Supper Inn

Up a flight of stairs on Celestial Avenue. No frills. Old-school live seafood tanks. A massive menu plastered right on the wall. This is Melbourne’s essential late-night fix. When the clock strikes midnight, serious eaters make a beeline for Supper Inn. Purists point straight to the unapologetic Cantonese execution—plates arriving fast, heavy, and imbued with serious wok hei, that elusive, smoky breath of the wok separating the amateurs from the masters. International food vloggers and Chinatown regulars alike crowd the tables for legendary pipis, perfectly crisp stuffed crab claws, and tender pork ribs drenched in mandarin sauce. BYO wine, grab a cold beer, and settle in. It’s loud, efficient, and the portions are massive. An undisputed late-night institution delivering top-tier sustenance well past the eleventh hour.