soir South Yarra
  • Fruttellies Frankston
  • Gilbee's lower Johnston St, Abbotsford
  • Grazia Glen Iris
  • Greasy Zoe's Hurstbridge
  • Greca Oakleigh
  • Green Fields Vietnamese Restaurant Brunswick
  • Ho Liao
  • Hochi Mama
  • Holy Basil Croydon
  • Horn Please
  • Hunky Dory Eaton Mall, Oakleigh
  • Il Solito Posto
  • Julie Restaurant Abbotsford Convent
  • Juni the city
  • Kilsyth Club Kilsyth
  • Kisume Little Bourke Street
  • Kisumé
  • Küche Kew East
  • La Pinta
  • Lagotto North Fitzroy
  • Le Bouchon Balnarring
  • Little Mexico Beaconsfield
  • Lobster Cave Beaumaris
  • Lucy Liu
  • Maharani Indian Restaurant Bentleigh
  • Maison Batard CBD
  • Mandarin Bistro Vermont
  • Maria's Trattoria North Melbourne
  • Mario's
  • Max's
  • Melba Buffet
  • Melbourne Cellar Door
  • Melbourne Winery Flinders Lane
  • Middle Park Hotel
  • Miss Matt Carlisle Street, Balaclava
  • Miss Pearls
  • Misuzu's Albert Park
  • Mooks South Caulfield
  • Moonee Ponds Pizza Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds
  • Mr Ramen San
  • No. 1 The Strand Williamstown
  • Nomad
  • Old Palm Liquor Lygon Street
  • Omnia South Yarra
  • Pacific Barbecue & Grill South Yarra
  • Passion Cafe Patterson Lakes
  • Pastor's
  • Pastuso
  • Patris
  • Peko Peko South Melbourne
  • Pellegrini's
  • Phihellene Moonee Ponds
  • Philippe
  • Quan 88 St Kilda
  • Rabira's by the Bay
  • Red Spice Road
  • Remy Glenferrie Rd
  • Republica Economica South Yarra
  • Ricardo's Albert Park
  • Rice Paddy Thai South Yarra
  • Rice Paper Scissors Hardware Lane
  • Riverland Bar
  • Rococo
  • Rosa Mao Little Bourke St
  • Rosa's Canteen
  • Roti Bar
  • Sages Cottage Baxter
  • Sake
  • Sake Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall
  • Salsa's
  • Sapa Hills
  • Sapa Hills Footscray
  • Scopri
  • Second Home Eltham
  • Shark Fin Inn
  • Shop225
  • Sip'N'Bite North Rd, near Ormond
  • Sofia Camberwell
  • Southbank Spices
  • Sporting Club Hotel Brunswick
  • Squire's Loft Williamstown
  • Stalactites
  • Sugo Armadale
  • Sunni Dumplings Notting Hill
  • Tartine Richmond
  • Tavola Bentleigh
  • Tavola Restaurant
  • Taxi Kitchen
  • The Cellar Bar Bourke St
  • The Cray Essendon
  • The Edinburgh Castle Brunswick
  • The Garden Restaurant NGV
  • The Green Man's Arms
  • The Green Man's Arms Carlton
  • The Langham
  • The Last Jar
  • The Main Cafe Berwick
  • The Olive Tree South Melbourne
  • The Spice Yard 75 Pier St, Altona
  • The Waterside Hotel Port Melbourne
  • Tipo 00
  • Tocca Werribee
  • Topolino's
  • Trattoria Emilia
  • Tzaki Yarraville
  • Up Stairs
  • Vinh Cuu North Melbourne
  • Vivace Restaurant Brighton
  • Vlado's
  • Waterfront
  • Westlake Chinese
  • Yakimono
  • Young and Jackson's
  • Yu & J's
  • Yugen
  • Zareh

Why you can trust this list

Morning Post is a free daily newsletter read by Melburnians across Melbourne. This guide is built from the places our readers — locals who actually live and eat here — tell us are their favourites, counted by hand and refreshed every month.

No restaurant can pay to appear. No critics, no sponsors, no algorithms — just the spots Melbourne readers name most often.

Updated July 2026.

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