Melbourne’s Unofficial Chinatown | Food tour of Box Hill

[@markjones2781]

New China Town out in Box hill is one of 21st century Melbourne's great treasures. Why am I not surprised that Thomas and Sheena with young Zadie in tow are leading the charge into the frontiers of Melbourne food culture? Oh, and having young Zadie gazing up longingly at the fare on offering is something new on KZbin. Keeping this fresh as joyful without getting into the child exploration we often see is a challenge before you. I have every confidence you two will get this right

[@ChasingaPlate]

Very kind words! Thank you Mark 😄 so glad you enjoyed this video 💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@rob1971]

It seems like you could spend the entire year exploring Melbourne's food scene and have an incredible edible experience from start to finish! 😋

[@ChasingaPlate]

Very true! It’s one heck of a food city. Thanks for watching mate. Thomas

[@uerian]

Wow thanks Tom & Sheena, we last watched your NZ videos 3 years ago and now watching you guys again for Australia and surprise surprise it’s 2+1 👶🏻 congratulations 🎉!

[@ChasingaPlate]

How brilliant that you’ll be in Melbourne mate! Hahaha yes- we have a new team member on board 🤩 thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@lucy.loves.travel]

I grew up a few suburbs away from Box Hill. It's definitely changed in the last 30 years 😂! We used to go always go Thien Dat Vietnamese restaurant and then followed with a visit to The Cookie Man for bickies. ❤❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

I bet it has! It’s such a vibrant Center now. Those bickies sound delicious 🤤 thanks for sharing your food memories. Hope you enjoyed the video! Cheers, Sheena

[@wormw0ood]

I’m thoroughly enjoying this Melbourne series. Inspiring me to l venture outside the city and try food out in the suburbs!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Awesome! So glad you’re enjoying the videos and getting some inspiration. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

[@kenyeuong1773]

Another great blog guys. You certainly know your way around.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching mate! So happy you enjoyed this one. Cheers, Sheena

[@Intervene]

Yum! Dining options at Box Hill will certainly leave you in a food coma

[@ChasingaPlate]

Sure will! Thanks for watching mate. Thomas

[@amy-rose7090]

Ooh thank you guys for showing us this, I am definitely going to go and get a strawberry skewer from that store if I can find it! I bought a tea from one of the tea shops there when it was really busy, and I can’t quite remember what it was, but they ran out of something while they were making my tea, and called me over to ask if they could put cheese in my tea instead. So I accidentally ended up with an iced matcha with cheese. I want to try the fruit salad one someday

[@ChasingaPlate]

What was the iced matcha with cheese like?! 😆 those skewers are addictive! Thanks for watching and so happy you enjoyed the video 😄 Cheers, Sheena

[@aaronchow4800]

Thanks for this content! I live near Melbourne CBD but I need to head to Box Hill to try all this lovely food!

[@ChasingaPlate]

So glad you enjoyed it mate! We love heading out there for a feed- we ate so well 😍 hope you can make it out there soon. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Sheena

[@vickimcmillan3705]

Excellent as usual 🙏.. Zadie baby looks like Oliver Twist with her bowl asking for more 😂😂👌🥟

[@ChasingaPlate]

Haha she does 😂 I was laughing so much while editing that piece. Thanks so much for watching. Thomas

[@glenstokes4628]

I really love chasing a plate.Doing a great job with it

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks mate and thanks for watching. Thomas

[@lisasnell8927]

Omgosh the dumplings with soup looked devine... great note poke the hole to let out the steam👍 got it lol thankyou for showcasing eats in Melbs love it and you guys 💞💞

[@ChasingaPlate]

I really enjoyed those ones and no burnt mouths was a bonus 😂 thanks for watching. Thomas

[@fastlc6523]

You guys are killing me,I’m trying to drop some kilos! I’m missing this so much…….I’m compelled to keep watching,can’t click off. So good listening to you speak in Cantonese Sheena…..feeling homely.We’ve definitely don’t have any of these dishes in Newcastle . Awesome you guys

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😝😝😆 sorry to give you cravings mate! It was such a fun video to film- got to eat so many of our favourite things and also practise my Cantonese 😝 Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@风玲-q1s]

Personally, I love all variety dumplings. Good video.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Me too 😆 thanks for watching mate! Cheers, Sheena

[@philbranagan3137]

Welcome to Bokkers! One of the things I love about the BHC Food hall is that so much of the food is so close to how you find it in China; things that are not quite sweet, but not quite savoury. So many great choices you made (though I apologise for the weather!)

[@ChasingaPlate]

Such a cool spot isn’t it! So much to eat and explore. We really enjoyed our day filming there. Thanks heaps for watching. Cheers, Thomas

[@kirbyman6682]

One day Box Hill is going to be like Sydney's Parramatta, a 2nd CBD. When the Suburban Rail Loop opens it will be huge

[@ChasingaPlate]

It’s a great suburb for eating that’s for sure! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@Michael_Sheldon]

Not your average food court! So many tasty bites. 🙌❤️

[@ChasingaPlate]

We could have filmed so much more too Michael! It was a dream food court! Thanks for watching mate. Sending xxx

[@kdd9534]

The nostalgia I feel from seeing you eat that sesame red bean ball… uhhh!! Thanks for another great video 😊

[@ChasingaPlate]

It was so good! I feel like having one right now. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

[@heathertonovic585]

All of the food you had looked sooooo delicious😊 Keep up the great vlogs😊

[@ChasingaPlate]

Sure was! Thanks for the kind words and for watching. Cheers, Thomas

[@nickyssamesame]

Very nice guys, I haven't been to Boxhill in years will definitely be checking that one out next opportunity :)

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching 😄 We had the best time eating there- wish we could have fit in more! Hope you enjoy your time out there when you make it! Cheers, Sheena

[@clempowell]

You should try out the Paramount Food Court at the top of Little Bourke St. It's an old style food court with very good cheap food.

[@trannylam3527]

No That Worse Food ..

[@ChasingaPlate]

I’d forgotten about that place! Didn’t go in at all this trip. Thanks heaps for the reminder. Cheers, Thomas

[@saml2601]

Best places to eat in Box Hill Land Kitchen for breakfast and lunch and yum cha East Doncaster Yummy king. 2 of the most underrated places in Melbourne.

[@ChasingaPlate]

We actually walked past Land Kitchen after filming and both remarked that it looked worth checking out next time 😍 thanks for the recommendations! Cheers, Sheena

[@saml2601]

@@ChasingaPlate Land Kitchen make Cheung Fun to order. Its soooo good. Plus their stick rice wrap in lotus leaf is so traditional and its like my grandmas recipe from 20 years ago. Yummy king in East Doncaster is run by Grandmas and Grandpas, waitstaff and kitchen. Cheapest yum cha in Melbourne and taste like 1990s at its best. Cost around $22 a head. Cantonese food dying all over Australia, these are the two hidden gems in Melbourne.

[@syc008]

Oh man , I haven't been to Grain Asia in forever, I think something like 20 years. Was always my go to for yong tofu.

[@ChasingaPlate]

It’s so good. Hope you get a chance to return one day soon. Thanks for watching. Thomas

[@sunny_boy83]

love the show....i was there the other day missed you guys!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks mate! Hope you had a great time when you visited. Thanks for watching. Thomas 😀

[@mrslamb1807]

Hey Sheena, your Cantonese came in handy in Box Hill. Grain Asia is one of my favourite. Next time you are in Melbourne, do try Colourful Yanan.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for the recommendation 😍 I loved Grain Asia- would love to sample more of the menu next time. Haha I’m very out of practice with my language- must get back, eat and practise my Cantonese more I reckon. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@CalaisMarino-Wharerau]

Next time yous are in Melbourne I would suggest yous visit ms Kims restaurant in Williamstown. It’s Vietnamese based and sooo delicious. She was a grand finalist on MKR 2018. She has great food!!! Fresh and light but it is filling

[@ChasingaPlate]

Sounds delicious! Thanks for the recommendation 😄 hope you enjoyed this video and like what we have coming up! Cheers, Sheena

[@jomcgee6094]

Yummy goodies at every turn!!!❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Too right! Such a fun place. Thanks for watching Jo. Thomas.

[@RobertLewington]

Loving look Sheena got when eating the custard tart with Zadie holding the empty tart case. 😂

[@ChasingaPlate]

Haha such a hoot! Thanks for watching mate. Thomas

[@RobertLewington]

@@ChasingaPlate Always part of my Sunday morning now

[@MrMurraymanson]

What a cute baby .

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks 😊

[@MsKestrela]

Oh, lordy....a Chinese feast day. At least I did it right this time...I have food right beside me as I watch. Mexican, not Chinese, but a couple of juicy beef enchiladas with rice and beans will keep me from drowning in saliva. The soup looks like just the thing for a chilly day, and the soup dumplings sound perfect, with thin skins and abundant fillings. What a great food mall you found!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Glad you had snacks on hand! Those enchiladas sounds pretty damn tasty. That soup was so good in the cold weather! Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

[@catherineduc]

The last time I went to Grain was more than 20 years ago - I've got to go back! Box Hill looks more happening than China Town these days. There's also great places on Carrington St (try Indochine if you like Vietnamese) and Main St. Glen Waverley is also pretty good for Asian food - heaps of places in the shopping centre, streets around the train station and the new part of The Glen. If you like Filipino food, head out to the western suburbs. Finally, you've got to try this place called Katsuhon on Little Collins St (there's another more viral place) but this one is amazing and not crowded (until you post about it!) :) Get the cheese pork katsu and fresh yuzu tea.

[@vanessagoddess1]

Indochine has really gone down hill. Pho Huong Viet (on Whitehorse Rd just outside the mall) is better

[@ChasingaPlate]

Delicious recommendations Catherine! Thanks for that! Would love to explore Glen Waverley the next time we’re in town- we’ve barely scratched the surface of the city- can’t wait to get back. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy what we have coming up! Cheers, Sheena

[@vickyrun8796]

Your snacks look a lot better than mine. Yummy

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 We did pretty well! Thanks for watching Vicky! Cheers, Sheena

[@djjjewelz]

You have to go glen Waverley the best restaurants and food I miss it so much!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Would totally love to explore that area more! Thanks for watching this one, hope you enjoyed it! Cheers, Sheena

[@andreawang8786]

You must try Vietnamese and Chinese food in Springvale!!!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Would have loved to have gotten out to film in Springvale- next time for sure! Thanks for watching Andrea. Cheers, Sheena

[@laramiaizz]

please come back to malaysia. we all miss you two.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hope we make it back one day soon. We love it there so much. Thanks for watching this one mate. Thomas.

[@biot_travel]

good to see a HK egg tart with layer filo pastry in Melbourne

[@ChasingaPlate]

It was such a good one too. Loved that place. Thanks for watching. Thomas

[@phyllismok6033]

Thanks for sharing

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

[@colby_247]

Baby so cute.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Haha thanks mate. Thomas

[@bencordell1965]

What happened in tienenman square in 1989?

[@arokh72]

A shopping centre and good food are not terms I'd use together. Only in Melbourne would shopping centre food be good food as well :)

[@ChasingaPlate]

Right?! There was honestly a tonne more to eat and drink as well! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@telawsonartzy6880]

After seeing all that super tasty food I tried transporting myself there. It didn't work. Now I got a headache and starving😭😭😭😭😭 As always superb vlog of food finds.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Haha thanks for watching mate. This was a really tasty one. Cheers, Thomas

[@telawsonartzy6880]

@ChasingaPlate You're very welcome. I did make some soup dumplings it was pretty good.

[@chatsifieds]

nice

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@ajuzzisurabaya7679]

❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching. Thomas

[@Alina_Valentina]

i just can't pick a favorite

[@ChasingaPlate]

Winner of a day! Thanks heaps for watching this one mate. Thomas

[@JBLegal09]

Hey Thomas, do you ever look after your daughter mate??

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hi Joanne, not sure what you are insinuating by asking this or if you are genuinely asking if Thomas looks after Zadie. Either way, all I can say is that of course he does. Thomas is an incredible Dad- 1000% in it, Zadie is very lucky to have him and I couldn’t ask for a better person by my side to help navigate this crazy journey that is parenting. Cheers, Sheena

[@bencordell1965]

Are these people members of the ccp?