The 11 best restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia has 11 restaurants in the Outlas catalogue, ranked below. The rooms here skew scenic, chill and live music. Expect Commercial Hits, Lounge/Chill House and Jazz on the floor. Prices run mid-range to high-end.
Eau De Vie (4.6★), Captain Baxter (4.4★) and Hotel Esplanade (4.3★) rate highest on Google across the set. Saturday and Friday are the busiest nights. Table Service, Bottle Service and VIP Booth are widely available. Every listing below carries photos, opening hours, the dress code where a venue publishes one, and a direct route to booking.
All 11 restaurants in Melbourne
Restaurants in Melbourne: common questions
What are the best restaurants in Melbourne?
Eau De Vie (4.6★ from 2,118 Google reviews), Captain Baxter (4.4★ from 889 Google reviews) and Hotel Esplanade (4.3★ from 4,311 Google reviews) are the highest-rated of the 11 restaurants Outlas lists in Melbourne, Australia. The full ranking is on this page, with photos and booking for each.
How many restaurants are there in Melbourne?
Outlas lists 11 restaurants in Melbourne, Australia. That is the curated set — venues are added by hand and checked against their own website, socials and Google listing, so it is not every licensed premises in the city.
What is the dress code at restaurants in Melbourne?
It varies by venue, and each listing states its own. Across the 11 restaurants here, "Smart Casual" is the most common — 9 of them (82%), followed by "Smart Elegant, Formal" at 1. 1 publish no dress code at all.
What music do restaurants in Melbourne play?
Commercial Hits, Lounge/Chill House and Jazz are the dominant genres across Melbourne's restaurants. Each venue page lists its own music policy, and the busiest nights are Saturday and Friday.
How much do restaurants in Melbourne cost?
The restaurants listed here sit in the mid-range to high-end band. Outlas records a price tier per venue rather than a per-item price, because covers, minimum spends and bottle prices move by night and by season — check the venue's own booking page, linked from every listing, for the current number.
When are restaurants in Melbourne open?
Year Round and Nov – Mar are the seasons most restaurants in Melbourne operate in. Opening hours are listed per venue where the venue publishes them, and several close entirely out of season.
