Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Melbourne

OpenTable

Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Melbourne? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

North Port Hotel

4.8

4.8 (244)

$40 and under

Australian

Port Melbourne

About the restaurant

The North Port Hotel is a place for locals and visitors alike, you may choose to head to the front bar for a cold beer or glass of wine and watch the footy, or take a seat in the dining area and order from our ever changing menu, with all the classics you know and love, as well as a great selection of bar snacks and starters, main meals using quality seasonal produce and desserts.

Top review

Garry

Dined 3 days ago

Food was VG with excellent friendly service. Ambience only thing that’s a bit of attention

Kirbie

4.9

4.9 (352)

$41 to $100

Bistro

South Melbourne

About the restaurant

KIRBIE Caff' & Bistro

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Nat

Dined 3 days ago

Absolutely incredible! I met my friend for a birthday dinner and we had the best night! The food was delicious, as was the wine. The vibe was buzzy but not overpowering and the staff were perfection. This has instantly become my favourite place.

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Ok Billy Souvlaki Bar

4.7

4.7 (375)

$40 and under

Greek

Mordialloc

About the restaurant

Traditional and authentic Greek food served at Ok Billy Souvlaki Bar in Mordialloc just by the beach! From maze & gyros to homemade specials, broad range of coffee & desserts. Vegetarian/Vegan/GF options available
Live Greek music most weekends with lots of singing and dancing!!

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Tarun

Dined 2 days ago

Lovely food and personnel. Really enjoyed our meal.

Shelanous

5.0

5 (73)

$101 and over

Australian

Port Melbourne

About the restaurant

Born from a Melbourne sunset, our pop-up restaurant, Shelanous, evolved into a multi-sensory journey, blending Melbourne’s seasons into each dish. As we transitioned to “Shelanous”, we retained the essence of sharing, embodied in “nous,” meaning “our” or “us” in Hebrew and French.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 7 days ago

An amazing and unique experience! Each course was better than the next with surprise after surprise to delight all the senses. Totally worth it! A must do experience.

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Experience

10 Course Degustation & Matching Beverages Weekday

Experience

10Course Degustation & Matching Beverages Weekend

Lagoon Dining

4.8

4.8 (514)

$41 to $100

Asian

Carlton

About the restaurant

Lagoon Dining is a restaurant and bar dishing up food that leans heavily on Chinese culinary traditions. It is an expression of food we love to eat and to cook, dished up heartily alongside booze we like to swill - a place for friends and fun.

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Peter

Dined 4 days ago

Delicious, different dishes with thoughtful service and good ROI.

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Experience

Mid-week dining

Experience

Friday and Saturday dining

Joanne's Pizzeria & Bar

4.9

4.9 (50)

$40 and under

Pizza Bar

Carlton North

About the restaurant

Serving traditional and unauthentic pizza, including a plant-based & GF menu, in an intimate and cozy Victorian terrace in the heart of Rathdowne Village, Carlton North.

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BETSYvip

Dined 6 days ago

Love this place! Delicious pizza with quality ingredients and wonderfully consistent!

Bellota Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (43)

$41 to $100

Wine Bar

South Melbourne

About the restaurant

Nestled next to Australia’s leading independent wine store, the Prince Wine Store, Bellota makes full use of the massive selection on offer from its sister business. The restaurant/wine bar brings to fruition a long-held desire to provide a venue that showcases the great wines of the world in a warm and friendly environment alongside beautifully executed food. Head chef Nicky Riemer champions the kitchen with her European cuisine which offers a sense of provenance and brings back flavours that often get lost in modern cooking techniques.

The casual, friendly atmosphere is at the heart of Bellota. Our knowledgeable staff’s aim is simple; try and help you love the wine as much as they do. Our list changes with the seasons and wines are all available by the taste, glass and carafe (half bottle), reflecting our belief that good and interesting wines are made all over the globe. We also offer a small selection of iconic wines, poured by the taste utilising the Coravin wine access system.

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Natalie

Dined on Oct 1, 2024

Great food and friendly staff. Would highly recommend

Freddie's Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (202)

$40 and under

Italian

Carrum

About the restaurant

Freddie's Kitchen located in Carrum is a fully licensed family-owned restaurant / café and bar. The warm settings inside mix with rustic fittings, chandeliers with modern furniture and classic Frank Sinatra playing in the background only adds to the ambience. Open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner we create a local welcoming feel for our customers as they enjoy their dine-in or takeaway experience. There's an energy and charm about Freddie's Kitchen, enjoy our main dining room, cosy courtyard or newly renovated function room. We are renowned for our freshly brewed barista-made coffee, brunch on the weekends, steak and wine or parma and pot nights just to name a few. So come on down and say hello to Freddie and the team and we would look forward to seeing you.

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Brett

Dined 3 days ago

Best brunch I have had in a long time (Benny), also had a sneaky try of my sisters lunch (club sandwich) and I will be going back to have the full go at that. Great atmosphere, a step above your normal suburban Cafe. Staff were attentive but not overbearing. What a great hidden gem

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Experience

Parma and Pot Night

Dexter

4.8

4.8 (194)

$41 to $100

Barbecue

Preston

About the restaurant

DEXTER is a no rules approach to American BBQ brought to you by Adam Goldblatt, Sam and Tom Peasnell. Our meatery features the best Australian produce which is treated the right way. Chefs Tom (Pitt Cue Co, London) and Adam (Homeslice, London) pay homage to the low and slow traditions of American BBQ utilising smoking, chargrill techniques and pair this with flavours from Mexico, China, France and alike. The philosophy is a meat first approach, where a dish is formulated from the unique characteristics of the meat (or vegetable) for a truly unique meat experience. Think salted caramel ribs, hot meat donuts and dry aged Ribeye's.

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Christina

Dined 2 days ago

I have heard a lot about Dexter from my sister and each time she visited Melbourne, Dexter is the place that she must go for the Beef Brisket and Caramel Ribs. We had this yesterday and OMG the food was so good. Both meats were so tender and the taste was to the perfection. We will return 👏🏻🙏😇🥰

Le Petit Bistro

4.8

4.8 (447)

$41 to $100

French

Kooyong

About the restaurant

Le Petit Bistro is located at 479 Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong Vic. Our diners will experience traditional seasonal French food and beverage.. We pride ourselves on ensuring your experience is one you will remember and want to share with your friends and family.

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Rob

Dined on Oct 3, 2024

Excellent small French style restaurant. Our booking was on a very quiet Wednesday for lunch. Recommended for lovers who can make it for a romantic week day encounter.🥂😊🍷

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