Your guide to restaurants, cafes and pubs opening from June 1 in Melbourne’s CBD and surrounds
Restrictions will be lifted to allow 20 seated guests at restaurants, cafes and pub dining areas from June 1. Here’s some venues in the CBD and surrounds that’ll reopen and how to book a table.
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Some of Melbourne’s cafes and restaurants will begin to reopen from June 1, when government restrictions are lifted to allow 20 seated guests at one time.
Here’s a guide to the venues opening in the CBD and surrounds, when they’ll open, what’s on offer and how to make a booking.
Prahran
June 1
Booking s: Currently taking bookings online.
Albert Park
June 3
What: Open five days a week, Wednesday to Sunday 12pm till late. Any unconfirmed reservations and for those running more than 15 minutes late without prior notice may have their table given away. All reservations are allocated a 1.5 hour seating.
Bookings: thealbertpark.com.au/bookings/
Armadale
June 2
Bookings: From May 22.
CBD
June 17
What: Opening for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday at 5pm. Bookings are encouraged.
Bookings: 9654 6627
Richmond
June 4
What: Open for lunch Friday to Sunday from 12pm with 90 minute seating times. Bookings and walk-ins available. Open for dinner seven days from 5pm with 90 minute seating times and an additional 9.30pm sitting on Fridays and Saturdays. Minimum spend of $66 per person, required at time of booking. Takeaway remains available, seven days, from 4pm.
Bookings: Now open via babypizza.com.au
South Yarra
June 1
What: Reduced menu of Bar Carolina favourites, takeaway and pantry items.
Bookings: From 26 May via website.
South Yarra
June 2
What: Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch and Tuesday to Saturday for dinner.
Crown Melbourne
June 5
What: Open for lunch and dinner, Friday to Sunday, between midday and 10pm with a reduced menu.
Bookings: Essential via: https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/restaurants/premium/bistro-guillaume/info-booking
Abbotsford
June 3
What: Open for lunch and dinner with two set menu options — six courses for $35 or eight courses for $55 with a maximum sitting time of two hours. Bodriggy will be open Wednesday to Thursday 6pm-8pm for two sittings and Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 10pm for five sittings and Sundays from 12pm to 8pm for four sittings.
Bookings: Essential, now open. bodriggy.beer
CBD
June 3
Bookings: via the Bomba website or 96505778.
South Yarra
June 1
Fitzroy
June 1
Bookings: From May 22.
Carlton
June 1
What: Only 20 guests will be served between June 1 and 16. Open Mondays, Thursday to Sunday. Bookings limited to 1.5 hours.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
CBD
June 1
What: Open for lunch seven days between 11am and 4pm with one hour seating times and $45 minimum spend per person required at booking. Dinner service runs seven days from 5pm with 90 minute seating times and an $88 minimum spend per person required at time of booking. Takeaway from CBD and Richmond available. Chin Chin’s Make Me, Feed Me take home meal packs remain available from Friday to Sunday, collection in CBD.
Bookings: No walk-ins. Bookings essential.
Prahran
June 1
What: New contactless dining experience introduced, with the option of ordering and paying from your phone. Takeaway menu still available.
Bookings: Opening soon.
Crown Melbourne
June 5
What: Open seven days from 7am to midday for al la catye breakfast and takeaway coffee.
Bookings: www.crownmelbourne.com.au/restaurants/premium/conservatory/info-booking
CBD
June 4
What: Dinner from Thursday to Saturday, Sundays $80 relaxed menu.
Bookings: From May 22.
Prahran
June 3
What: Bottomless yum cha over select dinner services and lunch over the weekend. Wednesday to Fridays $45pp, Saturdays $50pp and Sundays $50pp.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
CBD
June 1
What: Open for dinner Sunday to Thursday from 4pm till late and Friday and Saturdays for lunch and dinner, 12pm till late.
Bookings: via the Daughter In Law website. Credit card details are required for bookings.
Abbotsford
June 4
What: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with set 90 minute dining times. Takeaway window will remain open.
Bookings: Essential, now open: drmorse.com.au.
Fitzroy
June 23
What: Reopening for dinner, with an expanded pick-up and delivery service.
Bookings: Now open.
Northcote
June 2
Bookings: via The Fork. Credit card details are required for bookings.
CBD
June 1
What: New menu and venue, plus old favourites.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
Richmond
June 3
What: Open Wednesday to Friday from 5pm for dinner and weekends for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The second floor rooftop will be covered and open Friday and Saturday nights.
Bookings: feastofmerit.com
Windsor
4 June
What: Open for lunch and dinner. There’s two sittings on Thursdays (6pm and 8pm) and five sittings on Fridays and Saturdays (12pm, 2pm, 5.30pm, 7pm and 8pm).
Bookings: Now available via OpenTable.
Cremorne
June 2
What: Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch, and Tuesday to Saturday for dinner.
Bentleigh
June 3
What: Open seven days with a new ‘pay at table’ option, allowing customers to order food and drink from their smartphone. Coffees can be ordered by scanning a QR code to skip the queue.
Bookings: Recommended by calling venue on: 95574868. Walk-ins allowed.
Armadale, South Yarra, Hawthorn
Now open
Bookings: Walk-ins only.
Crown Melbourne
June 5
What: Open with a reduced lunch and dinner menu from Friday to Sunday from midday til 10pm.
Bookings: Essential, via: https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/restaurants/premium/bistro-guillaume/info-booking
South Melbourne
June 5
What: Open for dinner, bottomless brunch and lunch from Fridays to Sundays.
Dinner costs $85 per person, for a set menu with bookings now available for two sittings (6pm to 8pm or 8.15pm to late) on Friday 5, 12 and 19 June and Saturday 6, 13 and 20 June.
Bottomless brunch costs $69 per person with one sitting (10.30am to 12.30pm) on Saturday 6, 13 and 20 June and Sunday 7, 14 and 21 June.
Bottomless lunch costs $69 per person with one sitting (1pm to 3pm) on Saturday 6, 13 and 20 June and Sunday 7, 14 and 21 June. Full payment required to confirm reservation. No refunds if cancelled with 7 days of booking. Minimum four people per reservation.
Bookings: reservations@halfacre.com.au
Elsternwick, Richmond
June 1
Elsternwick
What: Monday to Sunday lunch (2 sittings: 12pm, 2pm)
Sunday to Thursday dinner (2 sittings: 6pm, and 8pm)
Friday and Saturday dinner (3 sittings: 5:30pm, 7:00pm and 8:30pm)
Bookings: Now open via OpenTable.
Richmond
What: Sunday to Thursday dinner (2 sittings: 6pm, and 8pm)
Friday and Saturday for lunch & dinner (5 sittings: 12pm, 2pm, 5.30pm, 7.00pm, 8.30pm)
Bookings: Now open via website.
Windsor
June 1
What: Open for lunch from Friday to Sunday from 12pm with 90 minute seating times. Bookings and walk-ins welcome. Open for dinner seven days from 5pm with 90 minute seating times, with a 9.30pm sitting available on Fridays and Saturdays. Minimum spend of $66 per person required at time of booking. Takeaway remains available seven days. Take home ‘duck’ or ‘yum cha’ packs available for $120 and $88 per person respectively.
Bookings: Essential.
Fitzroy North
June 1
What: From 4pm till late daily
Bookings: via the Horn Please website. Credit card details are required for bookings.
Fitzroy
June 1
What: Reopening with a new floor plan and menu, which includes some old favourites. Private rooms will be open for bookings as well. Takeaway and delivery still available seven days. All dinner a la carte reservervations will be allocated a one hour and 45 minute seating time. All dinner reservations require a credit card to confirm. A $50 per person fee will be charged to any no shows, cancellations or change to numbers within 24 hours of the reservation.
Bookings: Via OpenTable or by phone 9417 4127.
St Kilda
June 1
What: Reopening with a new floor plan and menu, which includes some old favourites. Private rooms will be open for bookings as well. Takeaway and delivery still available seven days. All dinner a la carte reservervations will be allocated a one hour and 45 minute seating time. All dinner reservations require a credit card to confirm. A $50 per person fee will be charged to any no shows, cancellations or change to numbers within 24 hours of the reservation.
Bookings: Via OpenTable or by phone 9417 4127.
Collingwood
June 4
What: Fixed menu of two snacks and four courses for $120pp. Open evenings Wednesday to Saturday.
Bookings: TBC
CBD
June 2
Bookings: TBC
CBD
June 5
What: Open for dinner seven days from 5pm. Minimum spend of $95 per person required at time of booking. Kisumé Omokase at the Sushi Counter available by request. Takeaway available for pre-order seven days from 5pm, pick-up from CBD and Richmond.
Bookings: kisume.com.au or venues@lucas.online
Southgate
June 1
What: Dine-in and takeaway services available. Walk-ins welcome, but bookings essential. A la carte menu offered with limited breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests will be temperature-tested on arrival, via an infra-red scanner and can order food via disposable menus, QR codes or HungryHungry app. Takeaway and ready to heat meals still available.
Bookings: 9699 3600 or online.
Carlton
June 4
What: Open for dinner Thursday to Sunday 6pm to late and Sunday lunch from 12pm to 2.30pm.
June 1
What: Reopening for lunch and dinner with a limited menu of old favourites and new dishes between 1-22 June. Open Monday to Sunday from 12pm till late. Two sittings will be available on Fridays and Saturdays at 6pm and 7.45pm.
Bookings: 9690 3737
Prahran
June 1
What: Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday for lunch and Monday to Saturday for dinner. Private dining rooms available.
CBD
June 3
What: Reduced menu of Marameo favourites and takeaway.
Bookings: From May 26 via website.
Fitzroy
June 1
South Yarra
June 2
Bookings: via The Fork. Credit card details are required for bookings.
MERRYWELL BURGER BAR
Crown Melbourne
June 5
What: Open Friday to Sunday from midday til 9pm for in-venue dining and takeaway.
Bookings: www.crownmelbourne.com.au/restaurants/casual/merrywell-burger-bar/info-booking
CBD
June 1
East Malvern
June 1
Abbotsford
June 2
What: Open from 4pm to 10.30pm Tuesday to Friday and 12pm to 11pm weekends. Only allowing 40 people inside the venue at one time (20 people per room). Guests can book a table for two to six people for two hours. Set pizza and bottomless booze package available for $55 per person from Friday to Sunday. Booze includes all tap beers, wine, cider and soft drink. Kids are welcome but must stay seated at the table. Kids set menu costs $20 per person with bottomless pizza and soft drink. All cancellations within 48 hours of a booking will insure a $20 per head cancellation fee. This also includes bookings where part of your group doesn’t turn up.
Bookings: 9428 2307
Prahran
June 1
What: $99 set menu between June 1 and 21.
Bookings: Subject to $100 deposit per person, non refundable within 48 hours of reservation.
Prahran
3 June
What: Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner, 4pm to 1am. Bookings of up to six people available. Neptune’s takeaway grocer will still operate.
Bookings: Now open via: 9533 2827 or info@neptune.melbourne
CBD
June 4
What: Only open for dinner from Thursday to Saturday, with set dining times — 5.30pm to 7.15pm, 6pm to 7.45pm, 7.30pm to 9.15pm and 8pm to 9.45pm.
Bookings: 9653 7744
Crown Melbourne
June 5
What: Open for lunch and dinner, with a reduced menu, Friday to Sunday from midday till 11pm.
Bookings: Essential, via: https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/restaurants/premium/nobu/info-booking
South Yarra
June 3
What: Al la carte menu of classics and new dishes.Open evenings Tues to Sat for 2 sittings, 6pm and 8.30pm.
Bookings: From May 27
CDB, South Yarra
June 1
What: Same menu for a la carte services. Chapel St open daily 11.30am-8.30pm, Little Collins Monday to Saturday
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
Fitzroy
June 3
What: Open Wednesday to Sunday for the first week back with dinner from 5pm onwards. An al la carte menu will be on offer with no fixed price or minimum spends. No deposit required at booking. Panama will open Tuesday to Saturday from next week onwards.
Bookings: thepanama.com.au
CBD
June 2
What: Open Friday to Sunday for lunch and Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Pinchy’s At Home takeaway and delivery will continue.
CBD
June 2
CBD
June 1
What: Rooftop at QT will trade as QT Melbourne’s restaurant until further notice. Open seven days, 2pm to 9pm. Bookings available online. Children also welcome.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
CBD
June 22
What: Open for dinner.
Bookings: Now open.
Ripponlea
June 3
What: Open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday, with three set times of 20 people each sitting. Cocktail hour includes cocktails, pre-dinner drinks, bar snack menu and bar menu from 4.30pm to 6pm. Dinner sittings offer a la carte between 6.15pm-8pm and 8.15pm onwards.
Friday and Saturday dinner bookings requests guests dine on a two-course menu for $55 per person, which includes a choice of any entrée and main from our A La Carte Menu.
Takeaway services will continue from Friday to Sunday for $48pp.
Richmond
June 2
Southbank
June 24
What: Open for dinner, with expanded pick-up and delivery services.
Booking: Now open.
Brunswick
June 1
What: Full eat in and takeaway menu, seating in main area and patio. Live stream music performances.
CBD
June 6
What: Open Monday to Saturday, 12pm – 11pm.
Bookings: From Friday 22nd May.
South Melbourne
June 1
What: Cafe and private dining room open for bookings and walk-ins. General store remains and increased takeaway menu with more meals under $15. Plans to make Yarra Place an outdoor dining area.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
South Yarra
June 3
What: New food and drinks menu.
Bookings: From May 26 via website.
Windsor
June 1
What: Open for lunch and dinner. Weekend lunch has two sittings (12pm and 2pm), Sunday to Thursday dinner also has two sittings (6pm and 8pm) and Friday and Saturday dinner has three sittings (5.30pm, 7pm and 8.30pm).
Bookings: via Open Table
Richmond
June 1
Carlton
June 1
What: Regular a la carte menu remains, with dining options inside, upstairs and outside. Bookings are preferred, but not essential.
Bookings: Currently taking bookings.
CBD
June 1
South Yarra
June 2
What: Returning for dinner service only from Tuesdays to Saturdays. Two sitting times at 6pm and 8pm are available.
Bookings: yagiz.com.au
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