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Pani puri at Bombay Meri Jaan Indian restaurant in Richmond.
13.5/20

It’s located in Melbourne’s Little Saigon, but the ‘balls of joy’ will transport you elsewhere

BYO-friendly Bombay Meri Jaan serves up Mumbai’s street-food hits on Richmond’s Vietnamese strip.

  • Dani Valent
Laikon Deli is celebrating 50 years in Richmond this year.

Laikon Deli

Furnishing its community with Mediterranean delights for half a century.

The Mauritian platter at Baz Kreole in Richmond.

Baz Kreole

Homely Mauritian dishes with multicultural influences.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Laikon Deli is celebrating 50 years in Richmond this year.

A Golden Jubilee and ‘another 50 to go’: The enduring soul of Bridge Road’s favourite deli

From deli goods to custardy bougatsa and one of the best spanakopita in town, there’s a reason Richmond stalwart Laikon Deli has stuck around for five decades.

  • Dani Valent
The pool table sits under a fringed lamp.

Rising Sun Hotel

Melbourne’s pub-naissance personified in the Swan Street badlands.

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The pool table sits under a fringed lamp.

This reborn Richmond pub captures the good old days but feels very 2026

It’s a new day for The Rising Sun Hotel, which joins the universe of Melbourne pubs that boast Sunday roasts and banging drinks plus a rooftop for late nights.

  • Emma Breheny
Outside the Richmond eatery.
14/20

Oriental Impression Grill

A rollicking, flame-powered ode to China’s hardy Dongbei region.

The Clover menu is cooked solely over fire.
Good Food hat15/20

Clover

Fire-powered plates and a deep, natural-leaning wine list.

Ca Com’s accomplished banh mi.
14.5/20

Ca Com

Next-level banh mi cooked over coals.

Banh xeo.
Good Food hat15/20

Anchovy

A deeply personal expression of place and culture.