Best restaurants in Melbourne
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Cutler & Co. · Attica · Flower Drum. (Updated Sep 20, 2026.)
Native Australian fine dining, Cantonese banquets and laneway favourites: the Melbourne restaurants locals and food writers rate highest.
Top 10
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1
Cutler & Co.
McConnell's Fitzroy restaurant in a former metalworks.
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2
Attica
Ben Shewry's native-ingredient tasting menu in Ripponlea.
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3
Flower Drum
Grand Cantonese dining in Chinatown since 1975.
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4
Tipo 00
Handmade pasta bar on Little Bourke Street.
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5
Gimlet at Cavendish House
Andrew McConnell's glamorous supper club.
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6
Chin Chin
Busy Southeast Asian canteen on Flinders Lane.
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7
MoVida
Spanish tapas in Hosier Lane.
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8
Supernormal
Asian-inspired plates and lobster rolls.
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9
Grossi Florentino
Historic Italian restaurant on Bourke Street.
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10
France-Soir
South Yarra French bistro institution.
Candidates
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11
Stokehouse
Beachfront dining in St Kilda.
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12
Reine & La Rue
French grand café in the former Stock Exchange.
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Comments (1)
Flower Drum, still the best Cantonese in Australia.