Melbourne's top five malatang hot pot restaurants
The kitchen uses halal certified suppliers to source meat for dishes like chicken katsu curry, nasi goreng and chilli crab noodles. Perhaps you’ve wiped those cheesy suburban buffet restaurants out of your memory long ago. Thankfully, Melbourne’s all-you-can-eat dining offerings have come a long way since then.
If you’re less conventional, add some Oreo cookie crumbs or tiramisu foam to create your own drinkable dessert. Check out our list of thebest Korean restaurants in Melbourne.Or for our ultimate guide to Melbourne's dining scene, take a look at our top 50 restaurants. Excitingly, the team at SHU curate thrilling famous hot pot Melbourne multi-course menus around modern vegan Sichuan cuisine. Currently, there are a couple of ways to experience their innovative dishes. No matter what time you head to Nana Mookata Thai Barbecue and Hotpot in Melbourne’s CBD, you’re probably going to wait in line – even if the venue hasn't even opened yet.
From its original restaurant in Collingwood, the Dainty Sichuan brand has opened a range of dining spaces across the city and beyond. Many ingredients are imported, to ensure their authenticity. The team of chefs also maintain strong links with professionals back in Sichuan and Chongqing. Imaginative yet refined Indian cuisine is what you can expect from this stylish spot tucked off one of Melbourne’s most iconic laneways. Like the name suggests, Fitzroy’s Ish is Indian-ish and modern-ish – upending traditions while paying homage to them.
If you’re near Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne and hungry, make sure to stop by Straits Café. From breakfast to dinner, a quick bite or a celebration, Straits Café has what you want. Visit Gaijin Japanese Fusion for Japanese cuisine like no other!
Service was really nice and friendly and pressing the button made it really efficient! Love the selection of drinks on the menu, lots of things to try. “Our concept comes from Shantou, which is a beautiful seaside village in China. They would always cook their latest catch, so fresh seafood is very important to them – and it is here with us as well,” Wong says. It’s a common frustration around the interactive, cook-it-yourself meal.
David's signature dishes are inspired by the cuisine of Zhouzhuang, a rural riverside town in Shanghai. David’s has long been Melbourne’s go-to spot for Shanghai cuisine, first starting as a tea store on Chapel Street before becoming the place it is today. Drunken chicken and deep-fried ice cream for dessert, of course. Can Try - We had the dual extra-spicy mala and mushroom hotpot.
Start with a few freshly shucked Tasmanian oysters with mignonette, or blue swimmer crab with a squeeze of lemon. There’s fresh sushi and sashimi if you prefer, and Italian antipasti and charcuterie platters galore. A salad bar offers plenty of pretty pairings for the chargrilled and roast meats on offer, which include minute beef steaks with peppercorn jus, tiger prawns with tropical salsa, and harissa-roasted chicken. Don’t go past the butter-poached lobster bathing in a piquant lemony sauce if you want to milk the most out of your dollars spent.
Due to the pandemic, the venue lost a lot of workers and is actively hiring Thai people where it can compete with demand. Som tum loaded with chilli and flecks of dried shrimp are doused and cut through by lime juice and bowls of garlic rice compliment sweet, spicy dishes that pack a punch. With so many options – and a very cool dining space – SHU restaurant sits firmly on our rundown of the best Sichuan food in Melbourne. Alternatively, you can take a walk on the wild side with the 5 Course Vegan Experimental option – $55pp ($130 with wines). This runs from Tuesday to Thursday and is all about the kitchen trying new things. Again, the menu as I write this includes a ‘Raw Plate’ of Watermelon, Pickled Cabbage, Silken Tofu, Preserved Soy Beans & Tahini.
Brisbane has a great selection of Dumpling restaurants to try. Finally, it’s worth noting that Dainty Sichuan also have a fast food presence. Over at the Chadstone Shopping Centre they have a busy counter in the food court, knocking out bowls of handmade noodles and wontons.
Nana Thai is one of the most authentic Thai restaurants Melbourne has to offer. Their menu is filled with street food-style goodness, and we’d be remiss to not mention the spice factor. GogiMatcha is open until 11pm Monday to Thursday, perfect for when you get the late-night Korean munchies.
Choose your base stock, then pick from over 100 fresh ingredients to make your own unique hotpot. My favourite dish of the five I ate was the hay baked carrots - such complex flavours for a normally humble vegetable. Everything was delicious and the service was outstanding. Yosenabe is typically based on a broth made with miso or soy sauce flavourings. Take cooked ingredients in small bowls and eat them, dipping in ponzu sauce.
If you’re less conventional, add some Oreo cookie crumbs or tiramisu foam to create your own drinkable dessert. Check out our list of thebest Korean restaurants in Melbourne.Or for our ultimate guide to Melbourne's dining scene, take a look at our top 50 restaurants. Excitingly, the team at SHU curate thrilling famous hot pot Melbourne multi-course menus around modern vegan Sichuan cuisine. Currently, there are a couple of ways to experience their innovative dishes. No matter what time you head to Nana Mookata Thai Barbecue and Hotpot in Melbourne’s CBD, you’re probably going to wait in line – even if the venue hasn't even opened yet.
From its original restaurant in Collingwood, the Dainty Sichuan brand has opened a range of dining spaces across the city and beyond. Many ingredients are imported, to ensure their authenticity. The team of chefs also maintain strong links with professionals back in Sichuan and Chongqing. Imaginative yet refined Indian cuisine is what you can expect from this stylish spot tucked off one of Melbourne’s most iconic laneways. Like the name suggests, Fitzroy’s Ish is Indian-ish and modern-ish – upending traditions while paying homage to them.
If you’re near Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne and hungry, make sure to stop by Straits Café. From breakfast to dinner, a quick bite or a celebration, Straits Café has what you want. Visit Gaijin Japanese Fusion for Japanese cuisine like no other!
Service was really nice and friendly and pressing the button made it really efficient! Love the selection of drinks on the menu, lots of things to try. “Our concept comes from Shantou, which is a beautiful seaside village in China. They would always cook their latest catch, so fresh seafood is very important to them – and it is here with us as well,” Wong says. It’s a common frustration around the interactive, cook-it-yourself meal.
David's signature dishes are inspired by the cuisine of Zhouzhuang, a rural riverside town in Shanghai. David’s has long been Melbourne’s go-to spot for Shanghai cuisine, first starting as a tea store on Chapel Street before becoming the place it is today. Drunken chicken and deep-fried ice cream for dessert, of course. Can Try - We had the dual extra-spicy mala and mushroom hotpot.
Start with a few freshly shucked Tasmanian oysters with mignonette, or blue swimmer crab with a squeeze of lemon. There’s fresh sushi and sashimi if you prefer, and Italian antipasti and charcuterie platters galore. A salad bar offers plenty of pretty pairings for the chargrilled and roast meats on offer, which include minute beef steaks with peppercorn jus, tiger prawns with tropical salsa, and harissa-roasted chicken. Don’t go past the butter-poached lobster bathing in a piquant lemony sauce if you want to milk the most out of your dollars spent.
Due to the pandemic, the venue lost a lot of workers and is actively hiring Thai people where it can compete with demand. Som tum loaded with chilli and flecks of dried shrimp are doused and cut through by lime juice and bowls of garlic rice compliment sweet, spicy dishes that pack a punch. With so many options – and a very cool dining space – SHU restaurant sits firmly on our rundown of the best Sichuan food in Melbourne. Alternatively, you can take a walk on the wild side with the 5 Course Vegan Experimental option – $55pp ($130 with wines). This runs from Tuesday to Thursday and is all about the kitchen trying new things. Again, the menu as I write this includes a ‘Raw Plate’ of Watermelon, Pickled Cabbage, Silken Tofu, Preserved Soy Beans & Tahini.
Brisbane has a great selection of Dumpling restaurants to try. Finally, it’s worth noting that Dainty Sichuan also have a fast food presence. Over at the Chadstone Shopping Centre they have a busy counter in the food court, knocking out bowls of handmade noodles and wontons.
Nana Thai is one of the most authentic Thai restaurants Melbourne has to offer. Their menu is filled with street food-style goodness, and we’d be remiss to not mention the spice factor. GogiMatcha is open until 11pm Monday to Thursday, perfect for when you get the late-night Korean munchies.
Choose your base stock, then pick from over 100 fresh ingredients to make your own unique hotpot. My favourite dish of the five I ate was the hay baked carrots - such complex flavours for a normally humble vegetable. Everything was delicious and the service was outstanding. Yosenabe is typically based on a broth made with miso or soy sauce flavourings. Take cooked ingredients in small bowls and eat them, dipping in ponzu sauce.
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