Southbank skyline
Photograph: Roberto Seba

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
Restaurants

Koko

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 3 of 4
For a high-class teppanyaki experience, Koko wears the crown
400 Gradi: Crown
Restaurants

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
Long Chim
Restaurants

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
Spice Temple
Restaurants

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
Rockpool Bar & Grill
Restaurants

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...
Rosetta
Restaurants

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
Restaurants

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
Enlightened Cuisine
Restaurants

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
Bars

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
Bars

Juke's

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

Ponyfish Island

Head to Melbourne’s famous under-bridge bar for some great people watching and even better cocktails

Hotels in Southbank

The Langham, Melbourne
Hotels

The Langham, Melbourne

  • price 3 of 4
When you're after a classic luxury hotel experience, this riverside hotel with commanding views of the city is for you
Crown Towers
Travel

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
Things to do

GoBoat

You can have a picnic on the Yarra thanks to this fun boat hire service
Hamer Hall
Music

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

Flight
Things to do

Flight

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Prepare for take-off inside a shipping container with this immersive (and unsettling) sound experience
Southbank
Yayoi Kusama
Art

Yayoi Kusama

This world record-breaking retrospective will take over the entire ground floor of the NGV from December
Southbank
Séance
Things to do

Séance

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Here’s your chance to (potentially) summon something spooky inside a shipping container
Southbank