St Albans has 15 verified spots worth your time for restaurants. Every venue below is a real, operating business with a Google listing — no placeholder names, no made-up addresses.
| Venue | Rating | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Mix/Monte Coffee Cafe | 5/5 | 36 | — |
| ACE Restaurant & Bar | 5/5 | 11 | — |
| Boba Tea & Sushi | 4.9/5 | 47 | — |
| The Mustard Seed - Cairnlea | 4.8/5 | 75 | — |
| Co Thu Quan St Albans | 4.7/5 | 397 | — |
| Banh Mi Viet | 4.7/5 | 284 | $ |
| St Albans Thai Restaurant | 4.7/5 | 176 | — |
| A Saint’s Cafe | 4.7/5 | 156 | — |
1. Pacific Mix/Monte Coffee Cafe
Address: 1-3 Shop 13 Princess St, Saint Albans
Rating: 5/5 (36 reviews)
A local cafe in St Albans with 36 Google reviews. Rated 5/5 by locals.
2. ACE Restaurant & Bar
Address: 69 Main Rd W, St Albans
Rating: 5/5 (11 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 11 Google reviews.
3. Boba Tea & Sushi
Address: 1/100 Furlong Road, Cairnlea
Rating: 4.9/5 (47 reviews)
A local cafe in St Albans with 47 Google reviews. Rated 4.9/5 by locals.
4. The Mustard Seed - Cairnlea
Address: Shop 21-23, Cairnlea town centre, 100 furlong road, Cairnlea 3023, Cairnlea
Rating: 4.8/5 (75 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 75 Google reviews.
5. Co Thu Quan St Albans
Address: 320 Main Road East, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.7/5 (397 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 397 Google reviews.
6. Banh Mi Viet
Address: 290 Main Road East, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.7/5 (284 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 284 Google reviews.
7. St Albans Thai Restaurant
Address: Shop26/1-3 Princess Street, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.7/5 (176 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 176 Google reviews.
8. A Saint’s Cafe
Address: Shop 6A/35 Main Road West, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.7/5 (156 reviews)
A local cafe in St Albans with 156 Google reviews. Rated 4.7/5 by locals.
9. Highlands Dessert Coffee House
Address: 334 Main Road East, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.6/5 (608 reviews)
A local cafe in St Albans with 608 Google reviews. Rated 4.6/5 by locals.
10. Balkan Grill Bros
Address: 57 St Albans Rd, St Albans
Rating: 4.6/5 (283 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 283 Google reviews.
11. Pizza Del Mondo Kings Park
Address: 54 Kings Road, Kings Park
Rating: 4.6/5 (215 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 215 Google reviews.
12. Smiley Fish & Chips
Address: 75 Leslie Street, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.5/5 (355 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 355 Google reviews.
13. Gami Chicken & Beer - St Albans
Address: shop 3/30 Main Road West, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.5/5 (335 reviews)
Price: Mid-range
Gami Chicken & Beer - St Albans is a verified local spot in St Albans. Check their latest hours and menu before visiting.
14. Pierre’s Pizzas
Address: 2/112 Main Road East, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.5/5 (293 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 293 Google reviews.
15. Pho Sac - St Albans
Address: 11 Alfrieda Street, Saint Albans
Rating: 4.5/5 (284 reviews)
One of St Albans’s verified dining spots with 284 Google reviews.
About This Guide
Every venue in this guide is a verified, currently operating business sourced from Google Places API. Data last refreshed: 2026-03-31. If a venue has closed or moved, let us know.
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Where to Eat
Phi Phi
A long-running St Albans favourite for Vietnamese and Chinese-Vietnamese comfort food, Phi Phi is the kind of place to visit when you want generous serves, quick service, and dependable classics. Go for roast pork, salt-and-pepper chicken ribs, soft-shell crab, rice plates, noodle soups, and the sort of shared-table dishes that suit families or hungry groups.
Pho Sac St Albans
Pho Sac is a strong pick when the brief is simple: hot broth, fresh herbs, and a proper bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup. It is especially useful for casual lunches around Alfrieda Street, where you can eat well without turning the meal into a big production.
Co Thu Quan Vietnamese Street Food
Co Thu Quan is best for diners who want something beyond the standard pho-and-rice-paper-rolls order. Look for central Vietnamese and street-food-style dishes such as bun mam, bun cha, clay pot rice, and snacky plates that work well when shared.
Balkan Grill Bros
Balkan Grill Bros brings a different flavour profile to St Albans, with grilled meats, cevapi, bread, dips, and hearty plates built for a relaxed, unfussy meal. The restaurant describes itself as a family-owned Balkan venue established in 2019, which fits the local dining scene well: generous, direct, and made for repeat visits. Source: Balkan Grill Bros official site
Laajwab Indian Restaurant
Laajwab Indian Restaurant is the St Albans option to keep in mind for curries, tandoori dishes, biryani, naan, and a more spice-driven dinner. It is a practical choice for mixed groups because the menu usually gives you enough range to build a table around mild, rich, vegetarian, and meat-heavy dishes.
Local Tips
St Albans is strongest when you treat it as a neighbourhood eating strip, not a single destination restaurant suburb. The best plan is to start around Alfrieda Street and Main Road, walk a little, check where the local queues are forming, and stay flexible.
Vietnamese food is the headline here, but the suburb is not one-note. A good St Albans food crawl can include pho, bun bo hue, broken rice, charcoal-grilled meats, Indian curries, Balkan grills, bakeries, and dessert stops without needing to leave the area.
Lunch can be better value than dinner, especially at Vietnamese venues where rice plates, noodle soups, and quick-service dishes are the core of the menu. If you are visiting on a weekend, arrive before the peak lunch rush or expect a little waiting at the most popular spots.
Do not judge the best restaurants in St Albans by fit-out alone. Many of the most worthwhile meals are in casual rooms with laminated menus, bright lighting, and fast table turnover.
If you are ordering for a group, mix textures rather than just mains. A table with soup, grilled meat, rice dishes, herbs, pickles, fried snacks, and something saucy will show off the suburb better than four similar bowls.
Parking can be the least enjoyable part of the trip during busy periods, so the train is a sensible option if you are coming from elsewhere in Melbourne. St Albans station puts you close enough to the main dining cluster to make the visit easy.
FAQ
What cuisine is St Albans best known for?
St Albans is best known for Vietnamese food, particularly pho, noodle soups, rice dishes, grilled meats, and street-food-style plates. The suburb also has worthwhile Indian, Balkan, cafe, bakery, and dessert options.
Is St Albans good for cheap eats?
Yes. St Albans is one of Melbourne’s better suburbs for casual, good-value meals, especially if you are happy with simple dining rooms and fast service.
What is the best time to eat in St Albans?
Lunch is ideal for Vietnamese noodle soups and rice plates, while dinner works better for group meals, grills, Indian food, and shared dishes. Weekends are busier, so go early if you want the easiest experience.
