Burwood Restaurants at a Glance
- Date night: Geppetto’s
- Budget bite: Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤
- Local favourite: Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤
- Something different: Guzman y Gomez
Best Restaurants in Burwood (2026)
Choosing where to eat in Burwood depends on the night. With 26 restaurants spanning 7 cuisines, you could eat somewhere different every week for 6 months and still have places left to try.
23 have confirmed street addresses. 0 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.
Cuisine Breakdown
Burwood covers 7 distinct cuisine types:
| Cuisine | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 1 |
| Turkish | 1 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Regional | 1 |
| Italian | 1 |
| Japanese | 1 |
| Mexican | 1 |
Restaurants with Full Details
#1 Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤 — 273 Burwood Highway, Burwood
Chinese | ★ 4.7/5 (769 reviews)
What makes it great: Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤 treats Chinese like it matters. Because it does. There is no single Chinese cuisine. This kitchen picks a tradition and commits to it. The menu changes. The quality does not.
769 people have reviewed Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤 on Google. The average sits at 4.7. Earned, not gamed.
What locals say: “Very nice place to have your DongPei BBQ. Traditional flavor with various options from meat to seafood. And you can order dishes from another restaurant next door ( the same owner…”
Website: Noda Grill Burwood 后院烧烤 | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 Sofia Burwood Italian Pizza Restaurant — 299 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.2/5 (3,442 reviews) | $
What makes it great: Ample Italian dishes and grilled steaks in a no-frills suburban setup popular with groups. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
3,442 Google reviews and a 4.2 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Website: Sofia Burwood Italian Pizza Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 Farmer’s Daughters — 95 Exhibition Street, 80 Collins Precinct, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (1,925 reviews) | $$$
What makes it great: Eco-chic venue with a deli & rooftop bar offering seasonal menus with area-sourced ingredients. Worth crossing Burwood for. Worth crossing Melbourne for, honestly.
A 4.5 rating from 1,925 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Not cheap, but the quality justifies the spend. This is a deliberate night out.
Website: Farmer’s Daughters | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 Bluespot — 1405 Toorak Road
Turkish
What makes it great: What separates Bluespot from the rest of Toorak Road is consistency. The grill does the heavy lifting. Charcoal, not gas — you can taste the difference on every skewer. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 Ichiro Izakaya Bar — t20/70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (609 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Ichiro Izakaya Bar is the place Burwood locals take visitors when they want to show off the neighbourhood. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
A 4.5 rating from 609 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Ichiro Izakaya Bar | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Zagar’s Charcoal Grill — 9 Royton St, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (103 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Walk into Zagar’s Charcoal Grill on any given Tuesday and the dining room is still half full. That says something. 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 kind of place you recommend without being asked.
103 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: Zagar’s Charcoal Grill | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 Bento Coming — Burwood Highway
Asian
What makes it great: Ask anyone on Burwood Highway where to eat and Bento Coming 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. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Sketches Bar and Café — Burwood Highway
Regional
What makes it great: Sketches Bar and Café opened quietly and got loud fast. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 Rombe Rooftop — 70, T38/39 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.1/5 (238 reviews)
What makes it great: The queue outside Rombe Rooftop tells you everything before you walk in. 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.
238 people have reviewed Rombe Rooftop on Google. The average sits at 4.1. Earned, not gamed.
Website: Rombe Rooftop | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 LiHO Shokudo — 11 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (390 reviews)
What makes it great: You do not end up at LiHO Shokudo by accident. You end up there because someone told you to go. 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. LiHO Shokudo passes.
Rated 4.6 by 390 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: LiHO Shokudo | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#11 Grazia Restaurant — 159 Burke Rd, Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (803 reviews)
What makes it great: The word of mouth around Grazia Restaurant 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 Burwood. Possibly the best.
The 4.7/5 Google rating (803 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Grazia Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 — F3/172 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (1,515 reviews)
What makes it great: Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 opened quietly and got loud fast. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
1,515 Google reviews and a 4.4 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Website: Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 Ninis Hawthorn — 302 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (283 reviews)
What makes it great: The menu at Ninis Hawthorn is shorter than most. That is not a weakness. 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 (283 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Ninis Hawthorn | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#14 Pai Thai — G18/19/172-210 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (764 reviews)
What makes it great: There is a reason Pai Thai has outlasted every trend on G18/19/172-210 Burwood Hwy. 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 Burwood, you can still walk in.
Rated 4.6 by 764 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Pai Thai | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#15 Burwood Brickworks Eat Street — 70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 5/5 (1 reviews)
What makes it great: Ask anyone on Middleborough Rd where to eat and Burwood Brickworks Eat Street comes up before you finish the question. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
Website: Burwood Brickworks Eat Street | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#16 Minamoto Japanese Restaurant — 22A Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (215 reviews)
What makes it great: Minamoto Japanese Restaurant does not advertise. It does not need to. 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. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
The 4.5/5 Google rating (215 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Minamoto Japanese Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#17 Kiss & Tell — Level 1/37-41 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (631 reviews)
What makes it great: You do not end up at Kiss & Tell by accident. You end up there because someone told you to go. 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. Kiss & Tell passes.
Rated 4.6 by 631 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Kiss & Tell | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#18 Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) — 29 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (214 reviews)
What makes it great: Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) treats the food like it matters. Because it does. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.
214 people have reviewed Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) on Google. The average sits at 4.6. Earned, not gamed.
Website: Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#19 Little Monkey Hot Pot - Malatang Hot Pot — Burwood Brickworks, T19/70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (1,276 reviews)
What makes it great: You could walk past Little Monkey Hot Pot - Malatang Hot Pot without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. 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. Little Monkey Hot Pot - Malatang Hot Pot does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
1,276 Google reviews and a 4.9 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#20 Burwood Hot Pot Buffet — 253C Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (460 reviews)
What makes it great: What Burwood Hot Pot Buffet does well, it does better than anywhere else in Burwood. 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.
460 Google reviews and a 4.7 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
All Other Restaurants in Burwood
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Central | — | Eat Street, Shop13/70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia |
| Lucky Dumpling Kitchen Burwood Brickworks | — | T11/70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia |
| Wonder Skewers | — | 177 Burwood Rd, Burwood NSW 2134, Australia |
| Geppetto’s | Italian | — |
| Kenji Japanese Gourmet | Japanese | — |
| Guzman y Gomez | Mexican | — |
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 Burwood.
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
