6 editor picks in Melbourne.
6 french fine dining places in Melbourne we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Melbourne | French Fine Dining across every city.
French fine dining in Melbourne leans on classic bistro and brasserie technique, often softened by a local hand. France-Soir on Toorak Road in South Yarra has held the traditional standard for decades, while Maison Batard on Bourke Street in the CBD brings the same discipline to a more contemporary room.
France-Soir has been Melbourne's Parisian bistro since 1982: the menu barely changes, the wine list is legendary and the room feels uncannily right.
OrderSteak au poivre with pommes frites and a glass of Burgundy
TipBook by phone. This is still a phone-booking-only restaurant and they mean it.
Maison Batard on Bourke Street combines boulangerie, bistro, cocktail bar and terrace: Melbourne's closest equivalent to a full-service Parisian house.
OrderFrench onion soup and the daily rotisserie plate
Maison Batard's ground-floor boulangerie feeds the CBD from 7am; by noon the bistro above opens for French classics and a wine list without a bad bottle.
OrderFrench onion soup with a gruyere crust
France-Soir on Toorak Road has served classical French food since 1982: the menu barely changes, theatrical service and an honest wine list.
OrderSteak frites with French mustard and frisee salad
TipBook ahead for Friday and Saturday evenings: it fills well before 8pm.
Harriot is the Tipo 00 team's French-leaning Collins Street bistro: classical technique, Victorian produce and serious wine from a confident kitchen.
Bistro Gitan on Toorak Road West is run by three of Jacques Reymond's children: French bistro plates with Spanish and Italian touches in a South Yarra room.
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