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Saadi is a season-driven
restaurant located in
the heart of Melbourne city

We serve food that draws inspiration from the rich and diverse cuisine of the Indian subcontinent while celebrating the amazing produce of Australia

Our beverage list is curated to showcase the talent of Australian growers and producers whilst featuring bottles from around the world that resonate with us and our food

We offer an À la carte menu and a $85pp Set menu for dinner on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

On Fridays and Saturdays we switch to Set menus only, $45pp for lunch and $85pp for dinner.

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Idli is a fermented steamed rice cake, usually paired with chutney, sambar and milagai podi — a spiced lentil powder which is often utilised as a condiment. The flavours are wonderfully perky; a spicy-sour bite that keeps the tastebuds on its t

Chai Iced Tea — 7 Spice Chai Gin, Peach, Darjeeling, Lemon.

Mandarin Paloma — Tequila, Mandarin, Yuzu Vinegar, Fermented Tea.

Last night was a daze.

After years of dreaming and planning, we’re beyond excited and deeply grateful to have finally opened the doors to our permanent home at 18 Punch Lane.

SAADI is a celebration of our roots: true Indian cuisine, expressed

One of the most fulfilling parts of our work is designing a dish around seasonal produce from our thoughtful, small-scale suppliers. This batch of chicory and bitter mustard greens from @dogcreek.growers arrived just as we were developing our lamb ke

Blow torch still works!
Doors open this Thursday, 4 September.

Guava, salt and chilli. As children back in India, we would pluck them straight from the groves and run amuck, only resting momentarily to dip the jammy fruit into a pool of chilli powder and salt prepared by our grandparents.

This memory surfaced a

Kadhi Pakora, old friend. You won’t find this dish at many restaurants in India, mostly because it’s really quite a simple dish — the kind you’d make at home rather than seek out elsewhere. Our version opts out of the traditio

Corner Inlet Flathead, Pulikachal, Curry Leaf Podi.

Served with Potato Masala and beautiful lettuce from our favourites at @dogcreek.growers — a clean way to cut through the punchy flavours with refreshing hits of crunchy greens.

If you grew

Chila is somewhere between an Indian ‘omelette’ (though vegan) and a chickpea pancake — a typical North Indian breakfast, fulfilling for vegetarians but comforting for all. The components are basic: besan flour, ground turmeric, red

Here we have our tangelo ferment, a vivid expression of citrus at its peak, preserved with plenty of salt to carry Spring onto our plates. The skins yield precious oil which bodes well for fermentation, resulting in a superbly punchy orange-y vinegar

Opening soon!!

We started off this year telling ourselves that we would like to have a place of our own by the end of the year and decided to put it all towards making it happen.
It feels surreal to even write this post and let you all know that we

18 Punch Lane, Melbourne 3000

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Wednesday — Thursday
5:30pm — 10:00pm

Friday — Saturday
12:00pm — 2:00pm
5:30pm — 10:00pm

info@saadimelbourne.com
+61 (3) 9654 8190

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Saadi is a season-drivenrestaurant located in the heart of Melbourne city

Saadi is a season-driven
restaurant located in
the heart of Melbourne city