Asian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Canberra

"Let me start by saying the place has a very comfortable and realistic feel of an Asian eatery. Good service, personal attention, quiet ambience and a..."

Conrad C

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Mee Sing

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"This place never disappoints! The Ayam Goreng is heavenly but I've never had a dish from here that wasn't the best I've..."

Sarah Moon

"The best Chinese I have ever eaten and the most friendly..."

Simone Lancaster

"Best ozzie chinese food in the known universe.! True it never..."

Russell John

"My family have been going to Mee Sing for years. Wonderful owners and staff and the food is excellent. You must try it...."

Lea Martin

"Go there, you will not be..."

Doug Selwood

"Could not ask for better service! We pop in most Thursdays and they're..."

Trevar Alan Chilver

"Been around as long as me. Loved it back then and still..."

Helen Taylor

"Yummy food at a reasonable price, nice staff and great atmosphere at Lyneham! Definitely go and see if you're in..."

Chelsie Robinson

"One of the best Chinese restaurants in the country. Consistently great dishes that taste amazing. You can eat in which is nice but the take away is..."

Sam Legge

"Extremely tasty food and very well priced. Portion size was more then we could finish. Kind and friendly, ..."

Marianne Mengelkamp

"Friendly staff, huge servings, tasty and delicious vegetarian options, quick and fresh service. definitely going..."

Praveen Aradhya

"Always fresh and tastes amazing you. And you can tell it is cooked with..."

JC

"Great local takeaway! High quality food, generous portions and friendly service. I can't go past the satay combination and the fried dim sims! I'd..."

Kimberley Legge

"Great little local restaurant. Service is welcoming and outdoor seating area is the best during the warmer months. Outstanding dishes are the dried..."

Amber Millar

"Always very delicious food, including the Thai red curry chicken, which was better than most Thai cafes/restaurants I have been to (including in..."

Angela Walker

Choices Vietnamese Restaurant

"The best pho stock that I've had in a long time and in several Australian cities - polite staff, fast service, and great value for such a low..."

Paul Beach

"SUPERB EVERYTHING thanks. Great service great food and great..."

Shane Gardner

"I Love Choices!! Always wonderful food and..."

Michael Chapman

"Great food, reasonably priced, very clean restaurant, good service...wish we lived closer it would be a regular for sure..."

Hazel Postill

"An amazing Hot and Sour..."

James Freund

"Had a quick dinner here on a freezing cold night. To me this is more of an asian restaurant than a vietnamese restaurant. Food is not very..."

WH Lum

"Fabulous old school Vietnamese restaurant serving old school Vietnamese foods - old school meaning -prawn toast! The food was delicious,..."

Split the Bill

"A classic non traditional Vietnamese food. Serving is hurried but not unfriendly. Mr Tam doesn't show up as much now. The flat noodles (no. 50) and..."

Keith Hong

"Lovely family owned and run Vietnamese food - good authentic..."

Will 18

"Very friendly staff, if not a little too hard to flag down sometimes, but mostly they’re lovely and helpful. The food is reliably tasty, they..."

Aviva H

Ming's Pantry Malaysian Street Food

81/100 (1061 ratings)

"Mr Yu didn’t quite like it so we have not tried it before. This time I insist to try once so we visited there. They have updated their menu which..."

Yue Wang

"I go there regularly and the food is always delicious and of great value. They sometimes opt for cheap ingredients, such as mock crab meat or green..."

Darnel Crisp

Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant

Can Tho Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant

Chong Co Thai Belconnen

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"If you are Thai food Lover you need to try Chong Co Thai.. it has good presence all over Canberra. From Belco, Wooden to Kingston... Recently I..."

Aasifa Ruhani

"I've been here multiple times and I love it. The flavours are very good for a mid tier restaurant. The staff are also reasonably friendly and..."

saggit eightyfour

"Great atmosphere and great food. The service was fast and efficient. Highly..."

Colin P

"The food and service are amazing! Rice was refillable, staff was very nice, and wait was not long at all. Items from the chefs recommended menu is..."

yuechen bao

"Good menu, good food, good service and staff are..."

Amit Rathod

"Loved the food here! Authentic thai and best part is they provide option for people who do not like spicy food! The papaya salad with soft shell..."

J VN

Cinnabar

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"Really enjoyed the opportunity to be treated in the private dining room. The fitout is spectacular and the feature wall in the private space is..."

Liam Camilleri

"We have eaten at this restaurant on several occasions and we have always been delighted. The food is beautifully prepared and the service is..."

Anita Patel

"Not just the same old chinese food in a fancy place. The food was special. Handmade pancakes and noodles make such a difference. The wagyu beef was..."

Ben Jongsma

"Each dish was delicious, decent wine list and the staff were..."

Holly Matthews

"The best combination of Chinese flavour and the modern catering I have ever seen so..."

Qiang Wang

"My second visit and it was fabulous. I will certainly be going back again. Especially loved the crispy..."

Natalie Jupe

"Great atmosphere and service. Awesome location. Easily the best Chinese in..."

Steve Lowe

"The Chinese hamburgers are the best!! Accompanied by duck with beer..."

Justyn Kingi

"Dinned at Cinnabar for dinner. It was incredible! Beautiful fit out, lovely and cool, exquisite and interesting decorations/ artifacts, and most of..."

Sarah Cowling

"Loved the place and food was delicious. Although duck rolls were a bit too oily but the lamb chops were finger licking good. A bit pricey, otherwise..."

R T (Roy)

"A lovely lunch here today! Limited menu so each dish can be cooked well. We took recommendations from our waiter in order to try things we don't..."

Doug Taylor

"We went on a night that was really quiet, was literally just myself and partner in the restaurant.. some of the food that was served up wasn’t very..."

Molly Jones

"Looking for a place to eat on a Sunday we came upon this gem. What a great find. Asian fusion food. All the dishes prepared with care, presented and..."

Wayne Viglione

"Went for a belated anniversary dinner. The banquet for two was absolutely delicious. The wait staff were friendly and prompt. The restaurant also..."

Matt Roberts

"Food was good. Well as a Singaporean, I'm pampered with whole lot of Chinese food in Singapore. My favorite dish is the homemade noodles. Tat bit..."

Gerard James Rozario

Mekong River Restaurant

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"Fast Cheap Clean and..."

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"Best Pad Thai in Canberra!! I'll be back for sure..."

Janet Allen

"Great little restaurant with friendly, speedy..."

Tom Fearon

"Excellent! My wife and I dropped in for dinner on Friday night. The food was sensational, and the price - perfect. A small entree to share and two..."

Brad Marler

"Auntie there prepares great authentic Thai food. Been going there for years. Good prices, clean kitchen, delicious food, family restaurant, friendly..."

Can Metan

"Amazing food! The menu has lots of dishes to choose from! It is has a very friendly and relaxing environment and the food is served very fast. The..."

Xyon Zendaria

"We ate Excellent LAKSA in this restaurant (seafood laksa and meat laksa). They prepared one of them very mild for us and suggest us to taste a..."

Adeline Lesage

"The $10 lunch special is STELLAR. There is nowhere else in Dickson that you can get the same quality, quantity, and all-around value for money...."

Dim

Penny University

81/100 (1920 ratings)

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"Fantastic food using fresh produce and obviously cooked with love because it tasted so damn good!!! Must try the gnocchi- definitely died and went to..."

Bridget Lawson

"Delicious food. Helpful, smiling staff. Funky, welcoming atmosphere. Had a great breakfast here. Thanks..."

Jessie Holbż

"Hidden gem! Walked past on the way to another cafe for lunch when we noticed how busy Penny University looked and decided the crowds can't be wrong..."

Natalie Graham

"Fantastic service, great atmosphere and friendly staff. The food was amazing and I will definitely be..."

Josh Howard

"Fantastic breakfast, attentive staff, great atmosphere! Thank..."

Bel Shepherd

"Loved the cauliflower salad for lunch; so fresh and great flavor combination. very good black coffee too; thank you for all the hard work you all..."

Franziska Prosser

"What a place! The fantastic rustic-industrial atmosphere with fun paintings on the wall, quirky lights and a lot of attention to detail in the..."

Irene

"I think we were super lucky to get a table when we did! We came for breakfast on a chilly Sunday morning and there was only one table outside. While..."

Holly Corpe

"Yum yum and then some!!! What a delightful cafe. Great atmosphere, attentive staff, good variety of menu options, GF, vegan and veg options..."

Tracey C

"Beautiful, rustic and ambient cafe! The staff were delightful and the menu had a fantastic variety. Vegan and vegetarian friendly along with many..."

Jacinta Egoroff

"Little gem of a cafe in Canberra, where we went for brunch on a Saturday (weekend surcharge applies). Not your average cafe menu, that’s why we..."

Ellyna T

"Such a great spot that I don’t get to often enough as I’m on the wrong side of town. It’s got a very charming exposed brick/timber/street art..."

Lucy Stevenson

"Tasty breakfast feed in Kingston. Had the Okonomoyaki pancake and a batch brew coffee. Helpful staff and no dramas. Everything you need at breakfast..."

Todd Wright

"We had been about 5 years before and thought of trying somewhere different but we're so glad we came back. The food, service and atmosphere is 10/10!..."

Joanna

Dumpling Inn

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"Classic and hearty chinese food! We came on a weekday for dinner and wasn’t disappointed. I really enjoyed the Beijing style sesame pockets that..."

Danny Lai

"Sombre mood over the half empty restaurant during this virus scare. Jackie and Shirley were the only ones serving customers; doing the right thing by..."

Shena D

"Faithful fan for 30 years, some of the best Chinese in Canberra. Shallot cakes are the best I've had. New owners might've even made some of the..."

Peter Saladino

"Highly recommend the Yum Cha from Dumpling Inn. The staff are always really friendly, the food is fresh and very tasty. The cheapest dish is $5.50..."

Troy Humpherston

"Fantastic meals as usual. Large portions and good value. I love their hot and sour soup, dumplings and shallot..."

Rice is life

"Excellent tasty Chinese food....flavors, textures, taste are at the top end of the scale every time. Our local Chinese so we've eaten here quite a..."

sharma Llama

"Usually pretty good however today we were sat near the windy door that kept blowing stuff all over us when the door opened, and food took forever to..."

Ian McLeod

Green Bamboo Vietnamese Restaurant

"Very lucky to have such a great local Vietnamese - food is always lovely and fresh. Especially the Pepper Fish! It's always nice chatting to Loc and..."

Meaghan Burnett

"great food, great service. always a pleasure to come here for..."

Trevor Deithe

"We stumbled across green bamboo a little while ago & now it’s our go to family..."

Rick Meir

"We love Green Bamboo because they use nothing but fresh produce and their meals taste great! After a busy day, it's lovely seeing Loc. I highly..."

Ursula Kohler

"I have been to the green bamboo a few times now and have enjoyed the food. Fresh and simple. Happy staff. My favourite is the hot soup ! Looking..."

Peter Bucke

"This is nice place to go with good meals and taste, I love Vietnamese food. Thank you...."

Philip Trieu Nguyen

"Great food and great staff. Great place for casual dinning. If you do not mind sharing meals, you can enjoy wonderful food they offer with your..."

Yuka Kawano

"Absolutely hands down some of the best food in Canberra. Bursting with flavour, cooked superbly, good sized portions and reasonably priced. Good..."

Wolf V

"Quite tasty food, would recommend giving this one a go if you're after a feed of South East Asian fare. Very helpful staff as well. We found the..."

Jay Peabey

Indian Pantry

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"Wonderful food and superb service. Sit in service is excellent and take out is great value. Great interior decor and very polite and prompt service..."

Graham Levi

"Literally the most polite service I've ever experienced. The restaurant is BYO and they have really tasty food with lots of vegetarian..."

Dana Packham

"Finally got a chance to try Indian Pantry last night and it was fantastic. We ordered our old favourites including Malai Kofta, Butter Chicken and..."

Chloe Pippy Callesen

"Winner. Great food, brilliant ambience and terrific service. Just what Florey needs..."

Stephenwatt

"Having ordered take away, and eaten in, the food quality has been good on all occasions - one of the best in Canberra. And the takeaway has always..."

Reece Cummings

"Great food, friendly service, comfortable ambience. Food is more to North Indian style hence not spicy (for me). Their naan breads were delicious,..."

Shena D

"The Indian pantry is a delight to both the nose and the tastebuds. Water glasses were pleasing to the touch with great mouth feel. The wine bucket..."

AJ

"Best food with pure indian style curries, fabulous service with kind staff... Highly recommended 👍 Will definitely be..."

anmolpreet kaur

"Amazing delicious takeaway, pick up was ready on time. However, restaurant needs music on for dine in customers as it is very odd and quiet. And..."

Emily Miller

"Ordered a Pantry's Mixed platter(Good), Beef Vindalloo (asked for hot but it wasn't hot for me), Daal Makhani (good) and rice. Friendly service on..."

sylvie Kim

"Friendly staff, quick service. We ordering 2 banquets and it was delocious, definitely going back. A suggestion to include 2 more curries for 2..."

Praveen Aradhya

Civic Asian Noodle House

"Coozy place. Amazing pad thai with filling portion. Tried deep fried ice cream for the first time. It looked amazing but was not my favourite in..."

David Susan khadgi

"This place is a walking distance from the civic centre and ANU. I loved the chicken Laksha, it was rich and the portion was filling too. The prices..."

Nakul Nambiar

"Indeed, it has the best Laksa in Canberra! This place made us realise that Laksa is indeed a good dish and made us a fan as well. Our usual orders..."

Chasing CasaVilla

"The food dishes - Pho, Char Quay Tieu, Fried rice, and Laksa - we ordered for dinner were fast, tasty, anddecent as Google reviews commented. As a..."

Jimmy LEE

"Best King Prawn Laksa I’ve had in a long time… had the lunch special yesterday, and decided to come back to try the Chicken Red Curry for Dinner..."

Laurence Billing

"The combination laksa is absolutely delicious! Lots of flavour, and chock full of..."

Simon Reynolds

China Plate

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Canberra Pho

"Fairly basic and reasonable priced pho place. I had some spring rolls and the sea food laksa. Both were quite..."

Terry Corbett

"Maybe because I was their first customer in the morning. Their beef pho tasted way better (richer & flavourful) than Bistro Nguyen's! Pricing wise --..."

Tom 9

"The best place to eat Vietnamese food in Canberra. The owners are so nice and take great care with their food and their customer service is..."

Sabina Hashmi

"Very good tofu Bahn Mi - it has daikon in it which is always good for some..."

Freya McLaughlan

"Twice in two days, great food and also great help from staff to choose my meal, will be back..."

Alen Bud

"Yuuuuum. I've been here twice now and this is clearly going to become a regular spot. Good prices, large portions, and options suitable for vegan and..."

Alicia Strous

Asian Cafe

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"This restaurant had a very warm and inviting staff. There were groups of regulars in at the time my boyfriend I ate there for dinner. This is always..."

Monika Wesolowski

"I have relatively strict requirements regarding the ingredients in my meal. Staff was very professional, helpful, and they knew their products. I did..."

G T

"The staff are lovely and the food is tasty. They do a great job with work parties. The banquet was great for sharing and special orders were well..."

Phil B

"Food was very good but a little pricey for..."

Neville Sweet

Ginseng Restaurant

"Always love eating here. We are regulars.. Friendly staff. Great food. Even have a $12 lunch menu and yum cha through the day. Will always be a..."

Allison Laidlaw

"All the dishes tasted amazing. Quick service and polite staff. 😊 Definitely coming back..."

Karunya Sankar

"We had an excellent evening. Friendly staff. Our waiter was friendly, polite and professional. Our meals were presented well and full of flavour,..."

Ricardo Della-Ricca

"Had roast duck and a veggie dish. Veggie dish was a large serve. Very reasonably priced. The roast duck was very flavourful. A sufficient portion...."

cl 21

"Have been coming to this restaurant for 5 years now, a gem we found by chnace. The food and service excellent. We come from Gippsland Victoria..."

Garry Giles

"Fantastic, best Chinese in Canberra. We got Honey chicken (they put chilli in the sauce for me), Szechuan Chili Chicken and Shantung Chicken. The..."

Danielle isright

China Tea Club

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Tasting China

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"Not as crowded as before. Quality food as usual! Love the new spicy dry..."

Yue Wang

"Wonderful decor and ambience. The food is on the sweet and salty side, but still refined. The service was rather slow yet attentive and friendly...."

Legit Travellers

"Very good standard (food and service) for Canberra.But you can give all the dumplings in entree menu a miss. None of these are up to standard...."

Samuel Ho

"Visiting Canberra is not the most exciting thing in the world. However good food can turn this around. Tasting China was an asian restaurant that..."

Kaushik Sridhar

"In Canberra for the weekend and my friend took us here as we felt the need to have some Chinese food. It was delicious. Chinese food made modern. And..."

Fe3eats

"Food here is excellent. Good flavours and excellent service. I have to say the food is not very traditional and quite westernised, like all..."

Jack

"SOOOOOOOOOO FREAKIN GOOD!!!!!!Strongly recommend the wagyu beef!!!!!Great service and great food, what more could you possibly ask..."

Amethyst Su

"It was quite nice, never noticed that there is a little Chinese cuisine at this..."

Jimmy Lu

"Had a lovely dinner here. Service was a little slow but the food was worth the wait. The menu had a really wide selection, a lot were hot. Really..."

Glitchy's Lost

"Great atmosphere, delicious food and quick service. Dined on a Tuesday evening at 6pm. The restaurant wasn't entirely full which meant it wasn't very..."

HJ L

"Lovely atmosphere. We ordered the barramundi in a sweet sauce. It was cooked to perfection! We had chicken sweet corn soup, vegetables with garlic...."

Meekee Dee

"Great food, something different from your regular Chinese. Drowned spicy fish if you like spicy food. The fried rice (Lap Cheong) was not your run of..."

La moK

"The food here are delicious. They offer Chinese food from a number of different regions in China. It's definitely worth trying if you're in Canberra..."

Thien Vuong (fooderarri)

"We ordered takeaway on Saturday for kids, food are always good, kids love them, staffs are very friendly, top ranking restaurant for our..."

Hua Wang

Iori Japanese Restaurant

80/100 (1473 ratings)

"Authentic Japanese dining experience at a very reasonable price. Lots of love and passion put into the dishes and service...."

Lilmsmangosteen

"We celebrated Chinese Valentine’s Day here. Fortunately we have made a reservation, it was so busy during lunch time. There are various lunch sets..."

Yue Wang

"Food was a bit pricey but it’s worth the money. Everything we ordered was soooo delicious! 🤤 I super love their mochi green tea ice cream..."

Cherrypie

"Went with hubby for a lunch. They made amazing lunch sets!! Value for money as well and I’m sure you would be pretty full afterwards. It was packed..."

Carmen Tassone

"Iori is still very popular as I remembered. I had lots of good memory associated with that place. Classic Japanese decor with few sushi bar..."

Jianierrrrrr

"After a few years, I finally managed to find the opportunity to head back here. Lunch with my wife. Been wanting to bring her here since she moved to..."

J.Ting

"Authentic Japanese style dinner with privacy from outside - Beautifully decorated with Japanese waitress and waiters. One of the best Japanese..."

Tsz Yan She

"Very authentic Japanese restaurant. Reminded us of several places we went to in Japan. The gyozas were small but flavourful and served fried not..."

Two Sheds

"The place is a bit run down but authentic. I personally have been to Japan many times and I got the same vibe here as if I am in Japan but slightly..."

Authenticity

"$15 pp for lunch.You could experience a typical Japanese way to dine out.Lunch menu includes Samurai beef and samurai chicken and you can add a soup..."

Elsa

"Great atmosphere and service. A little gem in the heart of Civic. Lighting is a little dim for comfort and could take a while to get adjusted. A bit..."

Jack

"Consistent service. Consistently good food. Iori is famous for their simple fresh sashimi that is prepared by chef with great knife skills...."

Absolute Vy

"The restaurant decorations was amazing they have a big samurai infront of their restaurant and the staffs were dress in kimono which created a good..."

Noey Natnaree Triamkedsub

"Fresh sashimi, well presented food, attentive service, nice environment. Great green tea and sesame ice-cream. Also like to have the bento..."

A09b09cdef

"Excellent service, good interior decor, fairy tasty food. My only problem is that the sashimi is really thin cuts. Which doesn't feel quite..."

Fembot

"They only provide bento at lunch time and dishes at dinner time. The sashimi here is really nice. I like the other share dishes here..."

Shijing Wang

"Tasmanian salmon don for the win. Fresh salmon sashimi with juicy salmon roe beads on a bed of sushi rice, shredded nori, pickled ginger. The regular..."

Caramelgoo

"The sashimi is very nice. The sushi was alright. We had shabushabu there and it wasn't too bad. The service is warm and Japanese style. It's a bit..."

Youkin328

"The restaurant is styled similarly to many Japanese restaurants in Japan. Nothing to fancy but the food is fantastic which is the main thing...."

Rayzzz

"Awesome fresh food. Had the salad with fresh sashimi. Very tasty and generous portion. The decoration inside is nice and very traditional..."

Jenny

"Great tasting food, and wonderful service from the staff. The restaurant has decor that give the place a pleasant and homely atmosphere, the food is..."

MoodandFood

"Went out for a work function and we decided to get a bit of everything. All seven of us were very happy with the food and there was nothing left,..."

Sandra Z

"Fresh Tasmanian Salmon delicious platter friendly & great servicesThoroughly enjoyed the green tea mousse..."

Corine

"What a lovely evening! Beautiful food, attentive service and lovely decor! We left very full and felt that the portion sizes were just right. While..."

Jem

"Awesome. Ths place is absolutely awesome. I went to Canberra to visit my friends last week and was brought to this place by one friend.As a..."

Tammy Ho

"It's all changed! You now have to order food & drinks at the door and pay cash before you can sit. Menu all changed too, such a pity as the previous..."

Antony

"Definitely recommend to anyone in Canberra! The service was beyond amazing and the staff and chef are all super friendly and eager to serve! It was..."

Kersti Mawson

"I have been regular recently and brought my friends and colleagues to recommend their food. However, today’s visit was a bit disappointing. Their..."

Ellie

"One of the best Japanese experiences I've had. The food was simple and incredibly delicate with huge flavour. Great sake selection as..."

Tuyết Phạm

"Had a birthday dinner yesterday. It offers great meal, especially miso-based hotpot sets. Seafood is fresh and flavorful, a warm and cozy place to..."

yixin

"Delicious traditional Japanese food, we took advantage of a special bento box deal and it was well worth it to add an extra plate of sashimi on the..."

Nat

"Really delicious Bento boxes and sashimi. Took advantage of the Facebook special and was so full after. Keen to come back and try more of the..."

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