Overview
Kabir Singh has taken the Mukka brand from strength to strength in recent years. Not only did he move the original Fitzroy site into a much larger venue on Brunswick Street, but he also went down south to launch Mukka St Kilda.
And now, just this month, Singh and his business partner Shaurya Jain have opened a third location in Carnegie. While the first two Mukkas similarly hero New Delhi street food and multi-regional Indian curries, the new restaurant — dubbed Good Old Mukka — is leaning into more nostalgic dining vibes, plating up traditional Indian eats.
You'll find many of Mukka's most-loved street food starters, dosas, biryani and curries on the Carnegie menu as well as some new dishes, but thalis are the greatest additon. This South Indian tradition sums up what the new venue is all about — recreating family-style eating that harks back to Singh's childhood memories. On one big plate, you'll be served a stack of street food bites, followed by salads, pickles, chutneys, curries and naan bread. Think of it like a set menu, or series of courses, that keep getting added to the same plate. You don't discard the starters and sauces you don't finish, they simply mix in with the next course that's added to the plate — just like how you'd eat at home.
A smaller menu is also available for lunch from Tuesday–Friday, with four-tier tiffin tins taking centre place on the menu. The team won't tell you what's included within each layer, as it changes most days. The cheaper (and smaller) Indian bento bowls are also up for grabs at lunch, which include a choice of curry, bread, steamed basmati and papadums for either $21 or $23.
Pair this all with tap Kingfisher beer, Indian-inspired cocktails, a small selection of Aussie wines and a long list of single malt whiskeys.
If Good Old Mukka is anything like its siblings, it'll be home to some of Melbourne's best Indian food.
