Top 5 Music & Meals Venues In Melbourne

Combining two of the greatest pleasures that life has to offer, we’ve picked out our favourite places to watch live music whilst you chow down on some quality munch. From juxtaposing acoustic with vegetarian cuisine or BBQ’s with DJ’s spinning dance tracks, check out our selection of our favourite places to eat whilst getting tuned in.

Grumpys Green
If it’s an acoustic set or some local talent you’re after then Grumpy’s Green is a great little spot. The menu is strictly vegetarian so it’s great for your health as well as your ears. Offering a slice of local talent, be that a chilled acoustic set or a cool underground indie band, you can tuck into your food whilst having your ears pleased by some sweet new sounds. The menu is very reasonably priced and the vibe is chilled making it the perfect place to wind down and soak up the talent. It’s also ecofriendly with the motto “Eat, drink and save the world” so your conscious can take a break from whatever antics you get up to on other nights.
125 Smith St, Collingwood

Section 8
Who can turn down a good old-fashioned barbeque? Certainly not the Aussies. As we all know they love their ‘barbies’ and Section 8 Bar hosts the coolest BBQ in town. The venue itself is one of our favourites to go to, built from a large shipping container it is the cool grunge of Melbourne at its best. The outside area is something different with seating areas raised on wooden stacks and a DJ playing some sick beats throughout. Street art lines the walls surrounding and the grub on offer isn’t your average BBQ handouts. Expect foot-long hotdogs with all the trimmings on crisp fresh baguettes. The BBQ session takes place when the sun is shining and it is the only place to be if you’re into your dance music. And what better way to listen to it than munching on your extra-large $7 sausage. Larvely.
29 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne (CBD)

Bimbo’s
Slap bang in the middle of the uber trendy Brunswick Street lies Bimbo’s- the loving sister of Lucky Coq down on Chapel Street. Bimbo’s plays host to local and international DJ’s week in week out. Also it hosts the famous $4 gourmet pizza’s which can be consumed amongst mates throughout the week whilst listening to some quality tunes pump form the DJ booth. A mention has to go out in particularly to Friday and Saturday night when Bimbo’s really gets loose. Pizza’s do double in price but you pay for the atmosphere as the tunes get lifted, and more feet step through the door to get down to some top tunes at the weekend.
376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Red Bennies
So if you want some entertainment with your evening feed, Red Benny’s offers a different flare and flavour altogether. Here you’ll find a different kind of music experience, as this place takes a meal and music to a whole new level. If you’re wanting a more swanky evening this venue will not disappoint. The décor is fabulous – think 1920’s cabaret club in downtown Paris. With tasteful furniture, red velvet a plenty and a huge stage it’s a sure winner for a cracking evening meals entertainment. Cabaret is the theme here and it is done in the most stylish, sexy and sassy manner. Step back in time and dine on some fine tasting food whilst watching an award worthy cabaret, circus and brass band performance.
Level 1, 373 Chapel St, South Yarra