Melbourne has one of Australia’s most interesting vegetarian dining scenes, with restaurants that go well beyond basic salads or meat-free substitutes. Around North Melbourne, Carlton, Doncaster and the CBD, you can find vegetarian Moroccan feasts, plant-based pub food, Chinese mock-meat dishes and affordable city vegetarian meals that work for lunch, dinner, groups, casual catch-ups and special occasions.
This guide focuses on four verified vegetarian restaurants in Melbourne worth knowing: Moroccan Soup Bar, Green Man’s Arms, Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant and Gopal’s Vegetarian. Each one offers a different kind of vegetarian dining experience, from shared North African-style banquets to pub meals, Chinese vegetarian cooking and simple CBD comfort food.
1. Moroccan Soup Bar
Moroccan Soup Bar is one of Melbourne’s most important vegetarian restaurants. Now located on Boundary Road in North Melbourne, it continues the spirit of the original Moroccan Soup Bar with generous vegetarian food, warm hospitality and a strong sense of community.
The food is built around sharing rather than one plate per person. A meal here is usually best approached as a table feast: dips, bread, legumes, grains, vegetables, spices, slow-cooked dishes and comforting flavours that feel generous without relying on meat. It is especially good for diners who want vegetarian food to feel complete, filling and full of character.
Moroccan Soup Bar works well for group dinners, casual dates, vegetarian banquets, family meals and anyone who wants dinner to feel warm and communal. The restaurant has a strong identity, and that makes it different from many places that simply offer vegetarian options as part of a broader menu.
It is best for vegetarian Moroccan food, shared meals, comforting dinners, plant-based dining, group catch-ups and diners looking for a Melbourne vegetarian restaurant with history and heart.
Address: 47–51 Boundary Road, North Melbourne
Moroccan Soup Bar Menu
Featured items
Banquet
A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.
Eggplant Turnover
This melt in your mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses.
Chickpea Bake
Chickpeas topped with creamy yoghurt, garlic and tahini, served over toasted pita bread and finished with roasted butter and crunchy almonds. Rich, comforting and full of flavour.
Meal Pack and Chickpea Bake
Featuring our popular chickpea bake, this hearty and flavourful lunch includes mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi is finished with tahini and harissa.
Dips and Pita Bread
A generous selection of our house made dips and antipasto, including labneh, hummus, cauliflower dip, marinated capsicum, olives and marinated carrots and served with fresh pita bread.
Mujadara
Lentils and rice, gently cooked together and topped with sweet caramelised onions.
Spinach and Lentil Soup
Our zesty spinach and lentil soup with in house preserved lemons.
Classic Meal Pack
A wholesome and flavour-packed meal featuring fragrant saffron rice, a rich and comforting stew, and our signature seven vegetable couscous, served alongside a fresh seasonal salad.
Street Style Falafel Wrap
Crispy falafel wrapped in soft pillow bread with fresh salad, tangy pickled turnips and pickles. Finished with our creamy homemade tahini sauce. A timeless favourite, full of bold flavour and satisfying crunch.
Moroccan Nourish Bowl
A hearty and flavourful lunch featuring mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi and finished with tahini and harissa.
Golden Veggie Wrap
Crispy fried eggplant, roasted cauliflower and potato, tossed with fresh rocket salad and wrapped in soft pillow bread. A satisfying, flavour rich wrap with the perfect balance of crunch, warmth and freshness.
Chilli Tahini with Saffron Rice
Potatoe, cauliflower and creamy chilli tahini with saffron rice.
Cali Stew with Saffron Rice
Cauliflower stew and mildly spicy tomato based.
Lentil Dahl with Saffron Rice
Gently spiced lentil dahl with aromatic saffron rice, topped with herbs.
Seven Veggies on Couscous
Seven roasted vegetables on fluffy couscous. Gluten free option available.
Moroccan Salad (GF)(V)
Made up of seasonal greens, cabbage, tomatoes, preserved lemon with a herb, lemon and garlic oil dressing.
Harira Soup
Mildly spicy.
Turkish Delight
Each.
Baklava
Each.
Meal Packs
For those looking for something a little more substantial, our Meal Packs are a generous, flavourful option. Convenient, freshly made, and packed with satisfying flavours, they’re ideal for a hearty lunch on the go.
Moroccan Nourish Bowl
A hearty and flavourful lunch featuring mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi and finished with tahini and harissa.
Meal Pack and Chickpea Bake
Featuring our popular chickpea bake, this hearty and flavourful lunch includes mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi is finished with tahini and harissa.
Classic Meal Pack
A wholesome and flavour-packed meal featuring fragrant saffron rice, a rich and comforting stew, and our signature seven vegetable couscous, served alongside a fresh seasonal salad.
Banquet
A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.
Banquet
A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.
Soups
Harira Soup
Mildly spicy.
Spinach and Lentil Soup
Our zesty spinach and lentil soup with in house preserved lemons.
Wraps
Zaatar Garden Wrap
Soft za'atar dusted pillow bread filled with creamy labneh, fresh mint, olives, crisp cucumber, juicy tomato, green and red capsicum. A light, refreshing wrap packed with vibrant and herb forward flavours.
Golden Veggie Wrap
Crispy fried eggplant, roasted cauliflower and potato, tossed with fresh rocket salad and wrapped in soft pillow bread. A satisfying, flavour rich wrap with the perfect balance of crunch, warmth and freshness.
Street Style Falafel Wrap
Crispy falafel wrapped in soft pillow bread with fresh salad, tangy pickled turnips and pickles. Finished with our creamy homemade tahini sauce. A timeless favourite, full of bold flavour and satisfying crunch.
Mains
Chickpea Bake
Chickpeas topped with creamy yoghurt, garlic and tahini, served over toasted pita bread and finished with roasted butter and crunchy almonds. Rich, comforting and full of flavour.
Seven Veggies on Couscous
Seven roasted vegetables on fluffy couscous. Gluten free option available.
Moroccan Salad (GF)(V)
Made up of seasonal greens, cabbage, tomatoes, preserved lemon with a herb, lemon and garlic oil dressing.
Lentil Dahl with Saffron Rice
Gently spiced lentil dahl with aromatic saffron rice, topped with herbs.
Cali Stew with Saffron Rice
Cauliflower stew and mildly spicy tomato based.
Chilli Tahini with Saffron Rice
Potatoe, cauliflower and creamy chilli tahini with saffron rice.
Mujadara
Lentils and rice, gently cooked together and topped with sweet caramelised onions.
Eggplant Turnover
This melt in your mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses.
Dips and Pita Breads
Dips and Pita Bread
A generous selection of our house made dips and antipasto, including labneh, hummus, cauliflower dip, marinated capsicum, olives and marinated carrots and served with fresh pita bread.
Desserts
Turkish Delight
Each.
Baklava
Each.
All Fixed Catering Menus
Lunch Menu | Set Menu
Enjoy our lunch menu at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is $350 @ $35 per person. If you would like to order less than this, you are welcome but we don't offer delivery for less than this, so please contact us and place an order via email or phone. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.
Dinner | Set Menu
Enjoy our Moroccan Dinner at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available
Banquet | Set Menu
Enjoy our Moroccan Banquet at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.
Customisable lunch, dinner and banquet menus
Lunch Menu | Your choice of meals
Choose from our Moroccan Banquet menu to suit your workplace, picnic or event. Mezze dishes come with Pita. If you prefer to swap Couscous with Rice let us know in the notes at checkout. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.
Dinner Menu | Your choice of meals
Choose from our Moroccan Banquet menu to suit your workplace, picnic or event. Mezze dishes come with Pita. If you prefer to swap Couscous with Rice let us know in the notes at checkout. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.
Banquet | Your Choice of Dishes
Choose from our Moroccan Banquet menu to suit your workplace, picnic or event. Mezze dishes come with Pita. If you prefer to swap Couscous with Rice let us know in the notes at checkout. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.
Build your own menu (minimum $300)
Hummus
Hummus is universally consumed across the Arab world and the Middle East (and Melbourne!). It is hotly contested which culture makes the best version! This is a humble interpretation - see what you think.
Capsicum dip
Mamaganoush (Aubergine dip)
Mamaganoush speaks for itself. There exist many varieties across many cultures. Ours in its smokey simplicity maintains the individual flavour of all the ingredients. Comes with pita bread.
Cauliflower Tahini Dip
If you have ever dined in with us at the MSB you may have tried a small portion of the cauliflower tahini on your dips plate. We thought it was about time this deserved to be a star on it's own. It's the right balance of tang, acidity and garlic all in one.
Trio of Moroccan Dips with pickles
This trio is like no other. Labneh, Hummus, Baba Ganoush. Comes with house made pickled vegetables.
Charmoula Eggplant Sticks
Charmoula is one of the most used marinades in Moroccan cooking. It enhances the flavour of its benevolent host - here Eggplants are the main star of the show... We have a minimum on these as they are quite time-consuming to make.
Falafel pieces
We have a minimum on these as they are wuite time consuming to make from scratch.
Stuffed Vine Leaves
We have a minimum on these as they are quite time-consuming to make.
Chilli Tahini
A comforting, flavour-packed dish where tender cauliflower and potatoes are brought together in a rich, creamy chilli tahini sauce. Warming, satisfying, and perfectly balanced with just the right touch of heat.
Makloubeh (Eggplant Turnover)
This melt-in-your-mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses. Served with a side of salata.
Chickpea Bake
This meal was a centrepiece of our menu in the restaurant. With an award-winning reputation and a customer favourite it will always be on the menu here to enjoy.
Seven Roasted Vegetables
This version of our essential Seven Vegetables is served without Couscous or Rice. If you would like to add either (or both!) please select them in our "Extras" section to accompany this dish.
Special Lentil Rice (Mujadara)
This one adds several ingredients that sharpen the senses and add a smoky dimension. Served with fried onions on top as well as a side of cucumber, minted yoghurt and Harissa.
Lentil Dahl
This lentil dahl is a slight variation on my mother's recipe as I add tomatoes which I've found lift the flavour of the lentils.
Salata
This salata is a staple to be paired with all of the mains.
Moroccan Couscous
Our couscous, a staple of the Moroccan diet can be eaten as a meal of its own or with any of our dishes. We put it on as a stand alone in case anyone really wants some extra!
M'hencha Baklava
M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine.
Turkish Delight
Puts a smile on your dial every time.
Sweet Extras
M'hencha Baklava
M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine.
Turkish Delight
Puts a smile on your dial every time.
Mixture of M'hencha Baklava & Turkish Delight
M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine. Our Turkish delight is a fragrant pillowy delicacy. This is a mixture of 10 baklava and 10 delights.
Service + Crockery Hire
Crockery and Cutlery Hire
Crockery and cutlery hire 1 x plate, fork, knife and spoon (Includes delivery)
Moroccan themed Platter Hire
Moroccan platter hire for presenting your dishes.
Moroccan Themed Banquet Service
Moroccan-themed banquet includes: delivery, set-up and table service.
Staff hire
Staff hire for your event. $200 per worker per event. Usually allow for 2-3 workers for 10 people. Includes serving, dishes and cleaning and tidying up.
Bump in and out for larger gatherings and events
Bump in and out for your larger events so we carry all that is needed to the venue and set up tables. $450 per event.
2. Green Man’s Arms
Green Man’s Arms gives Carlton something rare: a vegetarian pub. Located on Lygon Street, it takes the familiar comfort of a local pub and rebuilds it around plant-based and vegetarian food. That makes it a strong choice for people who want a casual, social venue without needing to settle for a token vegetarian dish.
The appeal is that Green Man’s Arms feels like a pub first, not a health-food restaurant. You can come for drinks, a group dinner, a date, a birthday catch-up or a casual Sunday meal, while still knowing the menu is built around vegetarian eating. The food leans into hearty, modern pub-style dishes rather than light cafe plates.
This is especially useful for mixed groups. Vegetarians and vegans get a menu that takes them seriously, while non-vegetarians still get the familiar rhythm of pub dining: drinks, snacks, mains, sides and a relaxed room where the meal can stretch into the evening.
Green Man’s Arms is best for vegetarian pub food, vegan-friendly meals, group dinners, drinks, casual dates, Carlton nights out and anyone looking for plant-based food in a proper pub setting.
Address: 418 Lygon Street, Carlton
Green Man’s Arms Menu
FEED ME
Dine on a chefs selection of the Green Man's Arms current seasonal menu. A selection of 6 dishes to share with a choice of all savoury or with dessert.
FEED ME
Dine on a chefs selection of the Green Man's Arms current seasonal menu. A selection of 6 dishes to share with a choice of all savoury or with dessert
SMALLER DISHES
FAUX GRAS (GFO)(AFO)
house made focaccia, pear chutney, fresh pear
HUMMUS OLIVE FOCACCIA PLATE (GFO)(AFO)
house made focaccia, zaatar hummus, mount zero olives, house pickles
"CHORIZO" FOCACCIA PLATE (GFO)
house made focaccia, house made "chorizo", almond + cashew feta, house pickles, zaatar hummus
CHILLI HUMMUS FOCACCIA PLATE (GFO)
house made focaccia, Six-Eyed Scorpion chilli oil, hummus
KING OYSTER “CALAMARI” (GF) (AFO)
cured king oyster mushrooms, Szechuan chilli salt, tofu kewpie mayo + herb salad
FRIED CAULIFLOWER (GF)
green man’s secret herbs and spices, side of pickled red onion and dill cucumbers, chipotle aioli
POMME FRITES (GF)(AFO)
fried desiree potatoes with house made tomato sauce or chipotle aioli
SEASONAL GREENS (GF)(AFO)
with scorched cabbage cream, chilli pickled shallots, puffed wild rice
HOUSE SLAW (GF)(AFO)
with pickled onion and lemon dressing
LARGER DISHES
TOFU LARB WITH RICE (GF)(AFO)
tofu mince, pickled carrot and daikon, thai basil, Vietnamese mint, spring onion, lime, served with steamed rice
MASSAMAN CURRY (GF)(AF)
purple sweet potato, pickled thai eggplant, chilli oil, toasted cashews served with steamed rice
HOUSE MADE GNOCCHI (GF)(AF)
carrot puree, thyme beurre monte, almond cream
MUSHROOM "EYE FILLET" STEAK (GF,AF)
pomme puree, green peppercorn jus, herb butter
slow cooked lions mane and king oyster mushroom
slow cooked lions mane and king oyster mushroom
EGGPLANT PARMA (GF)(AFO)
herb roasted eggplant, napoli, hemp mozzarella, hand cut chips + house slaw
GREENMAN'S CHEEESE BURGER (GFO)
choice of our house made black bean patty or a V2 burger patty gouda, dill pickles, bullseye BBQ sauce and garlic aioli, served with pommes frites + tomato sauce
GREENMAN'S CAESAR SALAD
baby cos, dill, 'bacon', pickled celery, house made olive parmesan, toasted pine nuts , caesar dressing
EXTRAS
ALL SAUCES MADE ON SITE, ALL VEGAN
chipotle aioli / garlic aioli / bullseye BBQ / fermented chilli sauce / tomato sauce / kewpie mayo / chilli oil
ALL SAUCES MADE ON SITE, ALL VEGAN
hummus
almond + cashew feta / chorizo
serve of mt zero olives
EXTRA BREAD
EXTRA GLUTEN-FREE BREAD
STEAMED RICE
SIX-EYED SCORPION CHILLI OIL
DESSERT
STICKY DATE PUDDING (GF)
served with caramel sauce and vanilla gelato
RASPBERRY BAVAROIS (GF)
earl grey biscuit, raspberry coulis
TOASTED COCONUT GELATO (GF)
served with mango sticky rice
3. Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant
Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant is a Doncaster favourite for vegetarian Chinese food. Located on Village Avenue, it specialises in Chinese-style vegetarian dishes, including mock-meat cooking, stir-fries, rice dishes, noodles and comfort food that suits families and groups.
The menu is useful because it gives vegetarian diners the kind of variety usually found in a full Chinese restaurant. Instead of choosing from one or two meat-free dishes, diners can build a meal across several plates: mock-meat mains, vegetables, tofu, noodles, rice and shareable dishes.
Vegie Mum works particularly well for families, group dinners and takeaway. The food is generous, familiar and easy to share, which makes it a strong option when the table wants vegetarian food that feels satisfying rather than restrictive.
Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant is best for vegetarian Chinese food, mock-meat dishes, family meals, group dinners, takeaway, noodles, rice dishes and anyone looking for a strong vegetarian restaurant in Melbourne’s east.
Address: 27 Village Avenue, Doncaster
Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant Menu
Top Sellers
137. Jasmine Rice (Per Person) 香米饭
134. Special Fried Rice (With Egg/Without Egg) 扬州炒饭
5. Satay Skewer (2 Skewers)沙爹串烧2串
soy-protein skewers served with peanut sauce
49. Sweet and Sour Pork (Contains Soy) 咕噜肉
fried soy-pork balls with sweet and sour sauce
83. Curry Laksa 咖喱拉沙
noodle in coconut based curry soup with soy-protein, eggplant, bean shoot and bean curd
38. Honey Chicken (Contains Soy) 蜜糖素鸡球
VEGETARIAN ENTREE
1. Combination 什锦拼盘
2 x spring rolls, 2 x curry puffs, 2 x satay skewer,2 drumsticks
2. Lettuce Delight (2 Pcs)生菜包
mix vegetables and soy-protein served in lettuce leaf
3. Spring Rolls (2 Pcs) 春卷
4. Curry Puff (2 Pcs)咖喱角
5. Satay Skewer (2 Skewers)沙爹串烧2串
soy-protein skewers served with peanut sauce
6. Fried Wonton (4 Pcs)炸云吞
7. Fried Tofu (6 Pcs)炸豆腐
8. Fried Drumstick (2 Pcs)炸鸡腿
VEGETARIAN SOUP
10. Shark Fin Soup (With Egg/Without Egg) 鱼翅汤
shark fin-like taste with shredded soy-protein
11. Hot and Sour Soup (With Egg/Without Egg)酸辣汤
black fungus, carrot, soy-protein, rice vinegar and chili
12. Sweet Corn Soup (With Egg/Without Egg)玉米汤
creamy sweet corn soup with soy-protein
13. Tom Yum Soup 泰式酸辣汤
Thai hot and sour soup with tomatoes and soy-protein
14. Short Soup云吞汤
VEGETARIAN SEAFOOD
15.oatmeal prawns麦片虾
prawns with sweet and mild chili flavoured butter
17. Honey Prawns蜜糖素虾
18. Salted and Pepper Prawns椒盐虾
19. Teoh-chew Steamed Fish潮州蒸素鱼
steam fish salted vegetables, tomato, mushroom, ginger, tofu
20. Curry Soy Fish咖喱素鱼
21. Sweet and Sour Soy Fish甜酸素鱼
22. Assam Soy Fish (With Fried Fish/Without Fried Fish) 亚三素鱼
served with fish, tomato, eggplant, fresh bean with Malaysian style sour and mild spicy curry sauce
23. Soy Fish with Nyonya Sauce 娘惹金桔素鱼
25. Salted and Pepper Squid椒盐素鲜鱿
26. Sambal Chili Veggie Squid三巴素鲜鱿
27. Thai seafood hot pot泰式椰奶海鲜窝
with seafood in hot pot
28. Malaysian Spicy Veggie Prawn (With Egg/Without Egg)甘香素大虾
29. Sambal Chili Veggie Prawn三巴素大虾
30. Diced Mixed Seafood海鲜木耳菠菜
with fresh spinach and black fungus
VEGETARIAN DUCK & CHICKEN
31. Roasted Duck (Contains Gluten) 红烧素鸭
33. Crispy beancurd skin duck with mashroom & black fungus香菇木耳腐皮鸭
34. Kung-Po Chicken (Contains Soy) 宫保素鸡丁
stir fried soy chicken with dry chili and vegetable
36. Curry Chicken (Contains Soy) 咖喱素鸡丁
37. Lemon Chicken (Contains Gluten) 柠檬素鸡
38. Honey Chicken (Contains Soy) 蜜糖素鸡球
VEGETARIAN BEEF/LAMB
40. Black Pepper Beef (Contains Soy) 黑椒素牛肉
stir fried beef with black pepper and vegetable
41. Curry Beef (Contains Soy) 咖喱素牛肉
42. Mongolian Lamb (Contains Soy) 蒙古素羊肉
stir fried lamb with Mongolian sauce and vegetable
43. Curry Lamb (Contains Soy) 咖喱素羊肉
44. Braised Diced Fillet Steak 泰式九层塔牛仔粒
with basil leaves on grilled stone pot
VEGETARIAN PORK
45. Honey Roasted Pork (Contains Gluten) 双拼
with roasted duck
47. Shanghai Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs (Contains Soy) 上海糖醋排骨
fried soy-pork with special homemade mandarin sauce
48. Honey Roasted Pork (Contains Gluten) 蜜糖素叉烧
49. Sweet and Sour Pork (Contains Soy) 咕噜肉
fried soy-pork balls with sweet and sour sauce
50. Stir-fried Hakka Pork Belly 客家肉炒四季豆
with fresh green beans
52. Baked Pork Belly 上海糖酷猪手
with shanghai style sweet and sour sauce
VEGETARIAN BEAN CURD
54. Black Olive Pickle and Mince Pork 榄菜肉松豆腐
with stewed silky tofu
55. Veggie Seafood with Egg Tofu 海鲜豆腐
56. Malaysian Spicy Tofu 甘香豆腐
57. Ma-Po Tofu 麻婆豆腐
tofu with baby corn, capsicum, mushroom
58. Salt and Pepper Tofu 椒盐豆腐
VEGETARIAN HOT POT
59. Seafood with Bean Curd Hot Pot 海鲜豆腐煲
assorted soy-seafood with tofu and vegetable
61. Chicken Mushroom Hot Pot 香菇素鸡煲
62. BBQ Sauce Bean Curd Hot Pot 红烧豆腐煲
bean curd with vegetable and mock meat
63. Sichuan Eggplant Hot Pot 鱼香茄子煲
VEGETABLES
65. Crispy Sweet and Sour Abalone Mushroom 酸辣鲍鱼菇
66. Salted and Pepper Abalone Mushroom 椒盐鲍鱼菇
67. Gado-Gado 沙爹什锦菜
Malaysian style mixed vegetable garnished with peanut sauce
68. Spinach Belacan 马来盏菠菜
Malaysian belacan spicy sauce with spinach
69. Loh Han Vegetables 罗汉上斋
mixed vegetable with preserved bean curd and fungus
70. Curry Mixed Vegetables 咖喱什锦菜
71. Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Black Fungus 木耳什锦菜
72. Sambal Chili Green Beans 三巴辣椒四季豆
73. Fried Green Beans with Abalone Mushroom 酱爆四季豆鲍菇
75. Crispy Abalone Mushroom 日式芥末鲍鱼菇
with Japanese style wasabi mayonnaise
VEGGIE FISH
78. Singaporean Chili Crispy Whole Fish 星州香煎鱼
79. Nyonya Sauce Crispy Whole Fish 金桔香煎鱼
80. Shanghai Style Sweet and Sour Sauce Crispy Whole Fish 松鼠鱼
81. Thai Tom Kar Spicy Whole Fish 泰式辣香煎鱼
82. Salted and Pepper Whole Crispy Fish 椒盐左右鱼
VEGGIE NOODLES
100. Singapore Noodle (With Egg/Without Egg) 星汌炒米
rice vermicelli with chili spices, soy-protein, and bean shoot
101. Combination Braised Rice Vermicelli 福建焖米粉
102. Combination Pan-fried Thin Noodle (With Egg/Without Egg) 炒面线
103. Combination Pan-fried Thin and Thick Rice Noodle (With Egg/Without Egg)滑蛋鸳鸯
104. Stir Fried Egg Noodle with Seafood 海鲜炒生面
105. Veggie Fish 素鱼汤米粉
with rice vermicelli in soup
107. Combination 3 Roast Meat 三拼捞面
with egg noodle
108. Shanghai Style Dark Vinegar Pork Trotter 糖醋猪手捞面
with egg noodle
109. Loh Han Mixed Vegetable on Crispy Noodle 罗汉上素煎面
83. Curry Laksa 咖喱拉沙
noodle in coconut based curry soup with soy-protein, eggplant, bean shoot and bean curd
84. Wonton Noodle Soup 云吞汤面
85. Tom-Yum Noodle Soup 泰式汤面
Thai spicy sour and hot soup with soy-protein vegetable and noodle
86. Roasted Duck Noodle Soup (Contains Gluten) 烧鸭汤面
87. Roasted Pork Noodle Soup 叉烧汤面
88. Combination Egg Noodle Soup 什锦汤面
assorted soy protein and vegetable with noodle soup
89. Combination Rice Noodle Soup 什锦汤河粉
assorted soy protein and vegetable with rice noodle soup
90. Roasted Duck Noodle 烧鸭捞面
91. Roasted Pork Noodle 叉烧捞面
92. Ham and Mushroom Noodle 三丝捞面
93. Combination Crispy Noodle 什锦煎面底
94. Combination Fried Rice Noodle 什锦炒河粉
95. Combination Fried Rice Noodle (With Egg) 滑蛋河粉
96. Hokkien Mee 福建炒面
thick yellow noodle in dark soy sauce with assorted soy-protein and vegetable
97. Beef with Vegetable Rice Noodle 干炒牛河
fried flat rice noodle with dark soy sauce with soy-beef, vegetable and bean shoot
98. Char Kuey Teow (With Egg/Without Egg) 炒贵刁
fried flat rice noodle with dark soy sauce, soy-protein, spinach and bean shoot
99. Mee Goreng (With Egg/Without Egg) 马来炒面
thick yellow noodle with chili spices, bean curd, tomato, and soy-protein
RICE
116. Roasted Pork and Duck On Rice (Contains Gluten) 素双拼饭
117. Roasted Pork On Rice (Contains Gluten) 素叉烧饭
118. Roasted Duck On Rice (Contains Gluten) 素烧鸭饭
119. Nasi Goreng (With Egg/Without Egg) 马来炒饭
120. Spinach Fried Rice (With Egg/Without Egg) 菠菜炒饭
121. Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice 咕噜肉拼白饭
122. Kung-Po Chicken with Rice 宫保素鸡丁拼白饭
123. Black Pepper Beef with Rice黑椒素牛肉白饭
124. Ma-Po Tofu With Rice 麻婆豆腐饭
125. Malaysian Nyonya Sauce 金桔鱼片饭
with fish fillet on rice
126. Creamy Sweet Corn Sauce 粟米班块饭
with fish fillet on rice (With Egg/Without Egg)
127. Shanghai Style Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs on Rice 糖醋排骨饭
128. Singapore Style Sweet Chili Chicken on Rice 星洲鸡球饭
(With Egg/Without Egg)
130. Thai Basil Chili Steak on Rice 泰式牛仔粒饭
131. Malaysian Style Curry Lamb on Rice 马来咖喱羊柳饭
132. Pork Belly and Fresh Green Beans 三巴腩肉四季豆饭
with sambal sauce on rice
133. Stir Fried Mixed Veggie and Tofu with Rice 什菜豆腐饭
134. Special Fried Rice (With Egg/Without Egg) 扬州炒饭
135. Si-Chuan Fried Rice 老干妈炒饭
(With Egg/Without Egg)
136. Blake Olive Fried Rice 榄菜炒饭
(With Egg/Without Egg)
137. Jasmine Rice (Per Person) 香米饭
DRINKS
375ml Can
Coconut Water
Pineapple Juice
Apple Juice
4. Gopal’s Vegetarian
Gopal’s Vegetarian is one of Melbourne CBD’s most practical vegetarian restaurants. Located upstairs on Swanston Street, it offers affordable, simple vegetarian meals in the heart of the city, making it especially useful for students, workers, shoppers and visitors who want a quick meat-free meal.
The food is comforting and straightforward. Gopal’s is known for vegetarian meal plates, curries, rice, salads, soups, sweets and simple dishes that suit a quick lunch or casual dinner. It is not trying to be a polished special-occasion restaurant; its strength is affordability, convenience and dependable vegetarian food.
That makes it a valuable CBD option. Melbourne has plenty of vegetarian-friendly restaurants, but Gopal’s is one of the places where vegetarian food is the whole point. It works when you want something quick, filling and central without needing to book or spend heavily.
Gopal’s Vegetarian is best for affordable vegetarian meals, CBD lunches, curries, rice plates, quick dinners, students, casual city eating and anyone looking for a simple vegetarian restaurant on Swanston Street.
Address: Level 1, 139 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Gopal's Vegetarian Menu
Menu
Weekly Special
Your choice of Salad, Soup, Mains, Dessert and Drinks
Economy Special
Rice and your choice of 2 Curries and salad.
Vegan Special
Your choice of Salad, Mains, a Vegan Dessert and Drink
Lasagne Special
Lasagne and your choice of a Salad
So Fresh
Spinach- Cheese Pie and your choice of Green Salad)
Non Alcoholic Drinks
WATER
Smoothies
LEMON AND MINT JUICE
Soups
LENTIL SOUP
Main Courses
LASAGNA
Thai
GREEN CURRY
Snacks
CROQUETTES
Side Dishes
RICE
Specialties
SHEPHERD'S PIE
Starters
VEGAN SAMOSAS
Soft Drinks
JUICE
Greek Specialties
SPANAKOPITA
Asian Specialties
SAMOSA
Lassi
MANGO LASSI
Bevande
TROPICAL JUICE
Indian Dessert
HALWA
Mexican-American Food
EMPANADAS
Sauces
SAUCE
Mixed Specialties
KEBAB
Drinks
CREAMING SODA
Beverages
LEMON LIME BITTERS
Hot Drinks
COFFEE
TEA
Salads
QUINOA SALAD
TOFU SALAD
BEET SALAD
Dessert
APPLE CRUMBLE
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING
CHEESECAKE
Indian
ROTI
STRAWBERRIES LASSI
VEGETABLE CURRY
CHICKEN CURRY
Uncategorized
FRUIT & NUT BALL
BEAN CROQUETTE
INDIAN FRESH CHICK PEA
PAPPADUMS
ASIAN SALAD
GARDEN SALAD
PASTA SALAD
ORGANIC QUINOA
KOFTA BALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE
STIR FRIED ASIAN TOFU
VEGGIE KOFTA BALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE
VEGAN SAMOSA'S
SPINACH & CHEESE FILO'S
NOT SO HUNGRY PLATE
VEGGIE LASAGNE SPECIAL
VEGAN PLATTER
ROTI
RAW BEETROOT & CARROT SALAD
AQUAPURA WATER
APPLE AND WHEATGRASS
MIXED BERRY CHEESECAKE
APPLE, DATE & OAT SLICE
SEMOLINA PUDDING WITH DRIED FRUITS
CAROB BLISS BALL
VANILLA BLISS BALL
Final word
The best vegetarian restaurants in Melbourne cover a useful mix of styles. Moroccan Soup Bar is the North Melbourne favourite for generous vegetarian Moroccan feasts. Green Man’s Arms is the Carlton vegetarian pub for drinks, group meals and plant-based comfort food. Vegie Mum Vegetarian Restaurant is the Doncaster choice for vegetarian Chinese dishes and mock-meat classics. Gopal’s Vegetarian is the Swanston Street option for affordable CBD vegetarian meals.
Together, they show why Melbourne’s vegetarian dining scene is so strong: varied, practical, generous and full of restaurants where meat-free dining is central rather than an afterthought.