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100 Mile Cafe Victoria

The Apartment Victoria
Cafe at lunch tapas and drinks later - pleasant 'corporate' scene with live music at weekends

Blakes Feast Victoria

Breezes Victoria
Big high windows take full advantage of the Yarra and CBD directly opposite.

Cabinet Victoria

Caboose Victoria

Cafe Max Victoria
People like the buffet food at lunch here. There's usually a big display of salads available or you can order from a menu of pastas and grills.

Cafe Miro Victoria
Hardware Lane is vibrant, busy and chic, and this establishment fits in perfectly. Miro is contemporary but not pretentious.

Cassis Victoria

Chocolate Buddha Victoria
Casual, Australian/Japanese dining at a frantic pace. Set at the top of the slope at Federation Square.

Daishou Teppanyaki Victoria

David Jones Foodhall Victoria

The Deck Victoria
Great river views from this elevated Southbank restaurant which, under chef Ron O'Bryan, is matched by the food.

Eat Drink Bento Victoria

Fabric Victoria
Intimate and funky Fabric is hidden behind Southbank. Good personalised service, well-prepared and priced food and coffee.

The Garden Restaurant Victoria

Golden Gate Victoria
A good place for younger groups who appreciate interesting dining, but also like a bit of noise.

Gust Cofetarie Victoria
A bright, sometimes noisy place with a fresh interesting flavour to its style and its dishes.

Hako Victoria

Hako Victoria

Hanabishi Victoria
A mixture of classical and minimalist Japanese design, this is one of Melbourne's finest Japanese restaurants.

Idea Fine Food & Wine Victoria
A Chinese restaurant with Japanese (and Cantonese) food with a huge bargain priced wine list.

Japanese Teppanyaki Inn Victoria
A long established and well-respected business providing good, discreet service and excellent cooking on the teppanyaki plate.

Jarrah Restaurant Bar Victoria
At the base of the Quay West Apartments is one of Melbourne's most popular places for a pre-theatre dinner.

Kenzan Victoria
Watch a real master prepare your sushi at the bar or sit back and enjoy excellent table service or the seclusion of one of the private rooms.

Kenzan at GPO Victoria

Kobe Jones Victoria

Kuni's Victoria
Kuni's is a favourite of many. You can enjoy a quick lunch, or a more relaxed meal in the light pine-furnished dining room.

Let Them Eat Cake Victoria

Limerick Arms Victoria
Later in the week and in warm weather, drinkers crowd out onto the street and into the courtyard out back.

Manchester Lane Victoria
A splendid setting for an eclectic mix of quality music and the venue for lots of meetings and interesting events.

Mesh Victoria

Mini Restaurant & Wine Bar Victoria
Two rooms, partially below the pavement, a high communal table, plain timber tables and chairs and banquets along the wall - good Greek style dishes

The Mint Bar And Bistro Victoria

Miyako Japanese Cuisine Victoria

Money Order Office (MOO) Victoria
The situation is fabulous - a basement filled with antiques and fantasy.

Montague Hotel Victoria
Clean, and relaxed, well dressed and groomed, loyal following of both local drinkers and diners.

Murasaki Victoria
Founded in 1986 and redecorated a couple of years ago, this tried and true Japanese restaurant knows what it is doing.

Nihonbashi Zen Victoria
A fine Japanese restaurant buried in a Little Bourke St basement. Good sashimi and kushiyaki.

Nobu Victoria

One Eleven Spring Street Victoria
No longer the Lounge but a 'modern European' restaurant with cocktail bar. It serves breakfast and the traditional Windsor afternoon teas.

Oyster Victoria

Punch Lane Wine Bar Victoria
Classy bar with an excellent wine list and a great selection of Australian and international cheeses.

Rivers Restaurant Cruises Victoria

Sakura Kaiten Sushi Victoria

Sakura Teppanyaki Victoria
Japanese hospitality is generally of a high standard and this restaurant is no exception.

Salto Victoria

Sarti Victoria
A lovely rooftop space with courtyard serving simple but well executed dishes. There's also a cheaper bar menu.

Seagrass Victoria

Seamstress Victoria

Shoya Japanese Restaurant Victoria
A Japanese eating and drinking complex with a bewildering array of options. You'll have to find something you like in this good value establishment.

Snakepit Victoria

Sofi's Victoria

Soupanatural Victoria

Sous Sol Victoria

Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant Victoria

Stork Hotel Victoria
The Stork is a bit daggy, and has the feel of a country pub, serving basic pub meals in the front bar and with a cafe, The Pantry, out the back.

Strangers Corridor Victoria

Syracuse Victoria
This is a wine 'lounge' with good food. The room is beautiful, high ceilings, Greek columns and an eclectic mix of Victorian furniture and marble. The focus is on the enormous wine list.

The Establishment Victoria

Three Degrees Bar Brewery Brasserie Victoria

Tjanabi Victoria

Torimatsu Victoria
Lunchtime here is filled with local business-people who enjoy good service from the owner, Takashi Mitsunaga.

Treasury Restaurant Victoria
The Treasury, is situated on one side of a large open space that used to be the lobby. It's open for breakfast & dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri.

Verge Victoria
This is a place to enjoy. There's a fabulous view over the Treasury gardens, the service is particularly well judged

Walter's Wine & Food Store Victoria
For foodies who have over stocked pantries, for diners who aren't hungry, for drinkers who aren't thirsty - this store will win them over.

Wa Sa Bi Victoria

Watermark Bar Victoria

The Windsor Hotel Victoria

Yen Sushi Place Victoria