Food
Here’s where to find minimally regrettable (and actually good) nosh that you can get on the other side of midnight.
Bar Margaux
A CBD basement bar serving up French bistro food and cocktails until 5am.
Butchers Diner
This late-night CBD diner serves up burgers, steak and sticky date pudding for a midnight 'snack'.
Dragon Hot Pot Russell Street
This Malatang hot pot chain's CBD outpost is open 24/7.
Shujinko Russell Street
Giant bowls of ramen served well into the night.
Arlechin
Grossi Florentino's basement bar is serving snacks and cocktails until 3am every night.
Bodega Underground
This CBD taqueria is completely gluten-free, very vegan and open till 3am every night.
Moon Dog Wild West
Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.
Lamb on Chapel
Get your gyros on!
Le Bon Ton
Oysters, absinthe, smoked meat and a 24-hour licence.
Bar Romantica
A Lygon Street institution has been transformed into a sleek late-night Italian bar and eatery.
Stalactites Restaurant
A late-night Melbourne CBD institution.
Lucky Coq
Prahran's late-night bar slinging pizzas till 3am.
Alasya Restaurant
A family-run restaurant serving up standout Turkish fare til the early hours.
Heartbreaker
This wild-child American-style dive bar is a rock 'n' roll dream.
Supper Inn
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.
Bar Ampere
End your night with French aperitifs and raclettes at this Parisian-style bar.
Spice World
This Melbourne hot pot spot offers solo pots so you can cook whatever and however you want.
Gimlet at Cavendish House
Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
Leonard's House of Love
Drink tinnies, down burgers, dance and play pool in Leonard's lounge room-like bar.
Pizza Pizza Pizza
A NYC-style by-the-slice pizza joint.
The Toff In Town
A CBD stalwart that serves up live music, drinks and Thai food until 5am.
Beneath Driver Lane
Blues and bourbon in a moody underground space.
Yum Sing House Restaurant & Karaoke Bar
Start with a modern Cantonese feed, then head upstairs where the bar and private karaoke rooms are open until 5am.
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