Melbourne dining

Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

The Melbourne Colonial Tramcar Restaurant is an dining experience like no other - not only a culinary delight featuring traditional silver and white linen service, but also a journey into a little piece of Melbourne’s past. As the classic 1927 tram cruises the scenic streets of Melbourne, diners can view the sites of Melbourne, enjoy fine cuisine and the best Australian wines - a truly Melbourne experience! The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant operates three tramcars with only 36 seats on each - so it’s highly recommended to book ahead online.

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Bellini

Bellini is located in the heart of the corporate district, on the corner of Queen street and little Collins street in the ANZ HQ building. With flair and imagination, Bellini’s cafe/brasserie provides modern Australian cuisine using fresh local produce, combined with the exotic flavours inspired from around the world. The a la carte mezzanine dining room offers a variety of provincial style pastas, risottos, seafood and choices of meat dishes to cater for all tastes. This is one of Melbournes best little hideaways where you can relax and dine while the city’s hustle and bustle goes by. Both the cafe/brasserie and mezzanine dining room are also popular for functions such as cocktail parties, corporate meetings, conventions as well as family gatherings.

Bellini : 100 Queen Street, Melbourne
Website : www.bellinicaferestaurant.com.au
Phone : (03) 9670 8585

Tomodachi

Tomodachi is famous for its modern Japanese cuisine, and is the location of Melbourne’s best sushi train. The food is fresh, fun and family friendly. You can watch expert sushi chefs prepare an amazing array of tantalizing dishes right in front of you – very fresh and very fast! The extensive a la carte menu boasts the best in Teriyaki, Katsu, Okonomiyaki dishes and Bento boxes. You can even watch the signature Sukiyaki or Shabu Shabu main meals being cooked at your table.

To accompany your meal, choose from an impressive selection of premium sakes, Japanese beers, and the house specialty, Japanese plum wine. Tomodachi is also family friendly – ask the staff for recommendations for children or book the restaurant for private functions. Catering can also be arranged.

Tomodachi : Melbourne Central Level 3, cnr. Swanston and La Trobe Streets
Website : www.tomodachimelbournecentral.com
Phone : (03) 9663 1940

Vin

Vin is a little bit different. Vin is a wine bar, wine store and unique wine clad restaurant in the one space. They offer an a la carte menu seven days a week, and serve weekend breakfasts. Vin’s dining room is set inside the wine cellar: the tables are dressed with fine linen and glassware. The cosy atmosphere is enhanced by the use of low lighting and extensive use of candle light. Vin’s facilities include an open fire with lounge area, outside seating and an upstairs wine room which can cater for corporate and private functions. With over 1300 wines to choose from, Vin has wines to suit every palate and budget and they have a staff of trained sommeliers that can assist in the selection of wine for any occasion.

Vin : 212 High Street, Prahran
Website : www.vincellar.com.au
Phone : (03) 9510 2820

Luscious Affairs

Luscious Affairs is a Melbourne boutique food business that means business. They continuously seek, and find, the best available produce and people to create and deliver consistently luscious food.

Luscious Affairs : 494 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East
Website : www.lusciousaffairs.com.au
Phone : (03) 9813 3303

Souk

Recently opened in the heart of Chapel Street, Prahran, Soük is a restaurant with a difference, providing dishes, drinks, delights and decadence. Behind the stoves, a dynamic young chef holds the reigns of this large establishment, owning his first restaurant and coming from a great pedigree in the ‘culinary world’. Chef George Bilionis is a quiet achiever, having trained and worked with some of the best in Melbourne and overseas. Time spent on the Greek Islands has also provided much inspiration for Soük, offering diners a modern Greek approach, with a difference. Dishes also include Middle Eastern influences, yet their construction is anything but ordinary. a Mediterranean eating room, providing culinary inspiration and tastes that delight the senses.

Souk : 267 Chapel Street, Prahran
Website : www.souk.com.au
Phone : (03) 9533 7022

Enoteca

Enoteca is an Italian word meaning wine bar, serious place for good drinking and great food. Church Street Enoteca is set in a stunning 1930’s building, the décor is elegant and true to its original era. The contemporary menu is innovative and yet traditional in preparation, a reflection of the original recipes found in Italy.

Enoteca : 527 Church Street, Richmond
Website : www.churchstenoteca.com.au
Phone : (03) 9428 7898

Verge

Verge is a modern Australian restaurant set on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD, parliament and Treasury gardens. Designed by leading architects DCM, the restaurant is a glass and aluminium cladded bunker split over three levels – a street level bar, a central boothed dining area and a glass enclosed mezzanine dining area. Verge provides a uniquely Melbourne dining and drinking experience with its modern, produce driven food, extensive and interesting wine list, complete range of drinking options and friendly, discreet and professional service.

Verge : 1 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Website : www.vergerestaurant.com.au
Phone : (03) 9639 9500

Momo

Situated at the Paris end of Collins Street in Melbourne is a very special place unmarked by the passage of time. This beautiful place is Mo Mo. The name itself has a story to tell. It is said when the French occupied North Africa, ‘Mo Mo’ was the term given to those with the name Mohammad. Greg Malouf, our head chef, has inspired a generation of young chefs and transformed the Melbourne restaurant scene with his passion for the flavours of North Africa and the Middle East. He was born in Melbourne, of Lebanese parents. After serving his formal apprenticeship in several of Melbourne’s finest restaurants, he went on to work in France, Italy, Austria and Hong Kong. Greg has forged a unique style of cooking that combines Middle Eastern tradition with contemporary flair. In 1991 Greg set up O’Connells restaurant in one of Melbourne’s best known hotels. Greg is in constant demand around Australia and abroad for chef-masterclasses, media interviews and guest chef appearances in leading hotels of the world. Greg’s new home is now at Melbourne’s Mo Mo Restaurant.

Momo : Basement, 115 Collins Street, Melbourne
Website : www.momorestaurant.com.au
Phone : (03) 9650 0660

The Botanical

Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year 2004 - The Botanical. It is a restaurant that has changed the way we look at the top….The Botanical was awarded Restaurant of the year because it’s exactly that: the restaurant most people wanted to visit and the one that has had the greatest impact on dining….Sally Lewis Age Good Food Guide Editor Sept 2, 2003 …cheerful, intelligent staff who don’t just bring your coffee promptly, they make you feel at home.

The Botanical : 169 Domain Road, South Yarra
Website : www.thebotanical.com.au
Phone : (03) 9820 7888