Embla

About Embla

Embla is a wine bar and restaurant on Russell Street with a European-leaning, produce-driven menu, wood fire and grill. The compact room pairs local and imported wines with small plates, larger dishes and snacks. The operator keeps much of the restaurant available for walk-ins and offers different menus across lunch, dinner and supper periods.

Practical details

Phone

0455 122 121

Full address

122 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Typical spend

A$10–A$85 per item; 15% public-holiday surcharge.

Notable dishes

• Polenta sourdough
• chicken-skin crisp with whipped anchovy
• Abrolhos Island scallop
• raw tuna tostada
• lion's mane mushroom tart
• rabbit sausage casarecce
• Berkshire pork loin
• grilled whole gurnard
• Black Angus scotch fillet
• salted bergamot parfait.

Sources

• whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au
• embla.com.au
• embla.com.au
• embla.com.au
• embla.com.au

Checked 2026-09-04

Where it is

• 1 hour

  3 min walk

  Chinatown Melbourne

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  • Historic monument
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  4 min walk

  Regent Theatre

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  • Art and culture venue
• 45 min

  3 min walk

  Melbourne Town Hall

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  • Historic monument

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