Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
A first date wants low stakes, an easy exit and something to talk about that isn’t the menu. Six Oakleigh places made this list, each with an Oakleigh street address and a published menu we could read. The grouping is ours, not the venues’: these are places with a food menu you can plan an evening around.
Each place gets one practical note taken from what the venue itself publishes: the stage it suits, how easy it is to talk there, or an exit plan for the night. Where a source gave no hours, the page says so instead of guessing. We have not recorded accessibility details for any of the six, so ask before you book if step-free access matters.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Greek dinner at a fully licensed place, Wednesday to Sunday | Greca Street | SAGANAKI (V) | $22 |
| A Greek dinner with a courtyard, Friday to Sunday | Mykonos Restaurant Bar (Mykonos Live) | Greek Salad | $22 |
| A rooftop bar with a Greek menu | Olympia | Pomme Frites w. Secret Kalamata Seasoning + Aioli | $14 |
| A low-stakes wood-fired pizza | Just Italy | WoodFired PIZZA - Margherita | $13.00 |
| A Greek menu that runs from breakfast to dinner | Melissa Oakleigh | SPANAKOPITA | $11 |
| Breakfast, or cakes and coffee until 11pm | Vanilla Lounge | Big Breakfast | $32 |
Greca Street — 66 Portman Street, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Greca Street’s site lists it as open Wednesday to Sunday only. Service starts at 12.00pm and ends at 9.00pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and at 9.30pm on Friday and Saturday, with Monday and Tuesday marked CLOSED. The site says “Fully Licensed - No BYO” and its menu copy talks about food “matched with regional Greek wines”. The menu prints saganaki (a pan-fried cheese) at $22, horiatiki (the Greek village salad) at $24 and calamari at $28.90, and the drinks page prints an Aperol spritz at $20.
On the menu (copied from grecastreet.com.au and grecastreet.com.au/drinks on 3 October 2026):
- SAGANAKI (V): $22
- HORIATIKI (V): $24
- CALAMARI: $28.90
- APEROL SPRITZ: $20
Stage: Third date or later, if you want a fully licensed place (the site says no BYO) where the menu copy is about regional Greek wines.
Mykonos Restaurant Bar (Mykonos Live) — 58 Portman Street, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Mykonos lists Friday to Sunday, 6:00pm – 12:00am, on its contact page, so its listed hours cover those three evenings only. The site title reads “Live Music * Bar Vibes * Greek Flavours”, and the site describes a courtyard: “In a beautiful courtyard were you can (for a while) hide away from the buzz of everyday life.” On the menu the Greek salad is $22, the saganaki cheese (pan fried kefalotyri with lemon) is $20, the dip platter (white tarama, tzatziki, spicy cheese and eggplant, served with pita bread) is $22 and the calamari is $26. Kleftiko lamb, which the menu describes as slow-cooked, is $40, and loukoumades (honey-topped dough balls, here with walnuts) are $15. The menu footer prints a surcharge on public holidays and a minimum charge per person for food and/or drinks, so read the footer for the figures and for when the minimum applies before you book.
On the menu (copied from mykonoscafe.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Greek Salad: $22
- Saganaki Cheese: $20
- Dip Platter: $22
- Calamari: $26
Talk-ability: The site title says “Live Music”, but we found no dated gig listings on the site, so ask when you book whether music is on that night.
Olympia — Level 1, 12-18 Chester Street (enter via 17 Portman Street), Oakleigh VIC 3166
Olympia’s own site gives the address as Level 1, 12-18 Chester Street, entering via 17 Portman Street; the Oakleigh Traders listing gives 19 Portman St, so go by the site’s wording. Oakleigh Traders says the space “transforms into the captivating Olympia rooftop bar.” The food menu PDF linked from the site prints pomme frites with secret kalamata seasoning and aioli at $14, mixed marinated olives at $10, marinated pork skewers with chimichurri dressing (2 pcs) at $22 and soutzoukakia, the Greek meatballs (4 pcs), at $27. The menu footer prints a weekend surcharge and a public holiday (“P/H”) surcharge, and the PDF’s file name carries a date, so check that the prices are still current when you book.
On the menu (copied from cdn.prod.website-files.com on 3 October 2026):
- Pomme Frites w. Secret Kalamata Seasoning + Aioli: $14
- Mixed Marinated Olives: $10
- Marinated Pork Skewers, Chimichurri Dressing (2 pcs): $22
- Soutzoukakia - Greek Meatballs (4 pcs): $27
Exit plan: We recorded no opening hours for Olympia, and its site takes bookings through a third-party widget, so confirm the closing time on the booking page before you plan the walk home.
Just Italy — 53 Atherton Road, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Just Italy sells pasta, pizza and sauces, and its site also sells fresh pasta by the kilo. The online store lists wood-fired pizzas. The WoodFired PIZZA - Margherita is $13.00. The WoodFired PIZZA - Ham is $14.00. The WoodFired PIZZA - Diavola (the spicy salami pizza) is $14.00. The WoodFired PIZZA - Napoletana is $14.00. The WoodFired PIZZA - Meat Lovers is $15.00. Those are online-shop prices and may differ in store. Its own site gives hours as Monday to Thursday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 7:30 am – 9:00 pm and Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, and we did not record whether it has dine-in tables.
On the menu (copied from justitaly.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- WoodFired PIZZA - Margherita: $13.00
- WoodFired PIZZA - Ham: $14.00
- WoodFired PIZZA - Diavola: $14.00
- WoodFired PIZZA - Napoletana: $14.00
Stage: A daytime first date at most, and only after you call: the site sells pizza, pasta and sauces, we did not record dine-in tables, and the listed hours reach 9:00 pm only on Friday and Saturday.
Melissa Oakleigh — 5 Eaton Mall, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Melissa’s site says “Open 7 Days A Week 8 am till Late” and gives no closing time. It lists a breakfast menu “UNTIL 1PM” and a “WOODFIRE PIZZA (FROM 5PM)” menu, and its copy talks about dinner “complemented by signature cocktails”. The prices below come from the breakfast menu: spanakopita (the Greek spinach pie) is $11, eggs your way $16, bacon and eggs $19 and the breakfast burger $15. Elsewhere on the site’s menu it lists a cheeseburger at $27 and a chicken parma at $33. The breakfast menu PDF says “WEEKENDS WILL INCUR A 10% SURCHARGE. | PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WILL INCUR A 15% SURCHARGE.”
On the menu (copied from melissaoakleigh.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- SPANAKOPITA: $11
- EGGS YOUR WAY: $16
- BACON AND EGGS: $19
- BREAKFAST BURGER: $15
Exit plan: The site says “till Late” with no closing time, so ask when you book how late it serves, and keep Vanilla Lounge further along Eaton Mall as plan B.
Vanilla Lounge — 17-21 Eaton Mall, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Vanilla Lounge’s site says “Open seven days a week from 7am until 11pm.” and calls the place “a family place, a celebration place and a community meeting place.” The Australian Good Food Guide tags it “Alfresco Dining”. The site describes its own cakes and pastries as “Award-winning” and “baked daily”, which is the venue’s claim, not ours. On the printed menus, Big Breakfast is $32, Eggs Benedict $22, Homemade Classic Pancakes (2 stack) $16.50 and a coffee (Duke’s Coffee Organic) $5.50; for dessert, galaktoboureko (a semolina custard in filo) is $11.50 and tiramisu is $8.20. The menus are image-only PDFs, and the menu footer prints a public holiday surcharge.
On the menu (copied from vanillalounge.com.au and vanillalounge.com.au/Vanilla-Drinks-Menu-2026-v2.pdf on 3 October 2026):
- Big Breakfast: $32
- Eggs Benedict: $22
- Homemade Classic Pancakes (2 stack): $16.50
- Coffee (Duke’s Coffee Organic): $5.50
Exit plan: Finish the evening here: the site lists opening until 11pm every day, which makes it a dessert stop after dinner at one of the Eaton Mall places above.
Quick answers
Which of these places are open on a Friday or Saturday night?
From the hours we recorded: Greca Street’s site lists service to 9.30pm on Friday and Saturday, Mykonos lists Friday to Sunday, 6:00pm – 12:00am, Vanilla Lounge’s site lists every day from 7am until 11pm, and Just Italy’s own site lists hours to 9:00 pm on Friday and Saturday. Melissa says “till Late” without a closing time, and we recorded no hours for Olympia.
Is there a rooftop or a courtyard?
Oakleigh Traders describes Olympia as a space that “transforms into the captivating Olympia rooftop bar.” Mykonos’s site describes a courtyard, and the Australian Good Food Guide tags Vanilla Lounge “Alfresco Dining”. None of the pages we read said anything about heating or shelter, so check before you book if the weather matters.
Are there surcharges to budget for?
The menus say so. Mykonos, Olympia, Melissa’s breakfast menu and Vanilla Lounge’s menus all print a public holiday surcharge, and Olympia and Melissa print a weekend surcharge as well. The rate is in each menu’s footer, so read it there before you book.
How do I book Olympia?
Olympia’s site takes bookings through a third-party widget. We recorded no opening hours for it, so the booking page is the place to confirm a time.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: the places’ own websites, oakleightraders.com.au, OpenStreetMap and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 3 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Greca Street: grecastreet.com.au, oakleightraders.com.au/greca-street, grecastreet.com.au/menu, grecastreet.com.au/drinks
- Mykonos Restaurant Bar (Mykonos Live): openstreetmap.org/542912802, oakleightraders.com.au/mykonos-restaurant-bar, mykonoscafe.com.au/contact, mykonoscafe.com.au/menu, mykonoscafe.com.au
- Olympia: olympia.wine, oakleightraders.com.au/olympia, cdn.prod.website-files.com menu PDF
- Just Italy: justitaly.com.au, oakleightraders.com.au/just-italy, openstreetmap.org/6065622230, justitaly.com.au/products.json
- Melissa Oakleigh: melissaoakleigh.com.au, oakleightraders.com.au/melissa, melissaoakleigh.com.au/Breakfast_Menu_24102025.pdf, melissaoakleigh.com.au/Food_Menu_170626.pdf
- Vanilla Lounge: openstreetmap.org/1281514222, vanillalounge.com.au, oakleightraders.com.au/vanilla-lounge, agfg.com.au/vanilla-39994, vanillalounge.com.au/Vanilla-Food-Menu-2026-v-2.pdf, vanillalounge.com.au/Vanilla-Drinks-Menu-2026-v2.pdf, vanillalounge.com.au/Vanilla-Sweets-Menu-2026-v2.pdf, cakes.vanillalounge.com.au
