MELBOURNE
Food & Wine:
Victoria’s capital and Australia’s premier ‘wine city’, Melbourne has a well-deserved reputation for offering a superb food and wine experience. Chic restaurants serving a variety of cuisine types, inspirational chefs and a lively café scene, not to mention an array of boutique wineries circling the city, are just some of the reasons why Melbourne is considered the height of gastronomic excellence.
Wineries:
Victoria is Australia’s most diverse and compact wine state, boasting over 350 wineries in 22 distinct wine regions, four within an hour’s drive of Melbourne. Gateway to the regions and the country’s premier wine city, Melbourne is also recognised as one of the world’s great wine destinations, along with Bordeaux, San Francisco, Santiago, Porto and Florence.
Melbourne is unique - worldwide - in having five winegrowing regions within an hour and a half of the city. And it's not only the wines which show distinct regional characteristics. There's food, markets, festivals, even the vignerons themselves. A definite plus for time-starved winelovers with a taste for peppery shiraz and elegant chardonnay is the small area of Sunbury, just 15 minutes from Tullamarine airport. Travel further north and you are soon in the Macedon Ranges, where the impressive landmark, Hanging Rock, soars above vineyards producing equally impressive still and sparkling wines. Or head east to the magnificent Yarra Valley, now as famous for its regional food as its wines. About forty cellar doors, ranging from the grand to the rustic, welcome visitors year round, many with their own restaurants.
Restaurants:
Stokehouse - Cafe Bistro & fine dining 30 Jacka Bvd, St Kilda Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9525 5555
The Great Provider - great seafood Marine Parade, St Kilda Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9525 5855
Chez Phat Level Melbourne, 7 Waratah Place Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9663 0988 Email chezphat@pacific.net.au
Le Petit Cafe 40-42 Armstrong St Middle Park VIC Phone 03 9696 1900
Yuu 137 Flinders Lane (enter via Oliver Lane) Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9639 7073
Kri Kri - Greek cusine 39-41 Little Bourke St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9639 3444
Mo Mo Restaurant & Supper Club - Middle Eastern Basement, 115 Collins St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9650 0660
Lanna Thai - Thai cusine 287 Exhibition St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9662 1250
Sud - Italian 219 King St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9670 8451
Il Solito Posto - Italian Basement, 113 Collins St (enter via George Pde) Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9654 4466
Il Bacaro - Italian 168-170 Little Collins St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9654 6778
111 Spring Street - International cusine The Windsor 103-115 Spring St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9633 6004 Email info@thewindsor.com.au
Piazza Vittoria Cucina e Caffe - Italian 510 Elizabeth St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9662 9900
Don Don - Boutique Shop 6, 340 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9670 7113
Langton's Restaurant & Wine Bar - Al la Carte 61 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9663 0222 Email langtons@bigpond.com
The Vault Bar & Restaurant - Western cuisine 18-20 Bank Place Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9600 0144 Email thevault1@bigpond.com
Radii - International cuisine 1 Parliament Square Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9224 1234 Email phmelbourne@hyatt.com.au
One Eleven Spring Street - Contemporary European 103 Spring St Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone 03 9633 6120 Fax 03 9633 6129 Email mcguirel@thewindsor.com.au
Chine on Paramount - Contemporary Chinese 101 Little Bourke St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9663 6556
Republic Restaurant & Bar - Al la Carte Cnr Queen & La Trobe Sts Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9670 2999 Email republic.restaurant@bigpond.com
Concrete - Boutique Cnr Lonsdale & Russell Sts Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9663 1002
Punch Lane - International cuisine 43 Little Bourke St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9639 4944 Email punchlane@bigpond.com
Sarti Ristorante & Bar - Italian 6 Russell Place Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9639 7822
Flower Drum - Chinese 17 Market Lane Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9662 3655
Le Restaurant - French, Asian & Australian! Level 35, Hotel Sofitel, 25 Collins St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9653 7744 Email restaurant_res@sofitelmelbourne.com.au
Rajah of India - Indian cuisine Cnr King & Rosslyn Sts Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9329 8402
Syracuse - European cuisine 23 Bank Place Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9670 1777
Mask of China - Al La Carte Chinese 115-117 Little Bourke St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9662 2116 Email mask@eisa.net.au
European 161 Spring St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9654 0811
Strozzi Ristorante & Caffeteria - Italian 333 Collins St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9629 4844
Kappo Okita - Japanese cuisine 17 Liverpool St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9662 2206
Hairy Canary - Bar & restaurant 212 Little Collins St Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9654 2471
Ezard at Adelphi - Western & Middle Eastern fusion 187 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9639 6811 Email ezard@adelphi.com
Yak - Bar & Restaurant Cnr Russell St & Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9654 6699
Misuzu's Japanese Restaurant 7 Victoria Ave Albert Park VIC Phone 03 9699 9022
The Point Restaurant - International cuisine Aquatic Drive, Albert Park Lake Albert Park VIC Phone 03 9682 5566 Email the point@iou.com.au
O'Connells Restaurant - Asian & Mediterranean Cnr Montague & Coventry Sts South Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9699 9600 Email luke.carter@oconnells.com.au
Colonial Tramcar Restaurant - Traditional Crn. Clarendon & Normanby St South Melbourne VIC 3205 Phone 03 9696 4000 Fax 03 9696 3787 Web http://www.tramrestaurant.com.au (Four times winner of coveted National Tourism Award)
La Madrague - Gallic cuisine 171 Buckhurst St South Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9699 9627
EQ Cafebar - Al la Carte Riverside Terrace, Victorian Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd Southbank VIC Phone 03 9645 0644 Email eq@eqcafebar.com.au
Mecca - Lebanese Mid-level, Southgate Southbank VIC Phone 03 9682 2999 Email meccarestaurant@bigpond.com
Cecconis - Italian Ground level, Crown Casino, 8 Whiteman St Southbank VIC Phone 03 9686 8648 Email cecconis@cecconis.com
Walters's Wine Bar - Bistro Upper level, Southgate Southbank VIC Phone 03 9690 9211
Scusa Mi - Italian Al la Carte Mid-level, Southgate Southbank VIC Phone 03 9699 4111
Number 8 - Al la Carte Ground level, Crown Casino Southbank VIC Phone 03 9292 7899
Strega Ristorante Italiano Ground level, Crown Casino Southbank VIC Phone 03 9645 5400
The London Restaurant - Western cuisine 92 Beach St Port Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9646 4644 Email thelondon@smartchat.com.au
The Graham - Boutique (old Wharfies Pub) 97 Graham St Port Melbourne VIC Phone 03 9676 2566 Email info@thegraham.com.au
The Venetian Wine Bar & Restaurant - Bistro style Como Centre, 299 Toorak Rd South Yarra VIC Phone 03 9860 8000
Observatory Cafe Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Ave South Yarra VIC Phone 03 9650 5600 Email observatorycafe@ozemail.com.au
Lotus 172 Toorak Rd South Yarra VIC Phone 03 9827 7833
Viet's Quan - Vietnamese cuisine Shop 6, 300 Toorak Rd South Yarra VIC Phone 03 9827 4765
Japonica - Japanese cuisine Shop 6, 180 Toorak Rd, (enter off William St) South Yarra VIC Phone 03 9827 2968
Termini - Italian 60A Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9537 3465
Birdcage - Wine Bar & Japanese Tapas 129 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 0277
Claypots Seafood Restaurant 213 Barkly St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 1282 Email gilgameshconnections@bigpond.com
The Banff - Jazzy Mediterranean 145 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9525 4113
Superbo - Western cuisine 19 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 7332 Email eat.drink@superbo.com.au
Bluecorn - Mexican 205 Barkly St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 5996
Bar Corvina 157 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9537 0244 Email barcorvina@iprimus.com.au
Luxe - Al la Carte 15 Inkerman St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 0255
One Fitzroy Street Restaurant - Seafood, Asian & International cuisine 1 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9593 8800 Email onefitzroy@aol.com.au
Circa, The Prince - Al la Carte 2 Acland St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9536 1122
Veludo - Western cuisine 175 Acland St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 4456 Email veludo@hmc.net.au
The George Melbourne Wine Room - Wine Bar & Italian cuisine 125 Fitzroy St St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9525 5599 Email wineroom@bigpond.com.au
Donovans - Western cuisine 40 Jacka Blvd St Kilda VIC Phone 03 9534 8221 Email eat@donovanshouse.com.au
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