Things to do
in Melbourne.

Specialty coffee and pastries on Little La Trobe Street, with dirty coffee as a signature order.

A takeaway coffee hatch in Rankins Lane, serving espresso drinks and pastries.

A Korean-influenced bakery-café in Howey Place, known for charcoal croissants.

A small Corrs Lane bakery serving French-inspired pastries, coffee and matcha.

An Armenian bakery on Moray Street, with honey cake and baked-to-order savouries.

A sit-down Southbank café at HOME, with brunch plates, sandwiches and iced drinks.

A St Kilda scroll shop on Acland Street for a quick breakfast or takeaway treat.

Free collection galleries and separately ticketed exhibitions in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road arts precinct.

Two connected CBD laneways for a self-guided coffee, street-art and small-shop stroll.

A bayside walk, with separate advance bookings required for the free penguin viewing sessions.

Free garden walks and lakeside paths, with a visitor centre at Observatory Gate.

An Australian tasting-menu evening in Ripponlea; allow around three hours and book well ahead.

Andrew McConnell’s CBD dining room and cocktail bar, with Friday and Saturday supper from 22:00.

Wood-fired cooking on Little Collins Street, with two set-menu choices and two-hour tables for small parties.

A three-to-four-hour Australian tasting menu in Fitzroy Gardens; Thursday–Saturday dinner and Friday–Sunday lunch.

An established Chinatown Cantonese restaurant, with à la carte dining, banquet menus and distinct early or late dinner sittings.

A long tasting-menu dinner above the CBD, with Melbourne spread out beneath level 55 of the Rialto.

Sushi, seafood and Japanese-Peruvian signatures at Crown, with a choice between lunch, à la carte dinner and omakase.

Australian beef, seafood and a wood-fired kitchen make Rockpool a substantial Southbank dinner.

Mediterranean-inspired cooking and a beach-house setting make Donovans a St Kilda outing in its own right.

Seasonal cooking and an upper-floor dining room overlooking St Kilda Beach suit a long lunch or sunset dinner.

French bistro cooking at Crown gives Southbank stays a relaxed occasion meal with lunch and dinner options.

An intimate St Kilda restaurant for an Italian meal, with a separate walk-in Back Saloon for a more flexible evening.

A lively Flinders Lane dining room for Southeast Asian sharing plates and a group meal in the CBD.

A compact Little Bourke Street pasta bar for an Italian lunch or dinner during your CBD stay.

An Argentine-style parrilla meal with grilled meat, seafood and vegetables in a CBD laneway restaurant.

A small Indian restaurant with seasonal dishes, a four-course dinner and an earlier two-course option.

Filipino sharing plates, a seasonal Feed Me dinner and a lower-cost Thursday–Sunday lunch.

French bistro classics and continuous noon-to-midnight service on Toorak Road.

A neighbourhood pub with a dining room, veal schnitzel, wood-fire cooking and a separate bar menu.

Souvlaki, gyros plates and Greek home-style dishes, with late Friday and Saturday opening.

Chinese dumplings, sharing dishes and tea on Little Collins Street; closed on Sundays.