The Best Melbourne Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast

These are the best restaurants in Melbourne celebrating the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year — or putting on fitting feasts all year round.
Libby Curran and Andrew Zuccala
January 30, 2024
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    Hawker Hall

    98 Chapel Street, Windsor

    A roomy interior lit by neon signage, a menu packed with hawker-style delights and a standout offering of beers on tap.

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    Shu

    147 Johnston Street, Collingwood

    This is for those after an entirely vegan degustation for Lunar New Year in Melbourne.

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    Lagoon Dining

    263 Lygon Street, Carlton

    Head to this Melbourne restaurant for Lunar New Year or try some of the limited-edition Year of the Dragon gelatos it has made in collaboration with Piccolina.

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    Yulongfu Steamed Buns Restaurant

    136 Bourke Street, Melbourne

    Xiao long bao steals the show at this Shanghainese dumpling restaurant — especially the luxe black truffle variety.

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    Moonhouse

    282 Carlisle Street, Balaclava

    For Lunar New Year, this Melbourne restaurant will have a special banquet menu and be giving away a heap of vouchers.

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    Flower Drum

    17 Market Lane, Melbourne

    Elegance and attention to detail at one of Melbourne's oldest Chinese restaurants.

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    Conservatory

    8 Whiteman Street, Southbank

    Get around the special Lunar New Year buffet at this Crown favourite.

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    Panda Hot Pot

    100 Victoria Street, Carlton

    The former Dracula's site is now home to an international sichuan hot pot chain.

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    Din Tai Fung Emporium

    Emporium Melbourne, Level 4, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

    Dumpling magic from the ultimate dumpling masters.

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    Hochi Mama

    11-15 Liverpool Street, Melbourne

    This Vietnamese mama packs a real punch.

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    The Albert Park Hotel

    85 Dundas Place, Albert Park

    Head to this Melbourne restaurant on Lunar New Year for banquets, lion dances and a traditional Yee Sang Prosperity Salad.

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    David's

    4 Cecil Place, Prahran

    Authentic Chinese fare hidden away from the hubbub of Chapel Street.

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    Ruyi

    16 Liverpool Street, Melbourne

    Dumplings and wine done differently.

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    MING Dining

    299 Queen Street, Melbourne

    Head to the Melbourne fine-diner to feast your way through refined dishes that marry contemporary Australian cuisine with Chinese-Canto influences.

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    Tian38

    350 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    Boozy yum cha brunches and chilli crab jaffles at this CBD Chinese eatery.

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    Oriental Teahouse

    378 Little Collins St, Melbourne

    Teahouse, retail store and full-blown Chinese restaurant.

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    Supper Inn

    15 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne

    A long-standing Chinatown institution, where the frills are minimal, the Cantonese eats are generous and the dinner service kicks on till the wee hours.

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    Mya Tiger

    11 The Esplanade, St Kilda

    An opulent Cantonese eatery inside St Kilda's new-look Espy.

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    Pacific Seafood BBQ House

    240 Victoria Street, Richmond

    Your seafood will be plucked right from the huge tanks hidden out back — making for a mighty fresh fish feast.

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    Dragon Hot Pot Russell Street

    213 Russell Street, Melbourne

    This Malatang hot pot chain's CBD outpost is open 24/7.

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    I Love Dumplings

    297 Racecourse Road, Flemington

    The place for people who, well, love dumplings.

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    Da Long Yi Hot Pot

    398 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

    This hot pot chain has over 210 stores in China, USA, UK, New Zealand and Australia.

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    Secret Kitchen CBD

    222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

    Traditional Chinese cuisine done well.

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    Spice Temple

    8 Whiteman Street, Southbank

    Neil Perry explores regional Chinese fare at this fiery eatery.

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