As Mid-Air Officially Finishes its Last Service, Its Successor Cleo is Announced, Set to Take Over HYDE Melbourne Place's Rooftop This Summer
Cleo will join favourites Mr Mills and Marmelo at HYDE Melbourne Place.
As they say, when one door closes, another opens. In this case, as Melburnians bid farewell to Mid Air, they welcome news that the rooftop at HYDE Melbourne Place is set to open this December as Cleo.
HYDE Melbourne Place, home to Mr Mills and Marmelo, is a boutique hotel on Russell Street in the CBD, which has grown in popularity since opening in November 2024. "As HYDE Melbourne Place evolves as a precinct, we're excited to transform Mid Air into Cleo: a Mediterranean rooftop restaurant and bar bringing bold flavours, more generous spaces for all-day dining, and a new lively energy. When it opens in December, Cleo will celebrate the warmth and conviviality of Mediterranean-style hospitality with the creative and cultural spirit of Melbourne in mind," says General Manager Jodi Brown.
The rooftop drinking and dining destination will welcome Eastern Mediterranean flavours and old-world cooking techniques with Cleo. The venue will undergo a transformation to bring in warm tones and introduce long tables and relaxed spaces suitable for leisurely communal dining.
Carmen Tomasic, Ennismore's Director of Brand Operations, Pacific, says, "Melbourne's dining scene is thriving and constantly evolving — and we are so excited to be part of that with the launch of our first signature concept by Carte Blanched, right in the heart of it all."
Images: Kate Shanasy.
Cleo is slated to open this December. Follow @hydemelbourneplace on Instagram for further updates. In the meantime, check out other standout restaurants in the CBD.
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