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Melbourne CBD

Every restaurant featured in The Age Good Food Guide 2025 in the Melbourne CBD.

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The open kitchen at Antara 128.
14.5/20

Antara 128

Yellowfin tuna with fried rice noodle and watermelon radish.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

Aru

Rock oyster with green chilli relish and grilled scallop inasal.
Good Food hat15/20

Askal

The sky-high Atria experience.
Good Food hat15/20

Atria

Critics' Pick

Aung Lo

Pork shoulder and hazelnuts at Bar Lourinha.
Good Food hat15/20

Bar Lourinha

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Charred octopus at Big Esso.
Critics' Pick

Big Esso

Beef rib and more prime cuts at Bornga.
Critics' Pick

Bornga

The Bossa Nova sushi train.
Critics' Pick

Bossa Nova

Cecconi’s tiramisu.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Cecconi’s Flinders Lane

Critics' Pick

Ceylon Wok

Chef David, Melbourne.
Critics' Pick

Chef David

The Chef’s Table at Kisume.
Good Food hat15/20

The Chef’s Table at Kisume

Eel tart at Circl.
Good Food hat15/20

Circl

Salmon gravlax, ginger kingfish sashimi and pork belly skewers at Coda.
Good Food hat15/20

Coda

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Tuna tartare with green pea and mint.
Good Food hat15/20

Cumulus Inc.

Critics' Pick

Dao Noodle

Di Stasio Citta restaurant in Melbourne.
Good Food hat15/20

Di Stasio Citta

Doju’s salted calamari on seasoned rice.
14.5/20

Doju

Potato rosti with smoked trout.
14.5/20

Elio’s Place

Embla’s moody, saloon-style dining room.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Embla

The European restaurant in Melbourne.
Good Food hat15/20

The European

Lakes Entrance fish with grilled oyster mushroom and clam velouté.
Good Food hat15/20

Farmer’s Daughters

Fish skin chips.
Critics' Pick

Fishing Season

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Flower Drum’s signature dish is the Peking duck.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Flower Drum

Pickled clams, saffron aioli and potato crisps.
Good Food hat15.5/20

French Saloon

Gimlet at Cavendish House’s steak tartare service.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Gimlet at Cavendish House

The Golden Treasure Cold Platter at Gong De Lin.
Critics' Pick

Gong De Lin

Grill Americano’s midnight blue dining room.
14.5/20

Grill Americano

Grossi Florentino’s chocolate souffle.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

Grossi Florentino

Creamy tonkotsu ramen from Hakata Gensuke.
Critics' Pick

Hakata Gensuke QV

Sustainable produce is cooked over the flames at Hazel.
Good Food hat15/20

Hazel

Malaysian curry mee with crispy pork.
Critics' Pick

Hor Kitchen

Porcini custard tart at Il Bacaro.
14.5/20

Il Bacaro

A trio of shellfish with scampi jelly and sweetcorn sauce.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

Ishizuka

Kimchi pancake at Joomak Korean restaurant.
Critics' Pick

Joomak

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