Murder charge over Vic restaurant body

A 49-year-old Ballarat man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a restaurant in regional Victoria.

The body of a man is his 30s was located in the Ballarat restaurant on Bridge Mall about 8.30pm on Tuesday.

The 49-year-old has been charged with one count of murder and is expected to appear in the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.