Rice Workshop (Chinatown)
Rice Workshop (Chinatown)
Japanese · Melbourne CBD · Melbourne
0% overall · #30 in Japanese
Quick facts
- 238 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, 3000, Melbourne CBD
- Price: $$
- 03 9650 6663
About Us
Rice Workshop (Chinatown) is the brand's street-front Little Bourke Street outpost on the Tattersalls Lane corner in Melbourne's Chinatown — one of seven Victorian sites (Chadstone, Fountain Gate, Northland, Highpoint, South Wharf DFO, and Melbourne Uni are siblings, not this row). The chain bills itself as a Japanese rice bar: fast-casual takeaway and eat-in rice bowls, Japanese curry bowls (rice or udon base), udon bowls with signature or veggie tonkotsu broth, and hot snacks such as karaage skewers. Guests pick composed bowls from the menu or build bowls with toppings like teriyaki chicken, spicy miso pork belly, and tempura prawn; the brand story still references imported Japanese vending-machine ordering and a dedicated rice dispenser from its early DIY-bar era. Chinatown trades seven days from 11am with later Friday–Saturday close; delivery via Uber Eats and DoorDash.