The Best Wine Bars in Melbourne for Serious Sips

Melbourne’s wine bar scene is in its prime, with intimate rooms, serious pours and restaurant-level snacks setting the pace. Across the city, sommeliers are championing natural wines, small producers and adventurous pét-nats, reshaping how and where we drink.

From inner-city favourites to neighbourhood standouts across the north, south, east and west, this guide uncorks the best wine bars in Melbourne right now, each chosen for its bottles, food and atmosphere.

Best Wine Bars Melbourne: CBD

Whitebark Wine

Whitebark is a small West Melbourne wine bar built on warmth, generosity and local produce. The menu is tight and purposeful, spotlighting sustainable meats such as kangaroo tartare and dairy cow steak with pepperberry. Wines rotate through Victoria, Australia and New Zealand, favouring thoughtful producers. Relaxed and welcoming, it’s a place where good bottles and honest cooking feel completely at ease.

313 Victoria Street, West Melbourne 

Myrtle Wine Bar

Myrtle Wine Bar is a CBD favourite for local, small-producer wines and food that delivers real depth. Set inside a former blacksmith’s workshop, the high-ceilinged room hums with vinyl and easy confidence. Dishes range from mushroom pâté to lamb blade and steak, with sharp craft cocktails rounding things out. Come hungry, stay late.

15 Warburton Lane, Melbourne

No. 100 Flinders Lane 

No. 100 Flinders Lane balances polish with ease, pairing modern Lebanese influence with Australian confidence. The room shifts between refined dining and playful deli energy, suited to any occasion. Share smoked eggplant with tarator or spiced rice with shredded duck, or hand things over to the “leave it to us” menu. A sharp wine list and striking design complete the picture.

100 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 

Patsy’s

Patsy’s pairs old-school Art Deco glamour with the bright, generous flavours of the northern Mediterranean. Tucked inside a 1930s Spanish Mission-style building near Queen Victoria Market, this meat-free favourite feels intimate, relaxed and beautifully styled. The menu follows the seasons, drawing heavily from the team’s own market garden, while the wine list travels from Portugal to Slovenia with ease. Considered, welcoming and quietly distinctive.

213 Franklin Street, Melbourne 

Embla

This dark, wood-lined CBD wine bar strikes a rare balance between polish and ease, lively most nights with friends, colleagues and couples crowding the bar. Embla’s wood-fired kitchen turns out assured plates, led by the cult roast chicken with whole garlic cloves. The wine list, described as “slightly weird”, champions natural and small-producer bottles. Confident, generous and consistently excellent.

122 Russell Street, Melbourne

Kirk’s Wine Bar

Kirk’sdelivers Parisian romance without the theatrics. A lived-in room, attentive service and steady energy set the tone, backed by a wine list that moves easily between old- and new-world bottles. The European-leaning menu covers oysters, charcuterie and well-judged share plates, with heartier dishes for settling in properly.

Sitchu Tip: Arrive early. The room is small, and tables are prized.

46 Hardware Lane, Melbourne 

City Wine Shop

Looking directly across at grand old Parliament House is a small, intimate wine bar that’s a small slice of Europe. Loved for its classic yet casual charm, City Wine Shop is happy to let you go your own speed – whether you choose a bottle from the shelf or go by the glass, snack on oysters or plunge into spaghetti meatballs, a good time is always in store. It’s also a bit of a institution at this point, making it one of the more essential wine bars in Melbourne to pull up a seat in. 

159 Spring Street, Melbourne

Best Wine Bars Melbourne: Northside

Suze

On a quiet North Fitzroy corner, Suze glows softly, all low light and unforced ease. The debut of Giulia Giorgetti and Steve Harry (ex-Marion, Napier Quarter), it feels closer to a dinner party than a dining room. Aperitifs are thoughtful, dishes are seasonal and precise, moving through raw seafood, generous pastas, and carefully handled meats. A place built for long evenings and considered pours.

6 Newry Street, Fitzroy North 

Sweet Nectar Inn

Sweet Nectar Inn is a former milk bar reimagined as a neighbourhood wine bar and bottleshop in Coburg. Founded by Devon Hunter and Sam O’Farrell, it blends nostalgia with easygoing local energy, pouring all-Australian wines, rotating tap beers and refillable flagons. Part pub, part pantry, it’s made for cold tins, takeaway bottles and dropping in without a plan.

140 Nicholson Street, Coburg

Malin

Malin slots neatly into the Rathdowne Street set, blending French polish with African spice and a hint of New York ease. Chef Clément Pilatre’s menu moves from ras el hanout–spiced chicken ballotine to oysters with beef tartare and caviar. Wines spotlight emerging producers, cocktails lean classic. Relaxed, refined and already one to watch.

687 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North

Grana

Grana is Brunswick East’s modern enoteca, part wine bar, part deli, part neighbourhood favourite. From the Tipo 00 and Osteria Ilaria team, it champions low-intervention wines alongside Lucy Whitlow’s cult cheeses. Seasonal Italian plates run from polenta focaccia to fried Jersey cheese with burnt honey. A long communal table sets the tone.

331 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

Peaches Wine Bar

From the Skinny’s Eatery crew comes Peaches, a sultry new wine bar trading sunshine for candlelight. A razor-sharp list of natural and skin-contact drops from indie producers matches its low-fi charm. The menu is short but stylish: pickled mussel crostini with briny swagger, silken vegan pasta that could rival Italy itself. With French and Italian influences, a sweeping Tasmanian oak bar and flickering low light, Peaches hums with understated elegance — effortlessly cool without trying.

901 High Street, Thornbury 

Rocket Society

Rocket Society Wine Bar brings Lebanese influence and confident creativity to Brunswick East, led by the Abboud duo of Rumi fame. Flatbread sandwiches nod to 1960s space missions, while charcoal-grilled lamb and sweetbreads anchor communal dinners. Wines roam widely, cocktails reference exploration, and the room balances mid-century lines with a modern edge. It’s social, generous and built for sharing.

2 Village Avenue, Brunswick East 

Lumen People

Coffee by day, wine by night, and seasonal plates doing the heavy lifting in between. Lumen People runs on good produce and better relationships, celebrating the growers, makers and locals who shape its ever-changing menu. Come for a morning brew, stay for a late-afternoon glass, and let the kitchen quietly show off what happens when thoughtful sourcing meets genuinely warm hospitality.

262 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

Waxflower

Waxflower blends a European wine bar with the discipline of a Japanese listening room. Records line the walls, the sound is deliberate, and the wine list favours natural, low-intervention bottles. Food stays seasonal and restrained, built for sharing and pacing the night rather than stealing focus. It’s measured, low-key and finely tuned — somewhere to drink well, listen closely and stay longer than intended.

153 Weston Street, Brunswick

Public Wine Shop

Public Wine Shop is a Melbourne original, part wine shop, part intimate bar. French-leaning plates keep things simple and excellent, from charcuterie and cheese to pâté, pickles and seafood. The ritual is the point: choose a bottle from the wall, and it appears perfectly chilled from upstairs. Grab a seat out front when the light hits just right and settle in.

179 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North

Neighbourhood Wine

Neighbourhood Wine has a way of making you feel as though you’ve happened upon something special. Warm, polished and quietly assured, it draws you in without effort. The wine list runs deep, but the atmosphere is just as compelling, with rustic floorboards, low light, slow-spinning ceiling fans and candlelit tables suited to dates or unhurried nights with friends. A long timber bar anchors the room, soundtracked by ’50s and ’60s jazz and blues on steady rotation.

1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North

Bar Holiday

Bar Holiday delivers a slice of Italian ease, the sort that pulls you out of the everyday the moment you step inside. The wine list leans happily Italian, with Valpolicella and chilled Sangiovese poured freely, backed by pasta, frittata and ever-changing seasonal plates. With outdoor tables catching the light in warmer months, it’s a natural choice for long lunches, easy evenings and rounding up friends for one more glass.

19 Lincoln Square S, Carlton 

Old Palm Liquor

Old Palm Liquor has been a staple fixture on Lygon Street, delivering vintage warmth with the confidence of a place that knows exactly what it’s doing. Panelled timber, retro stools and a glowing fireplace set the scene for relaxed nights that stretch on easily. Wine is the focus, with a thoughtful selection of small-producer and minimal-intervention bottles, poured by the glass or by the bottle. Snacks and share plates keep pace, while Bahama Gold next door adds moody dining rooms, gorgeous pizza, and a leafy outdoor escape.

133B Lygon Street, Brunswick East

Carlton Wine Room

Carlton Wine Room has long been a fixture of Melbourne dining, part wine bar, part destination restaurant. Set across multiple levels, the kitchen delivers modern Australian dishes with European influence, built around sharp, seasonal produce. The wine list changes constantly, with around 100 bottles chosen to match the menu and the moment. Ask for the unlisted Staff Choice by the glass and let the room do the rest.

172-174 Faraday Street, Carlton

Gerald’s Bar

Gerald’s has entered a new chapter on Lygon Street, bringing its cult energy to a larger, looser setting without losing an ounce of character. The menu remains delightfully unpredictable, chalked onto butcher’s paper and shifting between bistro comfort and snackable perfection. The cellar still runs deep, favouring adventurous bottles alongside old favourites. Bigger room, same beloved chaos. A Melbourne institution, recharged.

920 Lygon Street, Carlton North

Bears Wine Bar

Set inside a glowing red-brick shopfront on Queensberry Street, Bears Wine Bar brings cosy confidence to North Melbourne. From ex-Supernormal duo Austin Kangket and Nathan Schofield, it champions indie Australian wines and sharp mini cocktails. Snacks steal focus, led by the triple-cooked potato cake with caviar and chicken salt, plus roo dimmies and prawn toast on house focaccia.

502 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne

Henry Sugar

Henry Sugar keeps a low profile, then wins you over completely. The formula is simple and expertly executed: playful dishes, a wine list worth returning for, and cocktails with personality, pavlova punch included. With Jacob Rutherford now steering the kitchen, the menu leans seasonal and bold, full of smart surprises. Local bottles sit comfortably beside international finds, all served in a room that feels warm, intimate and quietly assured. A place you keep coming back to.

296-298 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North 

Glou

Glou blends neighbourhood wine bar energy with a sustainable twist in Collingwood. Wines are poured exclusively on tap, encouraging you to taste before you take home, with refills available in reusable bottles sized from 500ml to two litres. Pull up at the timber tasting bar, explore the rotating selection, then swing back anytime for another top-up.

310 Smith Street, Collingwood 

Marion

A cornerstone of the McConnell stable, Marion’s wine list is one of Melbourne’s most assured, moving from old-world benchmarks to boundary-pushing pét-nats with ease. The kitchen matches the ambition, turning out quietly exceptional plates like whole flounder glossed in garlic butter. Set on Gertrude Street, the room shifts effortlessly from sunlit lunches to evening glow. It’s a wine bar that delivers, every time.

53 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Bar Liberty

With a couple of Attica alumni running the show, would you expect anything less than a fearlessly funky wine list at Bar Liberty, that roves between categories as broad as “energetic whites”, to a specific page dedicated entirely to Piedmontese Nebbiolo. Even non-drinkers and Dry July-ers get a look in with house-made kefir and leatherwood honey soda at this effortlessly cool Fitzroy mainstay.

234 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

The Moon

At this slick Melbourne wine bar-meets-bottleshop, over 300 bottles are at your disposal while an eclectic by-the-glass list jumps between orange verdelhos from Moffatdale and tempranillos from Rioja. The Moon’s wine-friendly share plates are just as globe-trotting, so one can expect plenty of sipping and snacking long into the night. 

28A Stanley Street, Collingwood

Gemini 

Coburg has a new local in Gemini, set inside a 135-year-old building and designed for all-day drop-ins. Start with coffee, stay for a bottle from the carefully chosen wine list, and graze on snacks done right, including Iris focaccia, buttermilk ricotta and roasted zucchini with preserved lemon and pistachio. Community-minded and effortlessly social, it’s built for everyday hangs and easy celebrations alike.

158 Sydney Road, Coburg

Olivine

Set within Pentridge’s 170-year-old bluestone cells, Olivine brings quiet drama to Coburg’s wine bar scene. Intimate booths and a striking walk-in cellar frame a menu built around local, seasonal produce, from Japanese scallop tarts to house-made chicken liver parfait. The wine list runs deep, with more than 500 labels curated by Liinaa Berry and her team. It’s refined, atmospheric and made for considered nights out.

1 Pentridge Boulevard, Coburg 

Sunhands

Sunhands is a breath of fresh air in Carlton, where all-day dining meets laid-back vibes. It’s part cafe, part wine bar, part deli, and all heart. With a killer selection of local, seasonal produce, the menu serves up crowd-pleasers like pickled octopus, heaving antipasto, and baked ricotta, with dishes changing based on the week’s best finds. Sip on unique wines by the glass or a classic cocktail, and soak up the last rays of sun. The perfect spot for a lazy afternoon.

169 Elgin Street, Carlton 

Best Wine Bars Melbourne: Eastern Suburbs

Ruzia’s Wine

Ruzia’s Wine in Caulfield North is a deeply personal wine bar from former Trader House head chef Ravi Presser, created in honour of his grandmother. The menu leans comforting and nostalgic, with chicken meatballs and kasha, housemade gravlax, charcuterie, excellent bread and Basque cheesecake. Pair it with pét-nats, Polish vodka and plenty of pickles in a room filled with family history.

215 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North

Ines Wine Bar

Ines Wine Bar is a moodily lit Windsor favourite, blending Italian classics with a confident cocktail offering. The menu leans indulgent, with elevated Mediterranean plates like caviar toast with sous vide egg yolk, tartare bruschetta and truffle-laced pasta. Wines are thoughtful, cocktails are precise, and the room suits dates that call for low light, good bottles and a sense of occasion.

150 Chapel Street, Windsor

Gracie’s Wine Room

Gracie’s Wine Room arrived with serious momentum, thanks to founder Kelsey Gaffey documenting the build from first sketch to opening day. Inside, it’s warm and unfussy, with records stacked high, a DJ booth setting the tone and a courtyard built for long pours. The menu stays tight and seasonal, often featuring oysters, spritzes, and focaccia layered with salami, honey and stracciatella. It’s incredibly summertime-coded, just sayin’.

27 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Natural Science Wine & Liquor

Blackburn’s Natural Science Wine & Liquor is a bright suburban favourite, equal parts bottle shop and bar. Founded by Tristan Jallais and Joyce Chua, it champions independent Australian producers only, from minimal-intervention wines to small-batch spirits, craft beer and thoughtful non-alc options. Four rotating taps and smart cocktails complete a space that feels genuinely local and deeply welcoming.

9a Salisbury Avenue, Blackburn

Clover Wine

Clover brings an easy, French-leaning sensibility to Melbourne dining, pairing fire-driven cooking with a thoughtful natural wine list. The light-filled room and courtyard are made for long lunches and relaxed evenings, where flame-licked small plates and characterful bottles take centre stage. Settle in, pull up a chair, and let good food and wine do the work.

193 Swan Street, Richmond

Lenny’s Wine Bar

This charming wine bar in Richmond is the perfect spot for a laid-back post-work drink, a weekend hangout, or a cosy date night. With a no-bookings policy, Lenny’s invites you to walk in, grab a glass of vino, and sink into the relaxed, community atmosphere. The small plates menu is a game-changer, offering delicious bites like burrata with heirloom tomatoes, focaccia, and the fan-favourite ‘Everything Plate.’

327 Lennox Street, Richmond

Lilac Wine Bar

Lilac Wine Bar has put this pocket of Melbourne firmly on the map, pairing Euro-leaning wines with modern Australian plates inside a converted warehouse. Wood-fired cooking anchors the menu, matched with organic, small-producer bottles spanning the Adelaide Hills to Burgenland. Cocktails are equally considered, with signatures like the Lamington balancing cherry brandy, spiced coconut liqueur and cacao.

31 Stephenson Street, Cremorne

Auterra

Auterra is a Melbourne wine bar designed for focused drinking and quietly impressive eating. The room feels sleek yet relaxed, with a menu that shifts seasonally but always delivers. Recent highlights include marron toast with mushroom XO and duck liver parfait on buttermilk crumpet with mountain pepper honey. The wine list runs deep and terroir-driven, rewarding curiosity with every pour.

1160 High Street, Armadale

Pony 

Pony is Armadale at its most sun-soaked and social, made for balmy afternoons that ease into evening. Orange wines and polished cocktails are best enjoyed alfresco alongside seasonal plates. Start light with prawns, sweet chilli philly dip or flatbreads, then move on to the classic cheeseburger or a whole chargrilled chicken made for sharing. A Wednesday steak night seals the deal. Casual, generous and quietly magnetic.

14 Beatty Avenue, Armadale

Albert’s Wine Bar

Albert’s is an Armadale neighbourhood wine bar with an easy sense of permanence, set between Kings Arcade and the station itself. Named for Albert Tucker, who once painted this very street, it pours a considered rotation of small-batch wines alongside classic cocktails. Refined and romantic without trying too hard, it’s made for unplanned evenings and good company.

17 Morey Street, Armadale 

Bouzy

Bouzy is Armadale at its most decadent. Designed by David Hicks and guided by Glenn Eagles’ formidable palate, this Champagne-forward wine bar blends French bistro polish with modern restraint. Expect caviar service, impeccable Champagne and a cellar built around serious producers and fine detail. It’s a place for long evenings, considered pours and leaning into luxury without apology.

976 High Street, Armadale 

Don’s Prahran

Don’s is Prahran’s low-lit wildcard, trading fixed menus for instinct and natural wine for those who trust the pour. Snacks arrive as they please, guided by the kitchen and the day. One night it’s Bloody Mary prawns or pasta on a spoon; the fried chicken sandwich is the constant, rich and unapologetic. Pet-nats and skin-contact bottles lead the list. Walk-ins only. Follow the ’Gram, turn up hungry, stay curious.

202 Commercial Road, Prahran

Gloria’s 

Gloria’s occupies a former antique store, now one of Melbourne’s most charming small wine bars. Intimate and relaxed, it works just as well for after-work glasses as it does for long Sunday pours. The list ranges from crisp Sangiovese to Margaret River orange wines, with duck and cherry pâté, jamón croquettes and very good pizza keeping things grounded.

420 Burke Road, Camberwell 

Essie Wine Bar 

Essie turns a former music school into one of Malvern’s most inviting wine bars. American oak tables, exposed brick and a sunlit courtyard set the mood, while floor-to-ceiling racks champion minimal-intervention locals alongside thoughtful old-world bottles. Drop in from day to night for fried chicken with red pepper aioli or truffle and pecorino croquettes, then settle by the fire or follow the afternoon light outdoors.

35 Station Street, Malvern

The Alps

All the alpine warmth of a Swiss ski lodge, recalibrated for Melbourne nights. A fireplace still glows, timber shelves still run deep with Burgundy and biodynamic bottles, but the energy is firmly wine-bar first at The Alps. Pop in for thin, crispy pizza and a glass, or settle in as the room fills and bottles start to travel. Open from day to night, with tastings and masterclasses that turn curiosity into confidence across a 400-strong cellar.

64 Commercial Road, Prahran 

LIPT

LIPT is the neighbourhood wine bar Bentleigh East has been waiting for, blending Italian charm with a laid-back vibe. The $10 and $15 margaritas during happy hour every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday set the tone, while the newly opened courtyard invites you to bask in the sun on warm days and balmy evenings. Inside, it’s all about the art of wine and woodfired pizza, cured meats and burrata, creating a perfect balance of comfort, relaxation, and great taste. It’s a must-try local escape and one of our favourite wine bars in Melbourne right now. 

69 Mackie Road, Bentleigh East

Best Wine Bars Melbourne: Southside

The Walrus

The Walrus brings a sunlit jolt to St Kilda’s wine bar circuit. A retro oyster bar with needle-drop energy, it pairs briny, ice-cold oysters and clever seafood snacks with a genuinely curious wine list. Expect tinned fish done properly, crayfish crumpets, and bottles that roam beyond the usual routes, including bright, saline pours from Portugal’s Minho. The dirty martini seals the deal.

9 Inkerman Street, St Kilda 

Temporarily closed

Dawn & Mabel’s 

St Kilda’s wine bar revival has found a standout in Dawn & Mabel’s, tucked inside a striking Art Deco address on Acland Street. Chic yet welcoming, it champions global wines, sharp charcuterie and tapas with flair. Order the Blame the Fisherman plate or the shrimp cocktail with Mabel’s hot sauce, then save room for dessert.

83 Acland Street, St Kilda 

Wally’s 

In one of the city’s most coveted pockets, Wally’s is Albert Park at its most romantic. Parisian bistro spirit, candlelit warmth, and tables spilling onto the street set the mood. The wine list roams the globe, rewarding curiosity, while the menu keeps things generous and shareable. Order pasta, pour freely, and let the evening stretch on among friends.

67 Cardigan Place, Albert Park

WoodsYard 

Classic Melbourne wine-bar energy defines WoodsYard, a much-loved local near Albert Park Lake. Wood-fired sourdough pizzas arrive blistered and generous, the cheeseburger is quietly elite, and snacks span oysters, anchovy toast and gnocco fritto. The wine list changes daily with natural, organic pours, plus an excellent dirty martini. A neighbourhood favourite for very good reason.

74 Eastern Road, South Melbourne

Little Prince Wine

Hidden beneath St Kilda’s much-loved Prince Hotel, Little Prince Wine is easy to sink into. European in spirit, with cellar-door mood and neighbourhood warmth, it works as wine bar, bottle shop and deli in one handsome space. Australian and European bottles pour freely, backed by excellent cheese and charcuterie. For special nights, the cellar holds something quietly extraordinary.

Ground Floor, 2 Acland Street, St Kilda

Somm Wine Bar 

Somm Wine Bar keeps it simple and lets the bottles lead. Hidden in Cheltenham, it draws wine lovers back with a sharp list of cult producers and smart discoveries. Candlelit, relaxed and quietly confident, it rewards staying awhile. Order generously, graze on cheese and charcuterie, and enjoy pours that feel chosen just for you. No fuss, all heart here.

243 Charman Road, Cheltenham 

Kirbie

Kirbie brings Parisian wine-bar ease to South Melbourne, warm and gloriously unfussy. Chef-owner Kirbie Tate lets instinct lead, with mussels swimming in garlicky cream, rump cap slicked with house “Kirbie butter” and hand-rolled pastas worthy of a nonna’s approval. The wine list roams France and Italy. If it’s on the menu, order the Stargazer Tupelo and settle in.

323 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne 

Best Wine Bars Melbourne: Western Suburbs

Arnold’s 

Arnold’s is the wine bar Kensington has been quietly waiting for. Chef Scott Eddington of Automata and A1 Canteen brings punchy, globe-skipping plates like lamb barbacoa bastilla, plantain with taramasalata, flathead crudo and a pork chop slicked with chilli and molasses. They also make a sharp green-tomato martini. Disco ball and DJs spinning, and a neighbourhood energy dialled all the way up.

192 Bellair Street, Kensington

Mrs Mutton’s

Tucked into a handsome old building on the Footscray–Seddon line, Mrs Mutton’s Bottle Shop is the neighbourhood haunt you wish lived closer to home. From the team behind Waxflower Bar and Common Galaxia, it’s stacked with natty wines, yuzu spritzes, local brews and ten rotating taps. Add tastings, fireplaces and pergola sessions, and settling in feels inevitable.

65 Victoria Street, Footscray

West Footscray Wines

Another wine bar and bottle shop hybrid, West Footscray Wines is a clever and approachable neighbourhood spot perfect for a post-work sip. The focus? Interesting, easy-drinking Australian drops served in a relaxed, no-fuss setting. Settle in with a rotating list of wines by the glass, paired with freshly shucked oysters, cheese plates, and charcuterie boards. Want to take a bottle home? Choose from over 300 wines, or enjoy one on-site for just $15 corkage on top of the takeaway price.

Shop 1/578 Barkly Street, West Footscray

Bar Thyme

Bar Thyme is Footscray at its most magnetic: vinyl humming, wine flowing, plates landing exactly when you want them. It moves easily between bistro and wine bar, with a sharp list spanning Mornington whites and herbaceous Scintilla blends. Order boldly: nduja scotch eggs, saffron-laced mussels, smoky beetroot, then steak, fries or Sunday porchetta. Effortless, addictive, very good.

227 Barkly Street, Footscray

Bar Romanée

Date night at Bar Romanée is all flickering candles, glossy wine glasses and pans singing from the kitchen. This neighbourhood favourite leans into Victorian produce and Euro comfort with serious charm. Order the frites, a perfectly blushing steak and every sauce. The wine list delivers. And that $35 steak night? Pure westside genius. Zero plans required beyond another glass.

25 Anderson Street, Yarraville

Melbourne’s wine bars are calling — the only question is where you’ll start. And when the clouds roll in, consider it an invitation to keep the day unfolding: a long lunch that drifts into a gallery visit, a cosy cinema session, or another glass poured somewhere you’ve been meaning to try. In this city, culture and good wine move beautifully together — the makings of a very Melbourne day, whatever the weather.

Writer

Kelsey Harrington

16 December 2025

Kelsey Harrington is a Melbourne-based writer with a sharp eye for the city's ever-evolving food, wine, arts, and culture scene. Her journey into the creative industry took the scenic route—what started as a passion for capturing Melbourne’s energy through a camera lens led her to Sitchu, where she worked her way up to Melbourne Editor. With over four years in the industry, she’s all about uncovering the best places to eat, drink, and explore. Off the clock? You’ll find her diving into a platter of fresh oysters and crudo, gallery-hopping, or sipping an extra dirty martini while plotting her next adventure.