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Flower Drum
Awarded 2 Chef's Hats - The Age Good Food Guide 2007-2010
The critics say this is Australia’s finest Chinese restaurant. If the three-month wait for a table is any indication, the punters think so too. Flower Drum Restaurant in Melbourne ha...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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NewQuay Promenade
Home to a lively array of restaurants, bars and cafes, a private marina, specialty boutique retailers, art galleries, luxurious serviced apartments and spectacular waterfront views, NewQuay Promenade is Melbourne as you've never experienced it befor...
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Chinese, European, French, Greek, International Cuisine, Italian, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza, Seafood, Steakhouse
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Melbourne CBD
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Bokchoy Tang
One of the best restaurants at Federation Square, but not the easiest to find, the stylish Bokchoy Tang serves contemporary Chinese food with northern influences. It’s a remarkable, modern Chinese restaurant that combines tradition and innovation, ev...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Cina
In the heart of Armadale’s shopping street, Cina restaurant specialises in Northern Chinese and Malaysian cooking, with good service and a great drinks list. The menu is extensive and ranges from Cantonese to Northern Chinese with a large Malaysian s...
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Chinese, Malaysian
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Armadale
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East Empress
With a glorious menu and award winning wine list, it is to understand why the East Empress has gained a fantastic reputation since the restaurant opened more than 15 years ago....
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Chinese
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Glen Waverley
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East Imperial
Immerse yourself in an environment filled with Chinese ambience and serenity, beautifully decorate with Chinese antiques, paintings and embroidery. The philosophy at East Imperial emphasizes the “Joy and Togetherness” of Chinese dining. Discover an a...
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Chinese
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Carlton
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Mask of China
A firm favourite in the ever-busy Chinatown, this Chinese eatery specialises in Chiu Chow cuisine and is well worthy of a visit. Chef Yeung Pui Ming dishes up mouth-watering fare at the Mask of China restaurant in Melbourne....
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Quanjude
Quanjude represents restaurant franchising, Chinese style, high quality and traditional, with an emphasis on Peking duck and an Australian wine list. Think a dining room of scarlet and gold, in great quantity, with hints of blue, and a hostess dresse...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2008/2009 - Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant has been a steady Southgate favourite since it opened in 1992. With its spacious, split-level dining area, and floor-to-ceiling windows, the Southbank re...
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Asian, Chinese
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Southbank
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San Choi
This large, busy suburban Chinese restaurant is geared towards group dining and specialises in seafood, preferably from the tanks at the back. San Choi has moved to larger premises in Kew, in an area which is starting to look promising as a popular d...
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Chinese
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Kew
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Abacus
A smart, modern Chinese restaurant in the heart of not-very-Chinese Malvern, Abacus restaurant serves fairly traditional cooking with a flexible yum cha lunch. Sit back on comfortable red and black leather chairs while you peruse the wide-ranging men...
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Chinese, Yum Cha
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Malvern
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Ants Bistro
Amid the plethora of Melbourne’s Chinatown restaurants lies Ants Bistro – a simple, hidden-away diner specialising in the warming flavours of Northern Chinese cuisine.
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Bamboo House
If you fancy feasting on the distinct flavours of northern China in a discreetly relaxed setting, then Bamboo House restaurant, a Melbourne institution, is for you. The interior is predominantly white and black: tables set with white cloths and paper...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Camy
Achieving cult restaurant status despite its nondescript location down yet another Melbourne CBD laneway, Camy offers consistently good dumplings along with its frenetic atmosphere and indifferent service....
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Cha Chinese Restaurant
The interior of Cha Chinese Restaurant in Carlton is what dreams are made of, with cleverly sectioned off rooms creating a sense of relaxed privacy. Cha means tea in Chinese and is a very big part of this dining experience. Choose one of the speciali...
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Chinese
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Carlton
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Channy’s Chinese Bistro
A Chinese bistro might sound strange, but the lively combination of traditional and modern Chinese cooking at Channy's Chinese Bistro in Albert Park, plus a good wine list, really works....
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Chinese
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Albert Park
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Choi's
Choi’s is a prosperous Eastern suburbs favourite serving up terrific Chinese fare in stylish restaurant surrounds that lend an air of glamour to your meal....
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Chinese
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Hawthorn
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Co Do
With nearly 200 dishes on the menu ranging from Vietnamese and Chinese classics to adventurous selections like the bun bo hue for the braver diner, the bright, cheery and very pocket-friendly Richmond restaurant, Co Do, is likely to earn a spot in yo...
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Chinese, Vietnamese
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Richmond
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Dainty Sichuan
Frequented by a loyal army of Melbourne’s chilli fanatics, South Yarra’s Dainty Sichuan is a deceptive name for a restaurant that packs such a punch....
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Asian, Chinese
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South Yarra
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David's
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2007-2010
Part herbal remedy, part authentic Shanghai fare, Prahran Chinese eatery David's is good for mind, body and soul. Chef Jeffery Xiao has worked closely with David Zhou to create a rest...
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Asian, Chinese, Yum Cha
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Prahran
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e c pot cafe bar
Using an age-old technique of Chinese cooking, Melbourne's e c pot cafe and bar is the perfect restaurant for refuelling after a hectic morning of shopping. Displaying obvious Asian influences, the small dining area has a funky feel about it with low...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Fu Lu Chinese Cafe
Fu Lu Chinese Cafe has been a local secret in the heart of Carlton for 26 years. But no longer, I say. Satay chicken for everyone! In an unassuming commercial strip of Rathdown Street, just south of the shiny gleam of North Carlton’s Rathdowne Villag...
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Chinese
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Carlton
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Hot Space
With several options that will have your tastebuds sweating, Hot Space lives up to its name. This Carlton restaurant offers fiery Sichuan dishes and steaming hotpots as well as other regional Chinese specialties....
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Chinese
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Carlton
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Humble House
Brighton's Humble House restaurant has plenty to boast about: lively modern decor, a wide choice of dishes, excellent Chinese-focused cooking, and friendly and professional waiters....
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Chinese
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Brighton
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HuTong Dumpling Bar
HuTong Dumpling Bar is the Prahran restaurant destination of choice for anybody struck with the desire for top-notch dumplings, some perfectly-cooked Peking duck or an authentic clay pot meal....
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Chinese
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Prahran
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Idea Fine Food and Wine
Situated in the heart of Chinatown on Melbourne’s Little Bourke Street sits Idea Fine Food and Wine, a modern Asian eatery resulting from a collaboration between William Lee and Paul Chan, who manage and cook respectively. The decor is sleek and styl...
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Jade Kew
Hidden behind a modest frontage in a series of shops, Jade Kew restaurant is a surprise with its excellent seafood and great service. The menu is long, and there are specials to choose from as well, but the strength here is seafood so let that be you...
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Chinese
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Kew
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King Bo Chinese Restaurant
King Bo Chinese Restaurant is now closed....
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Chinese
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Melbourne CBD
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Lau’s Family Kitchen
The atmosphere at Lau’s Family Kitchen restaurant in St Kilda is that of a Chinese tea house – cosy and chatty, with family style Chinese cooking and excellent seafood....
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Chinese
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St Kilda
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New Panda
New ownership hasn’t changed an established eastern suburbs Chinese restaurant with daily yum cha or a la carte, and dinner from 5.30pm. New Panda in Doncaster East is one of the area's early successes....
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Chinese, Yum Cha
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Doncaster East
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