AU · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in Melbourne.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — Melbourne
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01ROP ROP
vietnamese — 331 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
5.0 across 120 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.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 02Pho Nho Clayton
381 Clayton Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
4.9 across 400 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.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 03Cafe Ogawa
ramen · japanese — 217 Union Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032
4.9 across 148 Google reviews; a rave from Time Out (Time Out Best #8 (2025)).
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 04Three Ans Banh Mi
vietnamese — 756 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008
4.9 across 239 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 05YX Hot Pot Bourke Street
chinese — 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.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 063 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street
indian — Queen Victoria Market, 513 Elizabeth St
4.8 across 4.6k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; straightforward establishment offering traditional Indian street food, tandoori dishes….
Harry
89
Worth It
79
- 07Oh! Banh Mi Bourke Street
vietnamese — 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.
Harry
89
Worth It
79
- 08SUD Food and Wine
italian — ground floor 1/555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
4.8 across 474 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; smart spot with rustic, white wood panelling, for upmarket, seasonal Italian food on….
Harry
88
Worth It
79
- 09The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Essendon
seafood — 859-861 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon VIC 3040
4.8 across 2.0k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Harry
88
Worth It
79
- 10David’s Master Pot 大味麻辣烫
chinese — 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.
Harry
88
Worth It
78
How this list is built Places across Melbourne with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .