Makan
Makan is a restaurant so polished, professional and completely unique, serving such delicious food, it’s hard to believe it was born out of reality TV.
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360 Collins St, Melbourne
(03) 9642 3109
Makan is a restaurant so polished, professional and completely unique, serving such delicious food, it’s hard to believe it was born out of reality TV.
But here you’ll find My Kitchen Rules’ 2016 champs, sisters Tasia and Gracia Seger, in the kitchen of their first restaurant.
Growing up in Indonesia and Australia, the sisters’ mother and grandmother inform much of their cooking and Makan – which means “eat” in Indo – is their attempt to elevate Indonesian food here above the usual cheap and cheerful uni-student fare.
And in this great-looking space, Mum’s beef rendang, for instance, does just that.
Brisket, cooked until perfectly soft and sunburn pink, comes in a deeply rich, dark slick of gravy that, along with coconut cream, has the added heft of toasted desiccated coconut folded though.
Other hits include traditional street snacks like a fried crepe roll filled with chicken and veg, spicy soft shell crabs nestled in fluffy bao and a classily executed classic – nasi goreng.
Sambal matah, a simple Balinese condiment of shallots, chillies and lemongrass, accompanies a crisp-skinned pork hock alongside a bright, tangy broth that adds saucy cut through for the pull-apart meat covered in cracking crackling.
It’s a great dish.
Add an ice-cold Bintang beer and you have a beautiful Balinese feast here in the heart of the city.
Must-eat dish: Balinese pork shank
Cuisine: Indonesian
Chefs: Tasia and Gracia Seger
Price: $$
Open: Lunch Mon-Sat 11am-3pm; dinner Wed-Sat 5.30-10pm
BYO: No
Instagram: @makaninmelbourne