Eat in Carlton, Melbourne

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.

Order: Pan-fried fish with seasonal vegetables and grains

Green Man's Arms ★ 4.3

Green Man's Arms on Lygon Street is Carlton's fully vegan pub: Middle Eastern small plates, house falafel and kombucha on tap in a corner hotel with live.

Order: House falafel with hummus and Yemeni lahuh bread

Carlton Wine Room ★ 4.3

Carlton Wine Room is the neighbourhood bistro Melbourne dining culture is built on: seasonal cooking, natural wine and a room that rewards weekly return.

Order: Fish with seasonal grain salad and preserved lemon

Seven Seeds ★ 4.7

Seven Seeds in Carlton is among Melbourne's founding specialty roasters: a converted warehouse north of the university that set the espresso standard.

Signature drink: Flat white on house blend

Market Lane Coffee (Carlton) ★ 4.5

Market Lane Carlton offers the full sit-down experience: bags listing altitude, producer notes and a filter programme setting Melbourne's coffee standard.

Signature drink: Filter and espresso with provenance labels

Seven Seeds ★ 4.7

Seven Seeds in Carlton opened in 2007 and shaped Melbourne's specialty coffee: seasonal single origins and a roastery in the warehouse that launched the scene

Carlton Wine Room ★ 4.6

Carlton Wine Room on Faraday Street has the suburb's most serious wine list: old-world depth and a kitchen that holds its own beside the bottles.

Wine focus: Victorian and Australian regional, classic French and Italian back-up

Taste of Melbourne ★ 4.4

Taste of Melbourne brings Melbourne's top restaurants under temporary pavilions at the Royal Exhibition Building: multi-course tasting sessions.

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.