Choila in Melbourne
Choila is the Newari table at its smoky best: cooked meat, usually buff or chicken, grilled hard then tossed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, chilli and a hit of timur. Sharp, smoky, oily and hot, it is built to eat with beaten rice and a cold drink.
It is one of the great Nepali dishes to order for a group. Get it with chiura, the beaten rice, let everyone pick at it, and you will understand why Newari food has such a following.
We have mapped 24 spots for choila in Victoria, with the most around Melbourne, Brunswick and Glenroy.
What to order
Buff choila
The traditional cut, deeply smoky.
Chicken choila
A lighter but no less punchy version.
Choila with chiura
Beaten rice is the classic partner. Order both.
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)
Old Durbar Nepalese & Indian Restaurant Brunswick
4.4(887)
Momo Central Brunswick
4.5(787)
Momo Central Glenroy
4.0(738)
Tinkune Momo & Sekuwa House
4.6(698)
Momo Central Bourke street
4.4(671)
8848 Momo House Melbourne
4.2(626)
Momo Station
4.0(586)
Ayla Bar & Restaurant
4.4(531)
Galli Kitchen
4.7(501)
Mad Momos
4.7(499)
Old Durbar Nepalese & Indian Restaurant in Nunawading
4.8(406)
Lah Bros Windsor | Modern Nepalese Restaurant
5.0(352)
Nepal Dining Room
4.3(348)
A1 Tandoori n Momo Restro Bar
4.6(297)
Nepa Bliss Narre Warren - Modern Indian & Nepalese Cuisine
4.6(295)
Momo Ghar
4.4(291)
Khukuri Restaurant Melbourne
4.5(287)
Bhetghat Restaurant & Bar ( Nepalese Restaurant)
4.1(277)
Kathmandu Banquet
4.7(188)
Avatar Indian & Nepalese Restaurant - Bundoora
5.0(68)
Momonbitez
4.5(66)Frequently asked
What is choila?
A Newari dish of grilled meat tossed with mustard oil, garlic, chilli and timur. Smoky, spicy and usually eaten with beaten rice.
Is choila spicy?
It has real heat and a numbing tingle from timur, but you can ask for it milder.