Bayswater Restaurants at a Glance
- Budget bite: Thiên Long Restaurant
- Local favourite: Thiên Long Restaurant
- Something different: Red Chillies
Best Restaurants in Bayswater (2026)
Choosing where to eat in Bayswater depends on the night. With 30 restaurants spanning 9 cuisines, you could eat somewhere different every week for 7 months and still have places left to try.
27 have confirmed street addresses. 5 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.
Cuisine Breakdown
Bayswater covers 9 distinct cuisine types:
| Cuisine | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Indian | 3 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Vietnamese | 1 |
| Malaysian | 1 |
| Indonesian | 1 |
| Burger | 1 |
| Sri_Lankan | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Thai | 1 |
Restaurants with Full Details
#1 Thiên Long Restaurant — 718-720 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
Vietnamese | ★ 4.4/5 (589 reviews) | $
What makes it great: Chinese & Vietnamese specialties are offered in a relaxed, family-run setting with wooden tables. Not the flashiest option in Bayswater. Possibly the best.
A 4.4 rating from 589 reviews does not happen by accident in Bayswater.
What locals say: “Best Vietnamese food in town for locals. Food is always delicious when we come here. We eagerly look forward to tasting the authentic Vietnamese flavours every time. Service is eff…”
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-21:00 | Phone: +61 3 9720 8899 | Website: Thiên Long Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 Junior Tan Hawker Kitchen — 681 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
Malaysian | ★ 4.4/5 (743 reviews) | $
What makes it great: What separates Junior Tan Hawker Kitchen from the rest of Mountain Highway is consistency. 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. Junior Tan Hawker Kitchen does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
743 Google reviews and a 4.4 average. The numbers track with the experience.
What locals say: “This restaurant is a fantastic spot for a flavorful meal. The menu offers a great mix of traditional Asian dishes with good vegetarianoptions. The ambiance is cozy, and the service…”
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-15:00,17:00-21:30; Su 11:00-15:00,17:00-21:00 | Phone: +61 3 9720 1935 | Website: Junior Tan Hawker Kitchen | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 Best Dumpling — 660 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
Asian | ★ 4.5/5 (197 reviews)
What makes it great: Every suburb has one restaurant that defines it. In Bayswater, the argument starts with Best Dumpling. 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 Bayswater. Possibly the best.
The 4.5/5 Google rating (197 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
What locals say: “Unfortunately the dishes lacked flavour. It was ok, but wasn’t delicious. Best dish we had was the salted egg chicken ribs. The pork knuckle was great value but taste wise was ok o…”
Hours: Fr-Tu 11:00-21:00; We-Th 16:30-21:00 | Phone: +61 3 8903 2718 | Website: Best Dumpling | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 Bintang Indo Cuisine — 75 Stud Road, Bayswater
Indonesian | ★ 4.7/5 (564 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Bintang Indo Cuisine is the place Bayswater locals take visitors when they want to show off the neighbourhood. 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. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
A 4.7 rating from 564 reviews does not happen by accident in Bayswater.
What locals say: “We love that this restaurant serves authentic Indonesian food. The menu offers a lot of choices so every time we come we like to try different dishes. The flavours are always good.”
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 Flame Trees Burger Bar — 741 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
Burger | Takeaway
What makes it great: The kitchen at Flame Trees Burger Bar runs on precision and repetition — the same dish, perfect, every time. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.
Hours: Tu-Th 17:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-21:30; Su 11:30-20:30 | Phone: +61 3 9720 5772 | Website: Flame Trees Burger Bar
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Bayzie Cafe — 2-4 High Street, Bayswater
Asian
What makes it great: What Bayzie Cafe does well, it does better than anywhere else in Bayswater. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-21:30 | Phone: +61 452 384 223
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 Favourite Kitchen — 500 Boronia Road, Wantirna
the food
What makes it great: Nobody goes to Favourite Kitchen for the decor. They go for portion sizes that respect your appetite. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Bayswater, you can still walk in.
Website: Favourite Kitchen
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Dosa Bar — 199 Stud Road, Wantirna South
Indian
What makes it great: Dosa Bar is not reinventing anything. It is just doing Indian properly. Spice is not heat. Spice is complexity. This kitchen builds layers — each bite reveals something the last one hid. There is a reason the regulars do not talk about it much. They do not want the wait.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 Coconut Tree — 197 Stud Road, Wantirna South
Sri_Lankan
What makes it great: Coconut Tree is not reinventing anything. It is just doing Sri_Lankan properly. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 The Happy Wok — 71 Stud Road, Bayswater
Singapore
What makes it great: The Happy Wok does not advertise. It does not need to. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#11 Cinnamon — 63 Stud Road, Bayswater
Indian
What makes it great: The queue outside Cinnamon tells you everything before you walk in. The tandoor here is not decorative. The naan arrives blistered and puffed, pulled seconds ago. That is the difference. The menu changes. The quality does not.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Four seasons BBQ House — Mountain Highway, Bayswater
the food
What makes it great: Every suburb has one restaurant that defines it. In Bayswater, the argument starts with Four seasons BBQ House. 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. Worth crossing Bayswater for. Worth crossing Melbourne for, honestly.
Hours: Mo,We-Sa 11:00-21:00
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 The Hatter and the Hare — 1/21 Scoresby Rd, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (3,716 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Nobody goes to The Hatter and the Hare for the decor. They go for a wine list chosen by someone who drinks wine, not someone who sells it. 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 test of a restaurant is whether you think about it the next day. The Hatter and the Hare passes.
Rated 4.4 by 3,716 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: The Hatter and the Hare | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#14 Montano’s Patisserie Cafe. — 719-721 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.3/5 (760 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Ask anyone on Mountain Hwy where to eat and Montano’s Patisserie Cafe. comes up before you finish the question. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
A 4.3 rating from 760 reviews does not happen by accident in Bayswater.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Montano’s Patisserie Cafe. | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#15 Angelette — 114 Bayswater Rd, Croydon South VIC 3136, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (298 reviews) | $
What makes it great: Every suburb has one restaurant that defines it. In Bayswater, the argument starts with Angelette. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
The 4.7/5 Google rating (298 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Website: Angelette | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#16 Hunter & Barrel Ringwood — Shop R04/171/175 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood VIC 3134, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (1,760 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: What Hunter & Barrel Ringwood does well, it does better than anywhere else in Bayswater. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
1,760 Google reviews and a 4.4 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Hunter & Barrel Ringwood | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#17 GUAC & ROLL — 741 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (291 reviews)
What makes it great: You could walk past GUAC & ROLL without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. GUAC & ROLL does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
291 Google reviews and a 4.8 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Website: GUAC & ROLL | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#18 AAYU Restaurant — 67 Stud Rd Service Rd, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (107 reviews)
What makes it great: AAYU Restaurant earns its crowd the honest way — through the food. 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. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Bayswater, you can still walk in.
Rated 4.8 by 107 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: AAYU Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#19 Annie’s Cafe House — 26 Station St, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (191 reviews)
What makes it great: You do not end up at Annie’s Cafe House by accident. You end up there because someone told you to go. 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.
Rated 4.9 by 191 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Annie’s Cafe House | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#20 Mamasi Cafe — Unit 4/14 Station St, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (58 reviews)
What makes it great: Mamasi Cafe is not reinventing anything. It is just doing the food properly. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
A 4.7 rating from 58 reviews does not happen by accident in Bayswater.
Website: Mamasi Cafe | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
All Other Restaurants in Bayswater
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Spice Paradise Tandoori Indian Restaurant | — | 14 Church St, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia |
| Cinnamon Indian Nepalese Restaurant & Bar | — | Unit 1/63 Stud Rd Service Rd, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia |
| Dröm Bakery | — | 1/19 Scoresby Rd, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia |
| Eugenes | — | 30 The Mall, Wantirna VIC 3152, Australia |
| Kiss & Tell | — | Level 1/37-41 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia |
| Hard Road Brewing | — | 31 Holloway Dr, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia |
| Toolbox Cafe | — | 23 Malvern St, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia |
| Chilli & Basil Thai Restaurant | Thai | — |
| Red Chillies | Indian | — |
| Highside | — | — |
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 Bayswater.
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
