Modern Sichuan Cuisine in Melbourne
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Not surprisingly, noodles are the draw here, though there are a few other offerings. Our choice is the signature Chilli Chicken soups which pack just enough punch to set you up restaurants for your next round of retail therapy. From its original restaurant in Collingwood, the Dainty Sichuan brand has opened a range of dining spaces across the city and beyond.
They have vegetarian and pescatarian options for all their set menus. Visit at any time of year and you’re bound to find delicious food, enchanting buskers and inspiring sights. Or see Chinatown come to life with festivals like Chinese Lunar New Year, Moon Lantern Festival and the Asian Food Festival. Dainty Sichuan has come a long way since it first opened in 2003 as a tiny eight-table affair on then-unfashionable Smith Street in Collingwood.
There's a deli with house-made pastrami rolls; a suave restaurant with a focus on cooking with flames; and a greenhouse-like rooftop oasis. Sitting behind a Victorian terrace frontage, this intimate Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant employs old family recipes, but the menu isn’t strictly traditional. Find hoppers with goat’s curd and pomegranate pearls, dosas with bacon jam, and chai-infused Old Fashioned cocktails. At this elegant 16-seat Japanese fine diner, which is inside a giant paper lantern in a Bourke Street basement, you'll find one of the best kaiseki – a traditional degustation-style multi-course meal – experiences in town.
There are few places in town that manage to balance new-world informality with old-world sophistication, but Kirk’s pulls it off with aplomb. Like the wine list, the European-influenced menu has something for everyone. Two hospitality veterans are behind this small but mighty Greek diner. Order hard-to-find classics like sweetbreads and slow-cooked lamb. Plus, ultra-thick traditional Greek coffee, carafes of wines and beer. This three-storey love letter to Gippsland and its produce is by Alejandro Saravia, the chef behind CBD classic Pastuso.
Specialising in spicy Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan House is hugely popular and highly addictive, tucked neatly into Melbourne’s Chinatown. Sichuan House is a delicious place for cheap and authentic cuisine from China’s Sichuan province. Choose-your-own-pasta adventure at this fast-casual Italian spot. Pick your sauce and marry it with your favourite pasta shape, before adding toppings like anchovies, prawns and kalamata olives. Open since 1986, France Soir is one of Melbourne’s pre-eminent restaurants – attracting the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. Find classic French staples from steak tartare to margret de canard for mains, to crème brûlée for dessert.
Renowned for its Xiao-Long-Bao, Spicy WonTon and Pan-fried dumplings, the Hu Tong Dumpling Bar has definitely earned its place on the scene. We use the latest and greatest technology available to provide the best possible web experience. Come and meet in Melbourne, Australia’s knowledge capital. A city of great minds and a place where the world’s brightest thinkers gather to inspire, innovate and deliver real change. Let Melbourne Convention Bureau help you deliver an outstanding business event and powerful event legacy.
Yi Shou is best known for their signature mala spicy soup that's made withbeef tallow and plenty of chillis. Aside from the usual hot pot add-ins like sliced meats, vegetables, or fishball varieties; this hotpot spot also offers delicacies like tripe, pig hearts, pig blood and intestines. Even before setting foot into Double Chilli’s dining venue, the entrance already greets you with graffiti of chilli peppers over an open flame, setting the tone for the cuisine that you’re about to dig into.
Melbourne’s most exclusive soup is notorious for its limited supply. Only 40 portions of the Parco Lobster Ramen a day are available and unlike your classic tonkatsu broth this ramen uses corn starch. This means you get that familiar, viscous soup, without the post-requisite cardiologist appointment.
The taste sensation of these Asian-Australian restaurants awaits you. All in all, it sounds like a must-try yum cha lunch experience to us. In a very civilised move, the team at Moonhouse can also rustle up you a Breakfast Martini Carafe or, for $35pp, there’s Bottomless Booze in the form of bubble, wine or beer. For our top Indian Restaurants in Melbourne, click here. Impress your friends and please your family with the Magic Dumpling Maker Kit. These easy-to-use dumpling molds are great to get the kids helping in the kitchen.
Arguably the overlord of malatang in Melbourne, Dragon Hot Pot has franchised aggressively over the past few years, with 11 stores now open between Springvale and the city. Chief among them is this snug Russell Street outpost that's open late every night. Choose any combination of meat, seafood, noodles, tofu and vegetables to be cooked in broths ranging from the signature malatang to the 12-hour-steeped bone marrow broth or the vegan malatang. If you like your Boiling Fish in Golden Basin to look like a red sea of chillies, then this is the place for you. Other popular dishes include the Cumin Lamb Slices and – if you are feeling adventurous – the Braised Tripe Combo.
Not surprisingly, noodles are the draw here, though there are a few other offerings. Our choice is the signature Chilli Chicken soups which pack just enough punch to set you up restaurants for your next round of retail therapy. From its original restaurant in Collingwood, the Dainty Sichuan brand has opened a range of dining spaces across the city and beyond.
They have vegetarian and pescatarian options for all their set menus. Visit at any time of year and you’re bound to find delicious food, enchanting buskers and inspiring sights. Or see Chinatown come to life with festivals like Chinese Lunar New Year, Moon Lantern Festival and the Asian Food Festival. Dainty Sichuan has come a long way since it first opened in 2003 as a tiny eight-table affair on then-unfashionable Smith Street in Collingwood.
There's a deli with house-made pastrami rolls; a suave restaurant with a focus on cooking with flames; and a greenhouse-like rooftop oasis. Sitting behind a Victorian terrace frontage, this intimate Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant employs old family recipes, but the menu isn’t strictly traditional. Find hoppers with goat’s curd and pomegranate pearls, dosas with bacon jam, and chai-infused Old Fashioned cocktails. At this elegant 16-seat Japanese fine diner, which is inside a giant paper lantern in a Bourke Street basement, you'll find one of the best kaiseki – a traditional degustation-style multi-course meal – experiences in town.
There are few places in town that manage to balance new-world informality with old-world sophistication, but Kirk’s pulls it off with aplomb. Like the wine list, the European-influenced menu has something for everyone. Two hospitality veterans are behind this small but mighty Greek diner. Order hard-to-find classics like sweetbreads and slow-cooked lamb. Plus, ultra-thick traditional Greek coffee, carafes of wines and beer. This three-storey love letter to Gippsland and its produce is by Alejandro Saravia, the chef behind CBD classic Pastuso.
Specialising in spicy Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan House is hugely popular and highly addictive, tucked neatly into Melbourne’s Chinatown. Sichuan House is a delicious place for cheap and authentic cuisine from China’s Sichuan province. Choose-your-own-pasta adventure at this fast-casual Italian spot. Pick your sauce and marry it with your favourite pasta shape, before adding toppings like anchovies, prawns and kalamata olives. Open since 1986, France Soir is one of Melbourne’s pre-eminent restaurants – attracting the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. Find classic French staples from steak tartare to margret de canard for mains, to crème brûlée for dessert.
Renowned for its Xiao-Long-Bao, Spicy WonTon and Pan-fried dumplings, the Hu Tong Dumpling Bar has definitely earned its place on the scene. We use the latest and greatest technology available to provide the best possible web experience. Come and meet in Melbourne, Australia’s knowledge capital. A city of great minds and a place where the world’s brightest thinkers gather to inspire, innovate and deliver real change. Let Melbourne Convention Bureau help you deliver an outstanding business event and powerful event legacy.
Yi Shou is best known for their signature mala spicy soup that's made withbeef tallow and plenty of chillis. Aside from the usual hot pot add-ins like sliced meats, vegetables, or fishball varieties; this hotpot spot also offers delicacies like tripe, pig hearts, pig blood and intestines. Even before setting foot into Double Chilli’s dining venue, the entrance already greets you with graffiti of chilli peppers over an open flame, setting the tone for the cuisine that you’re about to dig into.
Melbourne’s most exclusive soup is notorious for its limited supply. Only 40 portions of the Parco Lobster Ramen a day are available and unlike your classic tonkatsu broth this ramen uses corn starch. This means you get that familiar, viscous soup, without the post-requisite cardiologist appointment.
The taste sensation of these Asian-Australian restaurants awaits you. All in all, it sounds like a must-try yum cha lunch experience to us. In a very civilised move, the team at Moonhouse can also rustle up you a Breakfast Martini Carafe or, for $35pp, there’s Bottomless Booze in the form of bubble, wine or beer. For our top Indian Restaurants in Melbourne, click here. Impress your friends and please your family with the Magic Dumpling Maker Kit. These easy-to-use dumpling molds are great to get the kids helping in the kitchen.
Arguably the overlord of malatang in Melbourne, Dragon Hot Pot has franchised aggressively over the past few years, with 11 stores now open between Springvale and the city. Chief among them is this snug Russell Street outpost that's open late every night. Choose any combination of meat, seafood, noodles, tofu and vegetables to be cooked in broths ranging from the signature malatang to the 12-hour-steeped bone marrow broth or the vegan malatang. If you like your Boiling Fish in Golden Basin to look like a red sea of chillies, then this is the place for you. Other popular dishes include the Cumin Lamb Slices and – if you are feeling adventurous – the Braised Tripe Combo.
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