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Tuesday 5:30pm - 9:30pm Wednesday 5:30pm - 10pm Thursday 5:30pm - 10pm Friday 12pm - 2:30pm 5:30pm - 10pm Saturday 5:30pm - 10pm

Lagoon Dining

Name: Lagoon Dining
Address: 263 Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, 3053, AU
Telephone: +61 447 525 573
Price range: $$

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Lagoon Dining

Lagoon Dining is a contemporary Chinese restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne.

05/06/2026

With Friday now upon us, it’s time for tools down and glasses up. Join us for lunch and dinner today to usher the weekend in and the working week out, but for a small reprieve at least! Reservations via link in bio or else walk-ins welcome.

21/05/2026

Iced Verte; Beechworth Bitters In The Weeds herbal liqueur, coffee, tonic, and cream. Boozey to open up or close out the meal at the shop. Will not disappoint.

24/04/2026

House-made potato noodles given the Dandan treatment: siumiyacai (Sichuanese preserved mustard green stem), pork mince, cucumber, peanuts, and seasoned sesame paste dressing. Surely numbering amongst some of the greatest noodle dishes ever created. Doors from 5 pm, reservations via link in bio, walk-ins welcome.

12/04/2026

Mother’s Day approaches, and as ever we are entirely here for it! We will be running a set menu that will no doubt leave mum, and those fortunate enough to be joining her, in the throes of deep satisfaction. Avoid disappointment and book now! Reservations and details via link in bio.

MOTHER’S DAY FEED ME

Sweet potato noodles, poached chicken, roasted red peppers,
tofu skin, sesame oil

Braised beef croquette,
Chinese romesco

Charcoal roasted char siu, tare, hot mustard

Wok tossed green beans,
chilli dressing, fried chickpeas

Strawberry yoghurt cake,
Pedro Ximénez, vanilla bean custard

02/04/2026

Easter trading at the shop:
Good Friday: Lunch and dinner
Easter Saturday: Dinner
Easter Sunday: Lunch and dinner

23/03/2026

Upstairs at the shop for a jolly good time with up to 50 people in semi-private and exclusive settings. Enquire via link in bio.

12/03/2026

Chef Keat bringing some heat in the kitchen at shop 263. Reservations via link in bio or else walk on in for a seat next to the action. Doors from 5 pm.

11/03/2026

New to the menu. Spiced ox tongue, thinly sliced and by our reckoning not dissimilar to what we imagine beef bacon might be, covered in a Thai hot chilli salsa, Sichuan spiced pineapple. Now that, folks, is living!

10/02/2026

Lashings of our housemade sriracha for those that like a little extra punch in their charred flat noodles with chicken, prawn, soft egg and crispy pork fat.

06/02/2026

Dan Dan potato noodles, seasoned pork mince, roasted peanuts and sesame chilli dressing. New to the menu now and every bit as good as it sounds. Available for your eating pleasure. Reservations via link in bio or else cruise on in via door 263, Lygon St.

01/02/2026

Love may be all about companionship, generosity of spirit, contentment, happiness, and a life shared. That said, some things are simply too good to share and this fried chicken roll with American cheese, shaved cabbage, and miso ranch numbers amongst them. And as it is most assuredly our intention to foster unity and harmony between people, and not division, you will be able to enjoy one of these to yourself, sharing not incumbent upon you. Part of our Valentine’s set menu this year, reservations and details via link in bio.

Valentine’s Feed Me $100 PP

Natural rock oyster,
native pepperberry

Grilled octopus, Chinese gribiche, potato

Fried chicken roll, American cheese, shaved cabbage,
miso ranch

Humpty Doo barramundi,
pickled chilli, bean medley, mustard stem

Baby cos, tofu sesame dressing

Tonka bean parfait, passionfruit, butterscotch

30/01/2026

Friends, flavour, and fun. The whole lot bookended by bright, enlivening, rejuvenating glasses. We open from 5 pm, reservations via link in bio or else walk on in.

26/01/2026

Steamed Humpty Doo barramundi with pickled chilli, medley of beans, and mustard stem, baby cos and tofu sesame dressing on the side. Part of our Valentine’s set menu this year. Lovers’ Day rarely looks quite so tasty as this. Reservations via link in bio.

19/01/2026

Lime zest and fennel seed and star anise cured Kingfish (subtlety is king with this cure - well, Kingfish is the king, so to speak, but we’re quite sure you take our meaning!), tamarind ponzu, makrut lime leaf oil, Yarra Valley salmon roe, and chiffonade shiso. As with so much in life, less is more and this is certainty no exception. We are open today from 5 pm.

18/01/2026

Was there ever a better time to lean into love? The answer, dear reader, is inherent in the question itself, for there can never be too much floating around the place, in our humble opinion. With that in mind, we’re throwing together one for the lovers this Valentine’s Day. Reservations essential, avoid disappointment and hit the link in bio to secure your spot now.

01/01/2026

Soy sauce. One of the most iconic and fundamental condiments in the world and something we are particularly partial to. We give it a very good shake of the sauce bottle in our kitchen at shop 263. Such is our taste for the stuff that Keat teamed up with Broadsheet to take a more forensic deep dive and appraisal of some of the most readily available soy sauces on the market, as well as some that we use in high rotation at LD. Hit the link in comments to read the article and see the results.

Image: Ben Siero / courtesy of Broadsheet.

18/12/2025

Heating up outside, and the same must surely be said of inside the kitchen at the shop! Reservations via link in bio or else walk on in.

THIS WEEKS OPEN HOURS

Lunch:
Thurs, Fri & Sun
12 - 2:30pm

Dinner:
Tues - Sun
5 - 9:30pm

16/12/2025

NYE is nigh upon us. Do it right with our help at shop 263. We are offering a set menu for $85 pp to help you usher in the year ahead and bid adieu to the year that has been.

NYE FEED ME

Natural rock oyster, yuzu kosho

Pickled baby cucumbers, whipped tofu, fragrant chilli oil

Raw beef, sambal vinaigrette, laksa leaf, creme fraiche, tsubu arare

Chrysanthemum, tofu, sesame oil, pine nuts

Fried chicken, white pepper togarashi, tonkatsue sauce, curry leaf

Charcoal roasted char siu, tare, hot mustard

Iceberg wedge, miso ranch dressing, puffed buckwheat

Japanese steamed rice

Jasmine tea pudding, matcha cream, strawberry, sorghum praline

Reservations essential.

10/12/2025

The gift that keeps on giving. Gift cards for the shop. And while it may not be this exact steamed Humpty Doo barramundi with fenugreek and mustard seed curry and grilled okra, it will afford the recipient this and much more besides. We certainly wouldn’t advise on wrapping this up and presenting it as a gift, but rather a neat, discreet gift card will do nicely. Hit the link in bio to find out more and in the meantime we are open from 5 pm tonight for dinner.

DECEMBER OPEN HOURS

Dinner:
Tues - Sun
5 - 9:30pm

Lunch:
Thurs, Fri & Sun
12 - 2pm

Address

263 Lygon Street, Carlton
Melbourne, VIC
3053

Opening Hours

Tuesday	5:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday	5:30pm - 10pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 10pm
Friday	12pm - 2:30pm
	5:30pm - 10pm
Saturday	5:30pm - 10pm

Telephone

+61 447 525 573

Website

http://lagoondining.com/

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