What’s Open In Melbourne On Boxing Day 2025

Stuck in the Christmas Day food coma? How about washing it down with an ice-cold beer? Or pile on some more food to keep the Christmas spirit alive into the new year.

Either way, we don’t want you sulking on Boxing Day, so get out, check out the lucrative shopping deals and keep celebrating with delicious drinks and eats. Here’s what’s open in Melbourne on Boxing Day.

Editor’s note: We’ve jumped on this list early, so understandably, a bunch of spots around town haven’t locked in their festive opening hours yet. We’ll keep this article updated with the latest as it comes in. Is your venue going to be open, or know of one that will be? Slide into our inbox.

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Restaurants Open For Boxing Day

• Baby Pizza, Richmond: 12pm to late
• Chin Chin, Melbourne CBD: 11am to late
• Gimlet, Melbourne CBD: 12pm to late
• Grill Americano, Melbourne CBD: 12pm to late
• Hawker Hall, Windsor: 3:30pm to late
• Hotel Sorrento, Sorrento: Dining room from 12pm to late, ShiHuiShi from 5pm to late
• Stokehouse, St Kilda: 12pm to late
• Stokehouse Pasta And Bar, St Kilda: 12pm to late
• Supernormal, Melbourne CBD: 12pm to late
• The Continental, Sorrento: Audrey’s from 12pm to late, The Atrium from 12pm to late, Conti Bar from 12pm to late
• Tombo Den, Windsor: 12pm to 10pm

Pubs And Bars Open For Boxing Day

• Apollo Inn, Melbourne CBD: 5pm to late
• Builders Arms Hotel, Fitzroy: 12pm to late
• Gertrude Hotel, Fitzroy: 5pm to late
• Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy: 12pm to 11pm
• Marquis Of Lorne, Fitzroy: 12pm to 11pm

Main image credit: Gertrude Hotel | Niki Schuch