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Paris Go
Diners’ top pick
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Price: Expensive
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French
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4.9
(112)
If you are looking for a little corner of France in Melbourne then you need to pay a visit to our French Restaurant, Paris Go. We are considered as the best traditional French Bistro in Melbourne. Our Chef/Owner is proud to present a menu that is packed with the very best French Restaurant dishes. When you arrive, you will be met by our friendly, knowledgeable staff. We are fully licensed and accept B.Y.O for Wine and Champagne only.
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Lagoon Dining
Price: Expensive
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Asian
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4.8
(517)
Lagoon Dining is a restaurant and bar dishing up food that leans heavily on Chinese culinary traditions. It is an expression of food we love to eat and to cook, dished up heartily alongside booze we like to swill - a place for friends and fun.
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The Carlton Wine Room
Price: Expensive
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European
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4.8
(807)
Carlton Wine Room is a neighbourhood restaurant offering a well-executed, fresh, seasonal food menu, and an ever changing, diverse wine list featuring the best of Italy, Australia and the rest of the World. We offer a bar space, an upstairs restaurant dining room and three unique spaces that are can be booked for private dining perfect for special events.
RESERVATIONS: are for a two hour sitting. We do not accept bookings for drinks and snacks, however we accept walk-ins for this if space permits. A surcharge of up to 1.2% applies to credit card transactions. A surcharge of 10% applies on Sundays and 15% on Public Holidays.
OUTSIDE SEATING: please note this is subject to the weather and we may not be able to move your reservation inside in the case of bad weather.
CANCELLATION: A $50 per person no show fee is charged for failing to attend your reservation. Contact us on 9347 2626 to make changes or cancel your reservation.
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Donnini's
Top-rated food
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Price: Expensive
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Italian
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4.6
(628)
Donnini's is a generational Italian eatery with a sincere focus on handmade pasta, real food, generous hospitality & well sourced wines.
Family owned and operated DONNINI'S relaxed atmosphere and honest approach to traditional cooking provides the perfect environment for family get-togethers, intimate dinners and business lunches alike.
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Abla's
Price: Expensive
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Lebanese
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4.7
(11)
Abla Amad was born in Lebanon and arrived in Australia in 1954 at the age of nineteen. In 1979 at the urging of friends and family she opened Abla’s, a restaurant that has become a Melbourne institution.
Ever since it opened, diners have returned time and again to experience her special brand of traditional, homemade Lebanese food.
For Abla it is a cuisine that can only be made from the heart – that’s why she is widely regarded as ‘the queen of Lebanese cooking’.
BYO is now available on Thursdays - We fill up quickly so be sure to book!
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Leonardo's Pizza Palace
Price: Expensive
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Pizzeria
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4.8
(68)
We are a neighbourhood-style American-Italian restaurant situated in the leafy backstreets of Carlton. Since 2018, we specialise in offering quality food, friendly service and natural wine.
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Bistra
Top-rated hospitality
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Price: Expensive
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Australian
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4.9
(95)
Bistra is an Australian bistro serving quality food and wine; our fare draws its influence predominantly from British, French and Italian cooking and technique, and yet it is quintessentially Australian. You can expect generous, memorable plates championing seasonal ingredients and an extensive list of wines.
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Humble Rays
Price: Moderate
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Cafe Dining
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4.7
(44)
A crowd favourite brunch location in the heart of Melbourne, offering innovative, fun, photogenic and delicious food in an inviting and relaxing space. Chef and co-owner, Sutinee works her magic on an array of Asian-inspired comfort dishes, balancing spice, sweetness, sourness, and saltiness to perfection. Be sure to try the signature Crab Meat Scramble! Sit back, immerse yourself in the calm and relaxing tones of eggshelll blue, mint green and colourful vibrant patterns to enjoy your oat matcha latte. Open daily 8:00am - 4:00pm (kitchen closes at 3:00pm). Awarded 2017 Melbourne Top 20 Brunch Cafes by The Age Good Food Guide and recognised as 2018 Most Popular Cafe by Zomato with the highest number of bookmarks by users.
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Di Stasio Carlton
Price: Moderate
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Italian
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4.5
(365)
The third venue for the high-profile restaurateur couple Rinaldo Di Stasio and Mallory Wall, sits behind the King and Godfree complex on the corner of Lygon and Faraday Streets and has glamorous echoes of their Di Stasio Citta pleasure palace in the city.
Designed by architect Di Ritter of Hassell, also responsible for Citta, the pizzeria has three separate spaces inside, adorned with Reko Rennie artwork and Shaun Gladwell sculptures, and a courtyard bar centred around a fountain imported from the Roman countryside.
Chef Federico Congiu, who has worked with Di Stasio for five years, is making his own jersey milk mozzarella fiore di latte for the pizzas. Congiu has sourced five growers around the Yarra Valley to grow and preserve San Marzano tomatoes for pizza toppings and is having special durum wheat flour milled in Tamworth.
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Johnny's Green Room
Great vibe
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Price: Expensive
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Italian
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4.1
(77)
Situated on the rooftop of the iconic King & Godfree building in the heart of Lygon Street’s Little Italy, Johnny’s Green Room is a Tuscan-inspired terrace with dazzling city skyline views and an enthusiastic appreciation for la dolce vita.
Conceived by award-winning designer Dion Hall, Johnny’s evokes the good times of an Italian summer with a semi-retractable roof enabling those summertime vibes to be enjoyed year-round. We have acclaimed chef Karen Martini on board as our Culinary Director, her relaxed menu of Italian-style sharing dishes beautifully complemented by Melbourne bar maestro Matt Bax’s delicious program of Italian-accented cocktails and wine and a rolling roster of the finest DJs in the land.
Named after the classic Carlton nightspot that in the 70s and 80s attracted the bohemian and the notorious like moths to a neon-lit flame, Johnny’s has been reimagined for a whole new generation of Carlton habitués.
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DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar - Carlton
Great budget-friendly spot
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Price: Moderate
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Pizzeria
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4.4
(561)
D.O.C is real Italian eating and age old simplicity refreshed with contemporary flair. A celebration of heritage. A joy in sharing. Authentic, exuberant and outrageously Italian.

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Frequently asked questions

Healthy restaurants located in Carlton include Abla's, Donnini's and Paris Go

Restaurants with gluten-free options in Carlton are DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar - Carlton, Green Man's Arms Bar and Restaurant and Paris Go

Bottomless brunch in Carlton is available at Humble Rays, carli.melbourne and Donnini's

The most romantic restaurant in Carlton is Bistra

Restaurants in Carlton with a great view include Johnny's Green Room, Cafe Cavallino and Humble Rays

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