Ashburton Restaurants at a Glance
- Date night: Just Italian
- Budget bite: Coriander Thai
- Local favourite: Coriander Thai
- Something different: Just Italian
Best Restaurants in Ashburton (2026)
Choosing where to eat in Ashburton depends on the night. With 37 restaurants spanning 10 cuisines, you could eat somewhere different every week for 9 months and still have places left to try.
27 have confirmed street addresses. 6 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.
Cuisine Breakdown
Ashburton covers 10 distinct cuisine types:
| Cuisine | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Thai | 2 |
| Korean | 2 |
| Vietnamese | 1 |
| Baked_Potato | 1 |
| Sushi | 1 |
| Indian | 1 |
| Chinese | 1 |
| Pizza | 1 |
| Indonesian | 1 |
| Italian | 1 |
Restaurants with Full Details
#1 Coriander Thai — 305 High Street, Ashburton
Thai
What makes it great: Ask anyone on High Street where to eat and Coriander Thai comes up before you finish the question. The green curry here has actual heat — the kind that builds and lingers, not the kind that disappears after one bite. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
Hours: Tu-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-23:00; Su 16:00-22:00; Mo closed | Phone: +61 3 8596 4313 | Website: Coriander Thai
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 So Pho So Good — 25 High Street, Glen Iris
Thai | Outdoor seating
What makes it great: Nobody goes to So Pho So Good for the decor. They go for the fact that it has not changed in years. Pho is the anchor, but the menu goes deeper than most places on this strip bother to. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Phone: +61 3 9885 2846
In summer, the courtyard is the whole point. In winter, the inside is better than you expect.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 Spudbar — 174-176 High Street, Ashburton
Baked_Potato
What makes it great: If Ashburton had a signature restaurant, Spudbar would be on the shortlist. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 J.J Sushi — 279 High Street, Ashburton
Sushi
What makes it great: Nobody goes to J.J Sushi for the decor. They go for a menu that does not need explaining. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 QT Kitchen — Shop 2/10-12 High St, Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (1,030 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Fashionable operation serving reimagined Vietnamese dishes, plus wine & cocktails. There is a reason the regulars do not talk about it much. They do not want the wait.
1,030 Google reviews and a 4.8 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: QT Kitchen | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Baba Sus — 15 Bardolph St, Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (574 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: This well-lit, contemporary cafe with rustic-chic decor dishes up elevated breakfast & lunch fare. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Ashburton, you can still walk in.
574 people have reviewed Baba Sus on Google. The average sits at 4.5. Earned, not gamed.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Baba Sus | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 Curry Claridges — 57 High Street
Indian
What makes it great: Curry Claridges opened quietly and got loud fast. The biryani is the benchmark dish. If a restaurant nails the biryani — the rice, the protein, the seal, the aromatic lift — it can cook anything. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton — 190/192 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (154 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton fills up on weeknights. That is the real test of a restaurant. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. This is not destination dining. This is your neighbourhood doing what it should.
154 people have reviewed Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton on Google. The average sits at 4.7. Earned, not gamed.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 Ashy’s Afghan Restaurant — Shop 3/305 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (679 reviews) | $
What makes it great: What Ashy’s Afghan Restaurant does well, it does better than anywhere else in Ashburton. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
679 Google reviews and a 4.6 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Website: Ashy’s Afghan Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 Joe Frank — 246 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (446 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: If Ashburton had a signature restaurant, Joe Frank would be on the shortlist. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. There is a reason the regulars do not talk about it much. They do not want the wait.
A 4.7 rating from 446 reviews does not happen by accident in Ashburton.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Joe Frank | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#11 Burger Road Ashburton — 258 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (414 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: The word of mouth around Burger Road Ashburton has done more than any review ever could. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. Not the flashiest option in Ashburton. Possibly the best.
The 4.7/5 Google rating (414 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Burger Road Ashburton | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub — 159 West Street, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (759 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: The word of mouth around Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub has done more than any review ever could. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. Not the flashiest option in Ashburton. Possibly the best.
The 4.5/5 Google rating (759 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 Double Stars Chinese Restaurant
Chinese | Takeaway
What makes it great: You could walk past Double Stars Chinese Restaurant without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. Lunch service is the insider move. The specials board changes daily and the kitchen puts its best work there. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
Phone: +61 3 9568 6383
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#14 Yangcheng Restaurant — 617 Warrigal Road
the food
What makes it great: Yangcheng Restaurant opened quietly and got loud fast. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. Yangcheng Restaurant does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#15 QT’ Kitchen — 10-12 High Street
the food
What makes it great: There is a reason QT’ Kitchen has outlasted every trend on High Street. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Ashburton, you can still walk in.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#16 Grande Forno
Pizza
What makes it great: Nobody goes to Grande Forno for the decor. They go for a menu that does not need explaining. The dough is everything. Fermentation time, hydration level, oven temperature — get any of them wrong and it is just bread with stuff on it. This place gets them right. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Phone: +61 3 9886 9255 | Website: Grande Forno
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#17 Seoul Ttukbaegi Ashburton — Suite 1/305 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (379 reviews)
What makes it great: If Ashburton had a signature restaurant, Seoul Ttukbaegi Ashburton would be on the shortlist. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. There is a reason the regulars do not talk about it much. They do not want the wait.
A 4.9 rating from 379 reviews does not happen by accident in Ashburton.
Website: Seoul Ttukbaegi Ashburton | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#18 Two Doors Brewing — 257 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (127 reviews)
What makes it great: Two Doors Brewing earns its crowd the honest way — through the food. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Rated 4.6 by 127 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Two Doors Brewing | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#19 Papa Chai — 2/415 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (39 reviews)
What makes it great: Papa Chai fills up on weeknights. That is the real test of a restaurant. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. The menu changes. The quality does not.
39 people have reviewed Papa Chai on Google. The average sits at 4.8. Earned, not gamed.
Website: Papa Chai | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#20 Grazia Restaurant — 159 Burke Rd, Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (803 reviews)
What makes it great: There are flashier places on Burke Rd. There is nothing more reliable than Grazia Restaurant. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. The test of a restaurant is whether you think about it the next day. Grazia Restaurant passes.
Rated 4.7 by 803 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Grazia Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
All Other Restaurants in Ashburton
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Ash cafe | — | 1/283 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia |
| The Fine Lion | — | Level 1/152 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand |
| Smoke Ashburton | — | 231 Cameron Street, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand |
| Panineria | — | 1/182 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia |
| Emilia | — | 2 East St, Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7AA, UK |
| Hannah Kebabs | — | 206 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia |
| La Perla Bar and Restaurant | — | 625 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia |
| Da Belcibo Ashwood | — | 523-525 Warrigal Rd, Ashwood VIC 3147, Australia |
| Kalye Marinas Filipino Grill and Seafood (Ashburton Branch) | — | 376 Warrigal Rd, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia |
| Mama Kitchen | Indonesian | — |
| Kimchi Friends | Korean | — |
| Hao Zi Wei Sichuan | Korean | — |
| Just Italian | Italian | — |
| Niko | — | — |
| Wuguo Chinese Cuisine | — | — |
| Puxzeria | — | — |
| Buddha Cafe Cambodian Cuisine | — | — |
How This Data Works
Every restaurant listed comes from OpenStreetMap — a collaborative mapping project maintained by volunteers worldwide. Data is verified by local contributors who walk the streets of Ashburton.
Limitations: Some newer restaurants may not yet be mapped. Hours and phone numbers may change. Call ahead for reservations.
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Last updated: March 2026. This guide is refreshed when OpenStreetMap data changes — new openings, closures and corrections are reflected automatically. Found something wrong? Let us know.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap Contributors — openstreetmap.org — accessed March 2026
- ABS Census 2021 — abs.gov.au/census
- REIV Quarterly Median Prices — reiv.com.au
