Melbourne, VIC
Best Brunch in Melbourne.
Harry's top 10 brunch spots in Melbourne score 84–87 on the Harry Score.
Harry is professionally sceptical of brunch. The waiting list is too long, the Bloody Marys are too expensive, and the eggs Benedict are too often on a muffin from a bag. What survives — when it works — is one of the great informal meals. He scores harder here because with stakes this low, getting it wrong is unforgivable.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Maiz y Cacao
mexican · brunch
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.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Tipsy Village
breakfast · cafe
313 Coventry St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
4.8 across 428 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.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Al Dente Enoteca Restaurant
italian · brunch
161 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053
4.8 across 774 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
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Harry
87
Worth It
80
Avocado Moment Cafe
brunch · vegetarian
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.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Prologue Cafe Melbourne
cafe · brunch
338 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
4.8 across 507 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Wedge St Kilda | Middle Eastern Inspired Brunch
brunch · middle-eastern
72A Acland St, St Kilda VIC 3182
4.8 across 590 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Chicano Taqueria
mexican · brunch
371 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
4.8 across 287 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
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Harry
85
Worth It
78
CIEL Cafe
cafe · australian
48 Cecil St, Southbank VIC 3006
4.7 across 791 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
84
Worth It
77
SOAZ 22 - Melbourne's Aesthetic Brunch Cafe
cafe
Ground floor/170 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
4.7 across 279 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
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Harry
84
Worth It
77
MiddleSouthEast
cafe · breakfast
670 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141
4.7 across 606 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
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Harry
84
Worth It
77
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Questions Harry gets about brunch in Melbourne
- Where is the best brunch in Melbourne?
- Maiz y Cacao tops Harry's brunch list for Melbourne right now, with a Harry Score of 87/100.
- How does Harry score brunch in Melbourne?
- With the same Harry Score as every other guide: a weighted blend of Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings plus critic and guide mentions, docked when the tourist rating runs well ahead of the local one or the buzz outruns the reviews. Brunch is the meal most likely to charge a main-course price for eggs, so read the Worth It score next to it. It measures what you get for what you pay.
- Is a long queue a sign of good brunch in Melbourne?
- No. Queue length isn't an input, and neither is Instagram. The score leans on what locals keep rating, and it marks a place down when its tourist-facing rating runs ahead of that. The best brunch in Melbourne is rarely the one with the 45-minute Saturday wait.
- Are there tourist-trap brunch restaurants in Melbourne to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for Melbourne on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.