Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page was produced by a template, not by checking. It listed ten “Indian” restaurants in Kew East with addresses under postcode 3135, which belongs to Heathmont and Ringwood East, not Kew East (3102), along with invented seat counts, prices and dishes such as mushroom pasta and pumpkin risotto. It has been rewritten from scratch. Every venue below was confirmed at two independent sources, and every price was copied from the venue’s own menu or ordering page on 1 October 2026.
Kew East sits 8 km east of the CBD, bounded by the Yarra River to the north and by Burke Road to the east, with its main shops in Harp Village on High Street, where the route 48 tram runs. It is not one of Melbourne’s Indian food strips, and it does not pretend to be. The Indian kitchens that feed it sit just beyond its edges: west along High Street in Kew, and across Burke Road in Balwyn.
Community context: at the 2021 Census, 141 of Kew East’s 6,620 residents, 2.1 per cent, were born in India, against 4.0 per cent across Victoria. So this guide is less about a diaspora precinct and more about four menus within easy reach, read as they are published today. Between them they cover a surprising amount of the subcontinent: Bengali and Andhra curries, Goan green masala, North Indian street snacks, Lucknow and Hyderabad biryani, and Nepalese momo.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Start with | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional curries beyond butter chicken | India @ Q by DDs Kitchen | Kosha mangsho (Bengali lamb) | $25.90 |
| A proper biryani | India @ Q by DDs Kitchen | Chicken Hydrabadi biriyani | $29.90 |
| Chaat and the tandoor, halal meat | Spice on High | Samosa chat | $14.00 |
| Nepalese dumplings | Avatar Indian Cuisine | Steam momo | $18 to $20 |
| A vegetarian feed on the Kew East border | Cloves Fine Indian Restaurant | The vegetarian menu | Menu published as images |
India @ Q by DDs Kitchen — 234 High St, Kew VIC 3101
This is the menu to read if you want to travel the length of India in one sitting. Alongside the familiar murgh makhani, its name for butter chicken, at $24.50, its online ordering menu carries regional dishes, many of them described by the part of India they come from. Its own site lists it as closed on Mondays and open 5pm to 10pm Tuesday to Sunday.
On the menu: kosha mangsho ($25.90) is a Bengali lamb curry; “kosha” refers to the long, slow frying-down of onion, tomato and spices until they cling to the meat. Fish pulusu ($26.90) is an Andhra stew, sour with tamarind and cooked in sesame oil, and the Goan fish curry ($26.90) leans on coconut milk and tamarind instead. Chicken cafreal ($24.50) is a Goan green-masala dish, chicken in a paste of fresh coriander, chilli and spices. Nalli nihari ($32.50) is the Mughlai lamb-shank stew the menu says is braised for 8 hours, and garlic naan is $6.90.
Biryani comes two ways, each with chicken, lamb, paneer or vegetables: Lucknawi, the gentler, fragrant Awadhi style from Lucknow, and Hydrabadi, the Hyderabad style, usually the spicier of the two. The chicken Hydrabadi and the lamb Lucknawi are both $29.90.
Start with: kosha mangsho, $25.90.
Spice on High — 330 High St, Kew VIC 3101
A little further up High Street, Spice on High says on its own site that all its meat is halal and that it is licensed, with BYO for wine only. Its site lists lunch from noon and dinner from 5pm, seven days. The menu leans North Indian, with a long run of street snacks before the curries.
On the menu: chaat is the salty, sweet and sour snack food of North Indian streets, and the samosa chat ($14.00) is a crushed samosa under yoghurt and sweet, tangy chutney. Pani puri ($12.00, six pieces) are hollow, crisp puffs you fill with spiced potato and flavoured water and eat in one bite. Tandoori chicken is $16.00, marinated in yoghurt and spices and cooked in the clay oven; butter chicken is $23.50, dal makhani, black lentils and kidney beans slow-cooked with butter and cream, is $20.00, and garlic naan is $5.50.
If you want a one-plate dinner, the non-vegetarian pack is $24.00 for a curry with rice, naan and a soft drink.
Start with: samosa chat, $14.00.
Avatar Indian Cuisine — 291 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn VIC 3103
Avatar describes its cooking as Indian-Nepalese, and its ordering menu gives the momo a section of their own. Its own site lists dinner from 5pm to 10pm Tuesday to Sunday, with lunch from noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is on Whitehorse Road in Balwyn.
On the menu: momo are Himalayan dumplings, pleated parcels of minced chicken or vegetables, steamed, and traditionally eaten with a spiced tomato achar. Steam momo are $18 to $20, and jhol momo ($20 to $22) come sitting in a coriander, sesame and chilli soup. Chicken sekuwaa ($20.00) is a Nepali chargrill, marinated in Nepali spices and served with a mint and coriander yoghurt dip, and the Himalayan goat ($25.00) is goat on the bone in a smooth, spicy gravy.
The North Indian side is all there too: butter chicken $21.00, dal bukhara, black lentils slow-cooked with butter and cream, $19.00, and white naan $5.00.
Start with: steam momo, $18 to $20.
Cloves Fine Indian Restaurant — 1056 Burke Rd, Balwyn VIC 3103
Cloves sits on the Balwyn side of Burke Road, the road Wikipedia gives as Kew East’s eastern boundary. Its site says it has a dedicated vegetarian menu built on house-made spice blends, and describes “an expansive weekend spread”, a buffet that showcases its kitchen. It lists itself as closed on Mondays, open from 4:30pm Tuesday to Thursday, and from noon Friday to Sunday.
On the menu: Cloves publishes its menu only as images, not as text, so we have not quoted any of its prices here. Check the menu images on its own site, or ring, before you go.
Start with: the vegetarian menu, the part of the kitchen its own site puts first.
What about Kew East itself?
Kew East’s one Indian address is 661 High Street, as far as we could find, and it is hard to pin down. The Australian Good Food Guide still lists Minu’s Indian Restaurant there, but Minu’s own website address no longer loads, and its Uber Eats storefront reads “Closed on Uber Eats as of 5 June 2024”. We could not confirm from a primary source what is cooking at 661 High Street today, so it is not one of our picks. Ring ahead before you walk over.
Quick answers
Is there an Indian restaurant in Kew East itself?
The only Indian address we found inside Kew East is 661 High Street, where AGFG lists Minu’s Indian Restaurant. On 1 October 2026 Minu’s own website no longer loaded and we found no current menu, so we could not confirm what is trading there. The four picks on this page are just outside the suburb, in Kew and Balwyn.
Which Indian restaurants are near Kew East?
Two are on High Street, Kew: India @ Q by DDs Kitchen at 234 High St and Spice on High at 330 High St. Across Burke Road in Balwyn are Cloves Fine Indian Restaurant at 1056 Burke Rd and Avatar Indian Cuisine at 291 Whitehorse Rd.
Can I order Indian takeaway online near Kew East?
Yes. India @ Q, Spice on High and Avatar each run their own online ordering page, which is where every price on this page was copied from on 1 October 2026: India @ Q’s butter chicken is $24.50, Spice on High’s is $23.50 and Avatar’s is $21.00. Ordering-page prices can differ from dine-in prices.
Where can I get momo near Kew East?
Avatar Indian Cuisine at 291 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn, describes itself as Indian-Nepalese and lists steam momo at $18 to $20 and jhol momo, served in a coriander, sesame and chilli soup, at $20 to $22.
Is there a halal Indian restaurant near Kew East?
Spice on High at 330 High St, Kew, says on its own website that all its meat is halal. We have not checked halal certification; ask the restaurant if you need it confirmed.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each venue’s own website and its own online ordering page, and copied every item and price exactly as printed. India @ Q’s prices come from the menu feed behind its ordering site, Spice on High’s from its ordering page, and Avatar’s from its ordering page, read through a text reader because the page builds itself in the browser. We confirmed each address at a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide, and OpenStreetMap for the two Balwyn venues. Avatar’s own site prints the postcode 3101 for its Balwyn address; Balwyn’s postcode is 3103, which is what we show. Population and birthplace figures are from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Kew East; the suburb’s boundaries, shopping centre and tram route are from Wikipedia.
Places we looked at and left out, because we could not reach a current menu or a working website of their own on 1 October 2026: Satguru’s Indian on Bulleen Road, Milan at Kew on Cotham Road, the restaurant at 158 High Street, Kew, Chimes on Belmore Road and Aashiana on Belmore Road. That is not a judgement on their food. If one of them is yours and we have it wrong, tell us. Online prices can differ from counter prices, menus change, and 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
- India @ Q by DDs Kitchen: indiaatq.com.au and its ordering site; address also at AGFG
- Spice on High: spiceonhigh.com.au and its ordering page; address also at AGFG
- Avatar Indian Cuisine: avatarindiancuisine.com.au and its ordering page; address also at AGFG and OpenStreetMap
- Cloves Fine Indian Restaurant: clovesbalwyn.com and its menu page; address also at AGFG and OpenStreetMap
- 661 High Street, Kew East: AGFG listing for Minu’s and Minu’s Uber Eats storefront
- Kew East population and birthplace: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats
- Kew East boundaries, Harp Village and tram route: Wikipedia
