Best momo in Australia
Momo are the dish that put Nepali food on the map in Australia. Soft dumplings, a punchy tomato achaar, and a queue out the door on a Sunday. Nearly every Nepali kitchen in the country does them, and the good ones do them brilliantly.
Order them steamed for the truest taste, fried for crisp edges, jhol for a warm spiced soup you drink between bites, or C-momo tossed in sticky chilli sauce. Buff is the traditional filling, chicken the crowd-pleaser, and veg and paneer are everywhere and genuinely good.
We have mapped 223 spots serving it, from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and beyond.
What to order
Steamed momo
The classic. Soft, juicy, the truest taste of the filling. Steamed momo spots.
Jhol momo
Served swimming in a warm, nutty, spiced soup. Order this when it is cold out. Who does jhol.
C-momo
Chilli momo, tossed in a sticky, hot, slightly sweet sauce. Find C-momo.
Fried momo
Pan or deep fried for golden, crunchy edges. Fried momo spots.
Best momo in New South Wales
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The Momos Hub Townhall
4.4(3689)
Falcha Town Hall
4.5(2853)
Chulho - Harris Park
3.5(2448)
Heshela Newa Khaja Ghar Rockdale
4.4(2357)
Yummy Laphing
4.8(1782)Khukuri Nepali Restaurant
3.9(1442)Best momo in Victoria
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Chilli Everest
4.0(2249)
Momo Central Little Collins St
4.3(1998)
Magic Momo Kafe West Footscray
4.4(1299)
Old Durbar Nepalese & Indian Restaurant in Flinders, Melbourne
4.4(1279)
SPICE MIX- Indian, Nepalese & Halal Restaurant Melbourne
4.7(1015)
Old Durbar Nepalese & Indian Restaurant Brunswick
4.4(887)Best momo in Queensland
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Kathmandu Momo
4.6(3795)
8848 Momo House Forest Lake
4.8(856)
8848 Momo House
4.0(777)
8848 Momo House Goldcoast
4.3(761)
8848 Momo House Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast)
4.4(682)
8848 Momo House Mount Gravatt
4.4(638)Best momo in Western Australia
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Funky Momo
4.2(1406)
MoMo Planet
4.4(968)
Tasty Momo Restaurant Nepalese & Indian Cuisine
4.4(723)
Little Magic Momo
4.6(521)
HAMRO NEPALI KITCHEN
4.8(507)
De Bhatti
4.2(409)Best momo in the ACT
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Lakeside Gurkhas
4.5(1953)
Canberra Momo House - Nepalese Restaurant - Gungahlin
4.7(1148)
Mul Chowk Kitchen, Canberra
4.2(1078)
The Hungry Buddha | Nepalese & Indian Cuisine Canberra I ESTD 2011
4.0(813)
Chomolungma Nepalese Cuisine
4.1(642)The Kathmandu Momo House Nepalese and Indian Cusines
4.2(464)Best momo in South Australia
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Khukuri Restaurant Adelaide
4.2(929)
Taste of Nepal
4.5(697)
BHOYE CHHEN
4.5(553)
Namaste Nepalese Restaurant
4.4(384)
Deurali Restaurant
3.9(247)
Everest Tea House
4.7(137)Best momo in Tasmania
Danphe
4.2(892)
Tasmandu "A Taste of Nepal"
4.5(406)
Everest Eatery - Indian & Nepalese Cuisine
4.5(346)
Kathmandu Cuisine
4.1(265)
Chulo on Wheels
4.8(60)
Himalayan Food Corner
4.0(53)Best momo in the Northern Territory
Frequently asked
What does momo taste like?
Savoury, juicy and aromatic, with the heat coming from the achaar on the side.
Steamed or fried momo, which is better?
Steamed for the purest flavour, fried for crisp edges. Most people end up ordering both.
Are momo halal?
Many kitchens serve halal momo or have halal options. Call ahead to confirm with the kitchen.