European restaurants in Melbourne
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Madame Sousou
Elbow your dinner partner out of the way to get the soft-leather banquette seat. The polished concrete floors, copper trimmings and aged posters give the impression you're in for some French dining. Perhaps, but don't rule out other Euro dishes, prepared with organic produce whenever possible.
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Gill’s Diner
Tucked up the back of the Commercial Bakery, Gill’s postindustrial pastiche is an immediate charmer. Add old vinyl and freshly baked bread to the mix and it makes for an archetypal Melbourne moment. Lunch can be as simple as smoked salmon and prosecco; dinners are hearty, simple European fare – squid ink pasta, cotechino duck – done with effervescent flair. Details are attended to: the clafouti (custard) is individually baked to order and made with the most deliciously sour cherries.
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Panama Dining Room
The Euro-Fitzroy cuisine on offer in this cool, calm and collected dining room is impressive and inventive. The super-fresh and fine ingredients will knock your date’s socks off and the wine list, ersatz Manhattan views and charming ambience will do the rest.
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European
The menu traverses France, Italy and Spain - pairing fruit and flesh with finesse. And the extensive wine list reads like a who's who of European wines. The recycled-wood panelling, black-and-white checked floor and bentwood chairs make for classic surrounds, popular with pollies from Parliament House across the road. The European's breakfasts are something special.
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Waterfront, Campari
Station Pier holds many memories for generations of Victorian immigrants and it's still a working passenger port today. The Spirit of Tasmania ferry berths here, as do cruise and navy ships. There's a clutch of swish mega-restaurants on the pier itself but the best view, however, definitely belongs to the diminutive Waterfront, Campari.
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