Diners' Choice: Asian restaurants in Melbourne

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Asian cuisine in Melbourne? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Lagoon Dining

4.8

4.8 (525)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Carlton

About the restaurant

Lagoon Dining is a restaurant and bar dishing up food that leans heavily on Chinese culinary traditions. It is an expression of food we love to eat and to cook, dished up heartily alongside booze we like to swill - a place for friends and fun.

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Anne

Dined 4 days ago

We were so impressed with everything on our night out at Lagoon. We booked and arrived in good time. The restaurant was very busy but well worth the little wait we had. The maitre d' was efficient and welcoming. We took a little while to make up our minds as everything sounded lovely. Our food was delicious, such good flavours. My husband who notices music more than I do said how perfect the music was to create a good ambience. We really enjoyed our evening and will return. Definitely a special night out - Keat is a brilliant chef!

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Experience

New Year's Eve 2024

Yeonga Korean BBQ

4.9

4.9 (601)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

North Melbourne

About the restaurant

Yeonga uses never been frozen fresh meat boasting highest quality.(However beef brisket and ox tongue are slightly frozen for slicing)Yeonga uses 100% genuine charcoal for extra juiciness of meats. Yeonga can cater any kind of functions with spacious 150 seats and free car park is located in front of restaurant for your convenience.(Any Function is available) In Korean, Yeonga means “Smoke House”. The colored roof in the logo represents the tiles (Giwa) commonly used in the construction of traditional Korean houses.

The interior of this restaurant is built on the model of ‘Hanok’ which is the term used to describe houses built using traditional Korean architecture. Korean architecture lends consideration to the positioning of the house in relation to its surroundings, with thought given to the land and seasons. The structure of hanok is used tiled roofs (giwa) that not only enhanced its functional efficiency, but also possessed great artistic value.

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Tuan

Dined 2 days ago

Roger was great! I normally cook my own food at kbbq but he was just on point. Even fed me... cheeky

Mama Nuoi

4.8

4.8 (185)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Aspendale

About the restaurant

A sophisticated interpretation of traditional Vietnamese cuisine, Mama Nuoi is the creation of chef Jessie Le. Bringing the enticing and distinct flavours of her native Vietnam to Melbourne, Jessie expertly presents an exciting fusion of modern dishes.
Located close to Aspendale Beach in Melbourne’s beautiful bayside suburbs, Mama Nuoi serves food, harmony and laughter in our Cafe with a modern casual atmosphere.
At Mama Nuoi, our passion is making delicious food and providing a wonderful eating experience.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Nov 19, 2024

Fresh and delicious food with friendly service. Will definitely be back again! Highly recommend the spring rolls and beef baos

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Experience

Father's Day

Hochi Mama Richmond

4.6

4.6 (1131)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Richmond

About the restaurant

After being the ‘life-of-the-party’ in downtown CBD for the last six years, Mama’s ready to kick-start another exciting new venture in the wild, wild East! And where better for this Tiger Mama to roar than the vibrant South-East Asian hub of flavour and culture that is Swan Street, Richmond!

Mama's second-coming will be servin' you Eastside excellence! – but this sequel is just as good as the original!

We’re beyond ecstatic to share this new space with the public and bring the Richmond tiger cubs some of Mama’s lovin’!

The trademark of Mama’s dining experience is the ‘Feed Me Now’ offering! Patrons can bask in all the zingy and fiery flavours in Mama’s repertoire – indulging in a selection of our drool-worthy smaller, larger, and sides dishes – for an affordable spend per diner at $44.50 each!

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Jane

Dined 6 days ago

An absolute fave - love love love HoChiMama Swan Street❤️

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4.6

4.6 (3160)

$A40 and under

Asian

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

Hochi Mama was the God Mother of all aspiring street artists and rappers in the early nineties. An immigrant in the big city, she hosted underground art shows along with rap battles for the rejects; a place where you could just be at home, but with family. The whole crew was always welcome, the more the merrier, and she was well renowned for creating innovative dishes using the original famous dishes from her home country, and plenty of booze, in her spacious and homey warehouse.

This cheeky, vibrant and buzzing Vietnamese Fusion venue is one for your to-do list. Boasting a killer menu and a super cool vibe, this place is known for a cocktail, feast or an intimate date night.

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Inna

Dined 2 days ago

I liked it very much. The food was delicious and the service was great. Thank you.

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4.7

4.7 (488)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

Melbourne’s best kept secrets live inside the walls of Kiss and Tell. The newest addition to Little Bourke Street, Kiss and Tell, is offering a mysterious yet freeing space to spill all of your secrets while sipping on one of our handcrafted cocktails. Inspired by old Hollywood glamor, we bring low light, vibrant tunes and drops of the finest wine from near and far - it’s the perfect place to bring a date.

Come by and sip on an elixir of your choice and dine on our Asian fusion tapas menu. Hochi Mama herself has curated and designed an elevated and refined selection of tapas dishes or a divine banquet experience.

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Matthew

Dined 4 days ago

Definitely would recommend! The food was delicious, HIGHLY recommend the Duck Curry and Crying Tiger Beef Staff were super friendly and accomodating and the vibe was awesome! Loved the booth.

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Tasting Selection (Lunch)

Rice Queen Oriental Diner and Bar

4.6

4.6 (160)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Fitzroy

About the restaurant

A fun packed kitsch Pan-Asian diner with DJ's and a private Karaoke room. Serving delicious food that encompasses the dynamic flavours of the region and the vibrant culture of Fitzroy.

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ruby

Dined on Dec 14, 2024

Amazing service. Our experience was very enjoyable. Food and drinks were delicious, very much worth it.

BANG at The StandardX

4.7

4.7 (33)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Fitzroy

About the restaurant

The BANG menu is crafted to unite people, drawing influence from Asian flavours to redefine Thai street food. Seasonally driven with sustainable ingredients on show, the menu is a sophisticated fusion of culture and gastronomy, where traditional Thai recipes are transformed using produce sourced from Melbourne and Victoria.

Executive Chef, Justin Dingle-Garcyyia's extensive travels and culinary influences have brought him back to his native Melbourne, where he has infused his international expertise into the flavours, alongside championing sustainability and locality, forging close relationships of Victoria’s vast array of growers and producers.

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Chris

Dined 6 days ago

Overall a really good experience, delicious food and very good service, friendly, attentive. The set up and fit out makes for a really nice ambiance, highly recommended!

Bobbi Pearl

4.4

4.4 (88)

$A41 to $A100

Asian

Brighton

About the restaurant

Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavours of Southeast Asian fusion cuisine, where traditional recipes blend harmoniously with contemporary twists. Experience the aromatic herbs, fiery spices, handcrafted cocktails and dishes inspired by the bustling streets of Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Hanoi.

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Philipp

Dined on Dec 5, 2024

The food here is absolutely delicious! Every dish we tried was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. Highly recommend.

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4.6

4.6 (483)

$A101 and over

Asian

South Yarra

About the restaurant

Yugen redefines dining after dark. A promise of an experience where food, drink, and music continue well into the night. A subterranean setting with a refined industrial feel, offering dishes and beverages influenced by the cultural richness of Asia. Tradition met with the intuition of a contemporary flair.

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Chi

Dined 4 days ago

We love how flavourful all the dishes were and the atmosphere was amazing!

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