Desi Dhaba

Best Known For

Hot and spicy Bombay goat curry, with sides of steamed rice and garlic naan.

Home is where the Indian heart is at Desi Dhaba on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD. Born from a desire to recreate the dhabas of the homeland, sit kerbside in balmy weather and people watch or dine indoors and watch the cricket and Bollywood movies on a big screen, among memorabilia and an eclectic mix of wall posters. Think authentic, tasty food from the street eateries of Indian highways as seen in starters like lamb seekh kebabs, cooked in the clay pot tandoori oven and served with a tangy onion and lettuce salad. For the main, delve into true New Delhi-style butter chicken, cooked on the bone, with sides of steamed basmati rice, cheese naan and papadums; or hot and tangy lamb vindaloo, before cooling things down with a dessert of mango kulfi and gulab jamun.