Melbourne's Best Alfresco Dining

Brunswick Street just wouldn't be Brunswick Street without its cafe culture, and this fully licensed cafe is a true contender.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $16.00 // Cuisine: International

It’s very smart city-life at Sarti’s, with a large bar, a terrace, indoor eating, and a menu that goes beyond the Italian cliches.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $30.00 // Cuisine: Italian

You’re never stuck for choice on North Melbourne’s Errol Street when it comes to good food, but make sure this eatery’s included in your to-do list.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $14.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

Two worlds collide here at Canvas, with the aromas of Moroccan spices flowing out into the stylish and sophisticated interiors of the formal a la carte restaurant.

Category: Bars & Clubs, Restaurants // Venue Type: Bar // Mains from: $26.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

The St Kilda Sea Baths still arouse a sense of the bygone beachside resort days, but now with the addition of modern eateries offering excellent meals such as this seafaring cafe.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $25.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

Good things come in threes - food, service and atmosphere - and these are exactly what this Port Melbourne restaurant offers.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $22.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

A comfortable multi-level Italian restaurant in one of Melbourne’s great eating laneways, here you have the choice of eating outdoors or in one of the cosy interior dining areas.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $16.50 // Cuisine: Italian

Imagine inhaling a hot cup of freshly brewed coffee while surrounded by the bleats of lambs, squawks of chickens and contented sighs of a freshly milked cow.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $17.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

This St Kilda beach babe is given a new lease on life with a fresh fit out and a million dollar kitchen. The Stokehouse is ready for a glorious summer.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $8.50 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

The big bad Mr Wolf serves up fantastic pizzas and a toothy jaw-dropping wine list.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $5.50 // Cuisine: Italian

The Middle Brighton Baths has the recipe for the good life: the sea, a gym, a casual cafe and a dressier upstairs restaurant.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $28.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

Wanting to escape life in the fast lane? Then this open-air cafe is just the place to unwind.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $8.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

This French style bistro has it all: a great theatre district location, wonderful ambience, great food and service to match.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $26.50 // Cuisine: French

The Rathdowne Street Food Store has been gracing Carlton North for over 20 years, making it the most senior restaurant on the strip.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $20.00 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

An old Port Melbourne pub with a modern attitude to food and wine, The Graham restaurant also has a great wine bar and pavement tables.

Category: Restaurants // Mains from: $25.50 // Cuisine: Modern Australian

Awarded 2 Chefs Hats - The Age Good Food Guide 2009 The glamorous Grossi Florentino Grill restaurant sits snugly at the posh dining end of Melbourne's Bourke Street, luring diners into its midst with seductive finesse.

Category: Bars & Clubs, Restaurants // Venue Type: Bar // Mains from: $30.00 // Cuisine: Italian