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Level 55 Rialto degustation showcasing native Australian ingredients through theatrical kitchen tours and skyline views.
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Vue de monde's Rialto degustation to Ishizuka's kaiseki, 15 fine dining experiences worth the splurge. Hatted kitchens, omakase counters, tasting menus.
Level 55 Rialto degustation showcasing native Australian ingredients through theatrical kitchen tours and skyline views.
Ben Shewry's three-hat degustation turns native Australian ingredients — kangaroo, saltbush, green ants — into edible storytelling.
Wood-fired mains, oysters and a namesake cocktail define this grand Melbourne brasserie.
Three-hat degustation showcasing native Australian produce with faultless, detail-obsessed service.
Philippe Mouchel's Collins St institution, famous for its pressed duck and French classics.
Melbourne's 50-year Cantonese institution — tableside Peking duck, yum cha, old-school service.
Melbourne's most acclaimed kaiseki experience — a hidden basement stage for seasonal Japanese precision.
A hatted Little Bourke Street pasta bar built around a marble bar and open kitchen.
Fitzroy fine-diner in an old metalworks factory — dry-aged duck, open kitchen, polished service.
Chef's-table Italian where squid ink spaghetti and an open kitchen steal the show.
Southbank's benchmark omakase — precision nigiri, seasonal tasting menus and Japanese hospitality.
Little Bourke St's modern Thai sharing-plates institution — moody, generous, decades strong.
Chapel St teppanyaki theatre serving tableside wagyu and duck with a side of chef showmanship.
Glen Waverley's theatrical sea urchin specialist known for roeburi bowls and gold-flake flair.
St Kilda's beachfront icon — sunset ocean views, Modern Australian seafood, and a reputation to match the price tag.
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