PRESS & RECOGNITION
The word is getting out
Twenty-two years on Bay Street, and Vivace is being written about, ranked and returned to. Here is some of what the critics and our diners are saying.
TOP 10 ITALIAN · OPENTABLE MELBOURNE ITALIAN
#1 OF 129 IN BRIGHTON ON TRIPADVISOR
FEATURED IN DAILY ADDICT
OPENTABLE · DINERS' CHOICE 2026
One of Melbourne's Top 10 Italian Restaurants
In August 2026, OpenTable named Vivace one of the Top 10 Italian restaurants in Melbourne on its Diners' Choice list, ranked from more than 400,000 diner reviews each month, and we hold a 4.8 rating across 200 OpenTable reviews.
RECOGNITION
Consistently, quietly, well regarded
#1
BRIGHTON RESTAURANT TRIPADVISOR
Ranked first of 129 restaurants in Brighton, from real diner reviews.
Top 10
OPENTABLE ITALIAN, MELBOURNE
Named to OpenTable's Diners' Choice list of Melbourne's best Italian, at 4.8 across 200 reviews.
22
YEARS ON BAY STREET
A family restaurant that has grown into a Bayside dining destination since 2004.
