Lamaro's Bodega

South Melbourne VIC 3205 Spanish - give the man meat and make it pig! (But the vegies come highly recommended)

Restaurant	Lamaro's Bodega
Street address	273-279 Cecil Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 9690 3737
Website	lamarosbodega.com.au
Style	Spanish
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides
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The Australian Top 50
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Reviews & Notes	"This isn't a restaurant reinvented. It's a restaurant revived. And it's better than ever."
Reviewer	Gemima Cody - The Age 31/10/15 14/20
Reviews & Notes	"Greenvale Farm up Ararat way is giving the Spanish a good run for their pork, feeding their rare-breed free-range pigs the same acorn diet that creates the famed Spanish Jamon on Iberico and that turns up as a plate of sublime beauty at Lamaro’s Bodega."
Reviewer	Dan Stock - Herald Sun 3/11/15
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Tempura Hajime

South Melbourne VIC 3205 Japanese

Restaurant	Tempura Hajime
Street address	60 Park Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 9696 0051
Website	tempurahajime.com.au
Style	Japanese
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides	2015 GFG 1 hat
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
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Lume

South Melbourne VIC 3205 Contemporary - not your conventional out

Restaurant	Lûmé
Street address	226 Coventry Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 9690 0185
Website	restaurantlume.com
Style	Contemporary
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides	2016 GFG 1 hat
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"Lume feels very much like a restaurant created by and for the young with a degree of insouciance coming from the kitchen, though it patently is yet to cope with demand."
Reviewer	Dan Stock - Herald Sun 11/8/15 14/20
Reviews & Notes	"Dining here takes a leap of faith, but the reward is an adventure. ... Don't expect perfect. This is an uncut diamond. A few facets gleam. Time and trimming will show its worth."
Reviewer	Gemima Cody - The Age 28/7/15 15.5/20
Reviews & Notes	"the outrageously adventurous Lûmé will polarise, and that is almost certainly the rather perverse intention of the archly contemporary chefs behind it. ... Lûmé eschews the casual and flexible for a return to occasion dining with grand pretensions. So strap yourself in for a 16-course ride of flavours and textures, built on techniques and ingredients you have probably never experienced before." ... "Lûmé is like nothing else."
Reviewer	John Lethlean The Australian 22/8/15 & 5/9/15 4 maps
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Patbingsoo

Restaurant	Patbingsoo
Street address	128 York Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 8060 5771
Website
Style	Korean
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"... El Cubano: the Cuban sandwich ... simple but tasty sandwiches"
Reviewer	Matt Holden - The Age 2/12/14
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Bellota

Restaurant	Bellota
Street address	181 Bank Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 9078 8381
Website	bellota.com.au
Style	Wine bar/Mediterranean
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"Bistro food at its most simple, unshackled best."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Austalia 15/11/14 4 maps
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Coppersmith Hotel

Restaurant	Coppersmith Hotel
Street address	435 Clarendon Street
Suburb	South Melbourne
State	VIC
Postcode	3205
Phone	03 8696 7777
Website	coppersmithhotel.com.au
Style	Australian
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"... there’s a bar menu that ticks off the classics with class"
Reviewer	Dan Stock - Melbourne Herald Sun 4/11/14 13.5/20
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