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Camberwell

Mongkok Tea House.

Mongkok Tea House

Hong Kong kitsch from Lee Ho Fook alumnus.

Nasi uduk with dried fish, omelette and chilli-fried potato.
Critics' Pick

Dale La Pau

The best beef rendang around.

Stuffed homemade tofu with pork mince.
14.5/20

Eating this extra-special tofu dish is like being softly covered by a blanket

Hakka Cuisine is on a mission to expand Melbourne’s understanding of Chinese food, one burbling claypot, sticky dumpling and pork-stuffed tofu pillow at a time.

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Rendang shakshuka with roti.
13/20

Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Dale La Pau

The idea of somehow combining shakshuka and rendang was so alluring, even world-shaking, that Dani Valent had to get herself to Camberwell for a taste.

  • Dani Valent
The classic street snack martabak mesir - roti bread with egg and beef rendang - stopped our reviewer in her tracks.

Dale La Pau's rendang martabak will stop you in your tracks

The fragrance of the West Sumatran street snack drifted through my car window and brought me to a screeching halt, writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
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Pizza with pumpkin, stracciatella, pine nuts and fried sage.
13.5/20

La Perla is pretty close to being the perfect neighbourhood restaurant

If I lived nearby, this Camberwell wine bar would quickly become my local, reviews Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Pineapple buns reimagined as buttermilk sourdough with char siu butter.

Melbourne meets Hong Kong at Mongkok Tea House

This "cha chaan teng" inspired eatery fuses British-Cantonese fusion with yet more influences, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
St Giles Wine Bar and Pantry features hanging greenery.
13/20

Toast the end of the suburb's dry spell at St Giles

St Giles brings steaks and Bordeaux to a Camberwell shopping centre.

  • Gemima Cody
Shibuya-style honey toast with matcha custard, black sesame ice-cream, fruit and flowers.

Japanese fusion and funk at brunch

You might hear anything from Japanese funk to house or R&B unspooling from Hibiki cafe's playlists.

  • Dani Valent
Smoked salmon bagel at Tom Cooper.

Tom Cooper smoked salmon

Is this market stall home to Melbourne's best smoked salmon?

  • Matt Holden

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/camberwell-vic-7wc