Lest you only make the trek occasionally to visit South Melbourne Market, let us tell you, there's a whole lot more to South Melbourne, from St Ali and Chez Dre for coffee, to Lûmé for dinner and Bibelot for dessert.
South Melbourne area guide
The best restaurants, bars, shops and events in South Melbourne
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The best restaurants in South Melbourne
Restaurants
Lucia
Where haute cuisine meets honest comfort, Lucia strips away pretence while preserving excellence
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Bibelot
Bibelot dishes up cakes and confectionary so couture, you’ll want to walk out wearing them
Restaurants
James
From a Covid-19 pivot to one of South Melbourne's quiet overachievers – James presents a near-faultless menu
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Moon Mart
This South Melbourne café is famous for its finessed blend of Korean and Japanese comfort fare and sleek, sunny aesthetics
Restaurants
Proper & Son
This little piggy went to market, and found proper good food at this bright carvery café
Restaurants
Chez Dre
Give in to the devil on your shoulder for just one afternoon to indulge at this hidden South Melbourne café/patisserie
The best bars in South Melbourne
Bars
The Palace Hotel: South Melbourne
Time Out's 2016 Pub of the Year remains at the head of the pack
Bars
Golden Gate Hotel
This classic corner pub and has been pouring beers since 1853. Inside you'll find pub specials like $10 steaks available all day and $10 espresso martinis...
Bars
Golden Fleece Hotel
After a refurbishment, the historic Golden Fleece Hotel is now a bustling Mediterranean hub
More great venues in South Melbourne
Shopping
South Melbourne Market
Pick up fresh produce, locally designed goods and gourmet treats at one of Melbourne's biggest markets
Health and beauty
Body Freedom Urban Spa Retreat
Body Freedom is exactly what its name suggests; freeing the knots from your muscles and the strains from your daily lives to leave you in a state of complete...
Things to do
Escape Room Melbourne
Melbourne's first escape room has a southside outpost – and it's as brain tickling as the original
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