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Perching at the bar with a robust negroni, not sharing a parmesan-laden bowl of fresh cacio e pepe is a largely unpretentious dining experience that cuts to the core of hospitality. Perfect for solo dining or a delayed catch-up with your long-lost friend, this type of dining had been lacking in Melbourne until recent years. Nowadays, Melburnians aren't so intimidated with dining solo, sitting right in front of the chef, and foregoing a strong-backed seat for a humble stool. These restaurants and bars will let you pull up a pew in front of the action, and won't judge you on a table for one.
Image: Sunda, Kate Shanasy
Take a seat up front, whether you're dining solo or finally having that long-delayed catch-up.
Take a seat up front, whether you're dining solo or finally having that long-delayed catch-up.
A Lygon Street institution has been transformed into a sleek late-night Italian bar and eatery.
This little Richmond eatery is slinging meatball katsu-sandos, donburi bowls, cocktails and rare Japanese sake.
This refined Italian eatery in a historic courthouse will transport you to Tuscany for the night.
You'll find everything from 6.30am coffee to late-night sangas at this Collingwood wine bar.
Thornbury's cute neighbourhood Italian bar serving spritzes cicchetti and bowls of pasta.
The historic building features five separate hospitality spaces, including a Champagne lounge and a craft beer bar.
Andrew McConnell's gone more casual with his canteen, serving up highballs, fancy cup noodles and, yes, those lobster rolls.
Valoriani clay oven woodfired pizzas, local beers and bottled cocktails in Fitzroy.
An ambitious two-level Windsor wine bar with a 'fireplace lounge' and 'cocktail saloon'.
This Toorak bar has all the essentials: wine, wine-matched snacks and a solid happy hour.
Drink tinnies, down burgers, dance and play pool in Leonard's lounge room-like bar.
The Rochey has been rejuvenated, and it's no longer just your average local pub.
Once a questionable choice of venue, the Saint Hotel has been transformed into a sleek Thai dining space and bar.
Richmond's newest Asian joint is a little bit different to its Victoria Street neighbours.
Even with high profile siblings threatening to outshine, this Italian Baby is anywhere but the corner.
With Fatto meaning 'stuffed' in Italian, this riverside cantina and bar might just be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
New Japanese eatery brings the funkiness of Fitzroy into the flashy end of town; a winning trifecta of food, sake and service.
Despite missing out on the neighbouring Meyers Place revolution, the Waiter's Club remains a city stalwart.
Inspired by Argentina’s vibrant culture, San Telmo offers authentic food and wine to match.
With a history steeped in Melbourne Mafia, this bar brings a cosy, speakeasy-style space to Fitzroy North.
This little patch of greenery is where some of Melbourne's most loved cafe owners have struck gold once again.
Parlour Diner's tiny size keeps it grounded with a sense of community rather than commodity.
Tucked away in stencil-drenched Hosier Lane, MoVida offers a grazing extravaganza in an enchanting room akin to what you'd actually get in downtown Barcelona.
