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New Kum Den

15 Heffernan Lane | Chinatown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(03) 9639 9857
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Ranked #318 of 2,425 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Cuisines: Chinese
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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Perth, Australia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“What a yummy meal!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

We went to this restaurant on a recommendation of a Melbourne local and how pleased we were. It's a smallish restaurant on a side lane in chinatown that could easily be overlooked as most do not stray from the main streets. But don't be fooled by it's not so lovely location. We were seated all 6 of us and the... More

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Traralgon, Australia
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“My Chinese restaurant of choice in Melbourne”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

We keep coming back here!! The food is consistently fresh and tasty and the service is outstanding. Try the fish stir-fry with XO sauce.....or the whole barramundi with ginger....and the fried rice is the best!! More

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Melbourne, Australia
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123 reviews 123 reviews
Reviews in 56 cities Reviews in 56 cities
86 helpful votes 86 helpful votes
“not flash but good food and reasonably priced”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

We were here a few years ago and thought about going someplace else when in the neighbourhood, but other nearby places, with their staff on the footpath displaying their menus, were quite a bit more expensive. We're glad we returned here. Two dishes of three dumplings each (one with scallops, one with pork) were $5 each, the large sticky rice... More

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Hamilton NZ
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Excellent Szechuan food”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

This place was very busy -people were lining up to get in on a Friday night. The service was quick and the spicy food excellent. One of my favorite restuarants in Melbourne More

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Melbourne, Australia
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“So so”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

Stopped in here for a quick lunch of dim sim based on urbanspoon rating. Atmosphere was fine, quite a few tables full at 2pm. Service was good. Dim Sum was only so so. The sticky rice had quite an unusual flavour to it - slightly acrid - which wasn't my chop. And the other dumplings seemed a bit ordinary, for... More

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port macquarie
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“went for a quick meal very satisfied better than usual food”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

Was in Chinatown hoping to find a better grade of quick meal and just chanced this place. Service was excellent and polite and efficient. Everything we wanted we got, fast service, we had four main courses for the three of us and had to pig out to consume it all. The shredded pork was differnet and interesting with a slight... More

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Queensland
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Good Food Good Service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2011

Went to this restaurant last Friday 11th Feb. on a visit from the Sunshine Coast Qld we had a few names of Chinese Restaurants written down from reviews I had read and decided on this one in Heffernan Lane Chinatown - we were pleased we did - the food was great lovely fresh ingredients - we had Dumplings to start... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
91 helpful votes 91 helpful votes
“Great range of food. Does terrific Yum Cha.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2010
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Have visited this place a few of times for Yum Cha and it is a great find. There is another restaurant with a similar name floating around but this one is in Chinatown, up a lane, just off Little Bourke street. Opposite the restaurant is also a Chinese grocery store that has everything- So if you are into Asia cooking... More

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