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1. Enoteca Boccaccio
4.6
Exceptional(312)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Kew East
Booked 1 time today
One Hat Award – The Age Good Food Guide 2024Australian Wine List of the Year Awards 2024 - Three GlassesThe Top 10 Hatted Italian Restaurants in Melbourne, The Age January 2024Star Wine List Awards 2024 (Global) - Winner Best New Wine List in the World.Top 25 restaurants in Victoria for 2023 - Herald SunOne Hat Award – The Age Good Food Guide 2023Enoteca Boccaccio is an award winning restaurant from the legendary D'Anna family. Situated above Boccaccio Continental Supermarket, it is a destination for some of Melbournes best cheese, salumi, and an Italian/European menu from hatted head chef Andrew Beddoes. The wine list is a dynamic and ever evolving selection of our favourite wines from local and international producers. It is curated by our team to best reflect the vintages and compliment the menu offering. We offer BYO Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night dinner service and Friday/Saturday lunch service with $20 corkage per bottle.
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2. Grazia Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(985)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Glen Iris
Booked 13 times today
Grazia is a classic, authentic and casual Italian restaurant with a modern twist.
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3. Rococo Hawthorn
4.6
Exceptional(1179)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Hawthorn
Booked 28 times today
Rococo provides the freshest of ingredients, delivering guests high quality foods with many options available from such a large menu. The la carte menu is offered throughout the whole week and a lunch special from Monday to Friday. Consisting of, Italian traditional dishes that make this restaurant a haven for delicious classics. Located only moments away from Glenferrie Road’s shopping district, the classy suburb of Hawthorn is well suited to Rococo. Understandably from the packed crowds, they cater for a variety of individuals and even large quantities of guests. Rococo has generous spaces both indoor with candle lit lights for that friendly setting and outdoors for those lovely summer nights. Rococo is accessible by transport such as the number 16 tram, and parking on Glenferrie road and other side street options in the area. If it’s a business meeting with colleagues or a last minute catch up with some friends, Rococo is the perfect choice.
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4. Tesoro Gastronomia
4.6
Exceptional(319)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Balwyn North
Booked 12 times today
Deli-cafe by day, elegant-restaurant by night. Tesoro Gastronomia is a testament to the belief that a dining experience need not be fussy to be fantastic. The seasonal menu pays homage to our Italian roots, presented in a modern context, we explore Italian cuisine's greatest hits whilst taking advantage of the beauty and bounty of seasonal local ingredients.Tesoro exists to share our passion for the beauty and simplicity of Italian cuisine, and 100% of profits are either donated to local charities or used to sponsor the arts & events in the local community. As a collective, we recognise that our parents & grandparents sacrificed to give our generation the gifts of opportunity & prosperity; so Tesoro was created in their honour to pay their legacy forward.
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5. Clover
4.9
Exceptional(140)
Price: Expensive
• European • Richmond
Booked 13 times today
Clover is a restaurant and wine bar on Swan Street, Richmond with a focus on good produce, good wine and good times, cooked and served with care and intent, reflective of modern European bistro's.
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6. Union House
4.7
Exceptional(299)
Price: Moderate
• Modern Australian • Richmond
Booked 13 times today
Public Bar - Restaurant - Rooftop Quality booze and delicious food.
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7. Albert's Wine Bar
4.8
Exceptional(187)
Price: Moderate
• Wine Bar • Armadale
Booked 2 times today
Albert's is a neighbourhood wine bar nestled behind the heritage listed Kings Arcade in the leafy backstreets of Armadale. Our bar is named for the Australian artist, Albert Tucker who once resided in the area and more importantly depicted our beautiful 19th century building in his 1937 landscape.We offer an ever-changing list of exciting wines by authentic small batch producers from all over the world, along with many classic 'non-wine' drinking options. Don’t expect a traditional restaurant menu, our kitchen offers up a variety of smaller, seasonal plates that are designed to share. Order one or two as a snack or combine several to create a more substantial meal.
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8. Sachi
4.6
Exceptional(36)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Hawthorn
Booked 3 times today
Sachi, derived from the Japanese word for happiness or joy, finds its roots in ‘umi no sachi,’ translating to treasure of the sea. This concept was conceived with the aim of delivering an unparalleled seafood experience, incorporating Japanese culinary techniques. We blend select ingredients often associated with fine dining into a more casual setting. Our team comprises accomplished sushi chefs, each with over a decade of experience in top Japanese restaurants. We’re poised to offer you our very best.
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9. Cecconi's Toorak
4.6
Exceptional(140)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Toorak
Booked 2 times today
A lavish European dining experience, serving some of Melbourne’s finest Italian cuisine. Designed as a sister restaurant to the original Cecconi’s in Flinders Lane, our second venue brings a touch of luxury, refinement and ‘buonissimo’ to Melbourne’s inner-east enclave. Inspired by its heritage in Italy’s northern regions, and the masters of Italian design, our Toorak venue offers a modern evolution of classic European dining, with a strong Melbourne sensibility. A journey of intimate spaces, luxurious finishes, bespoke detailing and sculptural forms.Cecconi’s Toorak adds a contemporary touch to Melbourne’s culinary landscape, whilst maintaining the high-end Italian hospitality that has made Cecconi’s a Melbourne dining institution for more than twenty years.
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10. Secret Kitchen - Doncaster
4.2
Awesome(109)
Price: Expensive
• Asian • Doncaster
Booked 54 times today
Founded in 2007, Secret Kitchen brings to the city of Melbourne chinese dining experience the like of which you won’t find anywhere else in the state. Combining traditional flavours with innovative techniques, an extensive variety of menu items and an incomparable atmosphere, Secret Kitchen offers its guests an inimitable feasting experience. We are awarded one of the top Yum Cha restaurant on Time Out Melbourne and rated 4 stars out of 5 by The Age Good Food Guide. Expect new dim sum dishes every season and proudly 100% handmade.

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  • Yingqi
    Melbourne •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    I will recommend recoco to all my friends. The food is really good, I can say this is one of my favorite restaurant in Melbourne.
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    Rococo HawthornPrice: Moderate• Italian• Hawthorn
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    4.6
  • Raj
    Melbourne •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    Best Italian food ever I have not had better foood than this in Italy This is really top notch cooking Flawless meal
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    Enoteca BoccaccioPrice: Expensive• Italian• Kew East
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    4.6
  • Tristan
    Melbourne •4 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    So glad we found this restaurant- amazing food, wonderful waitstaff and perfectly sized for a pre-Christmas dinner with friends so you can enjoy each others company without too much noise. Will certainly be going back.
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    Tesoro GastronomiaPrice: Moderate• Italian• Balwyn North
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    4.6
  • Cristina
    Melbourne •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    We enjoyed yet another outstanding and unforgettable dining experience at Grazia - as Always!! Every aspect was stand-out Wonderful and Delizioso!! In our group of 5 we typically share and delight in all of the entrees on the menu followed by our own well guarded mains (all stand-outs) then back to sharing all of the desserts on the menu amidst the fabulous cocktails and vinos . Infinite thankyous and compliments to wonderful Master Chef Joey and his team!! We always look forward to the beautiful ambience, exceptional food, fabulous wines and cocktails, meticulous attention to detail, delightful banter with Joey and his team who ensure consistent meticulous quality and unfaltering care in every dish - a "next level" authentic Italian experience very rarely seen elsewhere....Grazieeee Joey!!
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    Grazia RestaurantPrice: Expensive• Italian• Glen Iris
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    4.8
  • ilona
    Melbourne •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on 13 Dec 2024
    Great little wine bar away from the serious busyness of west end of Swan St. Extensive wine list, great outdoor area out the back and small but great selection of food. Service was brilliant. Will be back!
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    CloverPrice: Expensive• European• Richmond
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    4.9

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