Rice Paper Scissors
15 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
ClosedToday 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 22:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A buzzy Southeast Asian street-food restaurant on a Melbourne CBD laneway, rated 4.5 across more than 3,500 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30
- FridayToday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 22:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 21:30
Why it's worth checking out
Rice Paper Scissors sits on Hardware Lane in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, one of the city's celebrated dining laneways. Serving Southeast Asian street food in a lively, hawker-inspired style, it's built a big following — the kind of bold, share-friendly flavours and buzzy atmosphere that fit the city's renowned laneway dining scene perfectly.
The appeal is that combination of vibrant, flavour-packed street-food-style cooking and a fun, sociable setting right on Hardware Lane, ideal for a group dinner, drinks or a casual night out. In a precinct packed with dining options, building this kind of following speaks to a place that delivers on both the food and the experience.
With a 4.5 rating from more than 3,500 reviews, it's clearly resonating with the city crowd. Menus, opening hours and pricing change with the seasons, and a popular laneway restaurant fills up on weekends, so it's worth checking current details and booking directly before you go — particularly if you're dining with a group, after a table at a peak time, or planning a livelier night out in the CBD.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.5 from 3,547 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 80
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 100
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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