Correction (10 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 9 October 2026.
This page covers four places in and around Highett that serve Vietnamese, Indonesian and Chinese food, plus one cafe. Two are in Highett and two are in Cheltenham. Each is decoded one at a time, because these are different cuisines and a single label would blur them.
We checked each place against two independent sources. We copied no menu prices on their own pages, so no dish prices are printed. Where a place publishes hours, we say whose listing they come from.
One ordering note matters most: Ny Ratna Kitchen lists its weekday hours as pre-order only, so plan ahead for those days.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese restaurant on Highett Road | Typhoon | 288-290 Highett Rd, Highett |
| Indonesian, pre-order on weekdays | Ny Ratna Kitchen | 133 Chesterville Rd, Highett |
| Cafe with listed hours | Sana Coffee | 33 Ambrose Avenue, Cheltenham |
| Chinese dumplings at Southland | Dumpling Chef | 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham |
Typhoon — 288-290 Highett Rd, Highett VIC 3190
We class Typhoon as a Vietnamese restaurant. Its own site gives the address as 288 - 292 Highett Road, and AGFG prints 288-290 Highett Rd, Highett 3190. AGFG lists Child Friendly, Vegan Options, Takeaway and Alfresco Dining. We could not find a menu with readable dishes, and the site pages carry no recent date, so no dish is decoded for this place.
Decoder: Vietnamese menus often include pho, a noodle soup, and banh mi, a filled baguette, but we could not confirm either on Typhoon’s pages.
Ny Ratna Kitchen — 133 Chesterville Rd, Highett VIC 3190
Ny Ratna Kitchen is an Indonesian restaurant at 1/133 Chesterville Road, Highett, VIC 3190, according to its own site. That site lists Monday to Friday 12pm to 5pm as pre-order only, Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm for dine-in, and Sunday closed. AGFG lists Child Friendly and Takeaway.
How to order: on weekdays, place a pre-order, as the site lists; Saturday is the dine-in window it lists.
Sana Coffee — 33 Ambrose Avenue, Cheltenham VIC 3192
Sana Coffee is a cafe. Its own site gives 33 Ambrose Ave, Cheltenham VIC 3192, and OpenStreetMap carries the same house number and postcode. The site lists Monday to Friday 7am to 2.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am to 2.30pm. The pages we read carry no recent date, so check before you go.
Region: we are not naming a regional style for this cafe from the sources we quote.
Dumpling Chef — 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192
A dumpling is a filled parcel of dough, and the cooking method, steamed, boiled or pan-fried, changes what arrives. We class Dumpling Chef as Chinese for its dumplings, and its own site lists 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham, Vic 3192. OpenStreetMap carries the venue’s name. We could not find hours or menu prices we could attribute to this location.
Order this first: we found no priced menu for this location, so no first order is picked; read the menu on the site before you go.
Quick answers
Where can I find Vietnamese food in Highett?
Typhoon, at 288-290 Highett Rd, Highett, is the Vietnamese restaurant on this page. AGFG lists Child Friendly, Vegan Options, Takeaway and Alfresco Dining for it. We could not find a readable menu, so ask the venue what is currently served.
When can I dine in at Ny Ratna Kitchen?
The restaurant’s own site lists Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm as available for dine-in. It lists Monday to Friday 12pm to 5pm as pre-order only, and Sunday closed. Check the site for changes before you go.
Is there a Chinese dumpling restaurant near Highett?
Dumpling Chef is listed on its own site at 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham, Vic 3192, just outside Highett. We could not find hours or prices for that location, so check the site before you travel.
Which of these places list a morning start?
Sana Coffee’s own site lists 7am on weekdays and 8am on Saturday and Sunday. Among the other three, Ny Ratna Kitchen’s is the only site whose hours we quote, and its earliest listed time is midday.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Typhoon: openstreetmap.org/13809932247, hawkertyphoon.com.au, agfg.com.au/hawker-typhoon-67784
- Ny Ratna Kitchen: nyratnakitchen.com.au, agfg.com.au/ny-ratna-kitchen-81556
- Sana Coffee: openstreetmap.org/13332785000, sanamelbourne.com.au
- Dumpling Chef: openstreetmap.org/9574731723, dumplingchef.com.au/locations
