Top rated Restaurants in Essendon, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Restaurants in Essendon

Experience the best that Essendon has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 413 places from Restaurant category.

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Olivia Spring Cafe

Vegan restaurant

👍👍 What an amazing gem of a vegan Cafe in the heart of Moonee Ponds! The staff are so friendly, so helpful & keen to chat and the food. As a non-vegan (sorry! Don't judge!) I'm amazed at their (Com Tam) broken rice & vegan pork. So much so, I came back after my first dine in visit! Exceptional quality,...

$ $$$

4.90 (363 reviews) (~2.01 km from centre)

CHATOREY- THE INDIAN STREETERY

Indian restaurant

👍👍 THE BEST INDIAN FOOD TRUCK EVER! We ordered the chicken tikka nachos, butter chicken burger and fried potatoes. The flavours were mind blowing, amazing service, super friendly chefs and the truck itself is so colourful and vibrant! Good vibes, even better food! 10/10 highly recommended!

4.90 (250 reviews) (~3.18 km from centre)

Turkish Gozleme Pide & Sweet House

Turkish restaurant

👍👍 What a gem of a place. This family run business is passionate about what they do and you can taste it in their food. The purveyor was friendly and recommended a number of dishes to us (being the first time here). He fed us well and we absolutely loved the charcoal grilled lamb shesh meal (tender, sm...

4.90 (234 reviews) (~4.47 km from centre)

Bar Spontana

Wine bar

👍👍 What a fantastic spot nestled down a laneway in the heart of Brunswick. A warm welcome reception and we were taken to a cosy little nook and we started with two delicious cocktails. These went down super well with the ultra delicious scallops in spicy butter. Highly recommend. The oysters with grani...

4.90 (230 reviews) (~4.77 km from centre)

THE NICHOLSON COFFEE & EATERY

Cafe

👍👍 This is one of the best coffees I've ever been to. This place is decorated very gently and bright, the space is very suitable for couples or close groups of friends. Staffs and manager are very funny, friendly and cute. I ordered the Matcha Latte, Ice Coffee with Ice Cream and the Gozleme dish....

4.90 (170 reviews) (~4.68 km from centre)

Gloria

Cafe

👍 Got a tofu nori toast and a soy mocha, both delicious and well portioned! Loved the atmosphere and interiors. In the words of my friend, it's "peak Melbourne". Staff were very friendly.

4.90 (148 reviews) (~4.62 km from centre)

Take 3 Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 This place is my favourite cafe ever! I usually get to my school an hour early so I like to drop by here every morning! The customer service here is excellent, and I'm always greeted with a smile when I walk into this cafe! Also, the general presentation of the food and the setup of the cafe is quit...

4.90 (131 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

Valhalla Axe Throwing

Sports bar

👍👍 I absolutely love this venue. From the first time I came here to throw axes all the way through to attending the first marathon league there last. The staff are extremely friendly and always provide the best experience. I highly recommend this place for date night, hanging with mates, corporate a...

4.90 (117 reviews) (~4.26 km from centre)

For Change Cafe, Brunswick

Cafe

👍👍 Love home.one! Wonderful micro cafe, with a brilliant message, and a plant based menu. Sensibly priced quick bites and perfect coffee. Have come back time and time again for the delish porridge 👌

4.90 (105 reviews) (~4.28 km from centre)

Bar Magnolia

Restaurant

👍👍 Came here to celebrate my partner's birthday. They took very good care of us, very attentive and ensured we had a good time. The staff are fun, the dining experience is intimate and relaxed. We got the chefs menu, most of the dishes were delicious. We were confused by the cucumber/radish/butter dish...

4.90 (43 reviews) (~4.7 km from centre)

The Abyssinian Restaurant

Ethiopian restaurant

Intimate Ethiopian & Eritrean restaurant with bright orange walls hung with traditional crafts.

$ $$$

4.80 (713 reviews) (~4.51 km from centre)

Curryocity Authentic Indian Restaurant

Indian restaurant

👍 Stopped by for lunch in this bustling Indian counter and had chole- bhatura and Pav-bhaji. Have tried their lamb curry, butter chicken, saffron rice and mango lassi earlier.. Delicious and satisfying! They had a busy afternoon, but the wait was not for too long. Will definitely be back to try other...

4.80 (599 reviews) (~2.02 km from centre)

New Somali Kitchen

East African restaurant

👍👍 Tried Somali food for the first time and it was a hit. They place looks simple with beautiful photos around and good music. We got a warm greeting by the owner with a cup of broth served with lemon at the table. And out of the lamb and goat rice given, we opted for goat rice. Portion size served is...

$ $$$

4.80 (561 reviews) (~4.44 km from centre)

Top notch coffee

Coffee shop

👍 Excellent, it's 2023 and still only $4 for a small long black here. Top Notch indeed.

4.80 (403 reviews) (~2.05 km from centre)

Bodrum Essendon

Mediterranean restaurant

👍👍 just love how they make you so relax and welcome, they explain the difference of the dishes and how to eat them. we had two different cheese as entree, maybe a little bit to much, but totally worth it. the prawn was so good, have the bread dip into the sauce, yummy! lamb + chicken with char veggies...

$$ $$

4.80 (306 reviews) (~0.72 km from centre)

Wazhir - Indian Restaurant

Indian restaurant

👍👍 Newly opened restaurant very close to CBD on racecourse rd Flemington with fine dining options Had a best Mandi after a very long time we were bit late to the restaurant but the owners were very kind they stayed back a bit to serve us. We ordered chicken Mandi for 8 people chicken was very tender,...

4.80 (262 reviews) (~4.47 km from centre)

Sisters

Fast food restaurant

👍👍 One of the best halal/wrap food we ever had. The lady was way too much friendly and kind. She gave us an extra drink too for no reason. She just helped us with the menu and gave us extra chatni too ( the mixture with kabab ) and the wraps are way tooooo good 🤤, honestly the lady and food is going t...

4.80 (223 reviews) (~4.57 km from centre)

Vola Foods

Restaurant

👍👍 One of the best places serving West African soul food, more specifically Cameroonian food. I and my friend had the Borning Fish ($40), Hot and Sweet Wings ($10), Fried Plantains ($10), Puff Puff ($10) and soft drinks ($8). One of my favourites is the fried plantains, which are so delicious. The roas...

4.80 (217 reviews) (~4.44 km from centre)

Sussex St Coffee

Coffee shop

👍👍 Excellent coffee. Can taste the full flavours of coffee bean and beautiful latte art.

$$ $$

4.80 (216 reviews) (~4.56 km from centre)

Ge'ez Ethiopian Restaurant

Ethiopian restaurant

👍👍 Welcoming, cosy restaurant serving excellent Ethiopian food. We got the vegetarian/vegan combo platter and were impressed with the flavour, variety and serving size. Already looking forward to coming back!

4.80 (186 reviews) (~4.46 km from centre)

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