Where to eat
Where to eat in Melbourne
The food guide to Melbourne — what to order, where the locals go, and the meals worth travelling for.
Photos for Melbourne are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
What to eat in Melbourne
Melbourne's food culture is its identity: the laneway espresso (flat white capital of the world), the Vietnamese and Chinese canyons of Richmond and Box Hill, Italian on Lygon Street, Greek on Swan Street, and the modern Australian brunch that conquered the planet.
Where the locals eat
Degraves St/Centre Place for the coffee rite; Hardware Lane for the dinner strip; Victoria St Richmond for Vietnamese; Queen Vic Market's deli hall for the picnic supplies; Brunswick St Fitzroy for the indie brunch.
The iconic orders
Iconic: the flat white at a laneway hole-in-the-wall; pho on Victoria Street; a parma (chicken parmigiana) at a pub — the great Melbourne debate; late-night dumplings in Chinatown.
Common questions
What is Melbourne famous for food-wise?
See the dishes above — they're the reason food people come here.
Where do locals actually eat in Melbourne?
The areas above: markets and neighbourhood strips beat the tourist squares on price and quality.
Do I need to book restaurants ahead in Melbourne?
For the famous names, yes — especially weekends. Market stalls and lunch counters never need booking.
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