Melbourne's Most Popular Restaurants of 2017

The new openings and old favourites you flocked to this year.
Concrete Playground
Published on December 26, 2017
List
Map
  • Restaurant

    Hotel Jesus

    174 Smith Street, Collingwood

    A Smith Street taco joint from the team behind Mamasita.

  • Cafe

    Au79

    27-29 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford

    This Abbotsford cafe, bakery and roastery hybrid gets a gold star.

  • Cafe

    Cumulus Inc.

    45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    A sensory dream of outstanding food and beautiful design.

  • Restaurant

    Souk - CLOSED

    13 Bligh Place, Melbourne

    Hummus, cocktails and Turkish dumplings in a pink-hued CBD space.

  • Restaurant

    Out of Sundaland - CLOSED

    806 High Street, Thornbury

    Thornbury's more casual, less expensive answer to Chin Chin.

  • Cafe

    The Journal Cafe

    253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    A reliable Flinders Lane cafe that's open late each night.

  • Restaurant

    Kisumé

    175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    Chris Lucas's three storeys of Japanese grandeur in the heart of Melbourne.

  • Restaurant

    Kumo

    152 Lygon Street, East Brunswick

    Izakaya-style dining at the Brunswick end of a worldly Lygon Street.

  • Cafe

    Rustica Canteen - CLOSED

    33 Guildford Lane, Melbourne

    Pre-work pastries: check.

  • Cafe

    Operator25

    25 Wills Street, Melbourne

    Breakfast, brunch or lunch — no matter how you operate.

  • Restaurant

    Ramblr - CLOSED

    363 Chapel Street, South Yarra

    A casual fine diner pushing experimental dishes and some seriously memorable meals.

  • Bar

    Napier Quarter

    359 Napier Street, Fitzroy

    A small all-day cafe and wine bar winning locals over in the backstreets of Fitzroy.

  • Bar

    Hihou - CLOSED

    First Floor, 1 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    A Japanese-inspired bar behind a secret doorway.

  • Cafe

    Heresy - CLOSED

    10 Equitable Place, Melbourne

    A new tiny CBD cafe doing good coffee and healthy grab-and-go lunches.

  • Restaurant

    Minamishima

    4 Lord Street, Richmond

    Down a narrow street just off Bridge Road, there is a quiet oasis of calm — and an incredible omakase journey to be taken. 

  • Restaurant

    Hinoki Japanese Pantry

    279 Smith St, Fitzroy

    Sushi dreams are made of this.

  • Cafe

    Manchester Press

    8 Rankins Lane, Melbourne

    Typically Melbourne, unpretentiously awesome (with bagels).

  • Cafe

    Light Years

    132 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East

    A beautiful Camberwell Road cafe from the team behind now-closed Fitzroy favourite Hammer & Tong.

  • Cafe

    Bowery To Williamsburg

    16 Oliver Lane, Melbourne

    A taste of the USA with bagels, cronuts and some killer sandwiches.

  • Restaurant

    Huxtaburger Collingwood

    106 Smith Street, Collingwood

    Melbourne's burger institution.

  • Restaurant

    Uncle Collins Street

    15 Collins Street, Melbourne

    Casual Vietnamese fare in a breezy CBD space.

Tap and select Add to Home Screen to access Concrete Playground easily next time. x