Food, culture & the best street in Melbourne.

burgers

From humble beginnings, the burger masters at 1090 have now put down roots on Swan st and opened up their first dine in restaurant in Richmond.

smash burgers

Smash burgers from a brand that made the Financial Times' list of the world's best, trading until 2am on weekends.

Greek

Agapi Greek Cuisine is a stylish restaurant with exposed-brick walls and white tablecloths, serving Greek mains and banquets.

French patisserie

At “Almost French Patisserie”, they deliver some of the most spectacular pastries in Swan St. On the top of their list is the Vanilla slice.

Greek

An exciting taste of spicy and adventurous Mediterranean cuisine and then balance it with a subtle and sophisticated English taste, will leave you wanting more.

butcher and BBQ cafe

Bertie’s Butcher offers a wide assortment of meat coming from different locations. They are properly and carefully selected.

NY-style pizza and tacos

Bronx Richmond offers soft shell tacos, fresh made-to-order burritos and you can choose between their traditional pizza or their gourmet pizza.

Roman Italian wine bar

Four siblings from Rome cook their mother's recipes in a heritage terrace: bucatini all'Amatriciana, suppli and maritozzi.

pub food / live music

The Central Club Hotel have been serving not only pub foods but also breakfast and lunch for Richmond locals. Their lunch menu is one you wouldn’t want to miss.

brunch

Cheeky Monkey gives a very casual setting with outside seating which will allow you to entirely feel the Swan St. vibe. Wine and dine there with your friends!

wine bar, everything cooked over fire

An intimate 48-seat wine bar where everything is cooked over fire, from the team behind the Alps and Milton Wine Bar.

Vietnamese-French

At Swan St., Cochin (pronounced as co-shin), offers various vibrant tastes and flavors from French-Vietnamese dishes that customers will definitely enjoy.

breakfast/brunch

Commodity Cafe's goal is to provide a spacious shop for people to enjoy food and coffee. They serve them fast and delicious at the same time!

coffee and cafe fare

The Botanicca office precinct's cafe-bar hybrid, opening 6am weekdays, with a resident golden retriever named Gus.

pub food / live music

The Corner Hotel checks all the boxes when it comes to the variety of things you can do and will experience when you finally decide to check the place out.

Japanese sushi

The third sushi shop in a row at 119 Swan St, a hole-in-the-wall doing grab-and-go rolls and quiet five-course sets.

Chinese dumplings

Dumpling King offers authentic Chinese cuisine from their signature Dumplings to Fiery Beef Mixture in Numbing and Spicy Sauce (yes you read it right! NUMBING!)

Japanese yakitori izakaya

A hibachi-grill izakaya from the founders of Toji Sake, with an award-winning fit-out and a chef ex Hong Kong's Yardbird.

cocktail bar

Fargo & Co., a newly opened bank-themed cocktail bar in Swan St., Richmond is the place for all sorts of occasions. They have BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH!

organic spelt pizza and pasta

Pizza on 100% organic spelt bases fermented for 72 hours, with big vegan and gluten-free menus and a tree planted per loyalty signup.

Mexican

At Fonda Mexican, they will be serving you Mexican food like it is served in Mexico City itself.

brunch

From white coffee to black, from hot chocolate to lattes, all are freshly made just for you! Try it together with their hearty breakfast.

modern Japanese izakaya

A 130-seat modern izakaya in a 108-year-old former art gallery, serving a dinner-plate-sized matcha crepe okonomiyaki.

sports bar / burgers

The G Bar is the best sports bar there is in Swan St. Sports enthusiasts will love The G Bar as it has your favourite bar food, beer and live sports screening.

gelato

They have 35 basic flavors to offer and all the ingredients are freshly made. The pistachio and hazelnut (which are top favorites) are sourced from Italy.

burgers

Grill’d gives the utmost importance on where they’d get their ingredients especially the meat. The Grill’d only uses 100% grass-fed, free range Australian beef.

Mexican

Street-style Mexican with a rooftop bar, house-made salsas daily and serious vegan options in the old Feast of Merit site.

Vietnamese fusion

The CBD cult Vietnamese-fusion diner's 125-seat Richmond warehouse, with a plant-filled open-air greenhouse.

fish and chips

Hunky Dory is a hangout pub for those who enjoy Fish and Chips and a bottle of beer. Some of the favourites are scallops, prawn cutlets, calamari and dory.

Indian

Jai Ho is a family owned business. One secret they have is the affordable and mouth-watering set menus.

Japanese sushi

Kokoro Japanese Sushi has been the forefront of providing delicious Japanese cuisine to customers of Richmond.

Latin American

A Latin American party bar hiding a speakeasy behind a vending machine, with salsa nights and $4 Taco Tuesdays.

Greek souvlaki

Lambs on Richmond specialises on souvlakis (came from the Greek word spit). The first souvlaki shops appeared in Greece in 1951.

American BBQ

Little Bertie’s BBQ and Cafe proved to be a place where Richmond people can go to when they want to have a taste of clean and organic meat.

pizza

Mr. Hollywood Pizza is totally a one-stop pizzeria. This place is just fantastic. Old-school but still caters to millenials and people in all walks of life.

brunch and specialty coffee

A dog-friendly brunch cafe that opens at 5am on weekdays, among the earliest doors on the strip.

modern Vietnamese

Hanoi Hannah's polished flagship sibling: Vietnamese share plates, serious cocktails and Australian wine.

Vietnamese

The Nhan Ngai would normally be busy with long queues during lunch time, and customers would go after NN chicken (a hometown specialty).

elevated pub classics

Richmond's smallest pub: 80 people max across a public bar, a covered atrium and an upstairs dining room.

live music venue and bar

A soundproofed live music and arts venue from two Melbourne music industry veterans, giving the street a second stage.

handmade pasta and wine

A sunny handmade pasta bar in the old Noir site, where six house-rolled pastas a day all land at $26 or less.

brunch and coffee

A boutique brunch cafe that doubles as an art gallery, hanging new local artists every month since 2014.

outdoor bar and food trucks

A former car park turned open-air bar next to Richmond station, with American BBQ, rotating food trucks and fairy-lit palms.

Italian pizzeria and bar

Five levels and 250 seats of Milanese-inspired pizzeria, four years in the building, with two rooftops.

wood-fired pizza

A former post office as the name suggests, The Posty is located right in the middle of Richmond. This place makes it sure that they serve the best food in town.

modern Australian pub food

The Precinct Hotel in Swan St. is a destination where you will experience an amazing modern Australian food, only minutes away from the Melbourne CBD.

Roman pasta and tiramisu

The cult CBD pasta and tiramisu bar's second home: every bowl under $20 and every tiramisu gluten free.

pub food

The Richmond Club Hotel offers spacious function halls for events starting from small intimate gatherings, to huge corporate parties and a whole lot more.

fish and chips

At Richmond Fish & Chips, you'll get the fish and batter freshly-cooked and well-seasoned at the same time. Ocean to table. That is what everybody wants right?

Turkish kebabs (halal)

Richmond Kebab House offers not only Kebabs but also delicious and yummy treats like Falafel, Salads and Baklava.

pies and bakery

Quy’s Chunky Angus Pie is so popular that it was included in the Top 10 Best Pies in Melbourne on a local newspaper. An honour people believes she deserves.

pub food / function venue

The Richmond Social has outdone itself by creating a bar into a sports bar dedicated to cater to customer's every need especially when watching a game of footy.

pub food

Situated in Swan St., the Rising Sun Hotel is a very convenient hang out place for people coming home from a long day in the office or just friends bar-hopping.

Greek

At Salona, they made sure that all the ingredients used are of the highest quality, fresh, locally produced and is organic.

Japanese sushi

Popular with them are the Japanese Pancakes and Inari. Japanese Pancakes if you haven’t heard about it, dates back from the 16th century.

Sicilian trattoria

Mamas Dining Group's love letter to a Sicilian nonno, built around his handwritten recipe book and a 10-hour baked ziti.

baked potatoes

Spudbar is so popular that they often get calls from offices to schools and even a victory celebration for a footy club.

bakery and patisserie

At Swan St., one bakery stands out over the other, It’s Swan Street Bakery and Patisserie. it’s run and owned by Dannielle and Kate.

Vietnamese bakery and banh mi

Family-run Vietnamese bakery famous for its crispy-skin pork belly banh mi and one of the street's best cheap eats.

French bistro

All-day French bistro and provedore: steak frites in Montpellier butter, a cheese trolley, and a coffee window at dawn.

modern Australian

The Union House is a 19th century pub that is renovated and transformed to what it is today, thanks to Steve Rowley, Matt Vero, Cal Hitchens and Will Benjamin.

wine bar and bottle shop

Half wine bar, half bottle shop: pick from a wall of 80 rotating local wines, drink in for $25 corkage or take it home.

Greek souvlaki and kebabs

The Wrap Shack is known for their Souvlaki Wraps. Their best seller is their Lamb Souvlaki wrap under the Meat Wrap section.

self-serve frozen yoghurt

The cult Melbourne self-serve froyo institution's Swan Street outpost: pay by weight, top with abandon.

cocktail and wine bar

Full table service cocktails in a heritage corner that housed one of Melbourne's first department stores.