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Hi, any suggestions for good reasonable places to eat in Melbourne CBD , 2 adults and 2 teenagers , dont want to spend a fortune but still get good food. tks

Melbourne is full of cheap eating places - Start in Chinatown down the little laneways. Or Richmond is only a tram ride away & full of a variety of different restaurants. Its so multicultural & there are so many places - it needs to be fairly competitive.

Laneways for nice little places to eat: Dregraves St just off Flinders St, The Causeway just off Little Collins St (Tokio is a fave of mine), McKillop St, Hardware Lane. There is a littlel laneway between Myer and the GPO which ahs a couple of nice Japanese eateries, not sure the name. All the laneways have small restaurants of good value for money, just pick your favourite cuisine and you will be satisfied.

Food Courts: Melbourne Central on La Trobe Street, Australia on Collins, The Walk, DFO @ Southern Cross Station, Collins Place, The Target Centre. Once again a heap of choices at all the fod courts.

Oh yeah, China toen is always good value.

Enjoy

Eggboy

Hi there - Try the Blue Train Cafe in Southbank. It is a bit of a Melbourne institution, and you can get a table overlooking the Yarra River if you wait. You can't book a table, but you can have a drink at the bar while you wait. Food and service is fairly basic, but the location and prices are very competitive. Great atmosphere... has been around for years and years, which is always a good sign in my opinion!

Above suggestions are great. Problem (if it is a problem) with Melbourne is that there are just so many places to eat. I'd like to add Brunswick Street in Fitzroy (5 minute cab ride or about 10 minutes by tram from CBD). Lots of great eateries and also street entertainers. A few quirky shops where you can browse as well as bars of various sorts. On the corner of Brunswick and Johnston Street is the Provincial Hotel, which has hearty servings at reasonable prices. Or there's Johnston Street itself with all the Spanish eateries.

Great Vietnamese food (very cheap) is Victoria Street Richmond - again 5 minute cab ride or about 10 minutes by tram from CBD. The soup shops (Pho) are incredible. Just look for a shop with an image of a chicken and a cow.

So much choice - how long are you staying here as you'd need many, many years to try them all?

Max in Hardware Lanes is good value for money. I also like some of the Italian eateries on and around Lygon Street. I have written a few tips on all of these in my Melbourne Page.

Yes all of the above are right. Melbourne has plenty of relatively cheap eats in the city and Southbank as well as Carlton,St Kilda, Prahran, Fitzroy and Richmond which are all short tram rides away. I like a couple of the restaurants in Federation Square (City near the Yarra River) as well. A lot depends on your budget but around AUD30 each for a restaurant mean is manageable without wine which would add probably 40 or so for reasonable quality at restaurant pricing.

Hi lesp1962,

In regards to your question, there are plenty of places to eat in Melbourne.

You can check out Lygon Street in Carlton it’s famous for its Italian restaurants and cafés located in the Carlton part of the street. It was a place of celebration as Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Be sure to have a look at the menu's first as some can be a bit pricey.

There's also Chinatown in the city that offers a lot of Asian cuisine including Yum Cha, and pricing is fairly reasonable.

In the city down along Swanston Street you will be able to find the usual take away restaurants like Mac Donald's, KFC, Subway etc. And a few other random restaurants..

Melbourne Central has two big food courts and QV opposite the road has small cafe' style restaurants including a Max Brenner Chocolate Restaurant.

If you have a walk around some of Melbourne's fantastic alley ways you can find excellent cafes and see displays of the newest graffiti art by artists from across the globe (you can ask Info Desk locations in Federation Square or Bourke Street which streets these are at)

St Kilda also offers a huge choice and variety in restaurants and cafes'. Anything from Fish & Chips, Patisseries, Bars and Pubs, Ice Cream Shops etc... You can dine at one of the beach side restaurants but do keep in mind they are a bit pricey. It’s easy to catch a tram down to St Kilda from the city and while you’re there visit the famous Luna Park, take a stroll down at the beach or do a bit of shopping.

Crown Casino also has two Buffet Restaurants and two food courts. There are some pizza restaurants, seafood restaurants, cafes and patisseries around the lower level.

Hope this information helps.

Kind Regards,
Escape Travel Girl