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Pappa Laksa is a Malaysian-Chinese restaurant in Melbourne known for its signature laksa, a spicy noodle soup praised by food enthusiasts as one of the city's best. The restaurant offers a bold broth with a distinctive dark sambal flavor and serves excellent nasi lemak alongside. Must-try dishes include the beef rendang laksa and seafood wat tan hor, complemented by sides like char koey teow, curry puffs, and spring rolls.
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Pappa Laksa, a Malaysian-Chinese eatery in Melbourne, is known for its excellent laksa soup, which enthusiasts consider one of the city's best. The restaurant also offers an outstanding nasi lemak featuring perfectly fried chicken and dark chilli sambal. Pappa Laksa serves a bold broth that simmers long with coconut milk and prominent lemongrass flavors, along with toppings like seafood, tofu, vegetables, and beef rendang. Diners can enjoy curry puffs, prawn cakes, and spring rolls as accompaniments, often dipped in the coconut broth or served over steamed rice. The restaurant's must-try dishes include beef rendang laksa and seafood wat tan hor, with classic char koey teow also recommended.
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A bold red and yellow sign hints at the big flavours inside this little restaurant, nestled between a golf shop and a curtain store.
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Laksa is, naturally, the star – cited by soup enthusiasts as one of Melbourne’s best.
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But Pappa also does an excellent nasi lemak: fried chicken pulled from the oil not a moment too soon, a perfect partner for dark chilli sambal.
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If you’re here for the soup, though, prepare for a long-simmered broth, rich with coconut and heavy on the lemongrass.
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Toppings range from classics like seafood, tofu and vegetables to beef rendang set right on top as a generous scoop.
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Curry puffs, prawn cakes and spring rolls make great companions, especially dipped in the coconut-y broth.
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You can also have the broth and trimmings served over a bowl of steamed rice.
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Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently.
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A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
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