19 years · since 2007
Asian Beer CafeAsian street food & beer bar · Melbourne CBD
No trays. No rush. Just the balcony.
Level 3, Melbourne Central · 211 La Trobe St
Open 12pm, 7 days. Walk-ins welcome.
Asian street food, cold jugs and the best balcony in town.
Up the escalators in the heart of the Melbourne CBD: lunch from 12pm every day, Day Deals until 4, happy hour from 4. Grab a jug and a pizza, bring the office or the whole family, and order from your table.
Pour one.
Stay late.
Jugs coming over the bar, cocktails on the go, DJs on Fridays and Saturdays and a full room under the neon. This is ABC on a good night.
Happy hour.
Fri – Wed 4 – 9pmThursday 4 – 11pm
$15 Sumo’s jugs · cocktail jugs from $25 · $12 Aperol & Hugo Spritz · $8.5 house spirits
Main meal plus a free drink.
A proper feed, sorted.
Good deals, all day.
No sign-ups, no codes. Just ask, or order from your table.
- $25 Main meal + free drink
- Snack surge items perfect for sharing
- $55 COMBO: 3 pizzas + a Sumo’s Choice beer tower
- from $9 Favourite pizzas
Handmade-dough pizzas, $9 solo or $11 big.
Flash your student I.D for $1 off any pizza.
- $15 Sumo’s Choice beer jugs
- from $25 Cocktail jugs
- $12 Aperol Spritz
- $13 Frozen cocktails
Same $25, a different dinner four nights a week.
A proper main and a pot of Sumo’s Choice or a glass of house wine, $25. It’s the easy answer to “where are we eating?”
Deals are for dine-in and may change. Please drink responsibly.
It’s your birthday.
Your very own private room for the night, up to 30 guests. Secure Ronin’s Chambers for a prepayment of $1000 on booking; on the night, we setup a tab of $1000 to use on any food or drinks. For a limited time, a round of shots and a Freddo Frog ice cream cake!
The night’s not over. The balcony’s alive.
After dark.
Undercover and heated, overlooking the State Library. Grab a jug and stay out.
Let the trains go. Stay for sunset.
By day. By night.
A long lunch on the balcony at 1pm and a big table at 8pm. Same room, different pace. Pick yours.
Lunch, meet-ups, the balcony.
- Day Deals12pm – 4pm every day, on food and drinks.
- $25 main + free drinkA proper lunch with a drink, any day.
- $9 / $11 pizzas$9 solo | $11 big. Handmade dough everyday, on the 12–4pm and 4–9pm menus.
- The balconyFresh air overlooking the State Library.
- Meet-upsShopping break, catch-up, visiting the city, office lunch. Big tables, easy to find.
After work, groups, late.
- Happy hour4pm – 9pm Fri – Wed. Thursdays run 4pm – 11pm.
- $25 main + free drinkEvery day til 9pm.
- After workShare plates, a jug for the table, and room for the whole team.
- Groups & functionsBirthdays, work dos and big nights out. 30+ guests, we’ll plan it with you. Drinks packages
- ABC Fridays & SaturdaysResident DJs from 8pm, free entry. Open till 1am.
- LateOpen till midnight on Thursdays.
A jug and a pizza. Then work through the menu.
Asian street food and pub favourites made for sharing: pizzas, bao, burgers, curries and plates for the middle of the table. Cold beer by the jug, cocktails, and a proper non-alcoholic range.
- Gluten-free (GF) and vegetarian (V) options marked on the menu
- Non-alcoholic beers, wines and cocktails, not just soft drinks
- Kids’ menu for family lunches
How it works
Scan & order at the table
Scan the QR code on your table to order and pay with me&u. No queue at the bar, and you can split the bill.
Stay as long as you like
Order another round from your phone whenever you’re ready. Staff are on the floor if you’d rather talk to a person.
DJs from 8pm.
Free entry. Resident DJs, R&B and hip-hop throwbacks into party anthems. Open till 1am.
Everyone, really.
Students since 2007, and plenty of everyone else.
Don’t take our word for it.
Rated 4.2 on OpenTable (204 reviews)
“Took 20 of us to Asian Beer Cafe on Level 3 of Melbourne Central and it was honestly one of the smoothest, most enjoyable group dinners we’ve ever had. The staff were legends — they got every single person’s order 100% correct, no mix-ups, no fuss.”
“Great vibe, huge open space rooms, spacious outdoor section and probably the best drink and food specials Melbourne!!”
“Can't fault it. Great service, prices and the pizza. In fact, I'm a regular customer and for my birthday I just ordered many pizzas for my friends here.”
“Beautiful view of the library. I highly recommend it!”
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Book a table.
Walk-ins welcome. Lock in a table on OpenTable, or for 30+ guests send a function enquiry.
Birthday drinks, sorted.
Bringing a crowd? We’ll look after it.
Birthdays, work parties, end-of-semester, farewells. We’ve got rooms and long tables for groups of every size, with the balcony and the main bar right there.
Drinks packages
Packages run 90 minutes, every day from 12pm. Minimum 2 people, and everyone at the table takes the same package. Last bookings 9pm Sun – Wed, 10pm Thu – Sat. We serve responsibly.
Spaces, food & drinks packages
The balcony is part of the venue and can’t be booked on its own. Or email bookings@asianbeercafe.com.au.
Level 3, Melbourne Central.
- Address
- Level 3, Melbourne Central
211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000 - Getting up
- ABC is on Level 3 of Melbourne Central. Get in from inside the centre, or take the street-level escalators next to Starbucks, which stay open until ABC closes. Lifts run to Level 3 for prams and wheelchairs.
- Train
- Melbourne Central Station is right underneath.
- Tram
- Stop 8, Melbourne Central Station: routes 6 and 67, plus the other city tram lines.
Stop 6, Melbourne Central & State Library Stations / La Trobe St: La Trobe Street trams stop right outside Melbourne Central.
Both stops are in the Free Tram Zone. - Parking
- Melbourne Central car park. Parking is $18 per hour, but customers who spend at our venue can validate their parking ticket and receive 50% off their parking fee.
- Phone
- (03) 9825 8989
- bookings@asianbeercafe.com.au
- MMelbourne Central Station · underneath
- TTram Stop 8 · Melbourne Central Station
- TTram Stop 6 · La Trobe St
Parking, trams & accessibility
Get directions| Day | Open | Happy hour |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12pm – 11pm | 4pm – 9pm |
| Tuesday | 12pm – 11pm | 4pm – 9pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm – 11pm | 4pm – 9pm |
| Thursday | 12pm – midnight | 4pm – 11pm |
| Friday | 12pm – 1am | 4pm – 9pm |
| Saturday | 12pm – 1am | 4pm – 9pm |
| Sunday | 12pm – 11pm | 4pm – 9pm |
Kitchen: 12pm – 10pm Sun – Wed, 12pm – 11pm Thu – Sat. Day Deals 12pm – 4pm every day.
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