Overview
The sights, the sounds and – most importantly – the flavours of a Bangkok street kitchen are on their way to Melbourne.
Set to open on Crown Riverwalk early in 2017, Long Chim Melbourne will be chef David Thompson's third Thai restaurant in Australia, following the super successful Long Chim Perth and the soon to open Long Chim Sydney. It's not often that Melbourne trails behind Perth in the world of fine dining. Still, we figure better late than never.
Information about Long Chim Melbourne is still a little on the vague side, although that isn't stopping us from getting seriously worked up about it. Thompson is, after all, one of the biggest names in modern Thai cooking – his Bangkok eatery Nahm was recently ranked one of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World.
Assuming Long Chim Melbourne is anything like its Perth counterpart, diners can expect a laid back atmosphere with a noisy open kitchen, plus a bar serving craft beer and wine along with a selection of Asian-inspired cocktails. Hopefully we can find a few more clues at Long Chim Sydney, which is set to begin service next month.
In the meantime, you'll be able find us obsessively refreshing Long Chim's Instagram and scouring the web for cheap flights to Southeast Asia.
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Long Chim Melbourne will open at Crown Riverwalk early next year.