Correction (9 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 5 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Korean menus get easier once each dish has a one-line decoder. This page covers six places in and around Northcote: four in Northcote itself, one in Fairfield and one in Fitzroy North. It names a regional style only where a source does.
Each place was checked against two independent sources, such as its own website, the Australian Good Food Guide and OpenStreetMap. Where a menu printed a price we show it beside the dish, and where we could not read one the page says so.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai, with printed menu prices | Narai Thai Northcote | Por Pai Ped (4 per serve) | $18 |
| Indonesian, with vegan options listed | Yuni’s Kitchen | see below | not printed here |
| Vietnamese, listed noon to 10pm on weekends | Ginger & Chives | see below | not printed here |
| Korean fried chicken, evenings | Sam Sam Chicken & Beer (Northcote) | see below | not printed here |
| Vietnamese pho in Fairfield | Str’eat Pho | see below | not printed here |
| Thai street food, Fitzroy North | Khao Mai Thai Street Food | see below | not printed here |
Narai Thai Northcote — 214 St Georges Road, Northcote VIC 3070
Narai Thai Northcote’s menu prints Pad Thai Gai at $24; gai is the Thai word for chicken, and pad thai is a stir-fried rice noodle dish. Its site lists opening from 4.30PM to 9.30PM Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, and from 4.30PM to 10PM Friday and Saturday, with Monday closed. AGFG tags Narai Thai Northcote as Child Friendly, with vegetarian options, takeaway and delivery.
On the menu (copied from naraithainorthcote.com.au on 5 October 2026):
- Por Pai Ped (4 per serve): $18
- Roti Rolls: $11
- Satay Chicken: $24
- Pad Thai Gai: $24
Order this first: Por Pai Ped at $18 is the entry on the printed list that comes four to a serve, so it suits a table that wants to share.
Yuni’s Kitchen — 251 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Yuni’s Kitchen calls itself, in its own words, the home of the legendary Laksa; laksa is a noodle soup in a spiced broth. Its site lists Tuesday to Saturday from 5.30pm to 9pm, with Sunday and Monday closed. AGFG tags the restaurant with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options, BYO and alfresco dining, and the site says it offers a great range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. The home page describes a very small seating arrangement, so contact the restaurant before turning up with a group.
Menu says: the site’s headline is Yuni’s Kitchen - home of the legendary Laksa, and we could not read menu prices, so none are printed.
Ginger & Chives — 338 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Our source data files Ginger & Chives as Vietnamese, but we could not find a published menu, so no dish or price is printed here. AGFG lists it closed Monday, open Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM and again from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM, and open Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. AGFG also tags it Child Friendly, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options, takeaway and delivery.
Region: we have only a directory label, Vietnamese, and no menu wording, so we name no regional style for this kitchen.
Sam Sam Chicken & Beer (Northcote) — 315 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Sam Sam Chicken & Beer is listed in the directory data as Korean fried chicken; fried chicken with beer is a common pairing in Korean eating culture. AGFG lists evening hours of 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sunday to Thursday and 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM on Friday and Saturday. AGFG tags the Northcote branch Takeaway, Delivery and Fully Licensed. The chain’s own site covers several branches without naming this one, so we use directory evidence only.
How to order: use the Takeaway and Delivery tags as your starting point, and confirm the menu with the Northcote branch, as we found no menu that names it.
Str’eat Pho — 129A Station Street, Fairfield VIC 3078
Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup of rice noodles in broth, and the name Str’eat Pho points that way, though we did not read a menu. The own-site location hours list Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, closed from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, then open 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with Sunday closed. The home page also prints a second, different block of hours, and AGFG differs again, so treat all hours as provisional. AGFG tags the Fairfield restaurant with Online Ordering, takeaway, delivery, and vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options.
Decoder: pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup; AGFG tags vegan options here, so ask the restaurant which bowls they apply to, as we read no menu.
Khao Mai Thai Street Food — 356 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North VIC 3068
Khao Mai Thai Street Food’s own site lists hours of Monday to Sunday, 5:00pm to 9:00pm. AGFG lists different hours, so we follow the venue’s site. We could not read prices from its menu, so none are printed. The site gives Fitzroy North as the suburb while OpenStreetMap and AGFG say Northcote, and AGFG tags it Child Friendly, Takeaway, Delivery, Bar and Fully Licensed.
Region: the venue describes its food as Thai street food, and with no readable menu text we name no further regional style.
Quick answers
Where can I find Thai food in and around Northcote?
Narai Thai Northcote is on the Northcote side, and its menu prints Pad Thai Gai at $24. Khao Mai Thai Street Food is in Fitzroy North, and its own site lists 5:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday to Sunday.
Is there Indonesian food in Northcote?
Yuni’s Kitchen is the Indonesian-listed place on this page, and its site calls it the home of the legendary Laksa. Its site lists Tuesday to Saturday from 5.30pm to 9pm, closed Sunday and Monday, and we could not read menu prices.
Where can I get pho near Northcote?
Str’eat Pho in Fairfield is the pho place on this page. Its location hours list Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, but its home page prints a different block, so confirm before you go. Ginger & Chives on High Street is filed as Vietnamese too, though we found no menu.
Which of these Northcote restaurants open on a Monday?
Sam Sam Chicken & Beer is listed by AGFG as open on Monday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Khao Mai Thai Street Food’s site lists Monday to Sunday, 5:00pm to 9:00pm, and Str’eat Pho’s location hours include Monday. Narai Thai Northcote’s site, Ginger & Chives on AGFG and Yuni’s Kitchen’s site each list Monday as closed.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 5 October 2026: the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide and OpenStreetMap. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 5 October 2026. 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
- Narai Thai Northcote: naraithainorthcote.com.au/contact.html, agfg.com.au/narai-thai-21944, naraithainorthcote.com.au
- Yuni’s Kitchen: openstreetmap.org/1725251798, agfg.com.au/yunis-kitchen-46809, yuniskitchen.com.au, yuniskitchen.com.au/hours, yuniskitchen.com.au/menu
- Ginger & Chives: openstreetmap.org/11005590336, agfg.com.au/ginger-chives-68887
- Sam Sam Chicken & Beer (Northcote): openstreetmap.org/11005414972, agfg.com.au/sam-sam-northcote-99502
- Str’eat Pho: openstreetmap.org/5591497465, streatpho.com, agfg.com.au/streat-pho-50348
- Khao Mai Thai Street Food: openstreetmap.org/12418140743, khaomaithai.com, agfg.com.au/khao-mai-thai-street-food-78297
