Chinta Ria Soul

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Crispy duck, housemade chilli jam infused with ginger flowers, on a bed of greens.

Good food and music for the soul are on the plate at Chinta Ria Soul on Acland Street in St Kilda. This modern hawker-style Malaysian restaurant presents an earthy vibe with dark wood furniture, terracotta tiled floors and potted palms, while a full glass frontage allows an abundance of natural light. Take a seat beneath the colourful wall mural of well-known jazz musicians and delve into entrées like deep-fried chicken wontons and sweet chilli sauce; before slow-cooked beef rendang in an aromatic sauce of spices, curry paste and coconut milk, enjoyed with sides of steamed rice and vegetables. Perhaps opt for classic seafood curry laksa, with vermicelli and yellow noodles, bean curd puffs, fish cakes, King prawns, calamari, bean shoots and green beans, in a spicy coconut curry soup.