Melbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from stunning beachside restaurants and CBD fine-diners to neighbourhood haunts and hidden Chinatown gems.
There's always something to eat in Melbourne, no matter what you're craving. Hankering for Nonna-worthy Italian food? Extravagant multi-course omakase? Quality hot pot in the CBD? Cheap eats or late-night diners? Whichever fits, this city of ours has just what you're looking for. And in 2024, you have been looking a lot.
So, with the year reaching an end, these are the results. Our most-viewed restaurants of the past 12 months provide a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit — either for the first time or the sixth.
Use this list as a look back on some of your favourite eats from 2024 — and as a guide to planning your 2025 dining hit list.
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The Best Restaurants in Melbourne
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The Best Bars in Melbourne
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RestaurantReine & La Rue
380 Collins Street, Melbourne
The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
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RestaurantChiki Chan & Hiki Bar
6 Centreway, Mordialloc
Chiki Chan is serving up playful Asian-fusion fare in Mordialloc — plus plenty of creative cocktails in its adjoining Hiki Bar.
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RestaurantTsukiji Restaurant
237 High Street, Prahran
Dine in at this unique Japanese restaurant, where you pick your fresh seafood from the deli fridge and then watch on as the chefs turn it into a hyper-personalised sashimi platter for two.
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RestaurantGimlet at Cavendish House
33 Russell Street, Melbourne
Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
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RestaurantIchi Ni Nana Izakaya
127 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Find a stacked menu with both traditional and wildly fun contemporary Japanese eats at this Brunswick Street haunt.
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RestaurantShira Nui
247 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
The interiors might be underwhelming but the food is anything but.
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BarStokehouse
30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda
After a devastating fire, St Kilda's Stokehouse has made its comeback — and it's here to stay.
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RestaurantHazel
164 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
From the minds behind Liminal and Common Ground Project comes this after-work go-to for cocktails and clever contemporary bites.
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RestaurantYakimono
80 Collins Street, Melbourne
This colourful Chris Lucas venture features a futuristic aesthetic and a menu filled with Japanese street food that's cooked over flames.
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RestaurantSociety
80 Collins Street, Melbourne
This dramatic venue from Chris Lucas features two restaurants and a glam cocktail lounge.
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RestaurantSupper Inn
15 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne
A long-standing Chinatown institution, where the frills are minimal, the Cantonese eats are generous and the dinner service kicks on till the wee hours.
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RestaurantDaughter In Law
37/41 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Jessi Singh's rule-breaking Indian restaurant has naan pizza and 70s Bollywood tunes.
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BarThe Waiters Restaurant
20 Meyers Place, Melbourne
Despite missing out on the neighbouring Meyers Place revolution, the Waiter's Club remains a city stalwart.
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RestaurantClaypots Barbarossa
79 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
A Hardware Lane mainstay fit for any seafood lover.
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RestaurantQuando Quando Cucina & Bar
377 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
It's a relatively new addition to the Melbourne Italian restaurant scene but is already one of its finest.
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RestaurantPacific Seafood BBQ House
240 Victoria Street, Richmond
Your seafood will be plucked right from the huge tanks hidden out back — making for a mighty fresh fish feast.
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RestaurantYulongfu Steamed Buns Restaurant
136 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Xiao long bao steals the show at this Shanghainese dumpling restaurant — especially the luxe black truffle variety.
Top image: Society.