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Chin ChinvsCookie
Both Chin Chin and Cookie are praised by travel writers. Overall, Chin Chin ranks significantly better than Cookie. Chin Chin is ranked #5 in Melbourne with praise from 7 reviews including Travel + Leisure, The Infatuation and Fodor's.
Chin Chin
Time Out
Rough Guide
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
The Infatuation Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria
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Time Out "Hot foot it into Chin Chin for some happy happy joy joy." Full review
Rough Guide "Big flavours and Southeast-Asian share plates are the modus operandi at this in-your-face modern hawker-style dining hall."
Afar Magazine "One of the best places to enjoy Thai food in Melbourne is Chin Chin, which also serves local wines (they have Old World wine options, too)." Full review
Travel + Leisure " It's fast-moving, loud, and a lot of fun, but the food still shines bright." Full review
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Be sure to try the crispy barramundi, apple, and caramelized pork salad and the crispy-skin roast duck.
Fodor's "Shared plates of Asian dishes, from Thai papaya salad to rendang curry and gado-gado, form the basis of Chin Chin's popular menu." Full review
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Come for an early or late lunch to avoid the rush, or kill some time at the attached Go Go Bar.
The Infatuation "Once you finally get to sit down, you might feel a bit weird saying “feed me” to your waiter, but after you do they’ll start bringing out dish after excellent dish." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This lively laneway restaurant specializes in fresh, South East Asian fare...the restaurant's moody basement bar, GoGo, will keep you happy with its selection of innovative cocktails. "
Melbourne Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Yet another great option on Flinders Lane, Chin Chin does delicious Southeast Asian hawker-style food designed as shared plates." Full review
Cookie
DK Eyewitness Lonely Planet Afar Magazine Travel + Leisure The Infatuation Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
1/252 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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DK Eyewitness "Boasting more than 85 imported beers, this festive beer hall is an odd setting for one of Melbourne’s most affordable and popular Thai restaurants."
Lonely Planet "Part Thai restaurant, part swanky bar, Cookie does both exceptionally well." Full review
Afar Magazine "One of Melbourne's top picks for ambiance and great food is Cookie." Full review
Travel + Leisure "On the first floor of the vertical village known as Curtin House, Cookie is a cross between a beer hall and mod Thai eatery." Full review
The Infatuation "hey serve some of the best Thai in town in a huge space that’s half bar, half restaurant, and fully one of our favorite places to eat in the city." Full review
Time Out "It’s part Thai restaurant, part beer barn, all set against a whimsical fairy-tale backdrop...there’s everything you need for a good time in the CBD any night of the week." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This bustling joint in Chinatown blends cocktail bar, beer hall, and Thai restaurant with apparent ease—and without a phalanx of Instagrammers." Full review
