The Best Restaurants in Melbourne
The places Melbourne locals love most — chosen by Morning Post readers, refreshed every month.
Top of the list
The three Melburnians named most
Supernormal
6 readers named itPicked by Jane, Jacqueline, Michael — and 3 more. “Supernormal is the best!” — Jane
France-Soir
5 readers named itPicked by Sonia, Paul, Rose, Litsa — and 1 more. “You know where we’re going to get every time.” — Paul
Chin Chin
3 readers named itPicked by Allyson, Michelle, Ami. “Chin chin hands down.” — Ami
Everyone else
The single-mention favourites
Readers also named these 119 Melbourne restaurants and cafes — one mention each so far.
- 226
- Albert Park Hotel
- Amatrice Cremorne
- Angie's Kitchen Moonee Ponds
- Arbory
- Bacash
- Ballard's
- Bar Carolina
- Basq
- Bekka Moonee Ponds
- Bellezza Malvern
- Bistro Gitan
- Bistro Guillaume
- Bocca Pizzeria Warrandyte
- Bottega Bourke Street
- Bounty of the Sun Balaclava
- Braybrook Hotel
- Brother Shota Albert Park
- Cafe Southall Hampton
- Caffe e Torta
- Capitano Carlton
- Casalinga Croydon
- Cerberus Beach House Black Rock
- Charntra Thai
- Clocks Hotel Flinders St
- Club Kilsyth
- Coda Flinders Lane
- Cookatoo Kitchen Richmond
- Cookie 252 Swanston Street
- Cucinetta South Yarra
- Cumulus Inc
- Deer Park Club Ballarat Rd
- Diner on Franklin
- Dolly
- Donovans
- Errol's North Melbourne
- European Spring Street
- Evening Star South Melbourne Market
- Farm Vigano South Morang
- Farmer's Daughter
- Fiorelli Camberwell
- Flower Drum Chinatown
- Fruttellies Frankston
- Gilbee's lower Johnston St, Abbotsford
- Greasy Zoe's Hurstbridge
- Green Fields Vietnamese Restaurant Brunswick
- Grill Americano
- Ho Liao
- Hochi Mama
- Il Solito Posto
- Julie Restaurant Abbotsford Convent
- Juni the city
- Kisume Little Bourke Street
- Küche Kew East
- Le Bouchon Balnarring
- Little Mexico Beaconsfield
- Lucy Liu
- Maharani Indian Restaurant Bentleigh
- Maison Batard
- Maison Batard CBD
- Mandarin Bistro Vermont
- Marion
- Max's
- Melbourne Cellar Door
- Middle Park Hotel
- Miss Matt Carlisle Street, Balaclava
- Miss Pearls
- Mooks South Caulfield
- Moonee Ponds Pizza Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds
- Mr Ramen San
- No. 1 The Strand Williamstown
- Nomad
- Old Palm Liquor Lygon Street
- Passion Cafe Patterson Lakes
- Pastor's
- Pastuso
- Patris
- Peko Peko South Melbourne
- Pellegrini's
- Philippe
- Rabira's by the Bay
- Red Spice Road
- Remy Glenferrie Rd
- Republica Economica South Yarra
- Ricardo's Albert Park
- Rice Paddy Thai South Yarra
- Rococo
- Rosa's Canteen
- Roti Bar
- Sages Cottage Baxter
- Sake Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall
- Salsa's
- Shark Fin Inn
- Sip'N'Bite North Rd, near Ormond
- Southbank Spices
- Squire's Loft Williamstown
- Stalactites
- Tartine Richmond
- Tavola Restaurant
- Taxi Kitchen
- The Cellar Bar Bourke St
- The Cray Essendon
- The Garden Restaurant NGV
- The George on Collins
- The Green Man's Arms
- The Green Man's Arms Carlton
- The Last Jar
- The Main Cafe Berwick
- The Olive Tree South Melbourne
- The Spice Yard 75 Pier St, Altona
- Tocca Werribee
- Tonka
- Topolino's
- Up Stairs
- Vivace Restaurant Brighton
- Vlado's
- Waterfront
- Young and Jackson's
- Yu & J's
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 June 2026.
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