Benyue Kitchen

Those who tracked the culinary exodus from St. Kilda know exactly why this Aberfeldie dining room demands a booking. Four veteran chefs from a legendary, bygone institution relocated their talents—and even the original dining tables—to Benyue Kitchen, delivering unpretentious but fiercely refined Cantonese cooking. Expect serious wok hei on the stir-fried flat rice noodles with beef, boasting that quintessential smoky browning. Seafood purists routinely make the drive for the silky, milky crab meat omelette and massive Queensland king prawns bathed in garlic butter. Crisp-skinned roast duck. Flaky, aromatic lamb spring rolls. A legendary soy poussin poached flawlessly in a citrus-laced soy broth. It’s premium, ingredient-driven cookery served with down-to-earth hospitality—an absolute masterclass in traditional flavors.