50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne

1. 400 Gradi

8.1

99 Lygon St, Victoria

Italian Restaurant · Brunswick East · 50 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Margherita pizza: san marzano tomato, mozzarella di bufala, basil

Las Chicas is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

2. Las Chicas

7.8

203 Carlisle St, Balaclava, VIC

Café · Balaclava · 41 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Breakfast burrito

Simply Spanish is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

3. Simply Spanish

7.0

322-326 Coventry St, South Melbourne, VIC

Paella Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Market day paella

Cutler & Co. is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

4. Cutler & Co.

8.0

55-57 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC

Australian Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Dry aged 1.1kg Angus rib-eye

The Exchange Hotel is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

5. The Exchange Hotel

6.4

39 Bay St, Port Melbourne, VIC

Pub · 18 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Chicken parma with ham, napoli, two cheeses, fat chips & salad

Three Bags Full is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

6. Three Bags Full

8.6

60 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, VIC

Café · 141 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Smashed avo on toast with feta, cherry tomatoes, radish & black sesame

I Love Phở 264 is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

7. I Love Phở 264

8.5

264 Victoria St, Richmond, VIC

Vietnamese Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Tai (rare sliced beef) pho

The Merrywell is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

8. The Merrywell

8 Whiteman St, Southbank, VIC

American Restaurant · 83 tips and reviews

Traladadie: The Merrywell Burger

Supernormal is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

9. Supernormal

8.8

180 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Asian Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 84 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Peanut butter parfait, salted caramel & soft chocolate

Charlie Dumpling is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

10. Charlie Dumpling

184 High St, Prahran, VIC

Dumpling Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Milk chocolate, chili sugar & raspberry sorbet dumplings

Cicciolina is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

11. Cicciolina

8.3

130 Acland St, St Kilda, VIC

Italian Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Soufflé of blue swimmer crab meat, shallot & lemon thyme served on a chive veloûté

City Wine Shop is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

12. City Wine Shop

8.2

159 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC

Wine Bar · Melbourne CBD · 42 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Chicken schnitzel with Italian coleslaw

Cumulus Inc. is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

13. Cumulus Inc.

8.4

45 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Australian Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 206 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Whole slow roast lamb shoulder to share

Laksa King is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

14. Laksa King

8.4

10-12 Pin Oak Cres, Flemington, VIC

Malay Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Combination curry laksa

Pellegrini's is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

15. Pellegrini's

7.5

66 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC

Café · Melbourne CBD · 85 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Spaghetti Bolognese

The Napier Hotel is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

16. The Napier Hotel

8.5

210 Napier St, Fitzroy, VIC

Gastropub · Fitzroy · 42 tips and reviews

Traladadie: The Bogan Burger: steak, chicken schnitzel, potato cake, bacon & all the trimmings

Taco Truck is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

17. Taco Truck

8.0

12 Edward St, Brunswick, VIC

Taco Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Fish tacos

Claypots Seafood Bar is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

18. Claypots Seafood Bar

8.2

213 Barkly St, St Kilda, VIC

Seafood Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Whole chili crab

Hellenic Republic is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

19. Hellenic Republic

26 Cotham Rd, Kew, VIC

Greek Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Tyri Saganaki: Fried Kefalograviera cheese with peppered figs

Feast of Merit is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

20. Feast of Merit

8.4

117 Swan St, Richmond, VIC

Middle Eastern Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

Traladadie: 12-hour slow cooked lamb joint, harissa

D.O.C. Pizza & Mozzarella Bar is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

21. D.O.C. Pizza & Mozzarella Bar

8.8

295 Drummond St, Carlton, VIC

Pizzeria · 75 tips and reviews

Traladadie: White chocolate pizza

Donovans is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

22. Donovans

8.9

40 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda, VIC

Australian Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Bombe Alaska

France-Soir is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

23. France-Soir

8.2

11 Toorak Rd, South Yarra, VIC

French Restaurant · 21 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Creme brûlée

The Builders Arms Hotel is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

24. The Builders Arms Hotel

8.3

211 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC

Pub · 21 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Fish pie, smoked trout, prawns, rockling, sorrel

Chin Chin is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

25. Chin Chin

8.9

125 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Asian Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 291 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Palm sugar ice cream sundae

Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

26. Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio

647 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC

Dessert Shop · South Yarra · 22 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Exploding raspberry milk chocolate cake

Cafe Di Stasio is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

27. Cafe Di Stasio

6.6

31 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC

Italian Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Tiramisu for dessert

Milk The Cow is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

28. Milk The Cow

157 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC

Cheese Store · 35 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Grundlegend (‘the ultimate’) cheese fondue

Izakaya Den is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

29. Izakaya Den

118 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC

Japanese Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 83 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Spicy tuna tataki, garlic soy

Hutong Dumpling Bar 胡同 is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

30. Hutong Dumpling Bar 胡同

8.0

14-16 Market Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Dumpling Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 122 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Wontons with hot chili sauce

Attica is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

31. Attica

8.8

74 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea, VIC

Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews

Traladadie: 8 course tasting menu

Rockwell and Sons is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

32. Rockwell and Sons

288 Smith St, Melbourne, VIC

BBQ Joint · 39 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Fried chicken (Wednesday nights)

Stalactites is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

33. Stalactites

7.6

183 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC

Greek Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 113 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Mixed souvlaki: combination of marinated lamb & chicken from the spit, in pita

Flower Drum 萬壽宮 is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

34. Flower Drum 萬壽宮

7.9

17 Market Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Cantonese Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 31 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Peking duck

EARL Canteen is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

35. EARL Canteen

500 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC

Sandwich Spot · Melbourne CBD · 54 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Pork belly baguette: pork belly, apple, cabbage & fennel coleslaw, silverbeet

Little Big Sugar Salt is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

36. Little Big Sugar Salt

385 Victoria St, Abbotsford, VIC

Café · 12 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Acai bowl, pistachio & dried berry granola, poached pear, coconut berry yoghurt & cacao

MoVida is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

37. MoVida

8.7

1 Hosier Ln, Melbourne, VIC

Spanish Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 113 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Air-dried Wagyu with poached organic egg & truffle foam

Hanoi Hannah is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

38. Hanoi Hannah

7.1

186 High St, Prahran, VIC

Vietnamese Restaurant · 41 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Yellowfin tuna & wasabi mayo rice paper rolls

Top Paddock is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

39. Top Paddock

8.8

658 Church St, Richmond, VIC

Café · 130 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Polenta porridge with figs, maple & currants

Pope Joan is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

40. Pope Joan

77-79 Nicholson St, Melbourne, VIC

Café · 60 tips and reviews

Traladadie: The Cornish Sandwich: roasted chook, stuffing, jalapeño

Mamasita is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

41. Mamasita

7.9

1/11 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC

Mexican Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 157 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Street-style chargrilled corn with cheese, chipotle mayonnaise & lime

St. ALi is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

42. St. ALi

8.6

18 Yarra Pl, South Melbourne, VIC

Café · 230 tips and reviews

Traladadie: 'My Mexican Cousin' aka corn fritters

Köy Gözleme is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

43. Köy Gözleme

7.8

322-326 Coventry St, South Melbourne, VIC

Turkish Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Gozleme with Turkish spiced minced meat, mushroom, onion, capsicum, feta

Vegie Bar is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

44. Vegie Bar

8.3

380 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 133 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Vegan Mexican burrito

San Telmo is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

45. San Telmo

9.2

14 Meyers Pl, Melbourne, VIC

Argentinian Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 53 tips and reviews

Traladadie: O’Conner premium pasture fed beef short ribs

Axil Coffee Roasters is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

46. Axil Coffee Roasters

8.5

322 Burwood Rd., Hawthorn, VIC

Café · West Hawthorn · 64 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Spicy baked eggs

The Falafel Man is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

47. The Falafel Man

7.5

163 Commercial Rd, Prahran, VIC

Food Truck · 5 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Mixed falafel plate

Mister Nice Guy's Bake Shop is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

48. Mister Nice Guy's Bake Shop

8.6

151 Union Rd, Ascot Vale, VIC

Bakery · 16 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Red velvet cupcake

Vlado's is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

49. Vlado's

7.5

61 Bridge Rd, Richmond, VIC

Steakhouse · 11 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Wagyu beef

Brooks of Melbourne is one of 50 meals you should have eaten in Melbourne.

50. Brooks of Melbourne

George Pde (Flinders Ln), Melbourne, VIC

Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 21 tips and reviews

Traladadie: Nic’s souvenir of Laguiole