The Top 100 Places to Eat Near du Fermier
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Rank 1. du Fermier
French
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Rank 2. Kadota
Kaiseki Japanese
A small Japanese restaurant in the spa-country town of Daylesford, Kadota runs kaiseki-style set menus built around whatever the surrounding region is producing right now. The team applies traditional technique to local seasonal ingredients with the kind of quiet discipline that doesn't need to announce itself. The Australian Good Food Guide awards it four chef hats. Book well ahead; this is not a walk-in situation.
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Rank 3. Lake House
Modern Australian
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Rank 4. Bistro Terroir
French
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Rank 5. Sault
Modern Australian
Named after a lavender town north of Marseille, Sault sits on a working lavender farm outside Daylesford, overlooking its own lake and the Wombat State Forest. It's a modern Australian fine-dining room where the kitchen draws from onsite gardens and local producers, changing the menu each season. The two Chef Hats from the Australian Good Food Guide suggest the cooking is doing more than trading on the view, which, it should be said, is doing quite a lot of the work.
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Rank 6. Boathouse Daylesford
French
Perched right on the edge of Lake Daylesford, this French-leaning restaurant earns its water views by actually delivering on what's inside. Lunch and dinner run at a pace that feels deliberately unhurried, with a covered deck for warm days and a snug interior when the Victorian winter sets in. The menu leans classical, the kind of place where port jus and bearnaise sauce appear without apology. One Chef Hat from the Australian Good Food Guide.
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Rank 7. The Surly Goat
Modern Australian
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Rank 9. Marchesa
Italian
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Rank 10. Black Cat Truffles by Liam Downes
Modern Australian
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Rank 11. Mr Jones
Thai
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Rank 12. Underbar
Modern Australian
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Rank 13. Babae
Modern Australian
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Rank 14. Chauncy
French
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Rank 15. Wayward Winery
Modern Australian
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Rank 16. Navi
Modern Australian
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Rank 17. MATSU
Japanese
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Rank 18. Gimlet at Cavendish House
European
Andrew McConnell's fine dining room inside the grand Cavendish House on Russell Street turns on an open fire grill and dry-aged Victorian and South Australian beef, which landed Gimlet a spot on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list. The room manages to feel glamorous without feeling stiff, and the wine list reads like someone actually thought about what goes with the food rather than just buying everything.
- World's 101 Best #62 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Restaurant Bar – APAC
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Rank 19. Vue de Monde
Modern Australian
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Rank 20. The Woodhouse Bar and Grill
Steakhouse
Red gum from the Bendigo region does the real work here, burning in the wood grill and oven that give this refined steakhouse its whole reason for being. The menu runs wagyu, dry-aged rib eye, and premium grass-fed cuts, backed by a bar stocked with 28 wines by the glass and a seasonal cocktail list. An Australian Good Food Guide One Chef Hat. Dress up a little; the room expects it.
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Rank 21. Le Foyer
Australian
An open fire anchors the dining room at Le Foyer, and the kitchen leans into it hard, running wood-fired meats and fresh-shucked oysters through a menu that changes with what's good and in season. It's a relaxed but polished Modern Australian restaurant where the bar pulls equal weight, with solid cocktails and a thoughtful wine list. The kind of place you settle into for the evening without quite meaning to.
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Rank 22. Alium Dining
Modern Australian
Perched on View Point in central Bendigo, Alium is a modern Australian restaurant built around seasonal produce and a dining room that actually feels like it wants you there. The menu shifts with what's good rather than what's expected, and the team runs service with enough warmth to soften even the most reluctant regional-city dinner guest. An Australian Good Food Guide One Chef Hat restaurant.
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Rank 23. Bar Magnolia
Modern Australian
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Rank 25. Kazuki's
Japanese
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Rank 26. MoVida Aqui
Spanish
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Rank 27. Ishizuka
Kaiseki Japanese
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Rank 29. Restaurant Gaea
Modern Australian
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Rank 30. IDES
Modern Australian
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Rank 31. Enter Via Laundry
Indian
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Rank 32. Yiaga
Modern Australian
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Rank 33. Atria
Modern Australian
Fire anchors the kitchen at this hotel fine dining room in Melbourne's CBD, where the menu moves through Australian land and sea with the restraint of a place that doesn't need to shout. The produce comes from named farmers and fishermen around the country, and the cooking lets that lineage do the work. An Australian Good Food Guide Two Hat restaurant, with a wine list that takes provenance as seriously as the food does.
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Rank 34. Oxi Tea Room
Modern Australian
Whole-leaf oolong and black teas sourced from Kenya and Taiwan are the anchor here, not a backdrop to something else. Oxi Tea Room is a high tea spot in Carlton where the tea is treated with the seriousness usually reserved for wine, and the housemade desserts lean into native Australian ingredients, lemon myrtle, green ants, and all. It holds two Chef Hats from the Australian Good Food Guide, which tracks for a room that takes the kettle this seriously.
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Rank 35. Etta
Modern Australian
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Rank 37. Al Dente Enoteca
Italian
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Rank 38. Freyja
Modern Australian
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Rank 40. Reine & La Rue
French
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Rank 41. Warabi
Japanese
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Rank 43. Akaiito
Japanese
A red thread of light twists across the ceiling of this moody Japanese fine dining room on Flinders Lane, its glow picked up by red plates below. Black marble, dark granite, and plush banquettes set the tone for a seasonal Kojin menu that moves between small plates and larger composed dishes. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it two chef hats, and the room feels like it was designed with that ambition in mind from the start.
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Rank 44. Flower Drum
Cantonese
Flower Drum has been a Melbourne institution long enough that regulars book the same table year after year and the staff already know what they want. It's a formal Cantonese restaurant tucked into a lane off Chinatown, white-tablecloth serious, where the roast duck is carved tableside and the service runs like the dining room has something to prove. The Australian Good Food Guide awards it two Chef Hats, and the room's quiet confidence suggests it has never needed to mention that.
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Rank 45. Circl Wine House
Modern Australian
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Rank 47. Society
Modern Australian
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Rank 48. Kisume
Japanese
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Rank 49. Ronin Omakase
Japanese
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Rank 50. Lee Ho Fook
Chinese
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Rank 51. Shu Restaurant
Sichuan
A plant-only Sichuan restaurant in an industrial Collingwood space, Shu has been quietly dismantling the assumption that vegan dining means polite and beige. The kitchen leans into the bold, numbing heat of southwest Chinese cooking, and the ten-course degustation does the convincing. There's also a cocktail bar tucked inside, which helps explain the crowd's relaxed commitment to staying a while. The Australian Good Food Guide gives it two Chef Hats.
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- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – APAC
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Rank 53. Bistra
Modern Australian
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Rank 54. Scopri
Italian
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Vivid wall murals and a glowing open bar set the mood at this Asian small-plates restaurant inside the Mövenpick Hotel, where the menu wanders from Vietnamese to Sri Lankan without apology. The kitchen leans on traditional techniques while nudging dishes in unexpected directions, beef rendang alongside ceviche with desert lime preserve. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat, and the Vietnamese espresso martini is a reasonable way to start.
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Rank 56. Caterina's Cucina E Bar
Italian
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Rank 57. Doju
Korean
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Rank 58. From Here by Mike
Modern Australian
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Rank 59. Sachi Japanese Restaurant
Japanese
Dry-aged seafood sits at the center of everything here, a Japanese restaurant on Queen Street where the counter omakase and chirashi bowls draw a quiet, loyal lunch crowd from the surrounding offices. The menu runs from quick sashimi plates to a full omakase sitting, so the room works for both a grabbed weekday meal and something slower. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat, which tracks with the precision on the plate.
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Rank 60. Luci
Modern Australian
The art deco bones of Equity Chambers on Bourke Street give this contemporary Australian restaurant more grandeur than it probably needs, and it leans in accordingly. The menu runs Italian-inflected, from breakfast through dinner, with the kind of crowd that treats eggs Benedict as a reasonable way to start a Wednesday. Evenings shift toward crudo and house-made pasta with enough anchovy to mean it.
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Rank 61. Harriot
French
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Rank 62. Osteria Ilaria
Italian
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Rank 63. Tipo 00
Italian
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Rank 64. Serai
Filipino
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Rank 65. The Recreation Bistro & Bottleshop
Modern Australian
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Rank 67. Lagotto
Italian
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A high-glam modern Pan-Asian restaurant on Flinders Lane from the team behind Cha Ching, where share plates move through bold Eastern flavours grounded in local ingredients. The room leans into occasion, so the crowd tends to dress accordingly. Clay pot duck and scallops with coconut bisque show the kitchen's range. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat.
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Rank 69. Maha Restaurant
Middle Eastern
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Rank 70. Saadi
Indian
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Rank 71. Bar Liberty
Modern Australian
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Rank 72. Longrain
Thai
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Rank 73. Askal
Filipino
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Rank 74. Il Bacaro
Venetian
White linen and polished service set the tone at this long-running Venetian Italian in the heart of the city, where the cooking stays close to the lagoon, pasta and all. The menu leans into the kind of regional specificity that doesn't need to announce itself, and the room runs with quiet assurance. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat.
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Rank 75. Embla
Modern Australian
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Rank 76. Zareh
Middle Eastern
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Rank 77. Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne
Modern Australian
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Rank 78. Florentino
Italian
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Rank 80. Tomo-An
Japanese
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Rank 81. Farmer's Daughters
Modern Australian
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Rank 82. Smith Street Bistro
French
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Rank 84. Philippe
French
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Rank 85. Nomad Melbourne
Modern Australian
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Rank 86. Bar Lourinha
Spanish
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Rank 87. Komeyui Restaurant
Japanese
The charcoal Josper grill does a lot of the heavy lifting at this sleek Japanese restaurant in South Melbourne, where the kitchen leans on technique rather than theatrics. Black leather, potted greenery, and quiet minimalist bones make it feel composed without trying too hard. The chef is from a fishing village in Hokkaido, and that background shows in cooking that takes handmade Japanese food seriously. An Australian Good Food Guide Hat is on the record.
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Hand rolls you build yourself, from platters of seafood and Wagyu laid out at your own pace, served on ceramics the kitchen threw in its own pottery studio. Temaki Sushi is an intimate omakase-style hand roll restaurant on Little Collins Street, running a seasonal menu tied to produce from the team's farm in the Dandenong Ranges. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat, which feels about right for a place this quietly sure of itself.
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Rank 89. Marmelo
Portuguese
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Rank 91. ISH Restaurant
Indian
Exposed brick and copper fittings across two levels, with furniture shipped over from India, set the tone at this Indian-inspired bar and restaurant on Gertrude Street. The kitchen moves between tradition and improvisation, pairing familiar subcontinental flavors with the kind of lateral thinking Fitzroy restaurants tend to reward. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat. Go when you want spice with your natural wine.
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Rank 92. Cecconi's
Italian
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Rank 93. Cumulus Inc.
Modern Australian
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Rank 94. Di Stasio Citta
Italian
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Rank 96. Orlo
Mediterranean
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A Josper grill anchors the kitchen at this Latin American fire-cooking restaurant near Smith Street, where the smoke and the playlist both run loud. Tasting menus, à la carte, bottomless brunch on weekends, tacos on Tuesdays, Wagyu on Wednesdays: they keep the calendar full enough that regulars barely need to think. The cocktails have attitude to match. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat.
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Rank 98. SHOP225
Neapolitan Pizza
A wood-fired oven anchors this cozy Neapolitan pizzeria tucked into a quiet residential pocket well clear of Melbourne's centre, where the streets are low and leafy and the pace is considerably calmer. The pasta pulls as much weight as the pizza here, a combination rare enough that 50 Top Pizza handed it a Best Pasta Proposal award, alongside a ranking of 28th in the world. The kitchen imports Italian ingredients seriously and handles dietary needs without making a fuss about it.
- 50 Top Pizza #28 · 50 Top Pizza World
- 50 Top Pizza #7 · 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific
- 50 Top Pizza 2026 · Best Pasta Proposal · 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific Special Awards
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Rank 99. Il Caminetto
Italian Pizza
The wood-fired oven greets you at the door, which sets the tone for this Italian restaurant in Moonee Ponds where the menu runs from pizza through pasta to proper secondi. The kitchen leans on imported Italian staples and takes the full spread seriously, pizza and antipasti alongside handmade pasta. It ranked 29th on the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific list. A children's menu and genuine attention to dietary needs make it one of the more relaxed neighbourhood options around.
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Rank 100. Wood and Co Coffee
Coffee
The espresso bar is a small counter at the front of what is mostly a working roastery, so the coffee comes with a faint background hum of production. Single origins rotate with the seasons, and the house blends are consistent enough that regulars order without looking up. Brunswick's specialty coffee scene is not short of options, which makes the stripped-back industrial room feel like a statement of intent rather than a design choice.
- Asian Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Melbourne
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