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M Yong Tofu

Highly worthy of your regular noodle rotation.

A noodle soup spot in Melbourne’s west.
1 / 6A noodle soup spot in Melbourne’s west.Pete Dillon
One of the dishes at M Yong Tofu.
2 / 6One of the dishes at M Yong Tofu.Pete Dillion
Roti dish at M Yong Tofu.
3 / 6Roti dish at M Yong Tofu.Anu Kumar
Outside the Racecourse Road restaurant.
4 / 6Outside the Racecourse Road restaurant.Pete Dillon
Snacks at M Yong Tofu.
5 / 6Snacks at M Yong Tofu.Pete Dillon
Authentic Malaysian cuisine.
6 / 6Authentic Malaysian cuisine.Pete Dillon
Critics' Pick

Malaysian-Chinese$

While Flemington is home to more than one legendary laksa, the drawcard at M Yong Tofu is a choose-your-own-adventure noodle soup that always garners a lunchtime rush.

Select a curry, chicken or tom yum broth base and pick your preferred noodle. Then it’s time to peruse the epic selection of house-made tau foo, which translates to “stuffed tofu” but might take the form of bitter gourd filled with bouncy fish paste. Other Chinese-Malaysian showstoppers include yum ring chicken, stir-fried in a sticky sauce and ladled over a circular basket of fried taro.

Jiggly egg tofu is lightly seasoned with soy, topped with dried shrimp and paired to wok-kissed greens. It’s hard to order badly, but still worth getting recommendations from the charming Aunties who cruise coolly about the room, making this feel like a third space.

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