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Melbourne Supper Club

Late-night institution for excellent wine, good food and polished service.

Emma Breheny

Melbourne Supper Club takes over the Kafeneion space from 10pm until 4am.
1 / 9Melbourne Supper Club takes over the Kafeneion space from 10pm until 4am. Supplied
Delve deep into the 70-plus-page wine list.
2 / 9Delve deep into the 70-plus-page wine list.Tess Kelly
Blini and caviar.
3 / 9Blini and caviar.Dylan McDade
Inside the late-night dining institution.
4 / 9Inside the late-night dining institution.Tess Kelly
Dining nooks under the stairs.
5 / 9Dining nooks under the stairs.Dylan McDade
Oysters and party pies - what more could you want at 2am?
6 / 9Oysters and party pies - what more could you want at 2am?Dylan McDade
Settle in for the night.
7 / 9Settle in for the night. Tess Kelly
The Spring Street institution, wedged between The European and Siglo bar.
8 / 9The Spring Street institution, wedged between The European and Siglo bar. Dylan McDade
The iconic half-moon window and Chesterfield couches.
9 / 9The iconic half-moon window and Chesterfield couches.Tess Kelly

Melbourne Supper Club

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Since 1998, those in the know have climbed the narrow stairs beside The European and sought out this old world salon where excellent wine, good food and polished service are on offer no matter how late it gets. These days, Greek restaurant Kafeneion (part of the same hospitality family) picks up the early shift while Melbourne Supper Club kicks into gear from 10pm till 4am.

You want caviar and Ruinart? Party pies and farmhouse cheese? This salon-like space caters to all comers. The hangover-busting Greek soup magiritsa – made with lamb offal – is there as a precautionary measure for anyone who delves too deep into the 70-plus-page wine list.

A generous half-moon window lets in the inky night sky and glimpses of snow-white columns at Parliament House, but there’s usually too much going on within these four walls to notice the outside. The split-level space has private nooks under stairs, big tables draped in white linen, and generous Chesterfields that command the room’s attention. Plus, you can book a table after midnight. A gift to night owls the city over.

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Good to know: The space is shared with Critics’ Pick-listed Greek restaurant Kafeneion, which serves dinner earlier in the evening.

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Emma BrehenyEmma BrehenyEmma is Good Food’s Melbourne eating out and restaurant editor and editor of The Age Good Food Guide.

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