Your best St Kilda dining experience yet

Hotel Esplanade is home to not one but two of the best restaurants in St Kilda. No matter what foods or flavours you fancy, whether dining for two or in a large group, Hotel Esplanade is your dining mecca.

As one of the venues in St Kilda, we’re well known for our 12 bars over 5 levels and our consistent program of gigs, live music and art shows. However, perhaps what we are most well celebrated for of all is our food. 7 days a week, you can drop by and enjoy a tasty lunch or dinner in our restaurants. While reservations are recommended, we always keep space aside each day for walk-ins.

Experience two of the best restaurants in St Kilda esplanade

We offer two excellent yet very different dining options for you to choose from:

Espy Kitchen

Our main eatery is Espy Kitchen. Staffed by a 60-strong team of chefs, our menu offers up a diverse range of foods using Australia’s best seasonal produce. Across our charcoal grills, wood-fired pizza ovens, and French rotisserie, we dish up the best pizzas, rotisserie meats and pub classic dishes around. Seafood is a specialty offering too – we are located by the seaside after all! Our Espy Kitchen provides a dedicated seafood bar serving up platters of delicious oysters and calamari.

Dining with a group? Larger groups of 10 or more guests can indulge in our ‘Feed Me’ menu which sees a selection of our seasonal hero dishes served tapas style to your table.

Mya Tiger

Our bustling menu boasts a varied and wide-ranging array of traditional Cantonese dishes including cumin lamb spring rolls, raw kingfish, bao and dumpling menu, pork and chilli wontons, har siu pork baom, XO pippies, steamed fish with ginger, soy and shallots; crispy pork noodles; and even a whole roast duck dish. Is your mouth watering yet?

It gets better – even our wine list is built around the flavours of Cantonese cooking! Complementing our Cantonese dishes are a range of great signature cocktails too while larger groups of 7 or more guests can enjoy our shared ‘Banquet Menu’ with a selection of signature dishes served to your table.

Dine, drink and enjoy a gig

Once you’re done dining in one of our St Kilda esplanade restaurants, you might fancy an after dinner drink. Hotel Esplanade has 12 bars across 5 floors to choose from. Whatever your favourite tipple is – you’ll find something you to suit your tastes.

Fine food and drinks aside, the Hotel Esplanade still has lots more to offer. We’re also the go-to venue for gigs and shows in St Kilda, with a consistent programme of live music, comedy gigs in the Gershwin Room along with free local and upcoming bands in The Basement. There is also our Arts shows to consider, with historical tours, art displays and much more making up our weekly programme of entertainment.

Come on down to one of the best St Kilda bars and restaurants for your best dining and entertainment experience. The Hotel Esplanade awaits you!