Melbourne's Most Popular Restaurants of 2017
The new openings and old favourites you flocked to this year.
Whether you're craving a rich bowl of pasta or just some cheap tacos, Melbourne has just what you're looking for. From old favourites to new hotspots, this fair city of ours knows how to cater to your stomach's every whim.
That's what you went searching for in 2017, and these are the results. Our most-viewed restaurants and cafes of the year provide a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit (either for the first time or the fifth). Mosey along to one, head back to your pick of the bunch and say cheers to Melbourne's most popular dining dens as chosen by your busyclicking fingers. Use this list to plan your first 2018 meals.
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Hotel Jesus
174 Smith Street, Collingwood
A Smith Street taco joint from the team behind Mamasita.
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Au79
27-29 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford
This Abbotsford cafe, bakery and roastery hybrid gets a gold star.
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Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
A sensory dream of outstanding food and beautiful design.
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Souk - CLOSED
13 Bligh Place, Melbourne
Hummus, cocktails and Turkish dumplings in a pink-hued CBD space.
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Out of Sundaland - CLOSED
806 High Street, Thornbury
Thornbury's more casual, less expensive answer to Chin Chin.
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The Journal Cafe
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
A reliable Flinders Lane cafe that's open late each night.
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Kisumé
175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Chris Lucas's three storeys of Japanese grandeur in the heart of Melbourne.
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Kumo
152 Lygon Street, East Brunswick
Izakaya-style dining at the Brunswick end of a worldly Lygon Street.
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Operator25
25 Wills Street, Melbourne
Breakfast, brunch or lunch — no matter how you operate.
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Ramblr - CLOSED
363 Chapel Street, South Yarra
A casual fine diner pushing experimental dishes and some seriously memorable meals.
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Napier Quarter
359 Napier Street, Fitzroy
A small all-day cafe and wine bar winning locals over in the backstreets of Fitzroy.
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Hihou - CLOSED
First Floor, 1 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
A Japanese-inspired bar behind a secret doorway.
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Heresy - CLOSED
10 Equitable Place, Melbourne
A new tiny CBD cafe doing good coffee and healthy grab-and-go lunches.
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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.
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Manchester Press
8 Rankins Lane, Melbourne
Typically Melbourne, unpretentiously awesome (with bagels).
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Light Years
132 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East
A beautiful Camberwell Road cafe from the team behind now-closed Fitzroy favourite Hammer & Tong.
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Bowery To Williamsburg
16 Oliver Lane, Melbourne
A taste of the USA with bagels, cronuts and some killer sandwiches.
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Uncle Collins Street
15 Collins Street, Melbourne
Casual Vietnamese fare in a breezy CBD space.