01
of 15
4.2
Supernormal
$$$Editor's note
Flinders Lane's buzzy Asian fusion icon, famed for its lobster roll and open kitchen theatre.
Melbourne lunch, quick bowls to long lunches worth blocking your calendar for
From Pellegrini's counter-serve pasta to Pastuso's ceviche, 15 lunch spots for every mood and budget.
Flinders Lane's buzzy Asian fusion icon, famed for its lobster roll and open kitchen theatre.
A 1950s Bourke Street institution where an unwritten wall-board menu and legendary espresso rule.
Swanston Street's Thai institution — $3.50 pork bone soup, pad Thai, nightly queues.
Melbourne's OG queue-worthy tonkotsu ramen — rich broth, customisable noodles, secret extra-hot spice levels.
A hatted Little Bourke Street pasta bar built around a marble bar and open kitchen.
CBD Malaysian roti specialist on Lonsdale Street — fresh-made roti tisu and quick, halal eats.
Melbourne's go-to Peruvian kitchen — bottomless pisco sours and ceviche on AC/DC Lane.
Melbourne's wine bar institution, firing chicken skin, eel toast and wagyu rump over coals.
Melbourne's landmark Spanish tapas restaurant on Hosier Lane, still winning praise a decade on.
A cramped CBD favourite for Hokkaido soup curry, omurice and daily queues.
CBD udon specialist with a free self-serve toppings bar, cheap eats and hours running past midnight.
Oliver Lane's buzzing Asian fusion bar — kingfish sashimi, wagyu gyoza, sharp cocktails.
Carlton's only Egyptian restaurant on Lygon Street, serving home-style tagines, charcoal grills and Om Ali.
Fitzroy's celebrated wine bar for European share plates, with cacio e pepe potato dumplings regulars can't stop ordering.
Footscray's legendary pho institution — rich broth, huge portions, brutally fast service.
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from the reviews we track.