Melbourne — Where We Ate & Drank
We ate and drank our way through 13 restaurants and bars in Melbourne, from Tipo 00's pasta counter to Byrdi and Embla. Here's where we went during four days in Australia's most livable city.
Melbourne in January was laneway espresso, Tipo 00's pasta counter, and a bar bench — Caretaker's Cottage, Byrdi, Embla — that holds seven Top-500 slots without breaking a sweat. The Australian Open buzz ran through everything.
We spent four days eating through the most livable city in the hemisphere: six restaurants, seven bars, and zero regrets. This is every place we personally visited.
- We were there in January 2023
- Best months to visit: February, April–May, October–December
- 7 Top-500 bars · 1 UNESCO site
- Also covers Fitzroy, Collingwood, Brunswick
- Worth timing: Australian Open (12 January), Melbourne Cup (3 November)
Plan your Melbourne days with these picks →