Melbourne's best restaurants you might have missed
Designed for sharing, the menu offers interesting choices such as Banh Xeo , Bun Reiu, a tomato and spanner crab broth with enoki and rice noodles and a grilled quail stuffed with sticky rice and Chinese sausage. However, if you want to try some of their popular dishes, remember to order their miso-cream scallops, pork belly with spicy sauce, wagyu teriyaki and fresh and beautifully plated sashimi platter. Other delicious dishes with a heavier fusion influence include their tuna ceviche, popcorn fusion restaurant melbourne shrimp, and sashimi tacos with kozaemon junmai sake shots. Will Meyrick, the chef-owner behind super popular Balinese hangouts likeSarongandMama Sandecided to bring a taste of Bali to our shores. TheWill Stmenu is seasonable and features heaps of flavour-packed dishes using only the freshest ingredients from fun bar snacks to share over a cocktail to hearty curries and desserts. Fun fact, when Revolver isn’t Revolver, it’s actually Colonel Tan’s—one of Melbourne’s best Thai restaurants.
They’re also one of the best Thai restaurants Melbourne has for vegan dining with a whole plant-based menu, not just vegan options. One of their most popular dishes is their pineapple fried rice, which is served with egg, cashew nuts, vegetables and, best of all, it’s plated up in a pineapple boat. You can choose to add prawns or chicken, or simply keep it vegetarian.
The restaurant drips in modern elegance with its steak-house-style Northern Italian cuisine offerings. It has an impressive 14-metre bar that gives customers front-row views of the open kitchen, which features a handmade custom oven from Naples and a charcoal grill. For a complete meal, make vegetable sushi rolls with ingredients like cucumber and carrot. Other popular toppings for sushi include egg omelet, octopus, prawns, and squid. For an authentic Japanese experience, eat your sushi with chopsticks, and accompany it with wasabi paste and condiments like pickles or gari . Sushi is also often served with green tea, so make sure you’ve got some of that ready to go when serving your sushi dinner.
So if you are fond of eating then this variety of cuisine will be your best partner. Named after the cluster of islands on the pre-colonial maritime route that connected this corner of the world, it's championing the flavours of Southeast Asia, Japan, China and native Australia. This Sichuan hotpot giant offers a more memorable dining experience than most. Across manicures, singing waitstaff, board games and a kid’s play area, there’s plenty to keep you entertained – before you even order. Choose your hotpot adventure across your base , protein and the self-serve condiment bar. And for extra theatrics, order the “dancing noodles” – waitstaff will stretch and pull the noodles tableside before dropping them into your hotpot.
Most notably, he is revered for his mentorship of the emerging generation of culinary talents in our kitchen. With space for just eight diners, you'll feel very special when you nab a seat at Heartling. The focus here is on 'slow' dining – a meditative food experience that allows you to savour every flavour. Choose the seafood or plant-based menu, then indulge in a series of hand-crafted, heart-shaped dumplings. Here, we blend traditional Cantonese flavors with contemporary culinary techniques, presenting you with distinctively crafted dishes. For Korean share plates to appease ravenous hunger, head to Lui Boss on Cook Street in Preston.
Choose between its intimate cocktail lounge, on-site restaurant, classic pub or rooftop with views of the South Yarra skyline. An unparalleled ambiance, unique interiors, and a dedicated special events team; let Bambu help you coordinate your next celebration. Depending on the day of the week, you could get a jazz/hip hop fusion or an uptempo house music vibe. Your end-of-year dinner will have a positive social impact through DineSmart. Come visit us during the good giving season and help us scale the impact in our local area!
Shandong province is known for its superlative seafood, and the mackerel dumplings here don’t disappoint. Under the watchful eye of a 1.5-tonne steel dragon, Australia’s first outpost of international chain Panda Hot Pot is serving fiery DIY soup with a choice of 80 ingredients. The other dumpling chain on this list with a Michelin star and outlets all around the world. Here, soup-filled xiao long bao are fastidiously prepared by masterful hands in full view of the dining public.
Formerly nestled on the periphery of Tivoli Arcade, it’s since moved to 9 Rose Lane. What has remained the same is the amazing array of food on offer. From anywhere between $13.50 and $20, you can get different combinations of dishes with rice. Think tempeh and green beans stir-fried in red chilli paste, crisp deep-fried ox lung, spicy chicken, jackfruit curry, beef rendang and so much more. Billy Anderson is a passionate and dedicated Melburnian, who truly loves and embraces everything the city has to offer.
Marquis Of Lorne also offers a full sit-down menu for more formal events and a spanking range of beers on tap. You’ll be sitting pretty at a lofty height, able to see all the action of the restaurant below you, with all of the exclusivity of being encased in a literal orb. The six-seat Omakase Bar is also available, for those who want an experiential dining adventure, with a sharply designed and executed chef menu. In keeping with the emphasis on luck in Chinese culture, Cha Ching will have diners feeling lucky, as the first 100 dine-in customers will be gifted a custom branded chopstick and cutlery set. And for one extra lucky customer, there is also a winning Golden Ticket up for grabs. The Golden Ticket prize includes dinner at Cha Ching and an overnight Melbourne CBD staycation, valued at over $450.
They’re also one of the best Thai restaurants Melbourne has for vegan dining with a whole plant-based menu, not just vegan options. One of their most popular dishes is their pineapple fried rice, which is served with egg, cashew nuts, vegetables and, best of all, it’s plated up in a pineapple boat. You can choose to add prawns or chicken, or simply keep it vegetarian.
The restaurant drips in modern elegance with its steak-house-style Northern Italian cuisine offerings. It has an impressive 14-metre bar that gives customers front-row views of the open kitchen, which features a handmade custom oven from Naples and a charcoal grill. For a complete meal, make vegetable sushi rolls with ingredients like cucumber and carrot. Other popular toppings for sushi include egg omelet, octopus, prawns, and squid. For an authentic Japanese experience, eat your sushi with chopsticks, and accompany it with wasabi paste and condiments like pickles or gari . Sushi is also often served with green tea, so make sure you’ve got some of that ready to go when serving your sushi dinner.
So if you are fond of eating then this variety of cuisine will be your best partner. Named after the cluster of islands on the pre-colonial maritime route that connected this corner of the world, it's championing the flavours of Southeast Asia, Japan, China and native Australia. This Sichuan hotpot giant offers a more memorable dining experience than most. Across manicures, singing waitstaff, board games and a kid’s play area, there’s plenty to keep you entertained – before you even order. Choose your hotpot adventure across your base , protein and the self-serve condiment bar. And for extra theatrics, order the “dancing noodles” – waitstaff will stretch and pull the noodles tableside before dropping them into your hotpot.
Most notably, he is revered for his mentorship of the emerging generation of culinary talents in our kitchen. With space for just eight diners, you'll feel very special when you nab a seat at Heartling. The focus here is on 'slow' dining – a meditative food experience that allows you to savour every flavour. Choose the seafood or plant-based menu, then indulge in a series of hand-crafted, heart-shaped dumplings. Here, we blend traditional Cantonese flavors with contemporary culinary techniques, presenting you with distinctively crafted dishes. For Korean share plates to appease ravenous hunger, head to Lui Boss on Cook Street in Preston.
Choose between its intimate cocktail lounge, on-site restaurant, classic pub or rooftop with views of the South Yarra skyline. An unparalleled ambiance, unique interiors, and a dedicated special events team; let Bambu help you coordinate your next celebration. Depending on the day of the week, you could get a jazz/hip hop fusion or an uptempo house music vibe. Your end-of-year dinner will have a positive social impact through DineSmart. Come visit us during the good giving season and help us scale the impact in our local area!
Shandong province is known for its superlative seafood, and the mackerel dumplings here don’t disappoint. Under the watchful eye of a 1.5-tonne steel dragon, Australia’s first outpost of international chain Panda Hot Pot is serving fiery DIY soup with a choice of 80 ingredients. The other dumpling chain on this list with a Michelin star and outlets all around the world. Here, soup-filled xiao long bao are fastidiously prepared by masterful hands in full view of the dining public.
Formerly nestled on the periphery of Tivoli Arcade, it’s since moved to 9 Rose Lane. What has remained the same is the amazing array of food on offer. From anywhere between $13.50 and $20, you can get different combinations of dishes with rice. Think tempeh and green beans stir-fried in red chilli paste, crisp deep-fried ox lung, spicy chicken, jackfruit curry, beef rendang and so much more. Billy Anderson is a passionate and dedicated Melburnian, who truly loves and embraces everything the city has to offer.
Marquis Of Lorne also offers a full sit-down menu for more formal events and a spanking range of beers on tap. You’ll be sitting pretty at a lofty height, able to see all the action of the restaurant below you, with all of the exclusivity of being encased in a literal orb. The six-seat Omakase Bar is also available, for those who want an experiential dining adventure, with a sharply designed and executed chef menu. In keeping with the emphasis on luck in Chinese culture, Cha Ching will have diners feeling lucky, as the first 100 dine-in customers will be gifted a custom branded chopstick and cutlery set. And for one extra lucky customer, there is also a winning Golden Ticket up for grabs. The Golden Ticket prize includes dinner at Cha Ching and an overnight Melbourne CBD staycation, valued at over $450.
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