Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page was produced by a template that invented its venues. It listed eleven “Indian” restaurants in Bundoora that do not come from any real listing, gave them all the postcode 3082 (Mill Park’s, not Bundoora’s 3083), recommended dishes such as a charcuterie board, and claimed we had tested every option. It has been rewritten from scratch. Every place below was checked on 1 October 2026 against its own website or ordering page and a second, independent listing, and every price was copied from the venue’s own menu.
Indian food in Bundoora comes with a Himalayan accent. Two of the three Bundoora kitchens below describe their cooking as Indian and Nepalese, so momos share the card with butter chicken and biryani, and the third, on Plenty Road, lists an Andhra spicy chicken from India’s south-east.
Community context: at the 2021 Census, 1,135 of Bundoora’s 28,068 residents, 4.0 per cent, were born in India, the same share as Victoria as a whole.
The suburb’s own list is short, so this guide is honest about its edges: three kitchens in Bundoora, then two just over the line in Mill Park, including a South Indian dosa house. Every one of them does takeaway, and menus move, so give the order page a squiz before you set out.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Start with | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepalese momos in Bundoora | Avatar Indian & Nepalese | Steam momo | $14.99–$15.99 |
| A takeaway feed for the household | Avatar Indian & Nepalese | Family pack | $60.00 |
| Dum biryani on Plenty Road | The Spice Kitchen | Chicken dum biryani | $18.95 |
| A jar of house pickle to take home | Namaste Indian Restaurant | Mixed pickle, 250 ml | $7.95 |
| A South Indian dosa | Dosa Hut Plenty Valley | Masala dosa | $17.95 |
| Tandoori for two | Ajantha Indian Restaurant | Tandoori platter | $28.50 |
Avatar Indian & Nepalese Restaurant — 12 Copernicus Cres, Bundoora VIC 3083
Avatar’s own site promises “Nepalese Sekuwa (chargrilled skewers) and Khana Sets” alongside butter chicken and biryani, and its ordering page prices the momos, sekuwa and curries. Steam momo, Nepalese dumplings of minced chicken or vegetables, is $14.99–$15.99, and jhol momo, the same dumplings sitting in a coriander, sesame and chilli soup, is $17.99–$18.99. Chicken sekuwa, chargrilled with Nepali spices and served with a mint and coriander yoghurt dip, is $18.99; butter chicken is $22.99 and garlic naan $6.50.
For a household takeaway, the family pack is $60.00: four pieces of pakora, a butter chicken, a lamb rogan josh, two rice, two naans and a raita.
On the menu: jhol momo. Jhol is the Nepali word for a thin, soupy gravy, so these are dumplings you eat with a spoon.
Start with: steam momo, $14.99–$15.99.
The Spice Kitchen — 1268A Plenty Rd, Bundoora VIC 3083
On Plenty Road, The Spice Kitchen’s own site lists a veg thali combo, daal makhni, chicken tikka masala and an Andhra spicy chicken, a nod to the chilli-forward cooking of Andhra Pradesh. It describes itself as having a licensed bar and being BYO for wine only, and it takes orders online. Dum biryani is rice and marinated meat layered in a sealed pot and cooked slowly in its own steam; the chicken dum biryani is $18.95, with butter naan at $3.95 and coconut rice at $7.95.
The prices on its own site and on its OzFoodHunter ordering listing differ for several dishes, so only the three printed the same on both are quoted here. Check the order page for the rest.
On the menu: daal makhni, whole black urad dal slow-cooked with tomato, butter and cream, as the restaurant’s own description puts it.
Start with: chicken dum biryani, $18.95.
Namaste Indian Restaurant — Shop 6/12-16 McLeans Rd, Bundoora VIC 3083
Namaste’s own site says it has served Indian and Nepali food in Melbourne since 2001; today it trades from a shop on McLeans Road that you enter via Nathan Court. Its menus, including a separate take-away menu, are posted as images rather than text, so no dish prices are quoted here; the homepage names chicken momo, chowmein, chicken manchurian and a tandoori platter among its dishes. It is fully licensed and BYO for wine only.
What it does price in text is its own range of pickles and chutneys, made in small batches in Melbourne: the mixed pickle is $3.95 for 100 ml or $7.95 for 250 ml, and the garlic lemon pickle is $9.95 for 250 ml. Lunch runs Wednesday to Friday, 12pm to 2.30pm, dinner Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm to 9.45pm, and it is closed on Mondays.
On the menu: chowmein and manchurian, the Indo-Chinese and Nepali-Chinese dishes of stir-fried noodles and fried vegetable balls or chicken in a soy, garlic and chilli sauce.
Start with: chicken momo, at the price shown in its menu images.
Dosa Hut Plenty Valley — Shop R10, Westfield Plenty Valley, 415 McDonalds Rd, Mill Park VIC 3082
Over the line in Mill Park, inside Westfield Plenty Valley, this is the branch the Dosa Hut chain’s own Bundoora page points to, “just a short drive away from Bundoora”. A dosa is a thin crepe of fermented rice and lentil batter cooked until crisp; the masala dosa, topped with spiced potato and served with chutney and sambar, a tangy lentil-and-vegetable broth, is $17.95. The ghee podi dosa, brushed with ghee and spread with “gun powder”, is $14.95.
For something lighter, a sambar idly and vada, one steamed rice cake and one lentil fritter, is $9.95. The North Indian side of the menu is here too: chole bhature, chickpea curry with fluffy fried bread, is $17.95 when available.
On the menu: podi, the “gun powder” of the menu, a dry ground mix of roasted lentils, chilli and spices.
Start with: masala dosa, $17.95.
Ajantha Indian Restaurant — 7/5 Bush Blvd, Mill Park VIC 3082
Also in Mill Park, on Bush Boulevard, Ajantha’s online ordering menu runs from the tandoor to the south of India. The tandoori platter, “recommended for two”, is $28.50. Chicken chettinad is $19.95, and Kerala prawn curry, cooked with coconut, mustard and curry leaves, is $25.95. Butter chicken is $19.95, with garlic naan at $4.00.
On the menu: chettinad, named for the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, whose cooking is known for black pepper and freshly roasted, ground spices.
Start with: chicken chettinad, $19.95.
Quick answers
Where can I get Indian takeaway in Bundoora?
Avatar Indian & Nepalese at 12 Copernicus Crescent and The Spice Kitchen at 1268A Plenty Road both take orders online through links on their own sites, and Namaste on McLeans Road publishes a separate take-away menu. Avatar’s ordering page lists steam momo at $14.99–$15.99 and butter chicken at $22.99.
Is there an Indian family pack or food parcel in Bundoora?
Avatar’s family pack is $60.00: four pieces of pakora, a butter chicken, a lamb rogan josh, two rice, two naans and a raita. Nearby in Mill Park, Ajantha’s tandoori platter, recommended for two, is $28.50.
Where can I get a dosa near Bundoora?
Dosa Hut Plenty Valley, Shop R10 at Westfield Plenty Valley in Mill Park, lists a masala dosa at $17.95 and a ghee podi dosa at $14.95 on its own menu.
Where is Namaste Indian Restaurant in Bundoora, and when is it open?
Shop 6/12-16 McLeans Road, entered via Nathan Court. Its own site lists lunch Wednesday to Friday, 12pm to 2.30pm, and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm to 9.45pm; it is closed on Mondays.
What are momos?
Momos are Himalayan dumplings: pleated parcels of minced meat or vegetables, usually steamed and eaten with a spicy dipping sauce. In Bundoora, Avatar lists steam momo at $14.99–$15.99 and jhol momo, served in a soup, at $17.99–$18.99.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each venue’s own website or online ordering page and copied every item and price exactly as printed. Avatar’s prices come from its own ordering page, linked from its website; Ajantha’s from the menu feed behind its own ordering site; Dosa Hut’s from the Plenty Valley menu on the chain’s own site. The Spice Kitchen’s website and its OzFoodHunter ordering listing disagree on several prices, so we quote only the three that match on both. Namaste posts its menus as images, so we quote only what its site prints as text. Each address was confirmed at a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide, Uber Eats, Everything Indian or the singh.com.au directory. Dosa Hut’s own page prints the postcode 3064 for this branch; Mill Park is 3082, which is what the Australian Good Food Guide shows. Population figures are from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Bundoora. Delivery-app prices, star ratings and review counts are not used. Online prices can differ from counter prices, and some dishes come and go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of dish, not the venue’s own food.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Avatar Indian & Nepalese Restaurant: avatarbundoora.com.au and its ordering page; address also at Uber Eats
- The Spice Kitchen: spicekitchenbundoora.com.au; address also at AGFG and OzFoodHunter
- Namaste Indian Restaurant: namasteindian.com.au, its contact page and menu page; address also at singh.com.au (Nearby Listings)
- Dosa Hut Plenty Valley: Bundoora page and Plenty Valley menu; address also at AGFG
- Ajantha Indian Restaurant: its ordering site; address also at AGFG and Everything Indian
- Bundoora population and country of birth: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats
