Southbank Spices
56 Kavanagh St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Open nowToday 11:00 – 23:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
An Indian-influenced restaurant in Southbank, Melbourne, rated 4.8 across more than 250 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- Monday
- 11:30 – 14:30, 17:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday
- 11:30 – 14:30, 17:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday
- 11:30 – 14:30, 17:00 – 22:00
- Thursday
- 11:30 – 14:30, 17:00 – 22:00
- FridayToday
- 11:00 – 23:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 23:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 23:00
Why it's worth checking out
Southbank Spices sits on Kavanagh Street in Southbank, just across the Yarra River from Melbourne's CBD. A restaurant specialising in flavour-packed, spice-forward cooking, it's earned a strong reputation for its quality, authentic dishes — the kind of warm, welcoming spot that brings genuine, vibrant flavours to the Southbank precinct.
The appeal is that combination of quality, flavour-packed cooking, a good drinks offering and a relaxed, welcoming setting in a convenient Southbank location near the river and the arts precinct, ideal for a casual dinner, a group meal or a satisfying, flavour-packed feed. Authentic, spice-forward cooking has a broad, enthusiastic following, and Southbank Spices has clearly won over a loyal following.
With a 4.8 rating from more than 250 reviews, it's clearly delighting its diners. Menus, opening hours and pricing change, and a popular restaurant fills up at peak times and 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 busy time, or keen for a flavour-packed feed in Southbank.
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 4.8 from 251 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
- 89
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 73
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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