Eat + Drink

A brand new culinary experience at Fed Square! Victoria by Farmer’s Daughters transports diners to the diverse regions of Victoria and reimagines Fed Square’s riverside. The 250-seater restaurant celebrates the produce, people and places of the beautiful state of Victoria with Executive Chef Alejandro Saravia at the helm. Open for dinner Thursday to Saturday and lunch on Sundays, the venue features a range of dining and event spaces including a large outdoor Terrace bar overlooking the Yarra River serving a 100% Victoria drinks menu of Cocktails, wines and beer! The menu changes regularly in line with seasonality and offers diner’s tastebuds an exploration of Victoria’s best ingredients through a la carte and set Provenance Menu options.  

Big Esso by Mabu Mabu is an all-day bar and kitchen now open at Fed Square, on the land of the peoples of the Kulin Nation. We are proud to have Big Esso in the Square as they bring Indigenous food and culture back to the banks of Birrarung (Yarra). This River was once an eel breeding ground; where shark, dolphin and stingrays could be found. ​This place was a main source of food, hunting, cooking, and ceremony. By sharing food in this place, we hope to bring these stories back to the forefront of our culinary conversations. ​’Big Esso’ is an expression in the Torres Strait. It’s a slang term that means ‘the biggest thank you.’ This is what you say when you really want to express your gratitude. When combined, ‘Mabu Mabu & Big Esso’ is what you would say before kicking-off a celebration like no other. ​Big Esso is a place to meet friends and strangers. Their mission has always been to make Indigenous foods accessible to a wide audience. You don’t have to have a degustation menu (but they will feed you if you ask). It’s a place anyone can go to and try something uniquely Australian for under $20. All of their tables are communal, so grab a seat and have a yarn with the people either side of you, listen to their ‘Island Radio’ featuring blak musicians and Australian classics, and order a drink from a list of Indigenous owned businesses, social enterprise brewers, and amazing distillers using Indigenous ingredients. Expect to find a menu that is full of incredible Indigenous flavours, as well as sustainably caught seafood. They’re bringing to Melbourne the relaxed, very casual dining of Australia’s tropical north. Dig into a bucket of king prawns with crisp native succulents along with a cold beer, and lather them with their house made hot sauces (pineapple hot sauce, green tomato hot sauce, organic sriracha). You’ll also find traditional Torres Strait dishes like Namas (coconut cured ocean fish), along with tropical painted crayfish. They’re excited to introduce their take on chilli crab – an incredible share plate of blue swimmers in a hot pepperberry sauce with karkalla and Neptune’s beard (seaweed). Big Esso will also feature amazing vegan dishes. Nornie is on a mission to make yams sexy again. Expect to find spiced kasavas and purple yams, as well as Torres Strait vegan dishes like Sop Sop.

Bringing the world’s great beers together with exciting locals from Australian craft breweries. Whether you are looking for a spot to catch up with friends, enjoy a tasty pizza or just surf our Beer Bible, the ground level Salon and Beer Garden is perfect.  For a quick lunch, tasty snack or just a coffee, you can’t go past our Café in the Atrium.  The Grill at Beer DeLuxe, located at the top of Fed Square, is where you’ll find juicy steaks and other grill classics, a great range of BeerFood dishes, and traditional burgers from the Burger Bar.  A beer lover’s dream and the perfect spot for after-work drinks, Beer DeLuxe is at home in Melbourne’s CBD with its cosmopolitan beer and food concept.

Where Melbourne Meets Time Out Fed Square is located in the heart of Melbourne, where people come together every day. It’s the city’s cultural hub, where Time Out continues to be a favourite for locals and visitors, where the large outdoor dining area overlooks Swanston Street and the beautiful Southbank and city skyline, all underneath the iconic orange umbrellas. Time Out is one of the few venues in the area which boasts all-day dining from an extensive international menu, 365 days a year. Whether it’s dinner before a show, drinks after an event or brunch over a catch up with friends, any time is a good time to take a Time Out. With a fantastic view of the city’s most popular outdoor screen, the venue is a fabulous spot to watch many of the world’s greatest sporting events live. With Melbourne being the country’s coffee capital, visitors can get a cup of locally sourced, delicious coffee at Time Out, supplied by Code Black. The venue’s focus on local drinks and ingredients is evident throughout the whole menu, from the Victorian craft beers to the food. Whatever your need – a quick coffee, leisurely cocktails or just a bite with friends – Time Out offers an all-day menu. Enjoy extensive share plates, gourmet pizzas and modern Australian mains like chicken parmigiana topped with hickory-smoked ham, or fish and chips made from Coldstream pilsner battered Lake’s Entrance flathead tails, to name a few. The breakfast menu is served until 3:00 pm every day, so visitors can indulge in buttermilk pancakes or enjoy classics like eggs benedict until the afternoon. Time Out’s thirst-quenchers are delicious summery drinks, with fresh fruit and soda over ice. As well as an extensive coffee and cocktail menu, visitors can also enjoy alcoholic warm drinks like Baileys Hot Chocolate, the Spiced Friar (with organic chai syrup mixed with Frangelico, warm milk and sprinkled cinnamon), The Jamaican (a double shot of espresso mixed with Tia Maria and Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum) plus many more inventive concoctions.

An iconic Melbourne bar and cafe nestled in the historic Federation Wharf vaults The original waterfront icon in Melbourne. Escape the daily grind at Riverland’s urban beer garden hideaway! This iconic venue is situated on the banks of the Yarra in the historic Federation Wharf vaults, just below Fed Square. Open year-round, the outdoor venue is the ideal spot for beers and bites while soaking up the summer sun or basking under heaters and warming up with one of the winter cocktails in the cooler months.

Welcome back to Chocolate Buddha. We’re thrilled to be open once again and welcome you back to our beautifully renovated restaurant. As Melburnians have ventured back to the city and returned to work, we have some exciting events on the horizon plus a fantastic new menu. We’re now offering a ‘feed me’ menu to accommodate your varied tastes and dietary options. In addition to our brilliant new condensed menu, offering both time-honoured favourites as well as some delicious specials, this also includes some gluten free, vegetarian options and – of course – our delicious sushi options. And did somebody say, sushi train!? That’s right. Look out for our Sushi & Sake matching events with the Sake Mistress. They’re interactive, extremely tasty and a whole lotta fun! We’re proud to advise that we’re operating a covid-safe environment and ask that all guests register prior to dining for the purpose of contact tracing.

Contemporary day-to-night food and wine bar experience ACMI have launched a contemporary day-to-night food and wine bar experience with Melbourne chef Karen Martini at the helm. Located at ACMI in Fed Square, Hero offers a seasonally driven menu developed by Karen. Reflecting her classical, holistic approach to cookery, the menu emphasises simple and straightforward presentations, championing the produce of local farmers and purveyors, organics and seasonality. Alongside great coffee, Hero features a bespoke selection of cocktails, well-priced wine offerings from favourite producers around the globe, craft beers and more. Download Food Menu Download Beverage & Wine Menu

Intimate waterfront venue Located alongside the historic Federation Wharf vaults and Yarra River right in the heart of Melbourne, Pilgrim is an intimate waterfront venue that proudly engages producer authenticity through its unique range of all Australian wine, beer and spirit lists. Home of Gin High Tea which includes three tea-infused cocktails, a decadent selection of sweet and savoury delights plus bottomless sparkling. Pilgrim’s menu is delicious and designed to be shared alongside carefully crafted cocktails, wine lists and the beer offering. The space is a relaxed outdoor but covered bar environment, making it the ultimate place to laze and graze, all year round, while taking in one of the best views of the Yarra.

Modern Australian dining with city views Taxi Kitchen at Federation Square showcases Melbourne’s stellar skyline with its 180 degree view of the CBD, Yarra River and the Arts Precinct. With a focus on sustainable, locally sourced produce, Executive Chef Tony Twitchett delivers contemporary Australian cuisine with a hint of Asian influence. Created with the highest quality produce and complimented by our Victorian-only wine list, our team of professionals deliver a relaxed and quality experience without the pretence. Arrive for a special occasion, or just drop by for a bite to eat or a seat at the bar, and sit back and soak up the atmosphere around you. It’s also an ideal and inspiring setting for meetings, particularly when impressions count.

Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast! This fierce Arabic mama cooks – and eats – like she lives. Large! When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama. Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes. Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.

Authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh. Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Visit the Mama’s Gozleme cart on River Terrace and enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!

Australia’s only ice bar, keeping things fun and frosty in Melbourne all year round! Rugged up in our unique snow gear, make your way through the doors of our mysterious explorer’s ship and into the sub-zero temperatures of the IceBar. You’ll be surrounded by over 30 tonnes of expertly sculpted ice – IceBar Melbourne is the perfect place to chill! We offer the most unique arctic experience around for people of all ages, so don’t leave your junior explorers at home – we welcome anyone under the age of 18 until 7:00pm. Located in Fed Square’s The Atrium, IceBar Melbourne is a must for tourists and locals alike!

On the run? This 24-hour convenience store offers a wide range of beverages, confectionery, hot food, snacks, magazines, newspapers, Myki passes and more!