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Southbank area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Southbank

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Melbourne's Southbank is dominated by the Crown Casino complex and its many associated bars and restaurants, such as Neil Perry's Rockpool and Heston Blumenthal's Dinner by Heston. Away from Crown, the suburb is almost home to Melbourne's premier art gallery, NGV, and the Arts Centre precinct.

Restaurants in Southbank

Koko

Koko

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 3 of 4

For a high-class teppanyaki experience, Koko wears the crown

Rockpool Bar & Grill

Rockpool Bar & Grill

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 3 of 4

Expense? There’s no escaping the fact: Rockpool Bar & Grill will cost you. But, eight years down the track, it remains one of Melbourne’s best – and most...

400 Gradi: Crown

400 Gradi: Crown

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

It’s not a bad move to go and win “best pizza in the world” before opening your pizzeria

Spice Temple

Spice Temple

  • 4 out of 5 stars

Neil Perry has ceased the embargo on Cantonese cuisine at Spice Temple to bring you the best damn yum cha in Melbourne

Rosetta

Rosetta

  • 5 out of 5 stars

Neil Perry is back in Melbourne and he's giving our best Italian joints a shake-up with Rosetta

Dinner by Heston

Dinner by Heston

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 3 of 4

Salamagundy, frumenty and meat fruit: Mr Blumenthal's eccentric creations are here to stay at the near-perfect iteration of his celebrated London restaurant

Long Chim

Long Chim

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

Finally, Melbourne gets a taste of David Thompson’s ribald and raucous Thai food… and it was worth the wait

Enlightened Cuisine

Enlightened Cuisine

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

Enlightened Cuisine is your one stop shop for eerily realistic fake meat

Bars in Southbank

Ocean 12

Ocean 12

Savour premium whiskies on the rooftop bar and hit your highest notes at this bougie karaoke spot

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Juke's

Juke's

Melbourne's '70s-themed karaoke bar is groovy, baby

Holey Moley Crown

Holey Moley Crown

Mini golf, like karaoke, is much better when there is a bar. Melbourne mini golf course Holey Moley goes a step further, with ridiculous drinks, themed holes...

Hotels in Southbank

Crown Towers

Crown Towers

  • price 4 of 4

Looking for a romantic night away? Spoil your loved one with a stay at Southbank’s luxury complex

More great venues in Southbank

GoBoat

GoBoat

You can now have a picnic on the Yarra thanks to this fun boat hire service

Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne is the umbrella venue that houses the Hamer Hall, Playhouse, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, State Theatre and Fairfax Studio, as well as...

Hamer Hall

Hamer Hall

Fifty thousand admirers turned up to the reopening of Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall, such is the esteemed place it holds in Melburnians' hearts. The...

What's on in Southbank

NGV Triennial

NGV Triennial

The much-anticipated NGV Triennial returns this year to showcase work from 100 artists, designers and architects all around the world

Southbank
A Taste of Ireland

A Taste of Ireland

Laugh, cry and jig into the night with this star-studded Irish dancing show

Southbank
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RBG: Of Many, One

RBG: Of Many, One

You won’t want to miss this powerful Sydney Theatre Company production from ‘Prima Facie’ scribe Suzie Miller

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