Best Casual Restaurants in Carlton

202 restaurants available nearby

1. Lagoon Dining

4.8

Exceptional(517)

Price: Expensive

• Asian • Carlton

Booked 7 times today

Lagoon Dining is a restaurant and bar dishing up food that leans heavily on Chinese culinary traditions. It is an expression of food we love to eat and to cook, dished up heartily alongside booze we like to swill - a place for friends and fun.

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2. The Carlton Wine Room

4.8

Exceptional(807)

Price: Expensive

• European • Carlton

Booked 32 times today

Carlton Wine Room is a neighbourhood restaurant offering a well-executed, fresh, seasonal food menu, and an ever changing, diverse wine list featuring the best of Italy, Australia and the rest of the World. We offer a bar space, an upstairs restaurant dining room and three unique spaces that are can be booked for private dining perfect for special events.RESERVATIONS: are for a two hour sitting. We do not accept bookings for drinks and snacks, however we accept walk-ins for this if space permits. A surcharge of up to 1.2% applies to credit card transactions. A surcharge of 10% applies on Sundays and 15% on Public Holidays. OUTSIDE SEATING: please note this is subject to the weather and we may not be able to move your reservation inside in the case of bad weather. CANCELLATION: A $50 per person no show fee is charged for failing to attend your reservation. Contact us on 9347 2626 to make changes or cancel your reservation.

3. Di Stasio Carlton

4.5

Awesome(365)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Carlton

The third venue for the high-profile restaurateur couple Rinaldo Di Stasio and Mallory Wall, sits behind the King and Godfree complex on the corner of Lygon and Faraday Streets and has glamorous echoes of their Di Stasio Citta pleasure palace in the city.Designed by architect Di Ritter of Hassell, also responsible for Citta, the pizzeria has three separate spaces inside, adorned with Reko Rennie artwork and Shaun Gladwell sculptures, and a courtyard bar centred around a fountain imported from the Roman countryside.Chef Federico Congiu, who has worked with Di Stasio for five years, is making his own jersey milk mozzarella fiore di latte for the pizzas. Congiu has sourced five growers around the Yarra Valley to grow and preserve San Marzano tomatoes for pizza toppings and is having special durum wheat flour milled in Tamworth.

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4. Criniti's - Carlton

3.9

Excellent(16)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Carlton

Booked 1 time today

Carlton is a vibrant suburb located in the heart of Melbourne, known for its robust cultural heritage and diverse population. Criniti's is the perfect spot for an unforgettable meal, offering the best-woodfired pizzas, ribs, pasta, seafood and more. Our menu fuses traditional Southern Italian cuisine with contemporary Australian dishes to provide an array of mouth-watering flavours. Whether you're searching for a quick bite or a leisurely dinner, Criniti's has something to suit everyone. We also offer classic 1mts, 2mts and 3mts pizzas that will tantalize your taste buds. Visit us in Carlton and experience truly delicious Italian food!

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5. Mercandante Woodfired Pizzeria

4.3

Awesome(15)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Carlton

At Mercadante we are passionate about our food and customer service!We are always ready to serve with love ❤️

6. Kata Kita

4.7

Exceptional(271)

Price: Moderate

• Asian • Melbourne CBD

Booked 8 times today

Kata Kita delivers a new layer of modern Indonesian dining, combining traditional recipes with luxe local ingredients and sophisticated flavours all designed to share with family and friends. Be prepared for flavour bombs of zesty lemongrass, tongue spiking chilli, homemade aromatic sambal underscored with zesty lemongrass, shrimp and sweet palm sugar, served tastily together on a plate!

7. Dom's Social Club

4.8

Exceptional(207)

Price: Moderate

• Continental • Melbourne CBD

Booked 13 times today

Doms is a no frills, 3 level pizza wonderland from the crew that bought you Peaches, Cheek, Dexter & Takeaway Pizza. GOOD PIZZA, GOOD WINES, GOOD TIMES. Level 1 - Pizzeria/Restaurant Level 2 - Pool RoomLevel 3 - Walk-in Outdoor Rooftop BarFood is available on all 3 levels 🍕 Dining at Doms - It's old school and inviting. A menu of slow fermented wood fired sourdough pizza, alongside tasty snacks and a very deep wine list. The perfect venue for that date, that birthday, that catch up. Social, familiar, honest and good. Hot tip: drink Lambrusco, eat the salami! Please note unfortunately we do not have disabled access.

8. Mount Erica Hotel

4.7

Exceptional(1087)

Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • Prahran

Booked 37 times today

The Mount Erica Hotel, loved and revered corner Pub. includes public bar, indoor and outdoor dining/function spaces. Offering a menu of elevated pub classics, tap beer, cocktails and extensive wine list. Delivered in a relaxed venue with a designer edge.*All bookings are for our dining room for sit-down dining. We have our front bar and courtyard available for casual drinks, and are on a walk in basis. Dogs and children are welcome in the venue until 8pm.

9. Yeonga Korean BBQ

4.9

Exceptional(591)

Price: Expensive

• Asian • North Melbourne

Booked 36 times today

Yeonga uses never been frozen fresh meat boasting highest quality.(However beef brisket and ox tongue are slightly frozen for slicing)Yeonga uses 100% genuine charcoal for extra juiciness of meats. Yeonga can cater any kind of functions with spacious 150 seats and free car park is located in front of restaurant for your convenience.(Any Function is available) In Korean, Yeonga means “Smoke House”. The colored roof in the logo represents the tiles (Giwa) commonly used in the construction of traditional Korean houses.The interior of this restaurant is built on the model of ‘Hanok’ which is the term used to describe houses built using traditional Korean architecture. Korean architecture lends consideration to the positioning of the house in relation to its surroundings, with thought given to the land and seasons. The structure of hanok is used tiled roofs (giwa) that not only enhanced its functional efficiency, but also possessed great artistic value.

10. Trattoria Emilia

4.8

Exceptional(1243)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Melbourne CBD

Booked 17 times today

Trattoria Emilia is an authentic Italian restaurant focusing on seasonal produce and fresh pasta. Head chefs Francesco Rota and Luca Flammia hail from Modena in Emilia Romagna.At Trattoria Emilia we seasonally change the menu and source a large majority of our produce from regional Victoria, our meat is organic and sustainably grown in Tasmania and Victoria and we import some of the best Italian DOC products. Some dishes that are not to be missed are our Tortelloni Emiliani and the crowd favourite salumi misti with gnocco fritto and tigelle served with mortadella mousse.Rustic, yet refined, Trattoria Emilia boasts fantastic ambience, attentive and professional service whilst all the while remaining a great casual dining spot perfect for a quick lunch, a long relaxing dinner with friends and has always been a romantic date spot.

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David
New York City •29 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Why on earth would you pay a similar price (perhaps a tiny tiny less) to eat ordinary when you could have seriously great food. I traveled an extra 10 mins and paid an extra $10 and got a 100000 times better meal and experience. #dontsettleforless
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Lagoon DiningPrice: Expensive• Asian• Carlton
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Polly
Melbourne •1 review
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Love the pasta and the straciatella and potato focacia. Wagyu rump cap was also cooked to perfection. We also enjoyed the olive cake which was light and delicious.
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The Carlton Wine RoomPrice: Expensive• European• Carlton
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4.8
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LitsaB
Melbourne •4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 18 Oct 2024
Another exceptional dining experience. Unlike many other restaurants in Melbourne, Di Stasio continues to deliver an impressive dining experience. The food is produced to the highest standards, the service is attentive without being overbearing. The wine list offers a journey of exploration if you so desire. As for the artwork, it’s distinctive. I’m waiting for the day that Melbourne turns on a gorgeous day and I can enjoy dining in the garden.
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Di Stasio CarltonPrice: Moderate• Italian• Carlton
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4.5
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Danijela
Melbourne •1 review
5.0
Dined on 28 Sept 2024
The best restaurant we ever went 10/10,definitely we will be back soon and recommend for everyone for any occasion.
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Criniti's - CarltonPrice: Moderate• Italian• Carlton
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3.9
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LKMelb
Victoria •2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 2 Mar 2024
Overall a good dining experience. Only disappointment was the Sticky Date Pudding we had for desert tasted very stale so only ate a little of it. Please do not serve stale food, even when you heat it up, you can always tell it is not fresh.
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Mercandante Woodfired PizzeriaPrice: Moderate• Italian• Carlton
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4.3

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202 restaurants available nearby

1. Lagoon Dining

2. The Carlton Wine Room

3. Di Stasio Carlton

4. Criniti's - Carlton

5. Mercandante Woodfired Pizzeria

6. Kata Kita

7. Dom's Social Club

8. Mount Erica Hotel

9. Yeonga Korean BBQ

10. Trattoria Emilia

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