Guidebook for South Yarra
Food Scene
Thursday nights they offer *amazing* pasta and a glass of wine for $25. They also do coffee, brunch, lunch, drinks and dinner well. Located right opposite the Botanic Gardens on Domain Road.
17 locals recommend
Gilson South Yarra
171 Domain RdThursday nights they offer *amazing* pasta and a glass of wine for $25. They also do coffee, brunch, lunch, drinks and dinner well. Located right opposite the Botanic Gardens on Domain Road.
$3 takeaway coffee and it's delicious! They also do a fabulous steak frites.
55 locals recommend
Entrecote
142-144 Greville Street$3 takeaway coffee and it's delicious! They also do a fabulous steak frites.
A tiny restaurant and wine bar hidden in the side streets. The wine selection is incredible and the food is authentic Italian. Great and friendly staff too!
22 locals recommend
Cucinetta
3 Murphy StA tiny restaurant and wine bar hidden in the side streets. The wine selection is incredible and the food is authentic Italian. Great and friendly staff too!
A restaurant famed for its approach to cuisine. There is no menu, what you eat is determined by the chef based on what's in season and grown at his family farm. Delicious and a really great experience!
20 locals recommend
Da Noi
95 Toorak RdA restaurant famed for its approach to cuisine. There is no menu, what you eat is determined by the chef based on what's in season and grown at his family farm. Delicious and a really great experience!
World's best almond croissant hands down. They also offer an incredible range of pastries, sandwiches, brunches, lunches and pizza for dinner.
23 locals recommend
Ned's Bake Cafe and Restaurant
134 Toorak RdWorld's best almond croissant hands down. They also offer an incredible range of pastries, sandwiches, brunches, lunches and pizza for dinner.
One of Melbourne's most famous bakeries. Absolutely try the chicken sandwiches and pies.
66 locals recommend
Tivoli Road Bakery
3 Tivoli RdOne of Melbourne's most famous bakeries. Absolutely try the chicken sandwiches and pies.
The personifaction of Melbourne's cafe culture. A must for tourists.
161 locals recommend
Top Paddock Cafe
658 Church StThe personifaction of Melbourne's cafe culture. A must for tourists.
A Melbourne icon. The menu, restaurant and format has been unchanged for decades, and it's still packed out every night. The best French food in town.
84 locals recommend
France-Soir
11 Toorak RdA Melbourne icon. The menu, restaurant and format has been unchanged for decades, and it's still packed out every night. The best French food in town.
A teeny tiny restaurant with excellent Japanese food. By the group behind Melbourne's famous Ichi Ni.
38 locals recommend
Ichi Ichi Ku Izakaya
119 Park StA teeny tiny restaurant with excellent Japanese food. By the group behind Melbourne's famous Ichi Ni.
Delicious Korean food in a relaxed atmosphere. Great for groups! By the team at Lucas Group (Chin Chin, Hawker Hall).
51 locals recommend
Kong BBQ
599 Church StDelicious Korean food in a relaxed atmosphere. Great for groups! By the team at Lucas Group (Chin Chin, Hawker Hall).
Delicious pizza and a great atmosphere! Good for birthday groups, etc. Again by the team at Lucas Group (Chin Chin, Hawker Hall, Kong).
75 locals recommend
Baby Pizza
631-633 Church StDelicious pizza and a great atmosphere! Good for birthday groups, etc. Again by the team at Lucas Group (Chin Chin, Hawker Hall, Kong).
Drinks & Nightlife
South Press Winehouse
27 Toorak RdA cosy wine bar with excellent food and a great wine list.
Impossible to get a table at dinner (we're talking a three-hour wait) but worth going to the bar for frose, espresso martinis and nibbles. A real Melbourne hot spot!
134 locals recommend
Mr. Miyagi
99 Chapel StImpossible to get a table at dinner (we're talking a three-hour wait) but worth going to the bar for frose, espresso martinis and nibbles. A real Melbourne hot spot!
Shopping
A Melbourne label that's been unstoppable for over 25 years. Expensive, but certainly worth a wander!
11 locals recommend
Scanlan Theodore Head Office
24-30 River StA Melbourne label that's been unstoppable for over 25 years. Expensive, but certainly worth a wander!
A beautiful bookstore with a great range of hardback and collectable books. Worth a wander.
Avoca Hill Bookstore
80 Toorak RdA beautiful bookstore with a great range of hardback and collectable books. Worth a wander.
Entertainment & Activities
Spend a summer night watching a film in one of Melbourne's most famous outdoor cinemas, right in the heart of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
38 locals recommend
Moonlight Cinema Melbourne
Birdwood AvenueSpend a summer night watching a film in one of Melbourne's most famous outdoor cinemas, right in the heart of the Royal Botanic Gardens.