Chadstone Restaurants at a Glance
- Date night: Farina Pizza & Pasta
- Budget bite: Farina Pizza & Pasta
- Local favourite: Farina Pizza & Pasta
- Something different: Ippo Sushi & Bar
Best Restaurants in Chadstone (2026)
Choosing where to eat in Chadstone is getting easier as the dining scene grows. 13 restaurants are verified here — every one sourced from OpenStreetMap contributor data, not paid listings.
5 have confirmed street addresses. 4 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.
Cuisine Breakdown
Chadstone covers 9 distinct cuisine types:
| Cuisine | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Pizza | 2 |
| Italian | 2 |
| Pasta | 2 |
| Korean | 2 |
| Pancake | 1 |
| Chinese | 1 |
| Indonesian | 1 |
| Sushi | 1 |
| Japanese | 1 |
Restaurants with Full Details
#1 Farina Pizza & Pasta — 173 Waverley Road, Mount Waverley
Pizza | Takeaway
What makes it great: There is a reason Farina Pizza & Pasta has outlasted every trend on Waverley Road. There is a reason half of Melbourne’s Italian restaurants reference their nonna. This one actually cooks like she is in the kitchen. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 Italian Gourmet Kitchen — 426 Huntingdale Road
Italian
What makes it great: There are flashier places on Huntingdale Road. There is nothing more reliable than Italian Gourmet Kitchen. They do not call it authentic because that word has lost all meaning in Melbourne. They just cook Italian food the way it is supposed to taste. The test of a restaurant is whether you think about it the next day. Italian Gourmet Kitchen passes.
Hours: Mo-Su 16:00-1:00 | Phone: +61 3 9888 2673
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 The Pancake Parlour — 682-690 Warrigal Road
Pancake
What makes it great: The Pancake Parlour is what happens when a kitchen stops trying to impress and starts trying to be good. 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 restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.
Website: The Pancake Parlour
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 Matthew Flinders Tavern — 657-673 Warrigal Road
the food
What makes it great: Matthew Flinders Tavern does not advertise. It does not need to. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Not the flashiest option in Chadstone. Possibly the best.
Website: Matthew Flinders Tavern
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 Double Stars Chinese Restaurant
Chinese | Takeaway
What makes it great: Double Stars Chinese Restaurant is not reinventing anything. It is just doing Chinese properly. Dumplings are the test. If the dumplings are good, everything else follows. These are good. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
Phone: +61 3 9568 6383
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Yangcheng Restaurant — 617 Warrigal Road
the food
What makes it great: There is a reason Yangcheng Restaurant has outlasted every trend on Warrigal Road. 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. Yangcheng Restaurant passes.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 Mama Kitchen
Indonesian
What makes it great: What Mama Kitchen does well, it does better than anywhere else in Chadstone. 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. Mama Kitchen does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
Phone: +61 3 9568 5311
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Kimchi Friends
Korean
What makes it great: You do not end up at Kimchi Friends by accident. You end up there because someone told you to go. This is food built for sharing. The table fills up, the soju flows, and the conversation gets louder. That is the format working. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Phone: +61 3 9564 7012
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 Hao Zi Wei Sichuan
Korean
What makes it great: There are flashier places on this stretch. There is nothing more reliable than Hao Zi Wei Sichuan. The banchan arrives first and it tells you everything. If the small dishes have care, the main dishes will have ambition. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Chadstone, you can still walk in.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 Ippo Sushi & Bar
Sushi
What makes it great: Ask anyone on this stretch where to eat and Ippo Sushi & Bar comes up before you finish the question. Precision is not a word you throw around in a restaurant review. But there is no other word for what this kitchen does. 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
#11 Niko
the food
What makes it great: The first thing you notice at Niko is the specials board, handwritten and already half-crossed-out. 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 Chadstone for. Worth crossing Melbourne for, honestly.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Wuguo Chinese Cuisine
the food
What makes it great: Wuguo Chinese Cuisine 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. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 Puxzeria
the food
What makes it great: Puxzeria earns its crowd the honest way — through the food. 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 Chadstone, you can still walk in.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
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 Chadstone.
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
