The Best Steaks in Melbourne

Strictly for carnivores.

Tom Clift
Published on September 05, 2015

While we love health food as much as the next person, sometimes organic smashed avo on wholegrain sourdough just isn't enough. Sometimes you want something simple. Sometimes you want a nice, thick, juicy piece of meat. Whether you like it raw, well done or somewhere in between, here's our list of the best steaks in Melbourne. Vegetarians need not apply.

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Cutler & Co.

55-57 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Fine dining at one of the best restaurants in the country.

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Epocha

49 Rathdowne Street, Carlton

The epitome of European hospitality.

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The European

161 Spring Street, Melbourne

A cultural institution that is worth as many visits as a lifetime can suffice.

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Longhorn Saloon - CLOSED

118 Elgin Street, Carlton

Carlton gets its own Le Bon Ton-style saloon.

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Estelle

243-245 High Street, Northcote

Celebrated chef Scott Pickett has combined Estelle Bistro and ESP to create one venue celebrating wining, dining and everything in between.

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San Telmo

14 Meyers Place, Melbourne

Inspired by Argentina’s vibrant culture, San Telmo offers authentic food and wine to match.

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L'Hotel Gitan

32 Commercial Road, Prahran

From Paris to Prahran, this gastropub serves up French classics alongside a few contemporary twists.

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France-Soir

11 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Melbourne's quintessential French bistro with over three decades under its belt.

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Neighbourhood Wine

1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North

With a history steeped in Melbourne Mafia, this wine bar brings a cosy, speakeasy-style space to Fitzroy North.

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Stray Neighbour

463 - 467 Plenty Road, Preston

The new neighbour set to elevate the dining scene of Preston.

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Restaurant
Northern Git

757 High St, Thornbury

Sophisticated British comfort food adds a much-needed destination to Thornbury's dining options.

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Bar
Captain Melville

34 Franklin Street, Melbourne

See what a bushranger can teach you about savouring the moment.

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Event
Le Bon Ton's Superbowl Party

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood

Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.

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The Five Best Rivers for Swimming In Near Melbourne

Skip the overcrowded sands of Melbourne's beaches in favour of floating upstream at these Victorian rivers.

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News
How Does It Feel to Make a Bob Dylan Biopic?: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro and James Mangold Chat 'A Complete Unknown'

This portrait of Bob Dylan going electric boasts the songs, the stars and 60s-era style — plus plenty of passion from its lead, his fellow cast and director.

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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend

This weekend, you can pair pickleball games with sushi platters and cocktails, watch films under the stars, and see if you can score last-minute tickets to AO Live.

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Guide
The 16 Best Seafood Restaurants in Melbourne

Here's where to find Melbourne's best seafood — across fine-diners, messy crab shacks, local neighbourhood eateries and lavish omakase haunts.

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News
Messina Wants You to Treat Your 2025 Valentine to a Heart-Topped Tub of Salted Caramel and Baked Cheesecake Gelato

This February 14 special also features dark choc chips, passionfruit curd, crème brûlée mousse and caramel swirls.

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Restaurant
Astoria Bar Kè Grill

302 Toorak Road, South Yarra

This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.

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Bar
Espy Sunroom

The Esplanade, St Kilda

Just when you thought St Kilda's Hotel Esplanade couldn't get any bigger, it opens the 252-person Espy Sunroom next door.

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News
Heartbreaking News: Splendour in the Grass Has Confirmed That It Isn't Returning for 2025

"Splendour needs a little more time to recharge and we won’t be back this year," the festival's organisers announced.

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Event
Galentine's Day at Pincho Disco

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood

Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day

Buy Tickets

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Pincho Disco

59 Cambridge Street, Collingwood

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News
'The White Lotus' Has Been Renewed by HBO for Season Four Before Season Three Even Starts

There's no word yet on which destination will follow Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand — but a fourth round of this HBO hit is on the way.

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News
Seven Melbourne Venues Screening the Super Bowl for NFL Superfans

If you're looking to tune in to the biggest event in American sporting, do it right at these spots around town.

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News
Singapore's Hidden Gem: Everything to See and Eat in Katong-Joo Chiat

Discover Singapore's Peranakan history at this colourful cultural hub.

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News
An ALDI Ice Cream Truck Is Serving Up 36-Cent Desserts at East Coast Beaches for One Day Only

When the supermarket chain's van hits coastal spots in Sydney, Melbourne and on the Sunshine Coast, nothing will cost more than $1.

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News
The Full Trailer for 'Yellowjackets' Season Three Is Here with Haunting Secrets and a Relentless Fight to Survive

Here's one way to spend Valentine's Day: with the return of this TV hit, this time with Hilary Swank joining the cast.

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News
Five Epic Multi-Day Hikes to Conquer Near Melbourne

Walk your way through the most beautiful parts of Victoria (while staying at remote campgrounds) during these multi-day hikes near Melbourne.

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Event
GABS Craft Beer Fest

Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf

Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.

Buy Tickets

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News
GABS Is Set to Build Australia's Longest Bar (with 120 Taps) When the Huge Craft Beer and Cider Festival Returns for 2025

This just might be the biggest bar that you ever get a drink from — and it's coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Guide
The 16 Best Hotels In Melbourne for 2025

Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the best hotels in Melbourne will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas, rooftop pools and pillow menus await.

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Hotel
The StandardX

62 Rose Street, Fitzroy

Fitzroy's The StandardX boasts 125 luxury rooms, a rooftop bar and a contemporary Thai restaurant.

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Hotel
Melbourne Place

130 Russell Street, Melbourne

This has got to be Melbourne's most beautiful hotel — from top to bottom.

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Bar
Mid Air

130 Russell Street, Melbourne

This banger of a rooftop bar sits on top of Melbourne Place hotel, and is open from breakfast right throughout to dinner.

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News
'Joker: Folie à Deux', 'Madame Web' and 'Borderlands' Are All in the Running for 2025's Razzie Awards

Also picking up plenty of nominations from cinema's least-coveted accolades: 'Megalopolis', 'Reagan' and 'Unfrosted'.

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News
The Warehouse Project's 2024 Australian Debut Was Such a Hit That It's Returning in 2025

A taste of Manchester's rave scene is coming to Sydney and Melbourne again — this time for a night in each city in April.

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News
The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne

Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.

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Event
What's on in Frankston: 2025 Events

Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues

From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.

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News
How One of Australia's Most-Beloved Children's Books Finally Became a Movie: Alison Lester and Robert Connolly Talk 'Magic Beach'

Three and a half decades after it first hit bookshelves, this illustrated favourite has reached the screen in a fittingly imaginative way.

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Guide
The Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025

Save cosy pub corners for the depths of winter — it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these fab Melbourne beer gardens.

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News
Damn Fine Viewing: Thirteen Must-See David Lynch Movies and TV Shows That You Can Stream Right Now

Watching 'Twin Peaks', 'Blue Velvet' and the director behind them interrogating a monkey is the best way to pay tribute to a filmmaker like no other.

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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can watch LGBTQIA+ players fight it out at the Aus Open's Glam Slam, score a few drinking and dining deals, and treat yourself to a luxe six-course Japanese dinner down at the Portsea Hotel.

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Event
Writers Revealed: Treasures From the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London

Sat, 12 Apr - Sun, 3 Aug 2025
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

This world-first exhibition pairs author portraits with rare manuscripts, showcasing the work of Jane Austen, Shakespeare and Tolkien and more.

Buy Tickets

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News
Coming Soon: Jane Austen, Shakespeare and Tolkien Are in the Spotlight at Literature Loving-Exhibition 'Writers Revealed'

Displaying on the Gold Coast, this world-first showcase spans six centuries of work, bringing author portraits and rare manuscripts to Australia.

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Qantas Is Launching Direct Flights From Australia to Sapporo So You Can Get to Japan's Snowfields Quicker

The new route flies out of Sydney and will launch this coming December, ready for the 2025–26 snow season.

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Biggest Best IMAX Film Festival

Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton

This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.

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From Adam Elliot Talking 'Memoir of a Snail' to the Philippous with ONEFOUR, AACTA Festival's 2025 Lineup Just Got Bigger

Australian actors Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany, Teresa Palmer and Jack Thompson have also joined the packed program.

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Reimagining Classic Horror, Reflecting Reality and Scaring Up Resonant Emotion: Julia Garner and Leigh Whannell Chat 'Wolf Man'

What keeps drawing Garner to on-screen tension and unease — and Whannell to modernising iconic movie monsters? We found out.

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More Than Just Shooting Stars: Bag Raiders Talk Internet Fame, Creative Freedom and Loving Playing Festivals

It's been a decade and a half since 'Shooting Stars' helped bring this Australian electronic music duo to fame — and, with their own label, plus frequent sets at fests like AO Live, Jack Glass and Chris Stracey are as inspired as ever.

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Jacob Elordi-Starring Australian Miniseries 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' Has a Date with Your Streaming Queue in April

Directed by 'True History of the Kelly Gang' and 'Nitram' filmmaker Justin Kurzel, the five-parter is set to arrive just in time for Easter long-weekend viewing.

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Tennis Tipples: The Australian Open Has Upped Its Booze Game This Year By Hosting a Slew of Fun Pop-Up Bars

All these bars are accessible to punters holding Australian Open ground passes — helping fuel the festival vibes.

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Europa! Europa Film Festival

Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.

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Europa! Europa Film Festival's 2025 Lineup Serves Up a Feast of European Cinema's Latest and Greatest

When you're not watching the highest-grossing French movie of 2024 or Sweden's latest Oscar submission, you can catch a restoration of four features by iconic filmmaker François Truffaut.

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News
Anarchy in Australia and New Zealand: Sex Pistols Are Touring Down Under for the First Time in Almost 30 Years

The iconic punk-rock band will play their 1977 record 'Never Mind The Bollocks' when they head this way in April 2025.

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Guide
The 25 Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025

From Chinatown institutions and neighbourhood haunts to CBD fine-diners and contemporary Asian-fusion eateries, here are our top picks for when you have a hankering for some top Chinese cuisine.

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News
Love Is on the Lineup — Plus Recent Music-Filled Films — for Your February 2025 Moonlight Cinema Dates

Program highlights include '10 Things I Hate About You', 'The Notebook', sing-along 'Wicked' sessions, 'Better Man' and 'A Complete Unknown'.

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Feature
Coasting Together

Tens of thousands of kilometres of coastline... where to start? You grab your mates, we'll be on navigation duty.

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News
The 11 Best Swimming Holes Near Melbourne

Don't stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to — check out these fab swim spots just a few hours' drive from Melbourne.

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Event
The Glam Slam

Fri, 24 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Melbourne Park, Melbourne

Beyond the official Glam Slam tennis matches, you'll also find roaming drag queens and kings, glam stations, DJ sets, and plenty of rainbow flags.

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