How does Harry rank the best restaurants in Melbourne?

Harry runs every restaurant through a scoring formula that cross-references Google, Yelp, and Tripadvisor ratings, then adjusts for tourist skew, anomalies, and value-for-money. The Harry Score runs from 0 to 100. Any restaurant above 70 is worth the evening. Above 85, it's the reason to make a plan.

Are these Melbourne restaurant recommendations paid placements?

No. Harry Hungry operates with no paid placements and no affiliate links. Every restaurant on this page earned its position through the scoring formula — a restaurant cannot pay to appear here.

AU · Harry Score ranking

Best Restaurants in Melbourne.

Ranked by Harry Score — the same formula Harry applies everywhere. Anything above seventy is worth leaving the house for. Above eighty-five is the reason to make a plan.

Scores last recomputed 3 August 2026

	Restaurant	Badge	Harry	Worth It
01	YX Hot Pot Bourke Street Level G/384-386 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 5.0 across 3.1k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here. Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.	—	90	80
02	Myrtle Wine Bar 15 Warburton Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.9 across 246 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.	—	90	80
03	Oh! Banh Mi Bourke Street Shop 5A, 500 Bourke St (rear 4.9 across 174 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here. Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.	—	89	79
04	David’s Master Pot 大味麻辣烫 1408/462 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.8 across 3.9k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get. Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.	—	88	78
05	Izakaya Domo GPO Postal Lane, Shop 28/350 Bourke St 4.8 across 2.7k Google reviews; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.4. Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.	—	87	79
06	Haidilao Hotpot - Emporium Level 3 Shop 304/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.9 across 5.3k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is. Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.	—	87	79
07	Master Lanzhou Noodle Bar - Chinatown 244 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.8 across 1.3k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get. Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.	—	87	79
08	Maiz y Cacao 1/189 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.8 across 493 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.	—	87	79
09	ChangGo Korean BBQ House 70-72 Little La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.8 across 3.9k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.	—	87	79
10	Avocado Moment Cafe 69 A'Beckett St, Melbourne VIC 3000 4.8 across 314 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.	—	87	79

Score runs from zero to one hundred. Highest Harry Score tops the table. No restaurant on this page paid to appear here — these are the actual results of running the formula in Melbourne.

Questions Harry gets about Melbourne

How does Harry rank the best restaurants in Melbourne?: Harry runs every restaurant through a scoring formula that cross-references Google, Yelp, and Tripadvisor ratings, then adjusts for tourist skew, anomalies, and value-for-money. The Harry Score runs from 0 to 100. Any restaurant above 70 is worth the evening. Above 85, it's the reason to make a plan.
Are these Melbourne restaurant recommendations paid placements?: No. Harry Hungry operates with no paid placements and no affiliate links. Every restaurant on this page earned its position through the scoring formula — a restaurant cannot pay to appear here.

Best Restaurants in Melbourne.

Ranked by Harry Score — the same formula Harry applies everywhere. Anything above seventy is worth leaving the house for. Above eighty-five is the reason to make a plan.

Scores last recomputed 3 August 2026

Restaurant

Harry

YX Hot Pot Bourke Street

Level G/384-386 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

5.0 across 3.1k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.

Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.

Myrtle Wine Bar

15 Warburton Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.9 across 246 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.

Oh! Banh Mi Bourke Street

Shop 5A, 500 Bourke St (rear

4.9 across 174 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.

Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.

David’s Master Pot 大味麻辣烫

1408/462 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 across 3.9k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.

Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.

Izakaya Domo

GPO Postal Lane, Shop 28/350 Bourke St

4.8 across 2.7k Google reviews; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.4.

Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.

Haidilao Hotpot - Emporium

Level 3 Shop 304/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.9 across 5.3k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.

Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.

Master Lanzhou Noodle Bar - Chinatown

244 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 across 1.3k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.

Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.

Maiz y Cacao

1/189 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 across 493 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.

ChangGo Korean BBQ House

70-72 Little La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 across 3.9k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.

Avocado Moment Cafe

69 A'Beckett St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 across 314 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.

Score runs from zero to one hundred. Highest Harry Score tops the table. No restaurant on this page paid to appear here — these are the actual results of running the formula in Melbourne.

Questions Harry gets about Melbourne

How does Harry rank the best restaurants in Melbourne?: Harry runs every restaurant through a scoring formula that cross-references Google, Yelp, and Tripadvisor ratings, then adjusts for tourist skew, anomalies, and value-for-money. The Harry Score runs from 0 to 100. Any restaurant above 70 is worth the evening. Above 85, it's the reason to make a plan.
Are these Melbourne restaurant recommendations paid placements?: No. Harry Hungry operates with no paid placements and no affiliate links. Every restaurant on this page earned its position through the scoring formula — a restaurant cannot pay to appear here.