Route 96 Albert Park to the CBD 72 Flinders St Melbourne CBD $95 set menu, or à la carte12+ an adults-focused room Albert Park and Middle Park eat locally most nights — Dundas Place, Armstrong Street, the village strips. For the nights that deserve more, it is a single tram into the city.
Elchi is Chef Manpreet Sekhon's modern Indian restaurant at 72 Flinders Street: a gold ceiling, leather booths, an open kitchen and a menu that travels well beyond butter chicken.
Getting to Elchi from Albert Park
Tram
Route 96 runs from the Albert Park and Middle Park light-rail stops to Bourke Street, a short walk from Flinders and Exhibition Streets.
Car
About 10 to 15 minutes via St Kilda Road. Parking at 11 Exhibition Street.
After the Grand Prix or a lake walk
Head straight up St Kilda Road and across Princes Bridge — we are just past Federation Square.
Elchi, 72 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 · 03 9654 6717
Why Albert Park books Elchi
- Date night. A cocktail at the bar, a booth for two and dishes finished at the table.
- Family occasions. Book a table for the family, or hire the whole restaurant for up to 60.
- The set menu. Leave It Up to the Curry Queen — $95 a head, with a $70 wine pairing. Prefer to choose your own? Order à la carte from the full menu.
- Dietary needs. Halal meat, chicken and seafood, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices.
Groups & exclusive hireSignature dishes
Not Your Average Chicken Tikka, smoked under glass. Tandoori lamb chops. The gold Chicken Mussalam. Gunpowder gobhi for the vegetarians. Kulfi to finish.
See the full menuQuestions from Albert Park
What is the best Indian restaurant near Albert Park?
Elchi at 72 Flinders Street is an Indian restaurant reviewed by Broadsheet, Time Out, Good Food and the Herald Sun, a short tram ride from Albert Park and Middle Park.
Which tram goes from Albert Park to Elchi?
Route 96 from the Albert Park or Middle Park stops to Bourke Street, then a short walk to Flinders and Exhibition Streets.
Do you have vegetarian and vegan options?
Yes, throughout the menu, along with gluten-free options.
Can children dine?
Elchi welcomes guests aged 12 and above.
72 Flinders Street · Melbourne CBD
Book the best Indian restaurant near Albert Park
10 min from Albert Park — Melbourne's most celebrated Indian restaurant at 72 Flinders Street — for date nights, birthdays and corporate dinners. Lunch Tuesday to Thursday, dinner Tuesday to Sunday. Guests aged 12 and above.
03 9654 6717