Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Melbourne 2026

Why a Sunday list matters in Melbourne

Melbourne has no Michelin guide. The city is graded by chef's hats in the Good Food Guide instead, and the best hatted kitchens keep a six-day week, closing Sunday or Monday to rest the brigade. The casualty list is real: Attica runs Tuesday to Saturday, the degustation rooms mostly take the weekend tail off, and a diner who flies in for a Sunday faces a thinner field than the city's reputation suggests. Hotel concierges tend to default to room service or a buffet rather than fight it.

What follows are rooms that buck the pattern, with hours checked against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026. The order leads with the tower degustation and the beachfront seafood room you must plan around, then runs down to the all-day bistros and the value pick. A local note worth knowing: a 10% Sunday surcharge applies almost everywhere in Victoria, so the menu price is not quite the bill. Every name links to its full review with the score and the booking mechanics. For the wider week, start with the Melbourne dining guide.

The Sunday list

Vue de Monde

Modern Australian · CBD (Rialto), Melbourne · A$295 degustation

Sunday hours: Sunday, lunch 12:00–14:00 & dinner 18:00–00:00

Hugh Allen cooks a native-produce degustation on level 55 of the Rialto tower at 525 Collins Street, the highest fine-dining room in the city with the grid and the bay spread below the glass. The menu leans on Australian ingredients, marron, Murray cod and smoked eel among them, and runs about A$295 a head before wine. Three chef's hats put it at the top of Victoria's Good Food Guide. Sunday is one of the few nights it opens for both lunch and dinner, from noon and again from six, with a 10% Sunday surcharge. Book the window bench for the golden-hour sitting.

Cutler & Co

Modern Australian · Fitzroy, Melbourne · A$130–180 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–late (all day)

Andrew McConnell's Fitzroy flagship occupies a converted metalworks at 55-57 Gertrude Street, the dining room that anchors his Trader House group. The roast duck and the charcuterie are the long-standing orders, and a full meal lands between A$130 and A$180 a head. It has carried chef's hats since it opened in 2009. Sunday is its all-day service, noon until late, with a 10% surcharge, and the kitchen keeps space back for walk-ins at the bar. This is the room to book for a serious Sunday lunch that does not require a tower lift.

Stokehouse

Seafood · St Kilda, Melbourne · A$90–140 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–22:00 (Sashimi Sundays 14:00–18:00)

Stokehouse sits right on the sand at 30 Jacka Boulevard in St Kilda, glass on three sides over the bay, the Van Haandel family's beachfront room. Head chef Ollie Hasford runs a seafood-led menu, and the bombe Alaska is the dessert that has outlasted a fire and a full rebuild. A meal runs about A$90 to A$140 a head. It opens Sunday from noon to ten, with a Sashimi Sundays counter from two to six pouring the day's raw catch. Book an upstairs table at sunset for the view that makes the tram to St Kilda worth it.

Chin Chin

Thai · CBD (Flinders Lane), Melbourne · A$60–90 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 11:00–23:00

Chris Lucas opened Chin Chin in a loud, dark Thai room at 125 Flinders Lane in 2011, with head chef Benjamin Cooper on the wok. The kingfish sashimi with nahm jim and the son-in-law eggs are the dishes the queue forms for, and a meal sits around A$60 to A$90 a head, with a 10% Sunday surcharge. It opens Sunday from eleven to eleven and holds back most tables for walk-ins, so put your name down and wait at GoGo Bar downstairs. It is the easiest upscale Sunday in the city for a group that wants noise.

Cumulus Inc

Bistro · CBD (Flinders Lane), Melbourne · A$70–100 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–23:00

Cumulus Inc, another Andrew McConnell room, runs all day at 45 Flinders Lane, a high-windowed bistro that has been a morning-to-night fixture since 2008. The slow-roasted lamb shoulder for the table and the tuna tartare are the orders, and a full meal lands between A$70 and A$100 a head. It opens Sunday from noon to eleven and takes walk-ins gladly, which makes it the most flexible Sunday seat on this list. Come for a late lunch that drifts, or a solo stool at the marble bar with a glass of something sharp.

Supernormal

Asian · CBD (Flinders Lane), Melbourne · A$60–100 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–23:00

Supernormal, the third McConnell room here, sits across the lane at 180 Flinders Lane, a neon-lit Asian dining room built around an open kitchen. The lobster roll is the dish everyone orders and the one that has never left the menu, backed by the dumplings and the new-style sashimi. A meal runs about A$60 to A$100 a head. It opens Sunday from noon to eleven, takes some bookings and holds back counter seats for walk-ins. It is the value-to-buzz pick of the McConnell trio and the seat best suited to a solo diner at the pass.

How to book a Sunday table in Melbourne

Sunday is the slack night in Melbourne, which works in your favour. Vue de Monde clears Sunday seats faster than a Saturday, so a week's notice usually lands the level-55 window; ask for the lunch sitting to catch the bay in daylight. Cutler & Co, Cumulus Inc and Supernormal all belong to Andrew McConnell's Trader House and all hold space back for walk-ins, so a Sunday table is rarely a problem at any of the three. Stokehouse fills its upstairs room for the sunset, so book the early-evening slot a fortnight out. Chin Chin takes few bookings at all, so put your name down and drink downstairs while you wait. For a solo Sunday, the bar at Cumulus Inc and the counter at Supernormal are the easiest seats and a fine solo-dining move. Entertaining a client over the weekend? Vue de Monde is the room to impress a client in Melbourne; for a relaxed group, Chin Chin seats a crowd for a Melbourne team dinner.

Frequently asked questions

Are any of Melbourne's top restaurants open on Sunday?

Yes, though not the marquee tasting rooms. Attica, the city's most awarded restaurant, runs Tuesday to Saturday and never opens on a Sunday, as do many of Melbourne's degustation kitchens. What does open is a strong second rank: Vue de Monde for both lunch and dinner, plus Cutler & Co, Stokehouse, Chin Chin, Cumulus Inc and Supernormal. See the full Melbourne dining guide for the rest of the week.

Is Vue de Monde open on Sunday in Melbourne?

Yes. Vue de Monde opens Sunday for both lunch and dinner on level 55 of the Rialto at 525 Collins Street, with lunch from noon and dinner from six. Hugh Allen's native-produce degustation runs about A$295 a head, and a 10% Sunday surcharge applies. Sunday seats tend to clear faster than a Saturday, so a week's notice usually secures a window table at golden hour.

Where can I get Sunday lunch with a view in Melbourne?

Two rooms stand out. Stokehouse sits on the St Kilda sand with the bay through three walls of glass, open Sunday from noon, its upstairs tables best at sunset. Vue de Monde looks down from level 55 of the Rialto over the grid and the bay, its Sunday lunch the daylight sitting. Book Stokehouse for the beach and Vue de Monde for the height.

Why do so many Melbourne restaurants close on Sunday?

Melbourne is graded by chef's hats in the Good Food Guide rather than Michelin stars, and the best hatted kitchens keep a six-day week to rest their brigades, most often closing Sunday or Monday. Attica and many degustation rooms take the whole weekend tail off. The institutions that stay open are the all-day bistros and the beachfront rooms, which run seven days by design.

What is the best-value upscale restaurant open Sunday in Melbourne?

Chin Chin on Flinders Lane. Chris Lucas's Thai room runs Sunday from eleven to eleven, with most meals landing between A$60 and A$90 a head, well under the cost of the tower and beach rooms. Order the kingfish sashimi and the caramelised pork, put your name down for a walk-in table, and you have the liveliest upscale Sunday in the city for the money.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. A 10% Sunday surcharge applies at most Victorian restaurants. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.