Cookie ★ 4.3
Cookie on Swanston Street is the CBD's best late-night room: Thai kitchen until 1am, hundreds of craft beers and a dancefloor that fills after midnight.
Where to eat in Melbourne after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
Supernormal ★ 4.6
Supernormal on Flinders Lane runs until midnight with a full Asian menu: lobster roll, lamb neck dumplings and a bar crowd that arrives after 10pm.
Evie's Disco Diner ★ 4.3
Evie's Disco Diner on Gertrude Street is the Fitzroy disco-diner: American comfort plates and cocktails in a converted ironworks open until 1am Fri-Sat with a dancefloor most nights.
Johnny's Green Room ★ 4.4
Johnny's Green Room is the rooftop Italo-beach-club above Lygon Street: Karen Martini's salumi, blistered pizzas and spritzes on tap until late, with DJs Friday and Saturday.