Spice Paradise

Best Known For

Stir-fried pork belly, with fresh green chilli.

Those craving Chinese fare with a hit of heat head to Spice Paradise on Thomas Street in Haymarket. Tucked away in Chinatown where the colours and flavours of an Asian marketplace entice locals and visitors alike, this authentic restaurant serves up a taste from the Northern province of Hunan, where the focus ingredient in traditional dishes is fresh chilli. Step into a world of china teapots, racks of spices and tantalising aromas to begin a culinary adventure, with entrees such as steamed eggplant with freshly crushed chilli; before mains like goat stew with radish and mushroom, best paired with a side of mixed vegetables, lotus root, snow beans and black fungus. For the more adventurous, delve into Hunan style pork intestine; or stir fried dried pork fat, black bean sauce and chilli.