Supper Inn

Top 1% of restaurants in Melbourne
8/10

What the experts agree on

Late-night Cantonese gem hidden up creaky stairs in Chinatown. Twenty-year institution serves impeccable dishes—silky congee, whole steamed fish, aromatic hotpot—at bargain prices. Dated decor and queues are worth tolerating for genuinely excellent

6 expert reviews

“No-one minds queuing on the stairs to wait for a high-turnover table in the unglamorous and dated upstairs dining room – the reward is the top-quality Cantonese food.”

– Lonely Planet

Time Out Time Out
"The Supper Inn has been providing Melbourne revellers with cheap and delicious Chinese food at all hours for the past 20 years." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"After ascending the flight of stairs leading from Chinatown’s seedy Celestial Avenue, you may be disappointed at the lacklustre decor, but don’t be deterred."
Time Out Time Out
"Congee with chicken, flecked with ginger. The Pacific oysters in an aromatic soy-stock lake. A whole steamed flounder, and sizzling chilli quail. The hotpot with pork and oil-soaked, garlicky eggplant." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Head here if you get the Chinese-food munchies late at night." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This venerable establishment perched aloft Chinatown built its reputation the old-fashioned way – with straight-up excellent Cantonese food served until 2.30am, making it a magnet for the..."


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