Swan St · Richmond · 3121
What’s new on Swan Street
The street never sits still. Here’s every opening and closing we’ve tracked, newest first, 13 new venues and counting. Spotted something we’ve missed? Tell us.
2026
Remo's Pasta & Tiramisu opens at 167 Swan St
The cult Little Collins Street pasta and tiramisu bar lands its second home in Richmond, everything under $20 and every tiramisu gluten free.
Spaghetti Club opens at 95 Swan St
Mamas Dining Group's first Italian restaurant, a Sicilian trattoria built around a nonno's recipe notebook, takes over the long-empty former Benny Burger site.
2025
Bar 9T4 closes at 94 Swan St
The late-night party bar shut for good after being bought by Australian Venue Co, folded into an expansion of the neighbouring Richmond Club Hotel.
Nixie Nox opens at 141 Swan St
Three veteran Melbourne publicans open what they call Richmond's smallest pub, capacity 80 across a public bar, a covered atrium and an upstairs dining room.
2024
Casa Mariotti opens at 258 Swan St
Four siblings from Rome open a Roman wine bar and cucina named after their mother, in the site long held by Korean barbecue stalwart Mrs. Kim's Grill.
Odeon Richmond opens at 267 Swan St
A soundproofed live music and arts venue from two Melbourne music industry veterans gives the street a second stage alongside the Corner Hotel.
Pastarami opens at 175 Swan St
Noir's owner and his former apprentice reopen the black-walled French bistro as a sunny handmade pasta bar, six pastas a day all at $26 or less.
300 Grams opens at 184 Swan St
The smash burger brand on the Financial Times' best-in-the-world list moves into the old Foxes Den shopfront, trading until 2am on weekends.
2023
Hecho en Mexico takes over 115-117 Swan St
Street-style Mexican with a rooftop bar moves into the former Feast of Merit corner, inheriting the site and even its old Facebook page.
Farro opens at 112 Swan St
Pizza on 100% organic spelt bases fermented for 72 hours joins the strip in the former Beer and Burger Bar site, with big vegan and gluten-free menus.
2022
Tartine opens at 105 Swan St
The Meatball and Wine Bar's owner replaces his own venue with an all-day French bistro and provedore, keeping the same phone number.
2021
Waygood opens at 213 Swan St
Saint Urban's owner reinvents his own wine bar as a hybrid bar and bottle shop, a wall of 80 local wines you can drink in or take home.
Lady T Bar opens at 104 Swan St
A Latin American party bar with a speakeasy hidden behind a vending machine takes over the narrow shopfront that once housed Buddha's Banquet Thai.
2020
Hochi Mama opens at 63-65 Swan St
The CBD cult Vietnamese-fusion diner opens a 125-seat Richmond warehouse with an open-air greenhouse, in the converted space Botherambo left behind.
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