Restaurants Open Monday in Melbourne

Supernormal ★ 4.8

Supernormal on Flinders Lane runs an Asian-influenced menu drawing on Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul. One Good Food Guide hat and perpetually full since 2014.

OrderNew England lobster roll and slow-cooked lamb shoulder

Tipo 00 ★ 4.7

Tipo 00 on Little Bourke Street serves house-rolled pasta in a tight CBD room. The squid-ink tagliolini and wagyu mafaldine have been selling out for years.

OrderTagliolini al nero with squid and bottarga

Pho Hung Vuong 2 ★ 4.7

Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is Melbourne's pho standard-bearer: long-simmered broth with charred onion and ginger, piled with fresh herbs.

OrderRare beef and brisket pho with bean sprouts and fresh herbs

Grossi Florentino ★ 4.4

Grossi Florentino holds two Good Food Guide hats. The upstairs room is the classical Italian benchmark; the Cellar Bar serves the same food more casually.

OrderHand-rolled pasta of the day from the cellar bar menu

France-Soir ★ 4.4

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.

Carlton Wine Room ★ 4.3

Carlton Wine Room on Faraday Street is the bistro Melbourne dining culture is built on: seasonal cooking, natural wine and a room that always feels right.

OrderPan-fried fish with seasonal vegetables and grains

Daphne ★ 4.2

Daphne in Brunswick East is the Etta team's public house: seasonal European cooking, a natural wine list and a room that genuinely takes the food seriously.

OrderPork chop with mustard and pickles on the daily specials board

Cumulus Inc. ★ 4.2

Cumulus Inc. on Flinders Lane is Andrew McConnell's all-day room: raw bar to open, share plates to follow and a wine list that earns a return visit.

OrderWhole roasted chicken for the table with grains and seasonal leaves

Suupaa ★ 4.1

Suupaa in Cremorne takes the Japanese konbini concept seriously: udon bolognese and tamago sandwiches with precise daily specials and excellent canned sake.

OrderUdon bolognese and the daily onigiri

Good Days ★ 4.1

Good Days on Smith Street serves Vietnamese pho rivalling Victoria Street: clear aromatic broth, noodles cooked to order and a room full of loyal locals.

OrderChicken pho with fresh herbs and chilli vinegar on the side

Chin Chin ★ 4.0

Chin Chin on Flinders Lane is Melbourne's reference for Southeast Asian cooking: loud, no-bookings, consistently packed since 2011 and the food holds up.

OrderStir-fried green beans with holy basil and pork crackling

Maison Batard ★ 4.0

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