Bowltiful

Overview

The philosophy at Bowltiful is homemade, flavoursome and unpretentious halal food made to celebrate the vibrant cultural diversity of Melbourne and its food heritage. Bowltiful offers up a Chinese Muslim style of beef noodle with halal meat, no soy sauce whatsoever and a light seasoning of salt and herbs. It is a traditional recipe dating way back and is served with a clear soup and hand pulled lamian noodles, garnished with white radishes, red chilli oil, coriander and leeks. And it is absolutely delicious. 

There are nine varieties of noodles here — all made from scratch — and are organised by their width and thickness. They start off with super thin which weigh in at 0.5mm, while they steadily get thicker until they climax with the whopping 30mm option. We'd suggest starting somewhere smack bang in the middle, with the semi wide being our choice. Then pick your soup with hot and spicy beef and braised beef brisket being standouts.

For vegetarians, look no further than the stir fried noodles with mixed vegetables at Bowltiful. Throw in a few extras such as a tea braised egg or a serve of pickles and your soup is complete. There are also a range of sides to compliment your noodle dish, including seaweed salad, shredded tofu, beef tripe and a spicy beef salad. Add copious amounts of chilli oil and get slurping. 

Wash it all down with some honey tea or an imported soft drink and enjoy a traditional meal unlike anything you've had before.