Eating and staying in Victoria
16,729 cafés, restaurants, bars, hotels and motels across 1,221 towns and suburbs in Victoria.
16,729venues
14,254eat
3,254stay
1,221towns & suburbs
Victoria accounts for 26% of every venue we hold in New Zealand, which makes it the 2nd-largest of the 8 regions by venue count. Those 16,729 venues sit across 1,221 named towns and suburbs, of which 156 carry at least 25 venues and get a page of their own.
Distribution inside the region is relatively even: Melbourne (3,380), Geelong (466) and Ballarat (204) hold 24% of everything between them. The remaining 1,065 places average 5.2 venues each — a long tail of small settlements that we list on the nearest town page rather than give an empty page to.
The regional split runs 85% eating to 19% accommodation, against a national 75/25. Accommodation is thinner on the ground here than nationally, which is what a region with more residents than tourists looks like in the data.
7,334 venues in Victoria carry a cuisine tag. Measured against the national mix, the region over-indexes on baked potato (10), milkshake (21) and souvlaki (6).
Data quality varies by region and it is worth knowing where this one stands: 3,243 venues here publish opening hours (19% against 17% nationally), 5,097 list a website, and 1,086 record step-free access. Everything on this site comes from open data, so coverage reflects what mappers and councils have published — not what exists on the ground.
The category split
| Restaurants | 4,814 in Victoria · 29% of the region · 30% of New Zealand's 15,956 |
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| Cafés | 4,159 in Victoria · 25% of the region · 28% of New Zealand's 14,706 |
| Takeaways | 3,523 in Victoria · 21% of the region · 31% of New Zealand's 11,499 |
| Holiday parks and campgrounds | 1,819 in Victoria · 11% of the region · 21% of New Zealand's 8,614 |
| Pubs | 1,152 in Victoria · 7% of the region · 24% of New Zealand's 4,719 |
| Bars | 606 in Victoria · 4% of the region · 33% of New Zealand's 1,831 |
| Hotels | 495 in Victoria · 3% of the region · 21% of New Zealand's 2,378 |
| Motels | 445 in Victoria · 3% of the region · 19% of New Zealand's 2,395 |
| Serviced apartments | 247 in Victoria · 1% of the region · 22% of New Zealand's 1,132 |
| B&Bs and guest houses | 164 in Victoria · 1% of the region · 17% of New Zealand's 969 |
| Hostels | 84 in Victoria · 1% of the region · 19% of New Zealand's 441 |
Towns and suburbs in Victoria
Melbourne3,380 venues · 3,170 eat, 210 stayGeelong466 venues · 435 eat, 31 stayBallarat204 venues · 172 eat, 32 stayBendigo146 venues · 123 eat, 23 stayPreston140 venues · 136 eat, 4 stayFootscray129 venues · 126 eat, 3 stayBrunswick122 venues · 121 eat, 1 stayMildura114 venues · 74 eat, 40 staySpringvale113 venues · 112 eat, 1 stayDandenong101 venues · 93 eat, 8 stayBox Hill100 venues · 97 eat, 3 stayWarrnambool99 venues · 71 eat, 28 stayCoburg83 venues · 82 eat, 1 stayWodonga81 venues · 70 eat, 11 stayCowes81 venues · 61 eat, 20 stayGlen Waverley80 venues · 77 eat, 3 staySt Kilda79 venues · 69 eat, 10 stayDoncaster East77 venues · 76 eat, 1 stayRingwood77 venues · 74 eat, 3 stayThornbury75 venues · 74 eat, 1 stayFrankston72 venues · 68 eat, 4 stayNorthcote71 venues · 71 eat, 0 stayCheltenham70 venues · 69 eat, 1 stayClayton South70 venues · 70 eat, 0 staySouth Yarra65 venues · 58 eat, 7 stayTraralgon65 venues · 51 eat, 14 stayHawthorn East63 venues · 62 eat, 1 stayMoonee Ponds63 venues · 62 eat, 1 stayBrighton62 venues · 61 eat, 1 stayBright62 venues · 28 eat, 34 stayGlenferrie62 venues · 62 eat, 0 stayFerntree Gully61 venues · 60 eat, 1 stayCarnegie60 venues · 59 eat, 1 stayMornington59 venues · 56 eat, 3 staySale59 venues · 44 eat, 15 stayWindsor58 venues · 56 eat, 2 stayNotting Hill57 venues · 53 eat, 4 stayWarragul56 venues · 51 eat, 5 stayMelbourne Airport56 venues · 53 eat, 3 stayShepparton56 venues · 40 eat, 16 stayTorquay55 venues · 48 eat, 7 stayHalls Gap54 venues · 16 eat, 38 stayClayton53 venues · 52 eat, 1 stayNarre Warren52 venues · 50 eat, 2 stayApollo Bay52 venues · 23 eat, 29 stayCranbourne51 venues · 50 eat, 1 staySt Albans51 venues · 49 eat, 2 stayCastlemaine50 venues · 43 eat, 7 stayBerwick50 venues · 50 eat, 0 stayKingsbury50 venues · 48 eat, 2 stayHogans Corner48 venues · 48 eat, 0 stayDoncaster47 venues · 44 eat, 3 stayCroydon47 venues · 47 eat, 0 stayOakleigh47 venues · 46 eat, 1 stayDaylesford47 venues · 33 eat, 14 stayMordialloc47 venues · 46 eat, 1 staySwan Hill46 venues · 28 eat, 18 stayCaulfield East46 venues · 45 eat, 1 stayBrunswick East46 venues · 46 eat, 0 stayLakes Entrance46 venues · 24 eat, 22 stayWangaratta45 venues · 29 eat, 16 stayHorsham45 venues · 26 eat, 19 stayNoble Park45 venues · 45 eat, 0 stayLorne44 venues · 25 eat, 19 stayWerribee44 venues · 40 eat, 4 stayEchuca44 venues · 32 eat, 12 stayRosebud44 venues · 37 eat, 7 stayDavenport Village44 venues · 0 eat, 44 stayFitzroy43 venues · 43 eat, 0 stayFairfield43 venues · 43 eat, 0 staySt Kilda West42 venues · 39 eat, 3 stayMill Park42 venues · 40 eat, 2 stayHell Corner41 venues · 11 eat, 30 stayMelton41 venues · 39 eat, 2 stayWantirna South41 venues · 39 eat, 2 stayEltham41 venues · 41 eat, 0 stayRowville40 venues · 39 eat, 1 stayHotham Village40 venues · 3 eat, 37 stayFitzroy North39 venues · 39 eat, 0 stayGreensborough39 venues · 39 eat, 0 stayBairnsdale39 venues · 26 eat, 13 staySunshine38 venues · 38 eat, 0 stayMentone38 venues · 38 eat, 0 stayPort Fairy38 venues · 25 eat, 13 stayHawthorn38 venues · 37 eat, 1 staySandringham38 venues · 37 eat, 1 stayPascoe Vale38 venues · 38 eat, 0 stayFawkner37 venues · 34 eat, 3 stayChadstone37 venues · 37 eat, 0 stayMansfield37 venues · 26 eat, 11 stayHampton Park37 venues · 35 eat, 2 stayRichmond36 venues · 36 eat, 0 stayHamilton36 venues · 29 eat, 7 stayWilliamstown36 venues · 34 eat, 2 stayCranbourne West36 venues · 36 eat, 0 stayCaulfield36 venues · 36 eat, 0 stayOcean Grove35 venues · 28 eat, 7 stayBacchus Marsh35 venues · 29 eat, 6 stayBeaconsfield35 venues · 32 eat, 3 stayHughesdale34 venues · 30 eat, 4 stayAnglesea34 venues · 16 eat, 18 stayLara34 venues · 32 eat, 2 stayBayswater34 venues · 34 eat, 0 stayReservoir34 venues · 34 eat, 0 stayCarrum Downs34 venues · 31 eat, 3 stayMooroolbark34 venues · 34 eat, 0 stayBeechworth34 venues · 18 eat, 16 stayWantirna33 venues · 31 eat, 2 stayKyneton33 venues · 21 eat, 12 stayYarraville32 venues · 32 eat, 0 stayDromana32 venues · 31 eat, 1 staySeaholme32 venues · 31 eat, 1 stayBurwood East31 venues · 29 eat, 2 stayHeidelberg31 venues · 31 eat, 0 stayBalaclava30 venues · 29 eat, 1 stayColac30 venues · 24 eat, 6 stayBalwyn30 venues · 30 eat, 0 stayDiamond Creek30 venues · 30 eat, 0 stayMitcham29 venues · 28 eat, 1 stayHealesville29 venues · 23 eat, 6 stayBentleigh East29 venues · 29 eat, 0 stayIvanhoe29 venues · 28 eat, 1 stayYarrawonga29 venues · 19 eat, 10 stayLilydale29 venues · 27 eat, 2 stayWarburton29 venues · 23 eat, 6 stayHighett29 venues · 28 eat, 1 stayChelsea29 venues · 29 eat, 0 stayThomastown29 venues · 28 eat, 1 stayMernda29 venues · 28 eat, 1 stayKew28 venues · 26 eat, 2 stayBelgrave28 venues · 28 eat, 0 stayPort Campbell28 venues · 13 eat, 15 stayMulgrave28 venues · 28 eat, 0 staySeddon28 venues · 28 eat, 0 stayTaylors Lakes28 venues · 26 eat, 2 stayMount Eliza28 venues · 28 eat, 0 stayBurwood27 venues · 26 eat, 1 stayCoburg North27 venues · 25 eat, 2 stayArarat27 venues · 18 eat, 9 stayMalvern27 venues · 27 eat, 0 stayElsternwick27 venues · 27 eat, 0 stayMurrumbeena27 venues · 27 eat, 0 staySeymour26 venues · 19 eat, 7 stayWonthaggi26 venues · 21 eat, 5 stayCobram26 venues · 16 eat, 10 staySeaford26 venues · 26 eat, 0 stayScoresby26 venues · 25 eat, 1 stayMontmorency26 venues · 26 eat, 0 stayBoronia26 venues · 26 eat, 0 stayEssendon25 venues · 22 eat, 3 stayWallan25 venues · 25 eat, 0 stayPakenham25 venues · 24 eat, 1 staySunbury25 venues · 24 eat, 1 stayPortland25 venues · 20 eat, 5 stayHuntingdale25 venues · 24 eat, 1 staySydenham25 venues · 25 eat, 0 stay
A further 1,065 smaller places in Victoria carry fewer than 25 venues each. Rather than publish a page with nothing to say, we list their venues on the town pages nearest them.