Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 12 Places to Eat Near Messmates Dining

  1. Rank 1. Messmates Dining

    Modern Australian


  2. Rank 2. Hogget Kitchen

    Modern Australian


  3. A wine bar and kitchen in a small Gippsland town, Neeri Nuff leans hard into the paddock-to-plate ethos without making you feel lectured about it. The menu rotates with the seasons, and the wine list is built around boutique regional makers you're unlikely to find anywhere else. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide One Chef Hat. The room is relaxed enough that you won't feel underdressed for showing up in muddy boots.


  4. Rank 4. CHAE

    Korean


  5. Rank 5. O.MY Restaurant & Bar

    Modern Australian


  6. Rank 6. Emerald City

    Modern Australian New American

    Four seats behind a dark green curtain inside a whisky bar, with a multi-course tasting menu that changes daily and a centuries-old Tasmanian myrtle bench to eat it at. Emerald City is invitation-only dining at its most compact, the kind of place where the chef is also your host, neighbor, and probably the person who foraged your lunch. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Hat.


  7. Rank 7. No.7 Healesville

    Modern Australian


  8. Rank 8. Re’em

    Modern Australian


  9. Rank 9. Levantine Hill

    Mediterranean


  10. Rank 10. Coombe Yarra Valley

    Modern Australian

    The hedges along Maroondah Highway hide a working winery estate that once belonged to Dame Nellie Melba, and the restaurant inside leans into that history with a seasonal à la carte menu and, yes, a Peach Melba on the dessert list. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat. The art collection and cellar door are right there if you want to make a day of it, which most people do.



  11. Rank 12. Eleonore's

    Modern Australian


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