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Modern AustralianChinatown
ARU Restaurant
- 4.31.4k reviews
- Closed now
CBD restaurant on Little Collins St serving contemporary Australian food with Southeast Asian influences, plus cocktails.
Quick answers
ARU Restaurant in short
When is ARU Restaurant open?
Mon 5:30 PM–11 PM; Tue–Wed 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM; Thu–Sat 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–12 AM; Sun closed. Hours checked on 6 November 2026.
When is the best time to visit ARU Restaurant?
It's at its best afternoons and evenings. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is ARU Restaurant indoors or outdoors?
Indoors: a good pick when it rains.
Is ARU Restaurant good for kids?
Sometimes: Upscale evening-focused dining; suited to older children, best for lunch.
How much does ARU Restaurant cost?
It isn't free.
Do you need to book ARU Restaurant?
Booking ahead is a good idea. It takes bookings online.
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How long do you need at ARU Restaurant?
About 1.5 hours.
Where is ARU Restaurant?
268 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Is ARU Restaurant wheelchair accessible?
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible seating, wheelchair accessible restroom.
Status, rating and hours checked on 6 November 2026; kids, cost, booking and setting verified by the Wedar team. Where our data comes from
Right now · 8:15 pm
Why it fits right now
Closed right now.
Opens tomorrow 6 pm.
In its favour
- Best in the evening
- Indoors
Worth knowing
- Book ahead
13°
Mostly clear
- Feels
- 10°
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 15km/h
- 9pm
12° - 10pm11°
- 11pm10°
The next five days
Best time to go
When your plans and the weather actually get along. Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Closed nowsundayClosed
All hoursFewer hours
- monday
- 5:30 PM–11 PM
- tuesday
- 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM
- wednesday
- 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM
- thursday
- 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–12 AM
- friday
- 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–12 AM
- saturday
- 12 PM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–12 AM
- sundayToday
- Closed
Hours checked 6 Nov
Where and how
- 1 ARU Restaurant
- 2 Vapiano Bourke Street Mall · 1 min
- 3 El Jannah Chicken Melbourne CBD · 1 min
- 4 Yummi Go · 2 min
- 5 Adventure Rooms Melbourne (Little Collins St) · 2 min
Good to know
- Kids: Upscale evening-focused dining; suited to older children, best for lunch
- Indoors
- Book ahead
- Allow about 1.5 h
- Step-free entrance
- Accessible washroom
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.3from 1.4k reviews
Known for
- Dry-aged duck
- Claypot rice
- Pâté en croûte
- Spanner crab fried rice
What people say
- People like:
- Dry-aged duck, claypot rice, pâté en croûte
Around Chinatown
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
Vapiano Bourke Street MallItalian · 1 min walk
Good nowEl Jannah Chicken Melbourne CBDChicken · 1 min walk
Yummi GoJapanese · 2 min walk
Adventure Rooms Melbourne (Little Collins St)Escape room · 2 min walk
On nearby
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a jacket.
JacketThe whole time
It's indoors, so this is for the trip there and back.