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The best accessible restaurants in Melbourne

Wheelchair-friendly restaurants with easy entry, open spaces, and accessible toilets.

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Things you can only eat in the city

Where to find the city's most iconic dishes.

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Mesa Verde

A contemporary Mexican restaurant and home to the country's largest collection of agave spirits.

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Marameo

Marameo is a fun, easy-going Italian eatery offering a range of pasta and mains.

Basement cocktail bar with small tables.

Beneath Driver Lane

A basement bar serving a wide range of cocktails, French bistro-style bar food with live music.

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Iconic Lygon Street restaurants

There's more to Melbourne's Little Italy than just pizza.

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Bar Carlo

The menu is constantly rotating to ensure the freshest ingredients, served in a no fuss way.

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The ultimate dumpling guide to Melbourne

Steamed, fried, baked or boiled – there’s no such thing as a bad dumpling.

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Chinatown’s most iconic restaurants

These restaurants are some of the oldest and most loved in Melbourne's famous Chinatown precinct.

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The best Thai restaurants in Melbourne

Pick up more than pad thai with this ultimate guide.

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Thai Town Melbourne

A hawker style experience with different Thai food stations, a mini grocery bar and live music.

A selection of Japanese-inspired desserts with a strawberry tea on bamboo trays.

Miyama Melbourne

Celebrate the spirit of Japanese hospitality infused with the bold charm of Melbourne.

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YOI Indonesian Fusion

YOI Indonesian-fusion restaurant brings Bali's brunch scene to the streets of Melbourne.

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Hickens Hotel

Your multi-level home for good times in the heart of Melbourne, with a story behind its walls.

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The Wharf Hotel

Bistro meals by the river, alfresco or indoors.

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Desi Dhaba

Authentic, tasty and spicy dishes inspired by the street eateries of India.

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Valhalla

Valhalla is a nordic-inspired underground bar, serving up creative cocktails and seasonal plates.

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Left Bank Melbourne

A versatile venue catering to both large and small groups for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Marche Board Game Cafe

A wonderland for board gamers and karaoke superstars.

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Onigiri Kitchen and Sake Bar

A beautifully designed space with a simple philosophy – to enjoy simple Japanese food.

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St Andrews Beach Brewery

Located in Melbourne Park, with indoor and outdoor dining, and a diverse family-friendly menu.

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New Shanghai

Located in Melbourne Central, New Shanghai offers Chinese cuisine of the Shanghai region.

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Dragon Hot Pot

Choose your base stock, then pick from over 100 fresh ingredients to make your own unique hotpot.

Prawn dish, topped with tomato and green chilli slices.

Little Africa

Exotic Ethiopian stews and curries.

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Halal-friendly restaurants in Melbourne

Where to find halal Chinese food, halal snack packs and halal hot pot in Melbourne.

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Pepper Lunch

The original Japanese DIY teppanyaki restaurant, where you cook your own meal at your table.

Neon sign, bar and booths inside Daughter in Law Indian restaurant.

Daughter in Law

Colourful bar and restaurant serving 'unauthentic' Indian food.

Small juice bar with bench seats outside in Centre Place.

Jungle Juice Bar

Jungle Juice Bar on Centre Place serve seriously good coffee along with delicious food.

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789 Korean BBQ

Bringing a sleek, modern twist to traditional Korean dining in the heart of Melbourne.

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Hell's Kitchen

Trading since 2001, and one of the stalwarts in one of Melbourne's iconic laneways.

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The Pancake Parlour

A dedicated pancake restaurant that's been a family favourite for decades, located in Docklands.

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Hakoya Izakaya

Authentic Japanese cuisine with a large selection of sakes and wine.

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What’s new in Melbourne’s laneways

Take a peek down unfamiliar roads as we highlight the best hidden attractions in the city.

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Yakiniku Like

A fast-serving Japanese BBQ restaurant offering premium meats with a personal grill set.

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Liyin Rice Roll Master

Serving authentic cheong fun (rice rolls) and Cantonese street food.

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Where to get the best parmas in Melbourne

Whether you want a traditional parma or variations on the theme, step this way.

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Palette

A cosy cafe inspired by Korean aesthetics and lifestyle.

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M Bar

Hidden hotel bar lounge serving up creative cocktails and delicious bar bites.

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Dosirock

Fully licensed Korean restaurant, open late seven days a week.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Nizams Indian Restaurant

A menu with tandoori, chicken, lamb, biryani and vegetarian dishes, naan breads and dessert.

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A foodie's guide to Equitable Place

Find hole-in-the-wall cafes and hidden gem lunch spots in this tiny dining strip.

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The ultimate guide to Flinders Lane

Where to eat, drink and shop on one of Melbourne's most iconic streets.

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Antara

A wood fired restaurant, bar and bakery.

Restaurant decorated with balloons.

Errol's Cafe

Homely and hearty meals in North Melbourne's bustling Errol Street.