Restaurants, bars and cafes open in Melbourne from Christmas to New Year 2016

• Where to eat in Melbourne on Christmas Day

Blessed are the hospitality workers who continue to keep us fed and watered in the gap between Christmas and New Year, and even some champs who soldier on right through Christmas Day (thanks to the teams at St Ali, Section 8 and Gazi, among others). Here's where you can head for a cup of coffee, a beer or a meal in Melbourne and further afield.

Cafes

Bawa 248 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, 03 9819 6701, bawacafe.com. Open December 27-31.

Cobb Lane 13 Anderson Street, Yarraville, 03 9687 1538, cobblane.com.au. Open December 27-31.

Higher Ground 650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, 03 8899 6219, highergroundmelbourne.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Industry Beans Warehouse 3, 62 Rose Street, Fitzroy, 03 9417 1034, industrybeans.com. Open December 27-31.

The Kettle Black 50 Albert Road, South Melbourne, 03 9088 0721, thekettleblack.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Left Field 358 Koornang Road, Carnegie, 03 9578 2043, leftfieldeatery.com. Open December 29-31.

Long Story Short 40 Crockford Street, Port Melbourne, 03 9646 5697, longstoryshortcafe.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Mammoth 736 Malvern Road, Armadale, 03 9824 5239, eatmammoth.com. Open December 27-31.

St Ali 12-18 Yarra Place, South Melbourne, 03 9686 2990, stali.com.au. Open daily.

Top Paddock 658 Church Street, Richmond, 03 9429 4332, toppaddockcafe.com. Open December 26-31.

Bars

Arbory Bar & Eatery 1 Flinders Walk, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, 03 8648 7644, arbory.com.au. Open December 26-31. New Year's Eve "I See Red" party with five hours of roving canapes, drinks and entertainment, $190 a head.

Bar Liberty (and new courtyard bar Drinkwell) 234 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, barliberty.com. Open December 28-31.

Carwyn Cellars 877 High Street, Thornbury, 03 9484 1820, carwyncellars.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Leonard's House of Love 3 Wilson Street, South Yarra, 0428 066 778, leonardshouseoflove.com.au. Open December 27-31.

The Lincoln 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, 03 9347 4666, hotellincoln.com.au. Open December 28-30.

The Local Taphouse 184 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, 03 9537 2633, thelocal.com.au. Open December 26-31.

The Rose Fitzroy 406 Napier Street, Fitzroy, 03 9417 3626, therosefitzroy.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Section 8 27-29 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne, 0430 291 588, section8.com.au. Open daily.

Sun Moth Canteen & Bar 28 Niagara Lane, Melbourne, 03 9602 4554, sunmoth.com.au. Open December 27-31.

Restaurants

Belles Hot Chicken 150 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, 03 9077 0788, belleshotchicken.com. Open December 26-31.

Big Boy BBQ Shop 2, 27-31 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 03 9670 9388, bigboybbq.com.au. Open December 28-31.

Blue Tongue Wine Bar 62 Ormond Road, Elwood, 03 9531 2562, bluetonguewinebar.com.au. Open daily, including Christmas Day (lunch only).

Chin Chin 125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 03 8663 2000, chinchinrestaurant.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Copper Pot Seddon 105 Victoria Street, Seddon, 03 8590 3505, copperpotseddon.com. Open December 28-31. New Year's Eve dinner $115 (five courses and cocktail) and $175 (seven courses, matched wines).

Eureka 89 Level 89, Eureka Tower, 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank, 03 9693 8889, http://eureka89.com.au. Open Christmas Day (children from $80, adults $260) and New Year's Eve (tickets between $210-$300 a head).

Fancy Hank's 79 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1300 274 753, fancyhanks.com. Open December 28-31.

Gazi 2 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, 03 9207 7444, gazirestaurant.com.au. Open daily, including Christmas Day (lunch only).

Grosvenor Hotel 10 Brighton Road, St Kilda East, 03 9531 1542, grosvenorhotel.com.au. Open daily, including Christmas Day (lunch only).

Hawker Hall 98 Chapel Street, Windsor, 03 8560 0090, hawkerhall.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Henry and The Fox 525 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 03 9614 3277, henryandthefox.com.au. Open December 28-31.

Kong 599 Church Street, Richmond, 03 9427 1307, kongbbq.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Mamak 366 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 03 9670 3137. Open daily.

Melba Restaurant Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank, 1800 641 107. Open daily. Early New Year's Eve dinner (starts 5pm), $225 a head, including drinks.

Munich Brauhaus 45 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf, 1300 686 424. Open daily.

Pontoon 30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda, pontoonstkildabeach.com.au. Open December 26-31. New Year's Eve disco party $80-a-head plus booking fee. Includes food.

Pure South 3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank, 03 9699 4600, puresouth.com.au. Open daily.

Red Spice Road 27 McKillop Street, Melbourne, 03 9603 1601, redspiceroad.com. Open December 27-31.

Nieuw Amsterdam 106-112 Hardware Street, Melbourne, 03 9602 2111, nieuwamsterdam.com.au. New Year's Eve banquet $55 a head (upstairs) and cocktail party 5pm - 5am with free entry and a DJ from 2am (downstairs).

Ramblr 363 Chapel Street, South Yarra, 03 9827 0949, ramblr.com.au. Open December 27-30.

Sake Restaurant & Bar Flinders Lane 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 1300 670 910, sakerestaurant.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Sake Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall Arts Centre, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, 03 8687 0775, sakerestaurant.com.au. Open December 26-31.

Sezar 6 Melbourne Place, Melbourne, 03 9663 9882, sezar.com.au. Open December 28-31.

The Smith 213 High Street, Prahran, 03 9514 2444, thesmithprahran.com.au. Open December 27-31. New Year's Eve banquet $90 a head, includes a drink on arrival.

Taxi Kitchen Level 1, Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne, 03 9654 8808, taxikitchen.com.au. Open daily. New Year's Eve masquerade dinner, five courses $195 a head.

Uncle St Kilda 188 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, 03 9041 2668, unclerestaurants.com.au. Open December 28-31.

Uncle Collins Street Level 1, 15 Collins Street, Melbourne, 03 9654 0829, unclerestaurants.com.au. Open December 29-31.

Vaporetto Bar & Eatery Rear 681 Glenferrie Road (enter via Grace Street), Hawthorn, 03 9078 5492, vaporetto.com.au. Open December 26 (from 5pm) and 27-31. New Year's Eve five-course Venetian-inspired dinner $95-$115 a head.

Out of town

Ezard at Levantine Hill 882 Maroondah Highway (enter via Hill Road), Coldstream, 03 5962 1333, levantinehill.com.au. Open Christmas Day (six-course menu adults $245, children $145), December 26 and 28-31.

Fen 22 Sackville Street, Port Fairy, 03 5568 3229, fenportfairy.com.au. Open December 27-31.

Lake House 4 King Street, Daylesford, 03 5348 3329 lakehouse.com.au. Open daily.

Provenance 86 Ford Street, Beechworth, 03 5728 1786 theprovenance.com.au. Open December 28-31.

Royal Mail Hotel 98 Parker Street, Dunkeld, 03 5577 2241, royalmail.com.au. New Year's Eve five-course dinner with matched wines, $280 a head.

Terindah Estate's The Deck 90 McAdams Lane, Bellarine, 03 5251 5536, terindahestate.com. Open December 27-31.