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Tonka
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Melbourne laneway fine-dining reinventing modern Indian flavours for dates and celebrations.
Indian Restaurants You Must Try in Melbourne
From Tonka's bone marrow tadka to Jay Bhavani's Mumbai street food and Raju Omlet's Surti Ghotala, 15 Indian restaurants spanning every region and style.
Melbourne laneway fine-dining reinventing modern Indian flavours for dates and celebrations.
Fitzroy North's buzzy modern Indian — a bottomless Feed Me menu under Bollywood-lit walls.
A CBD curry canteen dishing out a $15 unlimited-roti thali into the small hours.
Melbourne's benchmark South Indian address for crispy dosas, thalis and filter coffee.
Chandni's warm welcome and standout butter chicken make this QVM spot a CBD favourite.
Bourke Street's Punjabi curry house where butter chicken and tandoori draw weekly regulars.
Moody Lygon Street dining room turning modern Indian plates into date-night theatre.
Hampton's 30-year Indian institution, where owner Nitin greets regulars by name.
Richmond's Hyderabadi biryani specialist, where owner Kamran's warmth matches the haleem
Brunswick East's Indian-Nepalese gem — goat curry, hand-ground spices, cooked fresh daily.
Laverton's Tamil-inspired South Indian kitchen where every visit opens with a free tasting sample plate.
Springvale's high-volume North Indian institution, beloved for butter chicken, biryani and some of Melbourne's best gol gappe.
Clayton's pure-veg Mumbai street-food hub, where the Vada Pav draws diners from across Melbourne.
Hawthorn's Maharashtrian egg specialist, famed for gotala, misal pav and chicken thali.
Elsternwick's standout modern Indian eatery, reimagining classics like butter chicken and chicken 65.
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