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Moondrop is Fitzroy's new Chinese-inspired bar where the Everleigh once was.

When the Everleigh closed, a very different cocktail bar moved in. How does it rate?

Leaning into owner Steve Chan’s Chinese heritage, Moondrop confidently goes its own way with 1920s Shanghai style and the kind of cocktails you won’t find anywhere else in town.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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New China Restaurant

Old-school Chinese eatery with stunning decor and very good food.

Zhong dumplings.

Fatty Dumpling

Some of the best dumplings and noodles outside Chongqing.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Honey chicken.

‘Wind back the clock with every bite’: Dim Sim Lim’s retro Australian-Chinese recipes

Vincent Yeow Lim aka Dim Sim Lim shares his secrets to making Chinese takeaway classics, including special fried rice, beef with oyster sauce and honey chicken.

  • Vincent Lim

Markets Chinese Restaurant

A Leagues Club Chinese restaurant serving competitively priced live seafood.

  • Kevin Cheng
Jade Swan at Club Rivers.

Nine of the best Chinese restaurants in western Sydney leagues clubs and RSLs

Sydney’s clubs are home to some of the best Cantonese cooking in Australia. We round up our favourites for Lunar New Year, including one place where live seafood is always half-price on weekdays.

  • Kevin Cheng
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Xiao long bao.
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It’s easy to find dumplings in the CBD. But this ‘smashing’ new spot is doing things differently

Hoppy Dumpling combines two of its owner’s passions under one roof: dumplings and craft beer. Plus, there’s a basket of free, help-yourself prawn crackers.

  • Dani Valent
Shanghai Village owner Andy Chen outside his busy venue in Chinatown.

Melbourne’s Chinatown comeback: How the city’s dumpling district returned

As the rest of the city battles a decline in foot traffic forcing businesses to adjust their opening hours or, in some cases, close altogether, there’s one inner-city hotspot people just can’t get enough of.

  • Isabel McMillan and Craig Butt
Aunty opened Thursday this week.

Tassis Group’s Aunty arrives, and perhaps isn’t quite what you think it is

Taking over the old City Winery premises, this modern Asian restaurant feels like another step change for Michael Tassis – at least in terms of design. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
Red Cliff is a lively, rambunctious restaurant in Queen Street.

Ten of Melbourne’s best Chinese restaurants from the Good Food Guide

From CBD laneways to high streets, our city is home to an ever-expanding spread of Chinese food. These are our top picks.

  • Good Food Guide reviewers