Stokehouse ★ 4.4
Stokehouse sits on the St Kilda beachfront and holds one Good Food Guide hat for a seafood-forward modern Australian menu paired with panoramic bay views.
Beachfront fine dining at Stokehouse, Acland Street's old-world cake shops, and an Esplanade that gathers the city for a Sunday morning walk with a takeaway coffee.
Stokehouse sits on the St Kilda beachfront and holds one Good Food Guide hat for a seafood-forward modern Australian menu paired with panoramic bay views.
Stokehouse on the St Kilda foreshore is Melbourne's defining seaside lunch: a one-hat seafood room with bay views and a kitchen earning its reputation.
Order: Grilled barramundi with seasonal greens and brown butter
Acland Street in St Kilda is lined with European patisserie windows selling cakes since the 1950s: Black Forest, cheesecake and lamingtons in a heritage row.
Order: Polish apple cake or black forest slice from any of the long-running shops