All of the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings That You Need to Add to Your Must-Visit List in 2024
Discover your next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Melbourne haunts.
Everyone has a favourite restaurant, pub and go-to bar. They're the types of places you revisit again and again, and you always know you're in for a good time. But Melbourne's busy hospitality scene is constantly welcoming new venues — and new spots vying to rank among your trusty faves.
We haven't made it all the way through 2024 yet, but Melbourne is always delivering when it comes to all things boozy and delicious. The city is abuzz with new restaurants, reopened and revamped cafes, and rooftop bars to while away your days and nights in. So call the apple of your eye and make a dinner date, or hop in the group chat and plan drinks with your best mates, because these newbies are all worth visiting.
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BarMorena Melbourne
71 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Alejandro Saravia is totally in his element with Morena Melbourne, masterfully executing his own take on contemporary Latin American fine-dining.
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BarCircl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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RestaurantElio's Place
238 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Elio's Place is serving up breakfast, lunch, aperitivo snacks and late-night dinners every day of the week in the CBD.
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BarPunters Club
376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.
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RestaurantBibi Ji
179 Lygon Street, Carlton
Lygon Street was once almost exclusively home to old-school Italian restaurants, but the strip is increasingly welcoming brilliant Pakistani, Turkish and Indian diners like this one.
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RestaurantBansho
960 High Street, Armadale
French and Japanese cuisines cleverly combine at Armadale's outstanding fine diner.
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BarFlour Child Richmond
432 Church Street, Richmond
You’ve had sourdough pizza, US-style slices and dirty Aussie pizzas, but have you tried pinsa romana?
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BarNorth Fitzroy Arms Hotel
296 Rae Street, Fitzroy North
Following a light-handed refurb in May 2024, this local pub is now party in the front bar and bistro business in the back.
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BarLola Belle
233 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Strange bedfellows rum and champagne come together at this Brunswick Street bar.
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BarMisfits Bar
30 Chambers Street, Footscray
A trio of misfits have set up a sleek bar in Footscray, which champions local artists and community groups.
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BarAster Cocktail & Wine
31 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne
Aster is Ferdydurke's replacement, swapping out live music for more grown-up date-night vibes.
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BarRuby Dining
189 Queen Street, Melbourne
Two Melbourne restaurant groups have joined forces to create this all-day brasserie in the CBD.
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RestaurantKushiro
175 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
The Hong Kong fine-diner Kushiro landed in Melbourne, but in a less-formal, izakaya-style setting.
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BarHotel Nacional
23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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BarWindsor Wine Room
60 Chapel Street, Windsor
Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.
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BarCode Black Coffee Flinders Lane
189 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Code Black's Morning Bar is home to a stacked lineup of coffee-infused cocktails — both boozy and non-alcoholic.
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RestaurantRomanello
93 Therry Street, Melbourne
Romanello is serving loaded sandwiches and pizza by the slice across from Queen Vic Market.
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RestaurantThe Beehive Hotel
84 Barkers Road, Hawthorn
Hawthorn's historic 300-seat pub The Beehive Hotel was totally revamped in mid-2024.
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BarBistrot Bisou
575 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Luke Mangan is serving up classic French fare in the CBD's Hotel Indigo.
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Restaurantp r o v a
822 High Street, Thornbury
Come Friday and Saturday evenings, Pastificio Sandro transforms from an Italian grocer specialising in fresh pasta into a hidden restaurant.
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RestaurantCasa Chino
212-214 Albion Street, Brunswick
Hospo veterans Vincent Lombino and Jared Thibault have brought Chifa cuisine to Melbourne.
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BarChampagne Problems
238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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RestaurantLittle Molli
66 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford
Abbotsford's new all-day deli Little Molli comes from the minds behind some of Melbourne's best cafes, bars and restaurants.
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RestaurantWoo399 Korean BBQ Restaurant
399 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Pick your meat from the fridge, pay at the counter and then cook up your own personalised KBBQ feast.
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BarGreenhart Camberwell
1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell
This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.
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BarMoon Dog Wild West
54 Hopkins Street, Footscray
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.
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BarBar Mexico
39 High Street, Preston
Preston's Bar Mexico is pairing sipping tequilas and mezcals with build-your-own taco feasts on High Street.
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BarSantana Rooftop
169 Melbourne Place, Melbourne
Follow the glow from red neon lights to find this moody, winter-friendly rooftop bar in Melbourne's CBD.
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RestaurantThe Continental
171 Johnston Street, Collingwood
You can play free pool and tuck into Med-inspired loaded sangas at this Collingwood cafe.
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BarSaint George
54 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Celebrity chef Karen Martini is running the show at this St Kilda haunt.
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RestaurantHopper Joint
157 Greville Street, Prahran
These light, crispy, bowl-shaped pancakes take centre stage at this Sri Lankan joint.
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RestaurantToken
151 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Get around great sashimi and temaki from the raw bar and flame-kissed Japanese eats from the yakitori grill.
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BarBianchetto
26-28 Cotham Road, Kew
Joe Vargetto is blending old-school Italian sensibilities with contemporary cool at this trendy Kew spot.
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RestaurantBang Bang Hampton
315 Hampton Street, Hampton
This outpost is cooking up a fusion of Southeast Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian eats.
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BarMill Place Merchants
2 Mill Place, Melbourne
If you're feeling mysterious, dark and moody, this speakeasy bar might be the perfect place to brood. That's if you can find it.
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RestaurantD.O.C St Kilda
14-16 The Esplanade, St Kilda
The latest seaside site by D.O.C is a prime spot for sharing a seafood pizza while overlooking the water.
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RestaurantFarro Pizzeria Moonee Ponds
30 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds
Farro has brought its spelt pasta and sourdough pizza to Moonee Ponds with its seventh Melbourne outpost.
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BarPirate Life South Melbourne
139-145 Market Street, South Melbourne
This pirate life is all about craft beers, natural wines and a huge selection of South American and Greek eats.
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RestaurantMork Chocolate Looking Glass
13 Centre Place, Melbourne
The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.
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BarFleet Rooftop Bar
1 Queen Street, Melbourne
The Flinders Street rooftop bar boasts an encyclopaedic drinks menu stacked with over 70 rums, 50 gins, and a selection of vintage and hard-to-find spirits.
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RestaurantShusai Mijo
256 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
Three Warabi alums have struck out on their own, championing Kappo-style omakase in Melbourne's inner north.
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RestaurantLucia Melbourne
11 Eastern Road, South Melbourne
Even though the Mediterranean style of drinking and dining is all over Melbourne these days, Lucia has a team of local hospo heavyweights ready to fight off the competition.
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BarBrewmanity
50 Tope Street, South Melbourne
Enjoy a sky-high sip over city views at this South Melbourne brewery and you'll also be helping a good cause.
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BarThe Bon Vivant's Companion
150 Main Street, Mornington
This Mornington bar offers up a bit of old-world luxury — even if you can't find its secret whisky bar.
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RestaurantNiku Shiki
360 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Melbourne Central's wagyu-centric venue operates as a sleek restaurant, takeaway joint, and in-house butcher and grocer all rolled into one.
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RestaurantRonin
445 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Like an ancient ronin samurai, Chef Patrick Kwong has no master. He's breaking the rules and doing omakase his own way.
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RestaurantRobin's Deli
132 Keys Road, Cheltenham
It's serving up everything from sausage and egg brekkie rolls and four-cheese Vegemite toasties to healthy veggie sandwiches and decked-out meatball subs.
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BarCastlerose
67 Palmerston Crescent, South Melbourne
Treat yourself to some old-world luxury — sipping on fine champagne and biting into confit duck cigars at the bar.
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BarThe Gertrude Hotel
148 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
The Fitzroy corner site has been reborn once again — this time as a Med-inspired bar and bistro.
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RestaurantSushi Baby
414 New Street, Brighton
This popular takeaway sushi bar in Brighton now has a pastel-hued dining room and courtyard, plus a dine-in menu full of both contemporary and traditional Japanese eats.
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RestaurantTokyo Motto
200 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This Japanese diner is serving inventive fare like ice cream ramen by day before turning into a classic, dim, Tokyo-style izakaya at night.
Top image: Morena Melbourne.