Sekuwa in Melbourne
Sekuwa is Nepali barbecue: chunks of lamb, chicken, pork or buff rubbed with spices and mustard oil, threaded onto skewers and grilled over flame until the edges char. In Nepal it is street food, eaten straight off the grill with beaten rice and raw onion. Here it lands as a starter, a bar snack, and the reason the table orders another round.
The good versions taste of the fire as much as the marinade. Order it with chiura and a wedge of lemon, and if the menu offers pork sekuwa, that is usually the kitchen showing off.
We have mapped 18 spots for sekuwa in Victoria, with the most around Melbourne, Brunswick and Glenroy.
What to order
Lamb sekuwa
The most common cut in Australia. Charred outside, juicy inside.
Chicken sekuwa
Lighter, and it takes the marinade beautifully.
Pork sekuwa
Richer and smokier. Order it wherever you see it.
Chilli Everest
4.0(2249)
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)
8848 Momo House Melbourne
4.2(626)
Ayla Bar & Restaurant
4.4(531)
Galli Kitchen
4.7(501)
Baar Pipaal - Restaurant & Bar
4.4(493)
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)
The Summit - Indian Nepalese Restaurant
4.8(343)
Kathmandu Banquet
4.7(188)
The Nepalese Corner ( Restaurant & Cafe)
4.6(82)
Avatar Indian & Nepalese Restaurant - Bundoora
5.0(68)
Momonbitez
4.5(66)Frequently asked
What is sekuwa?
Nepali grilled meat: marinated chunks of lamb, chicken, pork or buff cooked on skewers over flame. Nepal's answer to barbecue.
Is sekuwa spicy?
Warm rather than fiery. The marinade brings spice and smoke, and the heat mostly comes from the achaar served alongside.