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Best suburbs to open a restaurant in Melbourne

Engine-ranked Melbourne suburbs for full-service and casual restaurants — scores, verdicts, and factor breakdown.

Sorted by restaurant score (engine-weighted demand, tourism, and competition).

Businesses analysed2899
Cache updated27 June 2026
Enginev6.0.0
High confidence

2899 businesses sampled across Melbourne suburbs (updated within the last 60 days); suburb scores use Locatalyze engine v6.0.0. Rankings reflect engine scores across Melbourne suburbs — validate at your lease address before signing.

#SuburbRecommendationScoreDemandRentCompetition
1FitzroyPROCEED841043Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
2RichmondPROCEED74954Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
3South YarraPROCEED741075Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
4BrunswickPROCEED73945Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
5CollingwoodPROCEED72956Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
6CarltonPROCEED72955Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
7St KildaPROCEED72965Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
8PrahranPROCEED72965Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
9PrestonPROCEED71834Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
10FootscrayPROCEED71834Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
11NorthcotePROCEED70845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
12CamberwellPROCEED70844Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
13HawthornPROCEED68854Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
14Box HillPROCEED68836Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
15PakenhamPROCEED68733Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
16Narre WarrenPROCEED67734Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
17BerwickPROCEED67845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
18YarravilleVERIFY67744Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
19TruganinaPROCEED67845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
20ClaytonVERIFY66946Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
21WerribeeVERIFY65634Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
22Moonee PondsVERIFY65755Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
23IvanhoeVERIFY65754Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
24Melbourne CBDVERIFY641098Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
25SouthbankVERIFY64886Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse

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