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Box Hill

The Haidilao hot pot chain hails from the Sichuan province in China.
14.5/20

Haidilao

Hot pot spot with the lot.

Braised beef brisket noodle soup.
14/20

Bowltiful

Noodles nine ways in no time.

Indochine in Box Hill.
14/20

Indochine

Special-occasion restaurant for generations of families.

Dolan on Silk Road serves Uyghur cuisine.
13/20

Dolan on Silk Road

Meaty halal treats that pack a punch.

Outside the Box Hill bar and bottleshop.

Bar Nearby

Neighbourhood bar and bottleshop doing mostly drinks.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Lee Ho Fook owner-chef Victor Liong outside his favourite Melbourne restaurant, Flower Drum.

The chefs’ guide to Melbourne’s Chinatowns, and what to eat when you’re there

Ahead of Lunar New Year, five top chefs share where they head for “textbook Cantonese cooking”, “a warm Cambodian hug”, or crispy suckling pig.

  • Daniela Frangos
Custard buns with salted duck egg yolk at  Golden Lily restaurant in Box Hill.

We lift the lid on a hidden yum cha treasure in Box Hill (and its golden ‘quicksand’ buns)

Dani Valent discovers a bustling yum cha palace in a hotel. Here’s what to order from the 60-item menu.

  • Dani Valent
Arty smashed avocado.

Art on a plate: Is this Melbourne's most avant-garde avo?

OK, OK, it's just breakfast but we are at an Art Series Hotel.

  • Dani Valent
Real Wife's Breakfast served at Second Wife on Wellington Road, Box Hill.

Second Wife is a good egg

THEME: Good eggs

  • Dani Valent
Pork hock in onion caramel
12/20

Glitzy all-day dining hits Box Hill

Eggs Benedict by day, espresso martinis by night at this glittery new diner. Is it as sharp as it looks?

  • Gemima Cody