Carlton · Melbourne, Victoria · October 2026 figures
Best restaurants in Carlton, VIC
The top-ranked restaurants in Carlton are Bistra (4.8 from 225 reviews), Carlton Wine Room (4.7 from 1,058 reviews) and Adonai (4.7 from 326 reviews). 20 are ranked here, in the order of the 2,464 on the Melbourne list.
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- 20
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- 4.5
- Reviews behind the list
- 9,621
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- 20 of 20
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Restaurants in Carlton at a glance
- 20 restaurants in Carlton are ranked here, with 9,621 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.5.
- 90% list a website and 85% a phone number on Google.
- 20 of the 20 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 16 on Sunday.
- Cairo By Nights Restaurant & Bar in Carlton has the most Google reviews (1,784), averaging 4.6.
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Questions
Who are the best restaurants in Carlton?
The top-ranked restaurants in Carlton are Bistra (4.8 from 225 reviews), Carlton Wine Room (4.7 from 1,058 reviews) and Adonai (4.7 from 326 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many restaurants are there in Carlton?
The Agentize Directory ranks 20 restaurants in Carlton, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.5, from 9,621 reviews in all.
Which restaurants in Carlton are open on weekends?
16 of the 20 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Bistra, Carlton Wine Room and The Village Seafood & Steakhouse Bar.
Which restaurant in Carlton has the most reviews?
Cairo By Nights Restaurant & Bar has the most Google reviews of any restaurant ranked in Carlton: 1,784, averaging 4.6.
How is this list of restaurants ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.