THE MELBOURNE FOOD GUIDE
Melbourne, already mapped out for you.
150+ pages of restaurants, cafés, neighbourhoods, maps, itineraries and places actually worth booking.
Curated for Melbourne travellers who want to eat exceptionally well without spending hours researching where to go.
Digital guide · Instant access · Read on phone, tablet or laptop
THE MELBOURNE FOOD GUIDE
More than a Melbourne restaurant list.
150+ pages · 100+ places · 8 precincts · maps + itineraries
✓ Restaurants actually worth the reservation
✓ Cafés, bakeries & breakfast spots
✓ Hidden gems & local favourites
✓ Brisbane neighbourhood guides
✓ Food maps
✓ Perfect weekend itineraries
✓ What to order
✓ Where to splurge
✓ Reservation tips
✓ Places worth leaving the CBD for
Top restaurants
Cafés
Maps
Itineraries
Local dishes
GOOGLE CAN TELL YOU WHAT’S NEARBY IN MELBOURNE.
We’d rather tell you what’s worth going to.
There is no shortage of restaurant recommendations online. The problem is working out which ones are actually worth your time.
The Melbourne Food Guide brings the good stuff together. It does the groundwork before you arrive: the places worth booking, neighbourhoods worth exploring and dishes worth ordering.
Digital guide · Instant access · Read on phone, tablet or laptop
MELBOURNE CBD : FITZROY : COLLINGWOOD : CARLTON : RICHMOND : SOUTH YARRA : DOCKLANDS
Explore Melbourne by Neighbourhood
- Fitzroy — late-night dining, wine bars and best-kept secrets
- Collingwood — laneway cafés, wine bars & Smith Street markets
- Carlton — brunch spots, Queen Victoria Market and Lygon Street
- Southbank — riverside restaurants, rooftop bars and skyline views
- South Yarra — heritage cafés, boutique bakeries and Chapel Street
- Flinders Lane — Melbourne’s most stylish restaurants & bars
- CBD — lunches, rooftop bars and Melbourne’s fine dining scene
- Docklands — waterfront dining, converted wharves and dining
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Worth the booking
Restaurants with a real reason to go — exceptional food, atmosphere, setting or a dining experience that earns a place in the itinerary.
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Make every meal count
A finite number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners means every recommendation matters. The guide helps you spend them well.
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Explore Melbourne, through food
Neighbourhoods, markets, cafés, maps and itineraries help you experience Melbourne beyond the reservation itself.
Inside the guide you’ll find:
NEIGHBOURHOOD GUIDES
Know where to wander, eat and stay.
FOOD MAPS
See how the places on your list actually fit together.
ONE PERFECT FOOD DAY
Breakfast through to the final drink.
WEEKEND ITINERARIES
A ready-made plan for two very good days.
THREE-DAY ITINERARIES
For a little more time and considerably more eating.
BUDGET PICKS
Great food without spending the entire holiday fund.
THE SPLURGE LIST
The beautiful hotels, rooftops and special reservations.
RESERVATION TIPS
What to book ahead and when.
& MUCH MORE
Melbourne rewards people who know where to go.
From laneway dining and Fitzroy favourites to brunch, bakeries, hidden gems and special-occasion restaurants, the Boarding for Dinner Melbourne Food Guide brings the city’s best food recommendations into one considered, beautifully designed guide.
You’ll find where to eat, what to order, what to book ahead, which neighbourhoods are worth exploring and how to plan your days around the places that matter.
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