We’re not counting down, you are.
With restaurants officially able to reopen on November 5, you’d better get in quick if you want to book a table. Restrictions will still be in place, with social distancing minimising the amount of diners that will be able to be dining-in at any given time.
These are the restaurants that you can book right now:
New Quarter
Richmond
New Quarter is all about elevated Vietnamese classics. Book here.
Hanoi Hannah Vol. II
Elsternwick
Reopening Indoor 5 November
Tokyo Tina
Windsor
Think modern Japanese, neon signs and loud tunes. Book here.
Firebird
Windsor
Modern fire-y Vietnamese. Book here.
Ishizuka
Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
Highly aesthetic Japanese, fine dining style. Book here.
Matilda
South Yarraa
Modern Australian. One of Melbourne’s best fine dining experiences. Book here.
Estelle
Northcote
Scott Pickett’s fine dining restaurant and wine bar in the ‘burbs, where the epic Aussie wine and food always flows. Book here.
Longrain
Little Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
Thai fusion institution smack-bang in the CBD laneway central. Book here.
400 Gradi Brunswick
Brunswick East
Some of the most authentic wood oven pizza in Melbourne. Book here.
L’Hôtel Gitan
Prahran
Old school French. High-class comfort food. Book here.
Frédéric
Cremorne
Beautifully intricate French food. Book here.
Old Palm Liquor
Brunswick East
Smoked meats. Heaps of good wine. Book here.
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