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Notify the team when booking so it can prepare your seating and arrival arrangements." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Flower Drum**]()\n\n## Yiaga\n\nA three-to-four-hour Australian tasting menu in Fitzroy Gardens; Thursday–Saturday dinner and Friday–Sunday lunch.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **A$350 per person from January 2027 · food only**\n\nTime to allow **Allow 3–4 hours**\n\nPlace **Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### A long Australian tasting menu in Fitzroy Gardens.\n\nHugh Allen’s restaurant combines a substantial tasting-menu occasion with a distinctive garden setting and terracotta dining spaces.\n\n$$$$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only A$320; A$350 from 1 January 2027.\n\nYiaga sits in the Pavilion at Fitzroy Gardens, with Hugh Allen’s Australian tasting menu at the centre of the visit. Curved terracotta spaces and garden-facing tables make the dining room part of the occasion. Give the meal three to four hours, then leave room in your day for arrival and an unhurried return.\n\nIts service pattern matters for a tournament visit: dinner is Thursday to Saturday, lunch Friday to Sunday. A Thursday dinner can work before the main Friday–Sunday Formula 1 programme if you are not spending that evening at Melbourne Park. A Friday, Saturday or Sunday lunch replaces several hours of track time; choose it deliberately, rather than fitting it between sessions.\n\nThe restaurant has announced A$350 per person for its tasting menu from 1 January 2027, before drinks. Reservations open three months ahead on the first day of the month at 10:00 Melbourne time. Confirm dietary suitability before reserving: Yiaga cannot make its menu completely free of both dairy and eggs, and a shared kitchen means cross-contact needs discussion.\n\n![Yiaga, Australian Open]()\n\nFine dining **Yiaga** Australian Open\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### Yiaga: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Australian tasting menu by Hugh Allen\n2. 02\n\n 3–4-hour meal\n3. 03\n\n A$350 per person from 1 January 2027\n4. 04\n\n Wheelchair accessible with accessible toilets\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nConfirm January service, booking conditions and facilities with the venue for your selected day.\n\n#### Menu & spending\n\nTasting menu A$350 per person from 1 January 2027, food only. Current pairing options are A$210 Australian wine, A$395 prestige wine or A$130 non-alcoholic; confirm their January prices. Sunday and Victorian public holidays add 10%.\n\nTasting menu from 1 January 2027\n\nA$350 per person · food only\n\nCurrent pairings\n\nAustralian wine A$210; prestige A$395; non-alcoholic A$130\n\nExtra charges\n\n10% Sunday and Victorian public holidays; cashless payments\n\nConfirm your chosen date’s menu, drinks, surcharges and cancellation conditions before paying.\n\n[View the restaurant menu & information]()\n\n#### Choose your service\n\nDinner Thursday–Saturday; lunch Friday–Sunday. Confirm the available arrival times for your booking.\n\nAllow 3–4 hours\n\nConfirm January service, booking conditions and facilities with the venue for your selected day.\n\n#### Arrival & access\n\nEnter Fitzroy Gardens from Clarendon Street between Gipps and Hotham Streets and follow the restaurant’s Pavilion arrival directions. No private on-site parking. Yiaga lists Jolimont Station around ten minutes away and trams 48 or 75 at stop 10; check current stop and service arrangements.\n\nThe Pavilion, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne VIC 3002\n\nYiaga states that it is fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible and ambulant toilets. Notify the team when booking so it can prepare your seating and arrival arrangements.\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Reserve your table\n\nReserve through Yiaga’s official OpenTable link. Tables open three months ahead on the first of the month at 10:00 Melbourne time. Parties of one to four supply a card guarantee; five to eight pay A$100 per person as a deposit.\n\nList every guest’s requirements when booking. The menu cannot be made completely dairy-and-egg-free; confirm other adaptations and cross-contact concerns directly before reserving.\n\nParties of one to four require 72 hours’ notice; late cancellation or a no-show can incur the menu price per affected guest. Parties of five to eight require seven days; late charges are the menu price less the deposit already paid.\n\nChildren eat the regular menu and should be comfortable with a three-to-four-hour meal. No highchairs or prams.\n\n[Book with Yiaga]()\n\nKeep your reservation confirmation and contact the restaurant promptly if your arrival or guest count changes.\n\n#### After dinner\n\nArrange your journey back to your hotel before dinner. Check last transport departures for your actual finish time and allow for tournament traffic.\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nYiaga states that it is fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible and ambulant toilets. Notify the team when booking so it can prepare your seating and arrival arrangements.\n\nContinue exploring / Australian Open\n\n### More things to do\n*in Australian Open*\n\nExplore Australian Open activities, sights and places to eat. Compare the time to allow, costs and booking details, then save your favourites to your itinerary.\n\n01 Culture & laneways\n\n [![NGV International & the Arts Precinct]()\n\n 01 Culture & laneways **NGV International & the Arts Precinct** Explore experience]() [![Degraves Street & Centre Place]()\n\n 02 Culture & laneways **Degraves Street & Centre Place** Explore experience]()\n\n02 Coast & gardens\n\n [![St Kilda Pier & Foreshore]()\n\n 03 Coast & gardens **St Kilda Pier & Foreshore** Explore experience]() [![Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne]()\n\n 04 Coast & gardens **Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne** Explore experience]()\n\n03 Fine dining\n\n [![Attica]()\n\n 05 Fine dining **Attica** $$$$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Gimlet at Cavendish House]()\n\n 06 Fine dining **Gimlet at Cavendish House** $$$ Modern Australian European Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Aru]()\n\n 07 Fine dining **Aru** $$$ Southeast Asian Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Flower Drum]()\n\n 08 Fine dining **Flower Drum** $$$ Cantonese Chinese Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Vue de Monde]()\n\n 09 Fine dining **Vue de Monde** $$$$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Nobu Melbourne]()\n\n 10 Fine dining **Nobu Melbourne** $$$ Japanese Peruvian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Rockpool Bar & Grill]()\n\n 11 Fine dining **Rockpool Bar & Grill** $$$$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Donovans]()\n\n 12 Fine dining **Donovans** $$$ Modern Australian Mediterranean Dinner · food only Based on the October 2024 menu; confirm current prices. Explore experience]() [![Stokehouse]()\n\n 13 Fine dining **Stokehouse** $$$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Bistro Guillaume]()\n\n 14 Fine dining **Bistro Guillaume** $$$ French Dinner · food only Explore experience]()\n\n04 Restaurants\n\n [![Cicciolina]()\n\n 15 Restaurants **Cicciolina** $$$ Italian Mediterranean Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Chin Chin]()\n\n 16 Restaurants **Chin Chin** $$ Southeast Asian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Tipo 00]()\n\n 17 Restaurants **Tipo 00** $$ Italian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![San Telmo]()\n\n 18 Restaurants **San Telmo** $$$ Argentine Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Saadi]()\n\n 19 Restaurants **Saadi** $$$ Indian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Serai Kitchen]()\n\n 20 Restaurants **Serai Kitchen** $$$ Filipino Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![France-Soir]()\n\n 21 Restaurants **France-Soir** $$ French Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Lamaro’s Hotel]()\n\n 22 Restaurants **Lamaro’s Hotel** $$ Modern Australian Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Stalactites]()\n\n 23 Restaurants **Stalactites** $ Greek Dinner · food only Explore experience]() [![Oriental Teahouse CBD]()\n\n 24 Restaurants **Oriental Teahouse CBD** $$ Chinese Dinner · food only Explore experience]()\n\n05 Go deeper\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around Yiaga\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n05 / Good to know\n\n### Yiaga: frequently asked questions\n\n01 When does this fit a tournament visit?\n\nConfirm January service, booking conditions and facilities with the venue for your selected day.\n\n02 What does the menu price include?\n\nTasting menu A$350 per person from 1 January 2027, food only. Current pairing options are A$210 Australian wine, A$395 prestige wine or A$130 non-alcoholic; confirm their January prices. Sunday and Victorian public holidays add 10%.\n\n03 What should I confirm before booking?\n\nList every guest’s requirements when booking. The menu cannot be made completely dairy-and-egg-free; confirm other adaptations and cross-contact concerns directly before reserving. Yiaga states that it is fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible and ambulant toilets. Notify the team when booking so it can prepare your seating and arrival arrangements.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Australian Open\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }