International Eats
Melbourne Eats: Aru / Navi
Aru
Walking into Aru – by Sunda chef Khanh Nguyen and Adi Halim (owner of Sunda and The Hotel Windsor) – the first thing you’ll notice is the blazing woodfire hearth. The second is the sheer number of chefs and staff gracefully criss-crossing the room.
The busy kitchen occupies one side of the narrow Little Collins Street restaurant; on the other, diners perch on cosy banquettes and curved timber chairs.
Location: 268 Little Collins Street Melbourne 3000
Email: info@aru.net.au
Website: https://aru.net.au/
Tel: +610399398113
Navi
Typically, it’s living room lights that shine through the curtains on sleepy Gamon Street. From behind one gauzy grey set, though, comes the glow of Navi. Beneath a corrugated and wrought-iron awning is the door to chef Julian Hills’s first restaurant, where rigorous European technique meets native ingredients and Eastern philosophy.
Location: 83B Gamon Street Yarraville 3013
Email: hello@restaurantnavi.com.au
Website: https://www.restaurantnavi.com.au/
Tel: +610399399774