Uncle Collins Street

Perched over Collins Street, this first-floor perch turns out modern Australian-accented Vietnamese plates with drinks spiked with south-east Asian botanicals. Hand over decision-making to the kitchen via the multi-course chef’s selection—it lands sharing plates without the group debate. Tables fill with tender pork hock ready for crisp lettuce wraps, grilled broccolini dressed in yuzu vinaigrette, and vegetarian rice noodles tossed in spiced red bean paste. For a quick midday reset, office escapees lean on the light two-course set lunch, before rounding off with warm black sticky rice, coconut ice cream, and peanut praline.