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Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour
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Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour

By Walk Melbourne Tours
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About
Get a true taste of Melbourne’s food scene—and its delicious dumplings—on this walking tour of Chinatown. Explore the vibrant neighborhood and stop at various eateries to sample their renowned dumplings. Between bites, learn about the history of Chinese immigrants in the city and how they’ve created their own distinct “Melbourne-Chinese” cuisine. Enjoy a small-group experience with personalized attention and a chance to know your fellow dumpling devotees.
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Ages 0-99, max of 12 per group
Duration: 3h
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Highlights
  • Eat your way through Melbourne’s Chinatown on this dumpling tour
  • Sample many dumplings and try the city’s hottest chili sauce
  • Learn about Chinese immigrant history and their cuisine in Australia
  • Enjoy a personalized experience with a maximum of 10 guests per tour

  • Expert commentary and history
  • Try different styles of handmade dumplings
  • Tea and water
  • Try Melbourne's hottest chilli sauce
What's not included
  • Other drinks (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meet your guide at the entrance to Chinatown, where your dumpling walking tour begins. Before heading to your first stop, hear informative commentary from your guide about the history of Chinese immigration to Australia, which began in the 1850s. And as you explore various dumpling eateries, learn how the Chinese population influenced the city’s cuisine—and even created a “Melbourne-Chinese” adaptation that is much beloved by locals. Enjoy an evening of eating as you sample specialty dumplings at different venues and learn the process of dumpling making. If you dare, you can even try Melbourne’s hottest chili sauce on top of a dumpling. Compare tasting notes with your fellow dumpling fans—no more than 10 of them, as this small-group tour ensures a personalized experience. After a light, satisfying meal your tour ends in central Melbourne.

Departure details
  • 40 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia We meet outside a store called 'Travellers Shop' on the corner of Flinders Lane and Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Note: This is NOT the same as Flinders Street.
Return details
  • 131-135 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia We end at our final venue, which is next to the tram stop on Bourke St and a 5-10 minute walk to Parliament train station.

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6846DUMPLING

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Please wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking
  • Vegetarian and vegan options are available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Which attractions will I visit with Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour?
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How much is Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour?
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What is the Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour cancellation policy?
Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
Which company provides Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour?
Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour is hosted by Walk Melbourne Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Walk Melbourne Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Melbourne Dumpling Walking Tour on Tripadvisor

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6846DUMPLING

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Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    40 Elizabeth St
    40 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
    We meet outside a store called 'Travellers Shop' on the corner of Flinders Lane and Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Note: This is NOT the same as Flinders Street.
    See address & details
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    Flinders Lane
    Stop: 60 minutes
    See details
  • 2
    Chinatown
    Stop: 60 minutes
    See details
  • You'll end at
    131-135 Bourke St
    131-135 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
    We end at our final venue, which is next to the tram stop on Bourke St and a 5-10 minute walk to Parliament train station.
    See address & details
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  • Cintrus
    Cintrus
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    Satisfied on all levels!
    Monique was our guide for the Foodie Walking Tour of Melbourne. We had 6 in our group which was perfect. My 11 year old daughter and I enjoyed ourselves with the other guests and our guide Monique who engaged well with everyone and ensured that they were informed about the history of the places that we were visiting and sampling the food. The tour itself is very walkable with no great staircases or hill climbs to negotiate. The places visited were exceptional and the variety of cultures and food and drink styles were brilliantly explained. We all had plenty to eat. We went back to a couple of places the next day. If you want to find out where we went then you will just have to book. I can thoroughly recommend this tour and the guide Monique as we had a great time.
  • 839kerrinc
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    Brilliant Tour
    Brilliant tour. Despite living in Melbourne, we were taken to places I’d never been to before. The guide was so friendly and knowledgeable and the food/drink tasting were fantastic!!
  • shelleycR5128XG
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    Hidden Melbourne secrets with great food!
    Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and he promised us we'd leave feeling full, and he wasn't wrong! What I loved most was that even as a local, I learnt so much about some hidden and less well-known places in my own city! We tasted delicious macaroons, some seriously good coffee, tasty banh mis, uniquely delicious dumplings, a decadent hot chocolate like no other and finished it all off with a cleansing gelato followed by a beverage in a vibrant watering hole at the end of a hidden laneway! I would highly recommend this tour and it was perfect for my work team building activity.
  • PilisaURL
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    Eclectic mix of food and culture
    We had five food and drink stops with culture stops all along the way. Some of them were culturally interesting, some were artsy and some were a bit odd. The food stops were good to great, depending on your taste compared to hers. The first coffee stop, for instance, was a bit with some and so so with others. Overall I do recommend it, and thought it was a fun way to spend an afternoon in a city new to me.
  • Harpenden_girl
    Harpenden_girl
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    Great Melbourne intro
    Excellent intro to the culture history and food of Melbourne. Plenty of variety in places visited. Quality of food/ drink excellent and guide was really approachable and interesting. I got a lot out of this and would recommend
  • Alihunter
    Alihunter
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    Delicious and fun!
    This coffee tour was fantastic. Very insightful and a great mix of Melbourne history and coffee culture. Monique is very knowledgeable and enjoyed the morning very much.
  • Nate E
    Nate E
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    Great intro to Melbourne history, culture and food
    Great experience - well organized, plenty of good food and nice balance of context (history, culture, local artisans). Highly recommend.
  • GlobalHealthMan
    GlobalHealthMan
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    Great Tasting Tour
    Monique was an excellent tour guide. I so appreciated that she reached out by phone to try and locate me when I was in the wrong meeting spot. The tour itself was terrific as she provided a wonderful history of Melbourne and integrating it among some fantastic dining locations. She intertwines a diverse array of cuisines from desserts to small plate dishes. My favorite was the Vietnamese Bahn mi sandwich. This was the best one I ever had anywhere. The bread was toasted perfectly with a crisp exterior and fluffly inside that was soft and flavorful topped by roasted pork belly with just the right mix of sauce and seasoning. Our other meal with delectable dumplings was accompanied by sweet tastings from macaroons to the finest chocolates or Italian gelato. We ended the tour with a fine beer or wine. This is just a fun and easy tour that gives you a taste of what Melbourne has to offer.
  • M5303GQcynthiaj
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    My world-travelled friend had the best dumplings he’s ever eaten!
    My friend and I went on the tour, he is back living in his childhood home city of Melbourne and hadn’t done this. He loved it as much as I did. Robert, our guide, was funny, knowledgeable and made the experience to feel we were a close knit group of 8 very easily. Best Bahn mi and dumplings we have eaten - did I mention the dumplings! For history and a great Melbourne experience, we will both be recommending this to all our friends and will certainly go again ourselves.
  • Peter N
    Peter N
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    An amazing experience
    Monique was grea, very patient and professional. I was a bit lost trying to find the starting location and she called to make sure I found my way. Amazing experience with the food and drinks. I also learned so much about the history of Melbourne. Highly recommended
  • 821severinam
    821severinam
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    Awesome!!
    We had a lovely guide she taught us so much on the history of coffee in Melbourne and Melbourne in general. Great experience!
  • leejL5455BE
    leejL5455BE
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    Great food, great company, fabulous guide
    This was a great way to discover some fantastic eateries and some hidden corners of Melbourne that we hadnt noticed before. Monique made it fun, informative and personal. We als got to meet soe new people and rnjoy some time together!
  • home1892
    home1892
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    Great fun!
    Amazing tour! Had a great time and met some great people! Laneways and stops were wonderful! Our guide (company owner) was stupendous!
  • bethsK142LG
    bethsK142LG
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    A Great Blend of the City
    The tour was excellent. We went to a combination of drinks, food and snacks. Our guide showed places that were out of the way and also gave us a history of each place as well. I could tell that she knew each owner and took pride in the tour she gave.
  • Simonita_2016
    Simonita_2016
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    Great tour - absolutely recommended
    Kim was a fantastic guide! I really appreciated her knowledge about Melbourne, how she explained and anyone who had a question got an adequate answer - even after the official time she still was at our disposal. I would definitely book her again! I just have some comments which for sure is my personal opinion: I'd appreciate more savory stops instead of sweets (I loved the Dumplings and the Banh Mi) and if I may suggest 😉: ice cream directly before the last stop at a beautiful bar where you could taste some of the delicious Australian wines is not soooooo recommendable - maybe better quit either the one or the other or have another drink which goes better with the lovely taste of home-made ice-cream 😂
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Vanessa R
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We booked this adventure through Red Balloon and we were really happy with the experience we had. We got to know new dumpling places in the city and it was nice walking around, getting to know a bit of Melbourne history, having dinner with friendly people and enjoying delicious dumplings. Our tour guide was Christie and she was amazing. 100% recommended.
Written April 12, 2018
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Brian S
Raritan, NJ6 contributions
Very fun little experience that shows you some of the best dumpling spots Melbourne has to offer. Our guide was knowledgeable and took care of everything from start to finish. The food was delicious and you got a wide variety of dumplings and restaurants to choose from. Loved every second of it
Written October 3, 2023
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Megan
1 contribution
We enjoyed the tour, meeting Monique and of course eating great dumplings. As locals we learnt new things about our great city along the way. The fact that it was an amazing Spring evening also helped. It was really interesting.
Written November 5, 2019
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Sue S
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
Went on the dumpling walking tour with 7 other people. We were taken to 4 quality restaurants that we had never considered entering. Our tour guide explained the different provinces of China and the differing types of dumplings. Fun night with plenty of quality dumplings to eat. Learnt so much about the history of the Melbourne settlement of 1800’s along the way too. Fun night out!
Written September 26, 2019
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Lauren T
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
We couldn’t recommend this tour and the lovely tour guide higher. Very lovely and relaxed tour guide who was very informative about Melbourne and dumplings. We were a very small group which made for a cosy night and guide was very accommodating about some unforeseen circumstances on our part. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Written August 26, 2019
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Michelle
2 contributions
Aug 2019 • Friends
I loved this tour, there was a great variety of dumpling to taste, the tour guide Sue was so interesting and full of knowledge. Amazing tour!!
Written August 23, 2019
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Lacey S
Chapel Hill, NC3 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
Monique was a great tour guide and really knows her dumplings! The amount of food was quite plentiful and it was nice to try some things I wouldn't have ordered for myself - they were all delicious! Monique was kind enough to direct me how to get back to my hotel on the tram at the end also.
Written July 10, 2019
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WalkMelbourne
Hi Lacey - Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and tried some new foods.
Written July 16, 2019
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dennismel
Melbourne, Australia1,193 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
I received this tour as a gift and I'm so glad I did.
There was 4 of us in the tour and Sue was the guide. I've eaten in MANYYY Melbourne restaurants and cafes so it was going to take a bit for me to be surprised but I was. Total of 4 restaurants mixed with a bit of history.
Having lived in Melbourne almost my entire life, I loved this tour - especially the history part. There wasn't too much where I was getting bored but a couple of minutes in various parts was great including Block Arcade, Bourke St Mall , Chinatown - really interesting stuff.

Food wise - I won't spoil where we went but all were different and all delicious.
I recommend you do this tour and personally 4 + a guide is a perfect number. Well done and keep up the great work.
Written May 8, 2019
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Hi folks - Thanks for your kind words. Sue is lots of fun and knows her dumplings! Glad you enjoyed it.
Written June 30, 2019
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Stacey F
1 contribution
Jan 2019 • Couples
This tour was the most fun! Great tour guide (Sue), and group of people. We learnt alot about the various styles of dumplings, and sauces, the social context and history of the food, and of Melbourne in general.
We're born and bred in Melbourne but still learnt something new, and were taken to lots of interesting locations.
A great night!
Written January 31, 2019
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Peter R.
4 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
A leisurely stroll and Melbourne history lesson as we made our way up from Flinders st to Chinatown (oldest such Chinatown in the world) to little Japan, sampling dumplings from a variety of styles. A small group of fellow travellers (8 or so) who were very nice, and a knowledgeable guide. A fun and different Melbourne food experience.
Written January 17, 2019
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