The best Chinese restaurants in Melbourne
From its original restaurant in Collingwood, the Dainty Sichuan brand has opened a range of dining spaces across the city and beyond. The team of chefs also maintain strong links with professionals back in Sichuan and Chongqing. Chef Garen Maskal works with his cousins to run the space, which is all dark and moody with sophisticated timber tables and chairs. Equal attention is given to dishes like the daily chef’s special grilled meat , easily positioning La Tortelleria as one of the most refined and produce-driven Mexican restaurants in town. The perfectly sized tacos come with plenty of different fillings, such as crispy skin chicken chicharron, Baja style crispy fish, slow cooked pork hock, and chamomile baked sweet potato. While you’ll probably need to keep things light to make up for that seemingly endless parade of top-tier tequila, the comfort classics are always on display with a refined approach.
The menu is extensive, incredibly difficult to choose from and as such, the restaurant is notorious for being packed with customers . So, do try to make a booking or visit before or after peak hours for a nice, relaxed and delicious meal. Nam Loong serves up all the classics and is another great spot for Chinese food. Well, it’s none other than their drool-worthy spicy pot Lobster Ee Fu Noodles. Sichuan food is not one of the cuisines I will go for on typical days but if you are a fan of the Sichuan flavours, Chengdu is one restaurant to look out in the CBD enclave for its reasonable prices and flavours. TheChilli Beef with Sweet Corn Base (S$24.80) is one sinful dish to order and be warned that it is very oily.
Owners of local restaurant Huangcheng Laoma of hotpot fame opened this restaurant for diners who want a hotpot experience, but without the company . Fun Fondue One offers Maocai, hotpot sets, and self-serve hotpots in a stylish setting with a minimalist vibe. Yet another famous Chengdu street food snack - sticky rice balls deep-fried and on skewers; what’s not to like, right?
The 65-seater eatery is named for its past as a social club for hardware trade workers in the 1890s. The space has been beautifully renovated, featuring ash timber panelling, colorful artwork by Matt Tambellini, and olive green banquettes. Chancery Lane, located in the historic Normanby Chambers building, is a classic Collins street bistro & Melbourne CBD restaurant owned by chef Scott Pickett.
Start with a lychee martini before diving into shared dishes like soft shell crab buns and chilli-salted corn on the cob. This fried rice dish is loaded with crispy duck, garlic crackers and pickles. The island vibes are immaculate at family-run restaurant Warung Agus.
There are a few other things you should know about eating here. Melburnians take brunch as seriously as dinner (many cafes are full table-service affairs), and we have a penchant for rooftop bars, late-night dining, and signature dishes . We ate these gorgeous shrimps with glass noodles at the Khlong Lad Mayom floating market. We just call it yummy.To be clear, street food is only part of Bangkok’s food story.
But Big Esso is one of the few places championing it that’s also Torres Strait Islander owned-and-run. Try the deep-fried crocodile dusted in saltbush and pepperberry, wild boar with native lemongrass, and the charred peach, rivermint, and candided quandong salad. As a food city, Melbourne is up there with New York, Tokyo, and London. The dining scene is varied and innovative, bringing together different cultural influences from here and around the world.
We also drank bubble tea (a/k/a pearl milk tea) filled with tapioca balls because that’s what you drink in Taiwan. At the time, Danish cuisine primarily consisted of fish and potatoes. Two of America’s greatest French chefs, George Perrier and Daniel Boulud also hail from Lyon. We first visited Bologna as tourists in 2010 and have since returned a half dozen times. The Italian city known for its porticoes has become a bit of a touchstone for us.
It stands on the ruins of one of the oldest monasteries in the rule of the Southern Dynasties. At present, there are around 12 metro lines in operation, and additional lines are planned for the future. With plans to open more lines, it is recommended to download the most up-to-date Metro map when traveling. Fare starts at 2 RMB and will increase with distance traveled. If you plan to travel frequently by metro or bus, it’s worth buying a rechargeable Tianfu Tong Ka for discounted prices . Since June 2021, a brand new airport has opened in Chengdu - Chengdu Tianfu International Airport .
There are mutton stewed noodles, beef stewed noodles and five-delicacies stewed noodles. One of China’s most famous noodles and Beijing's most iconic noodles – the noodles are stirred with small pieces of vegetables and fried sauce. Prepare the cucumber, cedrela sinensis, bean sprouts, green beans and soybeans as the side dishes. Then fry the bean source based on ground meat, onion, ginger and soybean paste. Japanese fine dining restaurant featuring shared plates of grilled fresh seafood, meat and veggies.
The beef is removed from the soup and placed onto the vegetables in a bowl. The soup is added to the bowl and the dish is finished with chili powder and minced garlic on to which hot oil is poured. Inspired by the laid-back teahouses of Chengdu, the restaurant tastefully makes use of lush greenery and eclectic design pieces to create a space you won't mind unwinding at from morning 'til late. The food, too, is spiced up with Sichuan flavours served in a new light.
But here we are going to discuss some of the Chengdu’s most popular and visited food markets and streets. Aside from seafood, you'll also find Greek classics such as taramosalata, Greek salad, and fyllo-wrapped feta on the menu. We recommend ordering a bunch to share for a true Grecian feast.
Nestled at the top of an unassuming staircase, Mamasita is one of Melbourne’s original modern Mexican hotspots. Impress the most discerning foodies with mouth-watering pulled chicken, jalapeno cream and black bean puree tostadas. Good news, amigos – there's no need to queue any more because bookings are now available. Did you know there’s a pocket of Mexico City in a basement on the edge of Chinatown? Moodily lit but bright with conversation and Mexi-kitsch decor, Bodega Underground is about good times.