New Shanghai Melbourne Central

Level 3, Melbourne Central. Past the ice cream crowds—a sprawling, Chinese-inspired dining room built for epic group feasts. Forget standard mall food. CBD regulars flock here for a proper dim sum fix, perfectly balancing afternoon happy hour snacks with dedicated vegan plates. The insider move? Ordering heavy on the dumplings—crispy-bottomed pan-fried pork buns and silky prawn wontons drenched in an unapologetically rich peanut sesame sauce. Banquet hosts champion the energetic vibe and ultra-accommodating staff for pulling off large-scale events with ease. Finish with a bamboo steamer of delicate crab xiao long bao and sweet red bean sesame balls—pure comfort right in the heart of the city.