Nelayan Restaurant - Swanston
Casual Dining · Melbourne, Australia
Cuisines: Indonesian
Nelayan Restaurant Swanston is an Indonesian restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD, close to the Swanston Street and QV Melbourne area. It is part of Nelayan Group Australia, which began with its first branch in Hawthorn before opening a second branch on Swanston Street in the heart of Melbourne CBD. The restaurant focuses on Indonesian comfort food and express-style dining, with Nasi Campur as one of its main specialties.
The Swanston outlet offers a practical, casual setting for city diners looking for rice dishes, noodles, soups, sambal-based meals, curries, chicken, duck, fish, and vegetarian options. The food reflects familiar Indonesian flavours, including rendang, gado-gado, soto, sambal, fried tofu, vegetables, and spiced meat dishes. Menu examples listed for this outlet include Gado Gado, Soto Ayam, Fried Bakmi Noodles Vegetarian, Soto Betawi, and Tempong Bebek Goreng.
The atmosphere is simple, busy, and food-focused, making it suitable for quick meals, takeaway, solo dining, and casual meals with friends or family. Its CBD location makes it convenient for students, office workers, shoppers, and visitors looking for Indonesian dishes in central Melbourne.
Contact information
- Address: 265 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- Phone: +61396635886
- Website: www.nelayangroup.com.au




