The Top Restaurants In Eltham, Melbourne

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Volumes is a modern yet rustic-styled café, which offers a spacious area for customers. The café’s warm and inviting atmosphere is created by the bookstore and gift shop available at the front, accompanied by old furniture and homely décor. Volumes is always busy, so you can expect it to be noisy at most times of the day. However, with its large-sized portions, plentiful menu and moderately cheap and reasonable prices, it is a great place to enjoy a meal.

Bar, Cafe, Restaurant, Australian, Fast Food, Vegetarian, $
The Main, a modern and contemporary restaurant influenced by Scandinavian cuisine, provides excellent quality service and is famous for its delectable sweets. It has a range of sweets to suit everyone’s tastes, and if you are just passing by, you can get a takeaway order. Aside from this, they also have a hefty number of items on their menu including breakfast options, pasta, pizza, mains and snacks. If you are interested in top quality food or like a wide variety of options, this is the place for you.

Restaurant, European, Australian, $$
This cottage-like restaurant, situated in Eltham, provides a warm and elegant interior with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere among staff. Mercers offers a stylish dining experience reflecting the love that goes into the food. If you like modern, intelligent, and creative food selections, then Mercers is sure to please. Although on the expensive side, Mercers also offers an extensive wine selection.

Restaurant, Thai, Asian, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Australian, $

With consistently quality food, Nongkhai Thai is known as one of the best Thai restaurants in Eltham and arguably throughout most northern suburbs. If you like curry, the Panang chicken curry is one of the highest rated items on the menu. With nothing over $25, its reasonable prices are just another reason customers find this restaurant a delight. Many find that its quiet and friendly customer service is also a bonus to the already highly rated restaurant.

Cafe, Australian, Coffee, Tea , $
The Second Home’s bright and open-spaced restaurant brings a modern vibe. Its rustic-styled space is located in an old art gallery, displaying local artworks throughout the area. Although the meals are a bit expensive, portions are very generous, allowing customers to feel well fed and happy to pay a bit more for the food. If you like modern-styled meals and great coffee, this is the place to go. As well as very attentive staff, Second Home always provides great hospitality to customers. If you like breakfast and brunch, you’re in luck as the restaurant specialises in these areas. It even provides a healthy organic section, made up with super foods, for those who want to eat fresh and local organic produce.

Cafe, Australian, Coffee, Tea , Vegetarian
If you like simplicity, then Lilies on Brougham is the place for you. This French-inspired restaurant has a calm, relaxing atmosphere, which includes a lovely outside area separated into two parts: undercover and an open backyard area set up with old-fashioned furniture. With a gift store in the main room of the café, there is plenty to browse while waiting for food. Its tasty breakfast options are popular among locals, especially the pancakes and eggs benedict, along with their coffee. However, their lunch menu is quite limited and has only up to five options, changing only every three months or so. If you enjoy a small menu and a relaxing, elegant aura, then be sure to visit Lilies on Brougham.