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Table for one · Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne invented the laneway bar and the counter-seat restaurant, and its espresso bars have been feeding people alone since the fifties.
Most Melbourne restaurants hold bar seats for walk-ins. Go at opening and ask for the bar.
Bourke Street · 66 Bourke Street
A stool at the long counter
Any time; it's quick
Get: Spaghetti bolognese, then granita
A 1954 espresso bar where everyone sits at the counter and the waiters call you 'darl'.
Walk in
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Hosier Lane · 1 Hosier Lane
A stool at the bar
Weekday lunch
Get: The anchovy and smoked tomato sorbet tapa
A Spanish tapas bar in a graffiti lane where the bar is made for one.
Walk in at the bar
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Flinders Lane · 180 Flinders Lane
A seat at the long bar
Mid-afternoon
Get: The lobster roll and the dumplings
Andrew McConnell's pan-Asian room keeps a long bar where solos eat well.
Walk in or book
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Little Bourke Street · 361 Little Bourke Street
A stool at the bar
Weekday early dinner
Get: The squid ink tagliolini
A small pasta bar where bar seats are held for walk-ins.
Walk in
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CBD · Queen Street
The deli hall counters
Saturday morning
Get: A hot jam doughnut from the van
Melbourne's huge market, best done alone with a coffee.
Walk in
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Picked from Melbourne's food guides and critics' lists and looked up on October 29, 2026. "When to walk in" is our advice; hours change, so check before you go. Places change; if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.
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