With fifty years’ Chinese culinary experience between the pair of them, you can expect an authentic, all-out assault on the taste buds from the boys in the kitchen. Secret Kitchen claims it’s the largest live seafood aquarium in Melbourne and, if you’re thinking of sampling the extensive seafood offerings, probably contains your lunch. The flagship restaurant, one of four locations across the city, is nestled in the thrum of Chinatown however, the rattle of the city streets is muffled somewhat by the imposing fish tank that greets diners-to-be. The trolleys roll at lunchtime every day at Secret Kitchen. Proposing a more distinguished take on the Yum Cha experience, you’ll find no trolleys here – dishes are ordered a la carte and service is world-class.Īddress: 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006 From the mind of iconic restauranteur Neil Perry, Spice Temple draws culinary inspiration from the lesser-known regional provinces of China and serves them to you one delicate morsel at a time.
The faithful travel from the edges of the empire to gather under this ambient sanctuary dedicated to the worship of flavour.
