Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne: The Only Guide You Need

Melbourne has one of the most vibrant and diverse Chinese food scenes in the entire Southern Hemisphere. Walk through any part of the CBD on a Friday night and the aromas tell the story — bubbling hot pot broths, wok smoke drifting from kitchen vents, crispy duck being carved tableside, and the low hum of packed dining rooms where every table is deep in conversation and deep in food.

This city does not just have Chinese restaurants. It has Chinese restaurant culture. Generations of Cantonese settlers, followed by waves of migrants from Sichuan, Hunan, Fujian, Shanghai, and beyond, have shaped a dining landscape that is staggering in its depth. You can eat Lanzhou beef noodles hand-pulled to order at lunch, share a mala hot pot with friends in the evening, and finish a weekend with yum cha that rivals anything you would find in Hong Kong.

Finding the best among all of that takes some navigation. The tourist traps sit alongside the genuine article. The trendy newcomers compete with institutions that have been feeding Melbourne for decades. This guide cuts through the noise. Whether you are after a blowout banquet, a twenty-dollar bowl of noodles, or a spot to take out-of-town guests who want to be impressed, these are the restaurants worth your time and money.

Melbourne’s Best Chinese Restaurants at a Glance

The table below gives you a fast overview of every restaurant covered in this guide, including price range, cuisine style, and where to find them.

Restaurant	Cuisine Style	Price Range	Rating	Location
Panda Hot Pot (City)	Hot Pot / Sichuan	$40–$60	4.8 (12K)	100 Victoria St
Fishpot	Chinese Seafood	$40–$80	4.9 (3.1K)	9/206 Bourke St
Cha Ching	Asian Fusion	$40–$80	4.7 (2.5K)	348 Flinders Ln
Hua Lu Peking Duck	Cantonese / Peking Duck	$40–$60	4.7 (4.4K)	1/137 A’Beckett St
Chef David	Sichuan	$40–$60	4.7 (2.7K)	Lvl 1/462 Elizabeth St
David’s Master Pot	Malatang / Sichuan	$20–$40	4.8 (3.9K)	1408/462 Elizabeth St
Lee Ho Fook	Modern Chinese	Mid-range	4.5 (603)	11-15 Duckboard Pl
Flower Drum	Classic Cantonese	$200+	4.4 (1.5K)	17 Market Ln
Red Cliff	Traditional Chinese	$20–$40	4.6 (1.7K)	256 Queen St
Ming Dining	Cantonese Fine Dining	$40–$140	4.6 (804)	299 Queen St
RuYi Modern Chinese	Modern Chinese Fusion	$60–$120	4.5 (693)	16 Liverpool St
Master Lanzhou Noodle Bar	Hand-pulled Noodles	$1–$20	4.8 (1.3K)	244 Swanston St
Dao Noodle	Noodles / Chinese	$20–$40	4.6 (440)	397 Little Lonsdale St
Old Street Hunan	Hunan / Spicy Chinese	$20–$40	4.5 (575)	200 Bourke St
Magic Cuisine	Home-style Chinese	$1–$20	4.8 (94)	333 La Trobe St
Yulongfu Steamed Buns	Dumplings / Bao	$40–$60	4.6 (827)	136 Bourke St
Panda Hot Pot Carnegie	Hot Pot / Sichuan	$40–$60	4.9 (6.4K)	1056 Dandenong Rd
Bamboo House	Traditional Chinese	$40–$160	4.4 (525)	47 Little Bourke St
Secret Kitchen Chinatown	Chinese / Cantonese	$40–$60	4.0 (2.9K)	222 Exhibition St
David’s Master Pot (Swanston)	Malatang / Sichuan	$20–$40	4.7 (2.8K)	301 Swanston St

The Best Hot Pot in Melbourne

1. Panda Hot Pot – Victoria Street, CBD

Rating: 4.8 from over 12,000 reviews   |   Price: $40–$60 per head   |   Address: 100 Victoria St, Melbourne

There are hot pot restaurants and then there is Panda Hot Pot. The number of reviews alone tells you something — more than twelve thousand people have left feedback, and the average sits at 4.8. That is not luck. That is consistency.

The broth selection here is the foundation of the experience. You can go with a classic bone broth that is rich and slightly sweet, or commit fully to the spicy Sichuan option that builds heat with every passing minute. The split pot is the smart choice for groups with mixed heat tolerances, and the staff are practiced at walking first-timers through the ordering process without making anyone feel rushed or confused.

The ingredient quality is a cut above most hot pot spots in the city. The meat is sliced fresh and thin, the tofu skin and mushrooms are top grade, and the handmade fish balls have the kind of springy texture that makes you keep reaching for them even when you are already full. The self-serve sauce station lets you build your own dipping profile, and regulars tend to develop strong opinions about the correct ratio of sesame paste to chilli oil.

One reviewer put it simply: the food and service make you feel like you are back in China. That is the goal, and Panda delivers it consistently. Book ahead on weekends — walk-in waits can stretch to an hour.

2. Panda Hot Pot Carnegie – Dandenong Road

Rating: 4.9 from over 6,400 reviews   |   Price: $40–$60 per head   |   Address: 1056-1060 Dandenong Rd, Carnegie

The Carnegie outpost of Panda Hot Pot edges out even its city sibling in the ratings, sitting at a near-perfect 4.9 from more than six thousand reviews. For anyone living in Melbourne’s south-east, this is the hot pot destination.

The format mirrors the city location but the suburban setting means it draws a strong local crowd alongside the destination diners who make the trip specifically for the food. The dining room has the lively, steamy energy that good hot pot always generates — glasses fogging up, everyone reaching across the table, conversations getting louder as the evening rolls on.

The depth of flavour in the broth here is impressive. The spicy Sichuan base has complexity beyond simple heat — there is a floral undertone from the dried chillies and a numbing quality from the Sichuan peppercorns that is authentically rendered. Those who find true mala flavour hard to track down in Australia will find it here.

Parking is easier than the city location and the value per head is strong. The generous portion sizes and the quality of ingredients make it easy to see why this spot has built such a devoted following in Carnegie and well beyond.

Best Peking Duck and Cantonese Classics

3. Hua Lu Peking Duck – A’Beckett Street

Rating: 4.7 from over 4,400 reviews   |   Price: $40–$60 per head   |   Address: 1/137 A’Beckett St, Melbourne

Peking duck is a dish with very little margin for error. The skin has to be properly lacquered and dried before roasting. The carving technique matters. The pancakes need to be warm and pliable. The cucumber and shallot must be fresh. At Hua Lu Peking Duck, each of these elements is handled with the kind of care that makes reviewers come back regularly and recommend it without hesitation.

The dumplings here also draw consistent praise. The pork and chive combination is a textbook version of a dish that many restaurants get wrong — either overfilled, underfilled, or with pastry that tears under its own weight. At Hua Lu, the ratio and the seal are right. The pork ribs are another standout order, braised until the meat gives way without any resistance.

The room itself is clean and comfortable without being showy. Service is attentive and the kitchen moves at a pace that keeps the evening flowing without ever feeling rushed. At this price point for this level of quality, Hua Lu Peking Duck is one of the clearest value propositions in Melbourne’s Chinese dining scene.

4. Flower Drum Restaurant – Market Lane

Rating: 4.4 from over 1,500 reviews   |   Price: $200+ per head   |   Address: 17 Market Lane, Melbourne

To understand Flower Drum is to understand that some restaurants are not just places to eat — they are places to mark an occasion, to celebrate something that matters, to show someone they are worth the finest version of an evening out. Flower Drum has occupied that position in Melbourne’s dining consciousness for many decades, and it continues to do so with a level of refinement that very few restaurants anywhere in Australia can match.

The Cantonese cooking here is precise and restrained in the way that great classical Chinese cooking always is. Nothing is overdone. Nothing screams for attention. The Peking duck is carved tableside. The seafood is sourced with care. The service is the kind that anticipates what you need before you have fully formed the thought.

The price tag is real — two hundred dollars per head and upward for a full experience — and not every reviewer feels it is justified. But for a landmark birthday, an anniversary, or a dinner where the impression you make genuinely matters, Flower Drum delivers with extraordinary reliability. It is one of the longest-standing fine dining Chinese institutions in the country, and that reputation is earned.

Best Sichuan Restaurants in Melbourne

5. Chef David – Elizabeth Street

Rating: 4.7 from over 2,700 reviews   |   Price: $40–$60 per head   |   Address: Level 1, 462 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

The Sichuan food at Chef David has built a loyal following that cuts across Melbourne’s Chinese community and extends well into the broader dining public. The appeal is not complicated: the dishes are bold, the flavours are deeply authentic, the kitchen is fast, and the food arrives at the table hot.

Sichuan cuisine is built around the concept of mala — the combination of numbing Sichuan peppercorn and red chilli heat that creates a sensation unlike any other culinary tradition in the world. Chef David handles this with skill. The mapo tofu is silky and ferociously flavoured. The dan dan noodles have the right balance of sesame, chilli oil, and vinegar. Dishes like the spicy boiled fish in chilli broth are the kind of thing you think about the following day.

The space itself is upstairs on Elizabeth Street, which gives it a slightly hidden quality that adds to the sense that you have found something worth finding. Bookings are strongly recommended for dinner service. The kitchen’s speed is one of the most frequently praised aspects of the experience — dishes arrive hot and in quick succession, which is exactly how Sichuan food should be eaten.

6. David’s Master Pot – Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street

Rating: 4.8 (3.9K reviews, Elizabeth St) / 4.7 (2.8K reviews, Swanston St)   |   Price: $20–$40 per head

Malatang is a lesser-known relative of hot pot — instead of a communal bubbling pot at the table, you select your raw ingredients and a chef cooks them in your chosen broth. David’s Master Pot has made this format enormously popular in Melbourne, with two busy CBD locations and thousands of dedicated regulars.

The broth options are the heart of the experience. The bone broth is rich and warming. The spicy Sichuan option is precisely what the name promises — a proper mala experience with the characteristic numbing heat that Sichuan cooking is famous for. Reviewers consistently note that the taste is authentic in a way that is hard to find in Australian Chinese restaurants.

At this price point the value is exceptional. You get a customised, freshly cooked bowl of noodles or rice with your chosen ingredients and broth for well under forty dollars. Both locations operate with efficient service and the kitchens are practiced at handling volume without sacrificing quality.

7. Old Street Hunan Restaurant – Bourke Street

Rating: 4.5 from 575 reviews   |   Price: $20–$40 per head   |   Address: Shop 3-5, 200 Bourke St, Melbourne

Hunan cuisine is distinct from Sichuan — where Sichuan relies on the numbing mala combination, Hunan cooking tends to be straighter, purer chilli heat with more sour and fermented notes. It is a cuisine that does not get enough representation in Australian cities, which makes Old Street Hunan a genuine find.

The menu at Old Street reads like a survey of the greatest hits of Hunanese home cooking. The steamed fish head with minced chilli is a dish that requires confidence to order but rewards those who do with a complexity of flavour that is unlike most things available in Melbourne. The stir-fried pork with pickled vegetables is a textbook Hunan dish — sharp, savoury, and satisfying.

The room is casual and the service friendly, which matches the honest, direct character of the food. It is not a place for lingering over long tasting menus — it is a place to eat well, spend a reasonable amount of money, and leave satisfied. Reviewers consistently praise the authenticity, and the regular Chinese-Australian clientele that fills the restaurant during service is the clearest possible endorsement.

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8. Lee Ho Fook – Duckboard Place

Rating: 4.5 from 603 reviews   |   Address: 11-15 Duckboard Place, Melbourne   |   Opens 5:30pm

In the alleyway setting of Duckboard Place, Lee Ho Fook has quietly become one of the most interesting Chinese restaurants in Melbourne. Chef Victor Liong uses the full toolkit of classical Chinese technique but applies it to quality Australian produce with a creative intelligence that makes the experience feel genuinely fresh.

The menu shifts with seasons and availability, but recurring elements include dishes where smoke, fermentation, and careful spicing are used with real purpose. The results are Chinese in spirit and structure but distinctly of this city and this moment. It is the kind of cooking that earns the label modern without abandoning the knowledge and tradition that makes Chinese cuisine one of the world’s great culinary inheritances.

The dining room is cool and relaxed — exposed brick, low lighting, the hum of a room that takes its food seriously without taking itself too seriously. Service is professional and genuinely warm. This is an excellent choice for a special dinner where you want food that rewards attention.

9. Cha Ching – Flinders Lane

Rating: 4.7 from 2,500 reviews   |   Price: $40–$80 per head   |   Address: 348 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Cha Ching occupies a confident position in the Melbourne dining landscape — it is not trying to be a traditional Chinese restaurant, and it is not pretending to be something entirely divorced from Chinese cooking. The Asian fusion approach is executed with enough skill that the result feels coherent rather than scattered.

The truffle pork and prawn siu mai has become a signature dish that gets mentioned in nearly every positive review. It takes a classic Cantonese form and elevates it with ingredients that communicate luxury without feeling gratuitous. The truffle fried rice is similarly accomplished — earthy and rich in a way that makes it one of the better versions of this dish available in the city.

The space on Flinders Lane has atmosphere in abundance. It is a good-looking room with energy and noise levels that make it feel like the place to be on a Friday evening. The price range is higher than many Chinese restaurants but for the level of execution and the setting, it earns its position.

10. RuYi Modern Chinese – Liverpool Street

Rating: 4.5 from 693 reviews   |   Price: $60–$120 per head   |   Address: Ground Floor, 16 Liverpool St, Melbourne

RuYi sits at the more formal end of the modern Chinese dining spectrum in Melbourne. The cooking here draws on classical Chinese techniques and applies them with a contemporary sensibility — clean plating, quality produce, and dishes structured to showcase rather than overwhelm individual ingredients.

The price range reflects the ambition. At sixty to one hundred and twenty dollars per head, you are paying for a considered dining experience with attentive service in a well-appointed space. For that investment, RuYi delivers consistently, with reviewers praising both the quality of the food and the atmosphere that the room creates.

It is a strong option for business dining, for impressing guests who expect a polished experience, or for those who want modern Chinese cooking executed with care and served without compromise.

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11. Master Lanzhou Noodle Bar – Swanston Street

Rating: 4.8 from 1,300 reviews   |   Price: $1–$20 per head   |   Address: 244 Swanston St, Melbourne

There are few more satisfying lunches in Melbourne than a bowl of hand-pulled Lanzhou beef noodles from Master Lanzhou. The noodles are made fresh to order — the dough is stretched and pulled repeatedly until the strands reach the desired thickness, then dropped straight into simmering broth. The process is quick but the result of that freshness is noodles with a chew and resilience that dried or pre-made alternatives simply cannot match.

The broth is a clear beef bone soup, lighter than you might expect, seasoned with white pepper and a modest amount of chilli oil that can be adjusted at the table. Thinly sliced beef, radish, and fresh coriander complete the bowl. It is a dish with absolute confidence in its own simplicity.

At this price point — a full bowl for under twenty dollars — Master Lanzhou is one of the best value-for-quality options in the city. The service is fast and friendly, the kitchen operates with practiced efficiency, and the turnover means there is almost always a seat to be found even during peak lunch hours.

12. Dao Noodle – Little Lonsdale Street

Rating: 4.6 from 440 reviews   |   Price: $20–$40 per head   |   Address: 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Dao Noodle has earned a loyal following in the stretch of Little Lonsdale that sits between the main CBD bustle and the quieter end of the city. The focus is noodles in all their forms — braised, stir-fried, in broth, cold with sauce — with a menu that rewards repeat visits as you work through the options.

The service draws consistent praise for being both fast and genuinely friendly, which is a combination rarer than it should be in busy noodle restaurants. The room is casual and the pace of the kitchen keeps things moving without ever making diners feel they are being processed. For an honest, good-value noodle dinner in the inner city, Dao Noodle is a dependable and consistently satisfying choice.

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13. Red Cliff – Queen Street

Rating: 4.6 from 1,700 reviews   |   Price: $20–$40 per head   |   Address: Ground Floor, 256 Queen St, Melbourne

Red Cliff is the kind of place that CBD workers who eat lunch near Queen Street know about and rarely share because they want to keep the tables free. It delivers authentic, generously portioned Chinese food at a price that makes it one of the most accessible options in the central city.

The menu covers traditional Chinese staples with confidence. Nothing here is trying to be more than it is, and that restraint is a strength. When the brief is to cook honest Chinese food at a fair price and to do it consistently, Red Cliff fulfils that brief without fuss. For those whose dining budget does not extend to the higher end of the market, this is one of the most reliable options the city offers.

14. Magic Cuisine – La Trobe Street

Rating: 4.8 from 94 reviews   |   Price: $1–$20 per head   |   Address: 333 La Trobe St, Melbourne

The review count at Magic Cuisine is modest compared to some of the dining institutions on this list, but the rating of 4.8 from those who have found it speaks volumes. This is simple, home-style Chinese cooking at prices that feel almost implausibly low for a central Melbourne location.

Home-style Chinese cooking is a genre that often gets overlooked in favour of restaurant dishes, but the simplicity is the point. The flavours are clean and direct. The cooking is done with the care that someone would apply to feeding people they actually care about. For a quick, inexpensive, and genuinely satisfying meal in the CBD, Magic Cuisine is a find worth keeping.

15. Best Dumplings and Steamed Buns in Melbourne

Yulongfu Steamed Buns Restaurant – Bourke Street

Rating: 4.6 from 827 reviews   |   Price: $40–$60 per head   |   Address: 136 Bourke St, Melbourne

Dumplings and steamed buns are among the most universally loved expressions of Chinese cooking, and Yulongfu has built a dedicated following around its handmade versions. The menu is focused in a way that inspires confidence — a kitchen that does a few things and does them well is usually a better bet than one that tries to cover every corner of Chinese cuisine.

The Sichuan spice is applied with confidence here. Reviewers appreciate that the restaurant does not water down the heat levels for the local market — the food tastes the way it is meant to taste, with the chilli and peppercorn present at proper intensity. The bao and dumpling skins are made in-house, which makes a clear difference to the texture and the eating experience.

16. Ming Dining – Queen Street

Rating: 4.6 from 804 reviews   |   Price: $40–$140 per head   |   Address: 299 Queen St, Melbourne

Ming Dining sits in the Cantonese fine dining category and does so with poise. The cooking is high-end in its execution and the service matches. The price range is wide — from forty to one hundred and forty dollars per head — which reflects a menu that can accommodate business lunches through to celebratory dinners.

Reviewers consistently praise the quality of the food alongside the standard of service, which is the combination that makes fine dining worth the investment. For those who want upscale Cantonese cooking in a setting that commands respect, Ming Dining is one of the best options in the CBD.

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17. Fishpot – Bourke Street

Rating: 4.9 from 3,100 reviews   |   Price: $40–$80 per head   |   Address: 9/206 Bourke St, Melbourne

Fishpot carries the highest rating of any restaurant on this list — 4.9 from more than three thousand reviews — and that figure demands attention. A rating of that height, sustained across thousands of data points, does not happen by accident. It happens when a restaurant consistently delivers an experience that exceeds expectations across food quality, service, value, and atmosphere.

The crispy Chinese donuts listed by reviewers as a must-order entree hint at a menu that combines familiar comfort with technical skill. Fishpot has clearly found a formula that works and executes it with the kind of reliability that turns first-time visitors into regular patrons. For anyone compiling a shortlist of Melbourne Chinese restaurants, Fishpot belongs near the top regardless of the occasion.

18. Bamboo House – Little Bourke Street

Rating: 4.4 from 525 reviews   |   Price: $40–$160 per head   |   Address: 47 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

Little Bourke Street is the heart of Melbourne’s Chinatown and Bamboo House has been part of that street for many years. The restaurant serves traditional Chinese cuisine at a price range that covers casual dinners through to banquet-style occasions, and the quality of the food is consistently praised by those who eat there.

Top-notch food in filling portions is the description that comes up repeatedly, which captures the Bamboo House proposition well. It is not trying to be the most fashionable address in the city. It is trying to cook good Chinese food in generous quantities and succeed at that goal reliably. In Chinatown, that is worth a great deal.

A Guide to Melbourne’s Chinatown

Melbourne’s Chinatown is among the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying the stretch of Little Bourke Street between Swanston and Spring Streets. It has been a living part of the city since the gold rush era of the 1850s, and today it remains one of the most concentrated and authentic Chinese dining precincts in the country.

The neighbourhood has evolved considerably over the decades. What was once primarily Cantonese in character has expanded to encompass restaurants from across the full spectrum of Chinese regional cuisines. You can find Shanghainese soup dumplings within walking distance of Sichuan hot pot, Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles, Hong Kong-style milk tea, and Taiwanese bubble tea. The street and its surrounding laneways form a dense network of dining options that rewards exploration on foot.

For visitors to Melbourne who want to understand what the city’s Chinese food scene looks like in concentrated form, Chinatown is the starting point. But the story extends well beyond it. Suburbs like Box Hill, Glen Waverley, Springvale, and Carnegie each have their own Chinese dining precincts, often with a strong character linked to specific regional communities. Box Hill in particular has grown into a formidable rival to Chinatown for the breadth and quality of its Chinese restaurant options.

Understanding Chinese Regional Cuisines in Melbourne

Part of navigating Melbourne’s Chinese restaurant scene well is understanding that Chinese food is not a single cuisine. China is a vast country with distinct regional traditions that vary as significantly as the cuisines of different European nations. Here is a brief guide to the main traditions you will encounter in Melbourne.

Cantonese: The most widely represented in Melbourne, reflecting the historical prominence of Cantonese migration. Cantonese cooking prizes freshness, delicacy, and the natural flavour of ingredients. Dim sum, roast duck, seafood dishes, and wonton noodle soup are signature expressions.

Sichuan: Built around the mala combination of Sichuan peppercorn and chilli, Sichuan cuisine has surged in popularity in Melbourne over the past decade. Hot pot, mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, and spicy fish dishes are classics. Chef David, David’s Master Pot, and Old Street Hunan (which is technically Hunan but adjacent in spirit) all represent this tradition well.

Hunan: Distinct from Sichuan, Hunan cooking features direct chilli heat with fermented and sour notes. Old Street Hunan on Bourke Street is the standout Melbourne representative of this tradition.

Lanzhou / Northern Chinese: Hand-pulled noodles are the signature contribution of Lanzhou cuisine to the Melbourne dining landscape. Master Lanzhou Noodle Bar on Swanston Street is the best place in the city to experience them properly.

Modern Chinese: Restaurants like Lee Ho Fook and Cha Ching are harder to place in the regional tradition — they draw on the full toolkit of Chinese cooking knowledge but apply it with contemporary creativity and Australian produce. This category is a Melbourne contribution to the broader story of Chinese cuisine.

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Practical Tips for Dining at Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne

Book ahead for dinner on weekends: The most popular restaurants on this list — particularly Panda Hot Pot, Chef David, and Cha Ching — fill up fast on Friday and Saturday evenings. Booking even a week in advance is not overkill.

Go for lunch where possible: Several of the better-value options on this list operate at full capacity during weekday lunch hours and can be difficult to get into. Going slightly off-peak, around 11:30am or 1:30pm, gives you more chance of getting a seat and sometimes faster service.

Order more than you think you need at hot pot: First-time hot pot diners consistently underestimate how many ingredients to order. The cooking process shrinks proteins and vegetables more than you expect. Order generously and add more as you go.

Ask about specials: Many Chinese restaurants in Melbourne run off-menu specials, particularly for seafood, that are not advertised on the printed menu. Asking the staff what is fresh or special that day often yields the best food in the room.

Do not skip the sauces: At self-serve sauce stations like those at Panda Hot Pot, taking time to build your dipping sauce correctly transforms the experience. Sesame paste, soy, garlic, spring onion, coriander, and chilli oil in the right proportions elevate every ingredient that goes through the pot.

Frequently Asked Questions: Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne

Final Word

Melbourne’s Chinese restaurant scene is one of the city’s great assets — diverse, deep, constantly evolving, and capable of satisfying every appetite, budget, and occasion. The restaurants in this guide represent the best of what is currently available, from the extraordinary value of a twenty-dollar bowl of hand-pulled noodles to the refined ceremony of a full Cantonese banquet at Flower Drum.

The honest advice is to eat widely. Do not fix yourself to one restaurant or one cuisine style and call it done. Sichuan food and Cantonese food and Lanzhou noodles and modern Chinese fusion are all genuinely different experiences, and Melbourne has excellent versions of all of them available within a few kilometres of the city centre.

The best Chinese restaurants in Melbourne are the ones that feed you well, treat you with respect, and send you home thinking about when you are coming back. Every restaurant on this list does that in its own way. Start anywhere and keep going.