Where to eat in Melbourne

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Melbourne, Australia that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Lune Croissanterie — Croissants, Fitzroy (1). Order the Traditional croissant + cruffin. The croissant some call the world's best — the cube included.
• Flower Drum — Cantonese, CBD / Market Lane (4). Order the Peking duck. Cantonese grandeur since 1975 — the Peking duck ritual endures.
• Pellegrini's Espresso Bar — Italian espresso bar, CBD / Bourke St (1). Order the Spaghetti + watermelon granita. Unchanged since 1954 — granita, spaghetti, and the original espresso machine.
• Chin Chin — South-East Asian, CBD / Flinders Lane (2). Order the Kingfish sashimi + pad see ew. The no-bookings roar that defined Flinders Lane dining.
• Tipo 00 — Pasta, CBD / Little Bourke (3). Order the Gnocchi with duck ragù. The pasta bar Melburnians measure others against.
• Hopetoun Tea Rooms — Tea rooms, CBD / Collins St (2). Order the High tea + sponge cake. Victorian-era cakes in the window since 1892.
• Marios — Café, Fitzroy (2). Order the Big breakfast + strong latte. Brunswick Street's all-day Italian café since 1986.
• Stalactites — Greek, CBD / Lonsdale St (1). Order the Lamb souvlaki. Open 24 hours since 1978 — the post-everything souvlaki.

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