Melbourne Restaurants

10 of the Best Restaurants

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  The Empress Hotel Fitzroy North

  The Empress Hotel is a renewed and revamped take on an icon. This classic inner Melbourne pub situated in the north of Fitzroy, has been serving thirsty locals since 1873.
  
  At its soul, the Empress Hotel provides everything you’d wish for from your local pub, a relaxed public bar to share a beer with your friends, dining hall, pool room, beer garden, bottle shop and several functions spaces.
  
  While the spirit of the refurbished Empress Hotel remains very much intact, the addition of an alfresco outdoor dining area and modern Australian, Italian contemporary menu, with some old classics, complete the pubs reincarnation. Tables may be reserved for groups of two, four, six or 12 people.
  
  Doing away with the dingy and dank of corner pubs of the past, Publican Guy David has torn the roof off what was once a band room to reveal a sun filled beer garden perfect for long summer days and alfresco all-day dining. Now featuring a retractable roof, the beer garden can be enjoyed all year round, rain, hail or shine.
  
  Offering live sports, craft beer and concise yet exciting wine list the Empress Hotel really sets itself apart from other local pubs.

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  Andrews Burgers Albert Park

  Andrew's Hamburgers is a classic hamburger grill which has been dishing up some of Melbourne's tastiest burgers for nearly 52 years.
  
  The business is still family owned and has retained many period features including its original 1950's menu board.
  
  A hearty selection of freshly grilled fare is available daily, including their best seller- the burger with the lot (around $8). A home made vegetarian option is also available.

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  Smith Street Alimentari Collingwood

  Smith Street Alimentari was established to expand on our existing and very popular take home or ‘pronto’ meals, already available from Brunswick Street Alimentari for the past 15 years.
  
  In addition to our pronto meals, we have introduced our French rotisserie and catering menu. We offer a huge larder section, fresh pasta bar, deli section and quality meats.
  
  Our pronto meals are all fresh, not frozen in order for you to have the option of enjoying your meal that evening or freeze for another day.
  
  Our aim is to provide quality meals for singles, couples and families at a reasonable price. Our belief is that take home meals shouldn’t be luxury purchase but a guilt free option that you can take advantage of a few times a week.
  
  You are also welcome to stop in on your way to work for a light breakfast and coffee or pop in for lunch and choose from our salad and panini bar.

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  Mr Big Stuff Melbourne

  Mr Big Stuff is all about adding a little bit of soul into Melbourne's dining scene. Our philosophy is simple: mouth-watering soul food inspired dishes, fresh drinks to match, funky tunes, smiling staff, and an atmosphere to live and laugh in. So get down on it, and don't stop 'til you get enough!

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  Cargo Restaurant & Bar Docklands

  Cargo Docklands, from the team that brings you Berth. A casual & dynamic eatery designed around sharing & drinking by the water.

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  Hopscotch Southbank

  With 30 flavours of beer on tap, the craftiest of them will soon feature as a boutique batch from the custom microbrewery scheduled to arrive on site early in the new year. An exclusive brew will change every month & is personally prepared by local Victorian makers. Explore the fridge menu for more local & international drops to sip by the river, you won’t be asking for ‘the usual’ here.
  
  If cocktails are more your thing, you can’t go past one of our DIY kocktail kits, tap cocktails or spiked slushies… frozé anyone? Or ask our bartender to conjure up something with bite, our signatures will have you doing a little shoulder shimmy, you know the one.
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  Ever told not to play with your food? Not here! Chef’s menu is all about a quick, quality hand full of fun, so you can balance your drink in the other hand. Visit our nitro ice-cream bar for a dope flavour fix - think ballin’ beer inspired ice-cream cups. Oh, & Chef’s weekend breakfast menu is like Wow...

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  Huxtaburger Collingwood

  Tucked in the street level space in the Trilogy apartment development, just down the street from The Smith and Hanoi Hannah, sits Huxtaburger's third shop, this time in Prahran.
  
  With a wide, glassy entrance, the store is friendly and open. The team decided on a more clean-cut fit-out than their Collingwood store, while trying to make it a little less shiny than their city shop. They ended up hitting on an argyle theme they thought was perfect for the area.
  
  As far as burgers go, you can expect the same Huxtaburger menu you know and love, right down to the crinkle cut chips, except with milkshakes now on offer too.

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  Southside Social Frankston

  Boasting a large outdoor terrace & unique design, Southside Social is the Peninsulas newest hotspot specialising in American gourmet burgers, fancy fries, spiked shakes!

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  The Train Yard Heidelberg

  The Train Yard Café offers up a modern breakfast & lunch menu 7 days a week, as well as house smoked BBQ meats from the Radar Hill smoker accompanied by live music on Friday nights.
  
  With all your current Breakfast favourites from an Acai Bowl to your obligatory Avo Breakfast and serving up the highest quality coffee from Axil Coffee Roasters, The Train Yard is a buzzing breakfast/brunch spot amongst locals.
  
  On the lunch menu, you will find all the smoked meats offered up from the in house smoker accompanied by a large selection of burgers which includes a 5 hour smoked pulled pork burger.
  
  The Platform complete with it’s beer garden feel & festoon lighting is the ideal outdoor fully licensed bar, for those with a thirst. With communal seating The Platform is quickly becoming a favourite with Heidelberg locals for private parties for small and large groups celebrating into the evening. Tables can be booked daily for any size group.
  
  With the addition of a large screen TV & Foxtel The Platform is now the ideal place to watch all of your favourite live sports.
  
  Al fresco and traditional dining is also available and the venue is set up complete with wifi and is perfect for business lunches & corporate meetings for those situated in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs

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  Southside Central Windsor

  A sister venue to the Peninsula’s Southside Social set in the heart of Chapel Street, Windsor. Southside Central will have all the favourites from the Peninsula location and is spread across two levels with an outdoor rooftop.

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