As well as world class tennis and entertainment, the Australian Open is renowned for its culinary offering.
At AO 2025 the food and beverage selection is the biggest and best yet, offering fans an incredible range of food experiences across the Melbourne Park precinct.
From fine dining to food trucks, French cuisine to Filipino, tacos to souvlakis, and everything in between, there's something to satisfy every taste – and we understand you might not have time to sample it all.
So, we bring you our countdown of 10 of the best choices, in alphabetical order.
10. A1
Location: Garden Square
It’s all about food and family at Melbourne institution, A1 Bakery. For more than 30 years, A1 has been serving delicious Lebanese staples to hungry Melburnians, and now make their AO debut this summer.
Run by brothers Anthony, Daniel and Haikal, you’ll find them in Garden Square serving up A1’s greatest hits including their famous Halloumi Cheese Pie.
9. All Things Equal
Location: AO Ballpark
All Things Equal provides purposeful training and award-wage employment for people with disability and are bringing both their powerhouse team and delicious cafe items to the AO this year.
The Fairy Bread Lamington is a treat not just for kids, but adults too, a gluten-free and vegan raspberry jam & cream filled lamington, coated in 100's & 1000's.
8. AO Frappe
Get ready to frappe all day with the new signature AO Frappe this summer! Available in coffee and chocolate flavours, the AO Frappe is freshly made with vanilla soft serve, milk and ice, and conveniently canned to enjoy on the go. Fun and refreshing, the ice-cold AO Frappe is the perfect thirst-quencher on a hot summer day at the tennis. Available at the John Cain Arena flagship location, and at Courtside Bar in Garden Square.
7. CDMX
Location: Grand Slam Oval
Making their AO debut on Grand Slam Oval, CDMX is Melbourne’s most vibrant and authentic Mexico City-style taqueria.
At CDMX you will find a passion for Mexican street flavours, rooted in artisanal taco recipes straight from the heart of Ciudad de Mexico.
Try the Baja Fish Tacos with beer battered crispy fish, cabbage, pico de gallo, chipotle mayo on a corn tortilla with corn chips.
6. D.O.C
Location: Grand Slam Oval
Melbourne Italo-institution D.O.C returns to the AO this summer, bringing their artisan pizza al taglio to Grand Slam Oval.
Using only the best imported Italian goods and produce, D.O.C’s signature pizza by the slice menu includes the Soppresa Pizza al Taglio – San Marzano tomato, Fior di Latte mozzarella, Soppressa salame, Provolone Valpadana PDO, pesto di casa and olives.
5. Entrecôte
Location: Garden Square
Melbourne’s most fashionable bistro, Entrecôte, is bringing their famous French fare to Garden Square. The dish du jour? The Mitraillette Baguette – Entrecôte’s signature steak frites with secret herb butter sauce in a baguette, bien sûr!
4. Fishbowl
Location: Grand Slam Oval
AO fan favourite Fishbowl returns to Melbourne Park, bringing their healthy salad bowls – plus plenty of good vibes – to Grand Slam Oval.
Refuel with the Miso Salmon salad, miso-glazed salmon, cabbage, carrot, shallots, spicy shoyu dressing and umami cashew crunch.
3. Good Days
Location: Western Courts
Find only good food over at the Western Courts with Good Days – a Brunswick staple locals love for their fresh and light Vietnamese salads with crispy vegetable spring roll, vermicelli noodles, carrot and daikon pickles, Asian herbs, roasted peanuts and fried shallots with a soy-pineapple dressing.
2. Peach Melbourne
Location: Court 3, Kia Arena and Topcourt
Fruity, fun and refreshing, Peach Melbourne is back for Australian Open 2025!
Playfully named after the ‘Peach Melba’ dessert, peach and raspberry delightfully collide in the AO signature soft serve. A peachy keen summertime staple for Happy Slam fans, tennis goers can cool down with a Peach Melbourne at various spots around the precinct.
1. Piccolo Panini
Location: Garden Square
Piccolo Panini Bar is serving up Melbourne’s new favourite Italian panini in the heart of Garden Square.
Here, you’ll find childhood best friends Stephen and Damian’s signature Cotoletta (juicy chicken schnitzel) Panino with rocket, pickled onion and homemade salsa verde.
And an honourable mention goes to…
TOP SNACC – at Topcourt
Because of their Popyrin Chicken Sub, featuring fried chicken tenders, American cheese, slaw, pickles, snacc spice and ranch!
We love a dish that links closely with the tennis and this one was curated by Aussie tennis star Alexei Popyrin himself.
AO 2025 unveils TOPCOURT: a brand-new fan experience
Raph Rashid, or the original Snacc Boss, is known for blending bold flavours with street food vibes and is a mainstay in Melbourne’s vibrant food culture.
Now, he’s bringing all the snacks to Topcourt for AO25 with TOP SNACC. The menu is a flavour-packed celebration with all the hits, like Nacho Fries, Burgers, Burritos, Fried Chicken Tenders, and the Popyrin Chicken Sub.
To wash it all down, there’s delicious donuts and shakes.