Every country has its favourite street food, and you’ll find most of them here in ³Ô¹ÏÍø. Here’s our guide to the city’s best food to eat on the go.

Chunky Town

In QV’s food court, ’s snack of choice is a hot dog, Korean style. The famously crispy and crunchy sausage-on-a-stick is battered and fried, then drizzled with cheese, ketchup or mayo. Or pull apart the oozey option filled with mozzarella. There’s also waffle fries, Korean fried chicken and donut balls covered in soft-serve ice cream.

girl holding corn dogs
Sausage-on-a-stick Chunky Town photo by Charmaine Visuals

Kwafood Fried Skewers

Snack time just got a spicy upgrade. has brought Sichuan-style things-on-sticks to ³Ô¹ÏÍø, offering a no-fuss, flavour-packed experience. Pick your favourite meats, seafood, veggies, and more from the skewer selection. Then hand them over and watch the magic happen. A quick fry, a dusting of salt and spice, and voilà, the perfect late-night snack.

Heartbaker Bun Mee

Hidden in a tiny laneway, this authentic Vietnamese cafe will cure those carb cravings. Head to Heartbaker Bun Mee on Flinders Lane for ultra crispy banh mi with perfectly balanced flavours. Best of all, the pork rolls come in under $10. Wash it all down with a Vietnamese iced coffee, sweetened with condensed milk. You can also get your banh mi fix at the Spring Street store.

A banh mi held in front of a laneway.
Heartbaker Bun Mee

Wang’s Crispy Pancakes

A taste of tradition in every bite. on Swanston Street serves up guokui, a Jingzhou-style flatbread snack with 1000 years of history from China’s Hubei province. These golden delights are stuffed with savoury fillings, rolled flat, and baked perfectly in a hot furnace. The line out front says it all – crispy, chewy, and oh-so-satisfying. It’s worth the wait.

American Doughnut Kitchen

The has been serving up jammy delights at Queen Victoria Market since 1950. Choose from a bag of five or 10, filled with raspberry-plum jam and rolled in sugar. Order ahead to skip the queues and avoid the pain of ‘sold out’. Their custom-built van is parked at the top of I Shed, every day except Monday and Wednesday.

A selection of cinnamon donuts
Jam doughnuts at American Doughnut Kitchen

Wow Crepes

Start your day the street food way. Wow Crepes, tucked inside the Kmart Centre food court, is a beacon for jianbing. These beloved breakfast crepes from Shandong province are fast, fresh, and a flavour-packed bite. Made to order on a hot plate, these golden crepes are filled with crisp veggies, herbs and your choice of fillings. Try spicy bean curd, Chinese sausage or the standout chicken schnitzel.

La Petite Crêperie

No matter the season, La Petite Crêperie promises a takeaway taste of Paris. Their sweet and savoury crepes are served in a paper cone, and staff speak with an authentic accent à la française. Once a newspaper stand, the tiny red-checked kiosk now houses crepe hotplates. Plus jars of homemade toppings like jam and salted caramel.

a crepe kiosk with customers standing nearby
La Petite Crêperie

Croque Monsieur

This tiny French cafe is entirely devoted to perfecting the art of the toastie. Try a cheesy béchamel-loaded croque monsieur, or pop some eggs on top for a croque madame. Croque Monsieur's sandwiches are filled with homemade sauces and chutney. They also do sweet toasties on brioche, the French way. That means (you guessed it) tonnes of Nutella!

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