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2023 Melbourne Restaurant Awards

Vue de Monde
"Attica At Home"
Dining at Attica in Ripponlea is a commitment of time and money – there are beautiful, rare and unique ingredients and eclectic tunes, but most of all there’s Ben Shewry’s innovative and creative c...
Amaru

Amaru

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Open Now

Armadale

17 Chef Hat Award
IDES

IDES

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens Sun 12:00:PM

Collingwood

17 Chef Hat Award
Elegance and sophistication combine on the plates of IDES in a gastronomic experience well-worth journeying out of the city to Smith Street in Collingwood. Previously Attica’s pop-up, this now perm...
Navi

Navi

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Open Now

Yarraville

17 Chef Hat Award
Cutler & Co. Dining Room

Cutler & Co. Dining Room

European   $$$$$   Opens Sun 12:00:PM

Fitzroy

16 Chef Hat Award
There’s a sense of industrial eeriness meets underground glam at Cutler & Co. in Fitzroy. Past wallpaper prints and paint jobs have been scrubbed away to reveal stripped brick walls. Peculiar but f...
Ishizuka

Ishizuka

Japanese   $$$$$   Open Now

Melbourne CBD

16 Chef Hat Award
Restaurant Gaea

Restaurant Gaea

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Open Now

Fitzroy

16 Chef Hat Award
Akaiito

Akaiito

Japanese   $$$$$   Open Now

Melbourne CBD

15 Chef Hat Award
A dazzling Red Thread of Fate light fixture twists its way across the dining room welcoming guests to Akaiito on Flinders Lane in Melbourne city. A moody vibe of black marble, dark granite and plus...
With a colourful history spanning over a century, the Chef Hat awarded Grossi Florentino Restaurant, Grill & Cellar Bar has contributed to the cultural and culinary growth of Melbourne's dining sce...
Flower Drum

Flower Drum

Chinese   $$$$$   Open Now

Melbourne CBD

15 Chef Hat Award
Flower drum has a well known history amongst foodies and Melbournians alike. An unlikely building is the venue for this Cantonese culinary delight, which is accessed predominantly by a lift, or sta...
Kazuki's

Kazuki's

Japanese   $$$$$   Opens Sun 12:00:PM

Carlton

15 Chef Hat Award
Greasy Zoes

Greasy Zoes

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens Sun 3:00:PM

Hurstbridge

15 Chef Hat Award
For a slice of home cooking with flair in the heart of Hurstbridge, locals stop by Greasy Zoes on Heidelberg-Kinglake Road. A homely, eclectic décor, reminiscent of grandma’s kitchen awaits with ru...
Society

Society

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Open Now

Melbourne CBD

15 Chef Hat Award
Luci

Luci

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens Sun 7:00:AM

Melbourne CBD

14 Chef Hat Award
Celebrating Melbourne’s history of Italian immigrants and evolution into a cosmopolitan culinary city, Luci is a contemporary Australian restaurant housed within the grand hall of the Equity Chambe...
Il Bacaro

Il Bacaro

Italian   $$$$$   Open Now

Melbourne CBD

14 Chef Hat Award Restaurant & Catering Association
Translated as ‘God of wine’, Il Bacaro is the epitome of Venetian style in the heart of Melbourne. First opened in 1995, Il Bacaro is certainly no stranger to acclaim and continues to impress diner...