Dainty Sichuan

Melbourne


A favourite among spice lovers and chefs since 2009, there's nothing Dainty about the numbing chilli effects of the food here. Among more challenging dishes like offal and periwinkles (or, as it says on the menu, 'periwrinkles') are pork ribs, cumin lamb and ma po tofu. Start with the famed 'Ants Climbing the Trees' dish – it ain't what you think.

It's worth visiting other venues by the same group, particularly two in the city centre: Tina's Noodle Kitchen and Dainty Sichuan Chongqing Hotpot.


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