Restaurant ratings by diners – not critics or paid listings.

Ratings are based on the Overall Rating score in Google reviews in 2023. Last updated May 2023.

Location: Melbourne CBD

Best restaurant

  1. Philippe Restaurant (4.7 stars)
  2. MoVida (4.6 stars)
  3. Sunda (4.5 stars)
  4. Longrain (4.5 stars)
  5. Vue de Monde (4.5 stars)
  6. MoVida Aqui (4.4 stars)
  7. Chin Chin (4.3 stars)
  8. Embla (4.3 stars)
  9. Maha (4.2 stars)
  10. Tonka (4.2 stars)

Google Bard: “Here is the table of overall ratings for the top 20 restaurants in Melbourne Australia using the number of stars in Google Review, sorted by descending rating score”

Best Coffee Venue

  1. Industry Beans (4.7 stars) 345 Lt. Collins St
  2. Dukes Coffee Roasters (4.6 stars) 111 Flinders Ln
  3. Bonnie (4.5 stars) 101 Collins St
  4. Greta (4.5 stars) 320 Swanston St
  5. Pigeon Hole (4.4 stars) 160 Flinders Ln
  6. Market Lane Coffee (4.4 stars) 108 Collins St
  7. Blackbird Espresso (4.4 stars) 250 Swanston St
  8. Supreme Coffee Roasters (4.3 stars) 101 Collins St
  9. Axil Coffee Roasters (4.3 stars) 450 Bourke St
  10. The Coffee Roastery (4.3 stars) 200 Lonsdale St

Google Bard: “here is a list of the top 10 coffee places in Melbourne CBD based on reviews given in 2023, ranked in descending order of overall rating, along with their locations and number of stars”

Best Chinese restaurant

  1. Hutong (4.5 stars)
  2. China Red (4.4 stars)
  3. Ding Tai Fung (4.3 stars)
  4. Lee Ho Fook (4.2 stars)
  5. Flower Drum (4.1 stars)

Google Bard: “Here is a list of the top 5 Chinese restaurants in Melbourne CBD based on reviews given in 2023, ranked in descending order of overall rating”

Best French restaurant

  1. Philippe Restaurant (4.7 stars)
  2. The French Brasserie (4.5 stars)
  3. Bistro d’Orsay (4.4 stars)
  4. Bar Margaux (4.4 stars)
  5. Bistro Guillaume (4.3 stars)

Google Bard: “a list of the top 5 French restaurants in Melbourne CBD based on reviews given in 2023, ranked in descending order of overall rating”

Location: Melbourne

Best Japanese restaurant

  1. Supernormal (4.5 stars)
  2. Hakata Gensuke Ramen (4.5 stars)
  3. Japanese Teppanyaki Inn (4.4 stars)
  4. Kenzan Japanese Restaurant (4.4 stars)
  5. Waterfront (4.4 stars)
  6. Sushi Hub Swanston (4.4 stars)
  7. Nobu Melbourne (4.4 stars)
  8. Sake Restaurant & Bar (4.3 stars)
  9. Izakaya Den (4.3 stars)
  10. Kisume (4.3 stars)

Google Bard: “Here are the top 10 Japanese restaurants in Melbourne, Australia according to Google Reviews, sorted by descending rating score”

Best Italian restaurant

  1. Tipo 00 (4.6 stars)
  2. Florentino (4.5 stars)
  3. Osteria Ilaria (4.4 stars)
  4. Scopri (4.4 stars)
  5. Capitano (4.4 stars)
  6. Al Dente Enoteca (4.3 stars)
  7. Park Street Pasta & Wine (4.3 stars)
  8. Oster (4.3 stars)
  9. Agostino (4.3 stars)
  10. 48h Pizza Bar Elsternwick (4.3 stars)

Google Bard: “Here are the top 10 Italian restaurants in Melbourne, Australia according to Google Reviews, sorted by descending rating score”

Location: Mornington Peninsula

Best restaurant

  1. Tedesca Osteria (4.5 stars)
  2. The Merricks General Store (4.5 stars)
  3. Ten Minutes by Tractor (4.4 stars)
  4. Point Leo Estate Restaurant (4.4 stars)
  5. The Mornington Hotel (4 stars)

Google Bard: “Here are the top restaurants in Mornington Peninsula, Australia according to Google Reviews, sorted by descending rating score”