Best Restaurants in Elwood (2026) — 40 Verified

Elwood Restaurants at a Glance

• Date night: Ebisu Kitchen
• Budget bite: Tandoori Point
• Local favourite: Elwood Bathers
• Something different: i Carusi ii

Best Restaurants in Elwood (2026)

Choosing where to eat in Elwood depends on the night. With 40 restaurants spanning 12 cuisines, you could eat somewhere different every week for 10 months and still have places left to try.

32 have confirmed street addresses. 2 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.

Cuisine Breakdown

Elwood covers 12 distinct cuisine types:

Restaurants with Full Details

#1 Elwood Bathers — 15 Elwood Foreshore, Elwood

Breakfast | ★ 4.1/5 (1,571 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Modern seafood platters and Australian wines in a chic dining room with an outdoor terrace. Not the flashiest option in Elwood. Possibly the best.

A 4.1 rating from 1,571 reviews does not happen by accident in Elwood.

What locals say: “Popped in for a weekend brunch, after a walk along the beach. Even though it was busy, the staff found us a table quickly. Great coffee, delicious eggs, and you just can’t beat tha…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Phone: +61 3 9525 6933 | Website: Elwood Bathers | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#2 Spudbar — 43 Blessington Street

Baked_Potato

What makes it great: The kitchen at Spudbar runs on precision and repetition — the same dish, perfect, every time. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.

Hours: Mo-Su 11:30-21:00 | Phone: +61 3 9534 8888 | Website: Spudbar

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#3 Tandoori Point — 157 Ormond Road, Elwood

Indian

What makes it great: You could walk past Tandoori Point without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. The biryani is the benchmark dish. If a restaurant nails the biryani — the rice, the protein, the seal, the aromatic lift — it can cook anything. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.

Website: Tandoori Point

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#4 Plain Sailing — 144 Ormond Road, Elwood

Brunch

What makes it great: Nobody goes to Plain Sailing for the decor. They go for prices that have not chased the suburb’s rising rents. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. The test of a restaurant is whether you think about it the next day. Plain Sailing passes.

Website: Plain Sailing

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#5 Lezzet Anatolian Restaurant — 81 Brighton Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.1/5 (928 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Intimate eatery with sandstone walls & a marble bar, preparing Turkish meze, seafood & share plates. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.

Rated 4.1 by 928 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.

What locals say: *“From the moment you walk in, it feels deluxe, with dim lighting that creates a cozy ambiance.

The food was satisfying. I ordered the calamari for entrée, the Adana for my main, an…”*

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Lezzet Anatolian Restaurant | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#6 Republica St Kilda Beach — 1A-1D/10-18 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia

the food | ★ 4.4/5 (3,588 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Relaxed, light-filled Modern Australian restaurant with live music on weekends & seaside dining. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.

Rated 4.4 by 3,588 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.

What locals say: “Beautiful and spacious restaurant by the beach. We ordered fish and chips, crab risotto and the foccacia with the pumpkin hummus. The portion is quite big by my standards. The pump…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Republica St Kilda Beach | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#7 Attica — 74 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea VIC 3185, Australia

the food | ★ 4.6/5 (1,107 reviews) | $$$$

What makes it great: Acclaimed restaurant serving inventive tasting menus and select wines in crisp, low-lit surrounds. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.

1,107 people have reviewed Attica on Google. The average sits at 4.6. Earned, not gamed.

What locals say: “Appreciate Attica for squeezing in a table for us on a Saturday evening. We had a wonderful time enjoying the various interesting ingredients curated. It’s one of an experience and…”

This is the splurge option — and when you splurge at Attica, you feel it was worth it.

Website: Attica | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#8 Euro Pizza — 9-11 Ormond Road

Pizza

What makes it great: The queue outside Euro Pizza tells you everything before you walk in. Margherita is the test. San Marzano tomato, fior di latte, basil, olive oil. Nothing to hide behind. This kitchen does not need to hide. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.

Website: Euro Pizza

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#9 Ebisu Kitchen — 161 Ormond Road, Elwood

Japanese

What makes it great: Ebisu Kitchen has been doing this since before Elwood got its reputation. The rice is the tell. Most places get the fish right but serve it on forgettable rice. Here, the rice matters. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#10 Baked in Elwood Pizza & Pasta — 167 Ormond Road, Elwood

Pizza

What makes it great: Baked in Elwood Pizza & Pasta is not reinventing anything. It is just doing Pizza properly. Margherita is the test. San Marzano tomato, fior di latte, basil, olive oil. Nothing to hide behind. This kitchen does not need to hide. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#11 Jimmi Jamz — 132 Ormond Road, Elwood

Pizza

What makes it great: Jimmi Jamz is not reinventing anything. It is just doing Pizza properly. The dough is everything. Fermentation time, hydration level, oven temperature — get any of them wrong and it is just bread with stuff on it. This place gets them right. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#12 D’Gusto Thai — 122 Ormond Road, Elwood

Thai

What makes it great: You could walk past D’Gusto Thai without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. They make the curry paste in-house. You can tell because the flavour has edges that pre-made paste rounds off. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#13 Sorsi e Morsi — 31 Blessington Street

Italian

What makes it great: There is a reason Sorsi e Morsi has outlasted every trend on Blessington Street. There is a reason half of Melbourne’s Italian restaurants reference their nonna. This one actually cooks like she is in the kitchen. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Elwood, you can still walk in.

Website: Sorsi e Morsi

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#14 i Carusi ii — 231 Barkly Street

Italian

What makes it great: The menu at i Carusi ii is shorter than most. That is not a weakness. They do not call it authentic because that word has lost all meaning in Melbourne. They just cook Italian food the way it is supposed to taste. Not the flashiest option in Elwood. Possibly the best.

Website: i Carusi ii

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#15 Odyssey — 100 Ormond Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.6/5 (299 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: What separates Odyssey from the rest of Ormond Rd is consistency. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.

299 Google reviews and a 4.6 average. The numbers track with the experience.

What locals say: *“We ordered

• Veggie chips (which tasted similar to onion and potato bhajiya 😋)
• Chicken Gyro (Medium)
• Helen - Chicken Souvlaki
• Lemon lime bitters The total was around $61 and…”*

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Odyssey | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#16 Miss Alex & Co — 85 Brighton Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.7/5 (737 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: What Miss Alex & Co does well, it does better than anywhere else in Elwood. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.

737 Google reviews and a 4.7 average. The numbers track with the experience.

What locals say: “Lovely people, lovely food 💕 The Reuben sandwich is a must🔥pulled brisket, juicy and packed with flavour 👌 The waffle? Crispy outside, fluffy inside.. simply perfect😋 Handy spot to…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Miss Alex & Co | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#17 Plain Sailing Elwood — 144 Ormond Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.4/5 (733 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Plain Sailing Elwood is not reinventing anything. It is just doing the food properly. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.

A 4.4 rating from 733 reviews does not happen by accident in Elwood.

What locals say: “Lovely cafe with indoor and outdoor areas. I enjoyed the two meals we ordered, the mushroom toastie was salty and herbaceous and the egg brioche was rich and buttery. Overall a gre…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Plain Sailing Elwood | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#18 Blue Tongue Bar + Kitchen — 62-64 Ormond Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.4/5 (359 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: You could walk past Blue Tongue Bar + Kitchen without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.

359 Google reviews and a 4.4 average. The numbers track with the experience.

What locals say: “7 of us had Sunday lunch here and we were really happy with the place. All food we ate were very good: gnocchi and steak especially. We will come back when we can sit outside.”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Blue Tongue Bar + Kitchen | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#19 Lady Of St Kilda — 204 Barkly St, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia

the food | ★ 4.8/5 (2,034 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Lady Of St Kilda is what happens when a kitchen stops trying to impress and starts trying to be good. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.

2,034 people have reviewed Lady Of St Kilda on Google. The average sits at 4.8. Earned, not gamed.

What locals say: “Lovely spot for Mediterranean food! We tried The Lady’s Falafel dish — absolutely delicious and great value for money. The side salads were fresh and full of flavor. We also had th…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Lady Of St Kilda | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

#20 Little Sunflower Café — 15 Ormond Rd, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

the food | ★ 4.5/5 (297 reviews) | $$

What makes it great: Little Sunflower Café treats the food like it matters. Because it does. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. This is not destination dining. This is your neighbourhood doing what it should.

297 people have reviewed Little Sunflower Café on Google. The average sits at 4.5. Earned, not gamed.

What locals say: “Lovely little cafe. Great vegan and vegetarian options. We had the asparagus and cucumber salad and the Sri Lankan curry and wild rice. Both were really delicious especially the as…”

Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.

Website: Little Sunflower Café | Google Maps

Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026

All Other Restaurants in Elwood

How This Data Works

Every restaurant listed comes from OpenStreetMap — a collaborative mapping project maintained by volunteers worldwide. Data is verified by local contributors who walk the streets of Elwood.

Limitations: Some newer restaurants may not yet be mapped. Hours and phone numbers may change. Call ahead for reservations.

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Last updated: March 2026. This guide is refreshed when OpenStreetMap data changes — new openings, closures and corrections are reflected automatically. Found something wrong? Let us know.

Sources

• OpenStreetMap Contributors — openstreetmap.org — accessed March 2026
• ABS Census 2021 — abs.gov.au/census
• REIV Quarterly Median Prices — reiv.com.au