9 street food places in Melbourne we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Melbourne | Street Food across every city.

Melbourne's street food lives in its markets and migrant high streets, where a handful of dollars buys some of the city's best eating. American Doughnut Kitchen and the night market at Queen Victoria Market in the CBD are part of that tradition, alongside Shanghai Dumpling House on Tattersalls Lane and Pho Hung Vuong in Richmond's Victoria Street strip.

American Doughnut Kitchen ★ 4.6

Street food · $

cbd · Queen Victoria Market, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

American Doughnut Kitchen at Queen Victoria Market has fried jam donuts in the same formula since 1950: hot, sugar-dusted and still sold from the red caravan.

Queen Victoria Night Market ★ 4.4

Street food · $

cbd · Queen Victoria Market, 513 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

The Queen Victoria Market Night Market runs Wednesday evenings in summer with street food traders, live music and the outdoor energy the CBD loses each night.

Laksa King ★ 4.7

Street food · $

yarraville · 6-12 Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington VIC 3031

Laksa King in Flemington has set the Melbourne standard for the dish since 1998: asam and curry laksa at honest prices in a room worth the detour.

Huxtaburger ★ 4.3

Street food · $

fitzroy · 106 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Huxtaburger on Smith Street launched Melbourne's smash burger era in 2012: the double patty, American cheese and secret sauce that started the city format.

Ta-Ke Don ★ 4.2

Street food · $

cbd · 4/265 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Ta-Ke Don on Little Lonsdale Street is the CBD's fast donburi counter: katsu, karaage and tempura over rice for A$10 small, A$15 large with curry.

Shanghai Dumpling House ★ 4.1

Street food · $

cbd · 23 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

Shanghai Dumpling House on Tattersalls Lane is the standby for pan-fried and steamed dumplings at prices that match every other reason to visit Chinatown.

Jim's Greek Tavern ★ 4.3

Street food · $

collingwood · 32 Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC 3066

Jim's Greek Tavern on Johnston Street has had charcoal-grilled lamb souvlaki in Collingwood since 1980: the institution that defined the area's food identity.

Pho Hung Vuong 2 ★ 4.4

Street food · $

richmond · 108 Victoria Street, Richmond VIC 3121

Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is Melbourne's pho standard-bearer: 12-hour bone broth, fresh herbs and the no-frills room that earns repeat visits.

Acland Street Cakes and Pastries ★ 4.3

Street food · $

st-kilda · Acland Street, St Kilda VIC 3182

Acland Street in St Kilda is lined with European patisserie windows selling cakes since the 1950s: Black Forest, cheesecake and lamingtons in a heritage row.

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