Hardware Lane Restaurants & Dining

Your guide to the best restaurants, cafés, and bars along Melbourne’s iconic Hardware Lane

Tucked away in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, Hardware Lane is a cobblestoned strip buzzing with energy from morning till late night. Known for its European charm, open-air seating, and the aroma of sizzling dishes spilling into the laneway, this Hardware Lane dining guide will help you uncover the best restaurants and cafés Hardware Lane has to offer.

Maker Coffee

387 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Makers Coffee specialise in seasonal, unique coffee that is roasted to the highest standards sourced from around the globe. They also make a mean toastie!

The Mill & Charlie’s Bar

71 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

The Mill Restaurant and Charlie’s Bar on Hardware Lane spans over two levels offering the best of drinking and dining. Enjoy the beautiful food menu upstairs in The Mill before heading downstairs to the basement for a drink at Charlie’s.

The Brass Monkey

Basement, 388 Lonsdale Street

The Brass Monkey is a love letter to Victoria with its menu dedicated to showcasing Victoria’s finest produce and ingredients. This exciting new venue offers an underground haven for wine and cocktail lovers.

Pho Thin

3/399 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Pho Thin quietly opens an outlet in Melbourne, serving its signature pho with stir-fried beef.

Claypots Barbarossa

79 Hardware Ln, Melbourne

Claypots Barbaroosa offers a variety of seafood choices that will satisfy your appetite. Our food menu changes monthly because of our chefs’ extensive cooking skills.

Triim

33-35 Hardware Ln, Melbourne

Triim is the perfect destination for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nestled in Hardware Lane, Triim provides a specialised mix of contemporary Mediterranean-style cuisine with hand made pasta, foccacia’s and salads, as well as impressive mains selection.

Palermo

401 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Palermo Restaurant is a fine dining Argentinian steakhouse and brings the epic flavours from Buenos Aires to mid town Melbourne.

HER

270 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

HER is the newest multi-level bar and restaurant to hit the city with four different spaces including a rooftop to eat, drink and enjoy a premium list of DJ’s.

Hardware Societe

123 Hardware Street, Melbourne

Hardware Societe is so good they now have cafe’s in Paris and Barcelona! Only a one minute walk from the hotel, this is the cafe where it all began. The pork belly and fried eggs is our favourite.

Tipo 00

361 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Tipo 00 is another one of our favourite Italian places in the city with an open kitchen to showcase the Chef’s passion of Italian food, specifically pasta.

Guhng The Palace

19 McKillop Street, Melbourne

Guhng The Palace is a hip Korean restaurant and bar spanning across 4 levels that specialises in authentic Korean BBQ.

Whitehart Bar

22 Whitehart Lane, Melbourne

Whitehart Bar is an open air two story shipping container bar serving up seasonal cocktails, funky music and projections.

Short Stop

12 Sutherland Street, Melbourne

Short Stop serve the best donuts in Melbourne and are only a very short walk from Brady Apartment Hotel Hardware Lane. At the moment our current favourites are the Red Velvet and the Australian Honey & Sea Salt Cruller!

Hawker Boys

85 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

Hawker Boys on Hardware Lane is a Vietnamese eatery offering a variety of shared and street food including bao buns, rice paper rolls and noodle bowls. However, if you’re looking for an amazing banh mi then this is the place…

Max on Hardware

54-58 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

Max on Hardware Lane is open all day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer amazing service and make a delicious mocktail!

Rice Paper Scissors

15 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

Rice Paper Scissors on Hardware Lane embraces their love of asian street food with Brady Apartment Hotel Hardware Lane a delicious menu designed to share.

Ten Square Café

120 Hardware Street, Melbourne

Ten Square Cafe on Hardware Street has delicious coffee! Also lovely food and good service. Highly recommend.

Mjolner Melbourne

106 Hardware Street, Melbourne

Mjølner is a luxe Viking and Norse inspired restaurant in Hardware Street. It so cool you can even order a beer served in a horn to go with all the meat!

Brother Baba Budan

359 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Brother Baba Budan has excellent coffee, cool little cafe with chairs hanging from the ceiling.

Miznon

59 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

Miznon is one of my favourite restaurants in Melbourne, Israeli food, located on Hardware Lane. Highly recommend trying the Baked Cauliflower!

Khao Man Gai Restaurant

Shop A&B/389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Khao Man Gai Restaurant serves authentic Thai-style poached chicken rice and comforting street food classics in a casual, welcoming Melbourne CBD setting.

Hotel Nacional

23-25 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

Hotel Nacional on Hardware Lane offers Cuban-inspired dining and cocktails in a lively, stylish setting, perfect for social nights in Melbourne’s CBD.

Piccolina Gelateria

43 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

Piccolina Gelateria on Hardware Lane serves artisanal Italian gelato made fresh daily, with rich flavours, vegan options, and a warm, inviting space.

Nimbo

119 Hardware St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Nimbo, at 119 Hardware St Melbourne, offers inventive modern dining in a cozy setting, blending bold flavors, local produce, and creative presentation.

Lulu’s Char Koay Teow

27-31 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

Lulu’s Char Koay Teow serves authentic Penang-style noodles in Melbourne, famed for smoky wok hei, fresh seafood, and long queues of loyal fans.