¶ THE TABLE RADAR · Melbourne

Where to meet a groupin City,Melbourne

2 places in City, read the one way a listings site never is: could five strangers who just met settle in, hear each other, and want to stay? Pick a room, then the table is the point.

City

2 on the radar

Real Melbourne rooms in City, read for one thing: could a table of five who just met hear each other and want to stay?

Tune it. What is your first table like?2 places
Higher Ground, a all-day dining in CityPhoto via Google

This week's pick

Higher Ground

City · All-day dining

A soaring old powerhouse near the station, grand enough to feel like an occasion, central enough that five people can all get there.

Meetability
Talk
Room
Value

Built for a group, bring the whole table

Sound
Lively
Price
$$$
Getting there
Southern Cross station
Booking
Book, it fills
Chin Chin, a thai sharing plates in CityPhoto via Google

Chin Chin

City · Thai sharing plates

Built for a group and made for sharing, so the table orders together and talks by default. Loud and buzzy, no bookings downstairs, put your name down as a five.

Meetability
Talk
Room
Value

Built for a group, bring the whole table

Sound
Lively
Price
$$
Getting there
Flinders Street station
Booking
No bookings, put your name down

We suggest, we never book.This is where to start looking, not a reservation. Once you are matched, your table’s five pick and confirm the spot themselves. New to the city? Start with the City guide. Your City table could sit at any of these. Take a seat →

FOUND YOUR ROOM?

The place is easy. The people are the point.

A good room in City only matters if there is a table in it. Tell us City, your vibe, and one night you can keep. We match you once, then the same five come back every week.