Best Butter Chicken in Melbourne
The best butter chicken in Melbourne right now is Aangan Footscray (score 42 from 3,310 reviews), based on 19 venues re-ranked weekly.
Where locals actually go for butter chicken in Melbourne — not just what tops a Google search.
● Updated September 2026 · re-verified 19 venues this month
🔄 Re-ranked 2026-09-08: no moves since 2026-09-02 — the current order held steady.
The verdict: the best butter chicken in Melbourne right now is Aangan Footscray in West Footscray ($$ price tier) (2 community mentions), ahead of 3 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street, Desi Dhaba. That call comes from community consensus blended with Google review strength across 19 ranked venues — no pay-to-rank, updated September 2026.
The numbers: 19 venues ranked · 62,432 Google reviews analysed · median rating 4.5★ · #1 leads the field by 9 ranking points. Updated September 2026.
| 🏆 Top pick | Aangan Footscray (West Footscray) |
| 💸 Best cheap eat | Gourmet Curry Hut |
| 📊 Most reviewed | Ziyka Restaurant (13,513 reviews) |
| 📍 Venues ranked | 19 across 7 suburbs |
| Venue | Suburb | Price | Rating | Known for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aangan Footscray | West Footscray | $$ | 4.0★ | — |
| #2 | 3 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street | CBD | $$ | 4.8★ | — |
| #3 | Desi Dhaba | CBD | $$ | 3.8★ | North Indian |
| #4 | Gourmet Curry Hut | CBD | $ | 4.7★ | — |
| #5 | Aroma Restaurant - The Premium Pakistani Cuisine | CBD | $$ | 4.8★ | — |
You've tried 0/19
#1 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 559 Barkly St, West Footscray VIC 3012, Australia
★ 4 (3,310 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 2 community mentions
#2 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 Queen Victoria Market, 513 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
🍴 What to order: Get the butter chicken; the tawa paneer is the sleeper hit.
★ 4.8 (4,449 reviews) on Google Maps · website
Why it ranks: 1 community mention · dish praised in 2 of 5 recent Google reviews
#3 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 134 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
🍴 What to order: Get the garlic naan; the goat curry is outstanding.
★ 3.8 (4,379 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 2 community mentions · 1× called the best
#4 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 Shop 10/555 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
🍴 What to order: Get the chicken tikka and onion bhaji; the dal makhani is outstanding.
★ 4.7 (4,062 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#5 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 shop 2 and 3/540 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.8 (2,584 reviews) on Google Maps
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#6 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 8/451 Leakes Rd, Truganina VIC 3029, Australia
★ 4.4 (2,687 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 1 community mention
#7 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 8/2-8 Northey Rd, Lynbrook VIC 3975, Australia
★ 4.4 (369 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 1 community mention
#8 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 234-236 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
★ 4.6 (13,513 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#9 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 205 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.6 (12,684 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#10 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 450 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (1,044 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#11 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 Shop GD086/211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (3,960 reviews) on Google Maps
#12 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 807 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
★ 4.5 (1,718 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#13 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 85 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (325 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#14 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 140-146 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
🍴 What to order: Get the seekh kebabs and karahi; the naan is the sleeper hit.
★ 4.5 (2,626 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#15 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 Opp. Dan Murphy’s, QV Food Hall, Level 1/210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (390 reviews) on Google Maps
#16 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
Kahaani
12📍 262 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
★ 4.6 (1,755 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#17 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 488 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (1,297 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#18 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 45 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (862 reviews) on Google Maps
#19 of 19 butter chicken spots in Melbourne
📍 166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
★ 4.5 (418 reviews) on Google Maps
Common butter chicken questions in Melbourne
What's the best budget butter chicken in Melbourne?
Gourmet Curry Hut is the top-ranked budget ($) option in CBD — #4 overall for butter chicken.
Where's the best butter chicken in Melbourne for a special occasion?
Aangan Footscray ($$ price tier) is the highest-ranked venue worth the splurge, in West Footscray.
What's the best vegetarian-friendly butter chicken in Melbourne?
3 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street is the highest-ranked venue with confirmed vegetarian options, in CBD.
Keep exploring: Related: 🍚 best biryani in Melbourne. Butter Chicken elsewhere: Sydney · Brisbane · Perth · Adelaide. By suburb: best in CBD · best in Carlton. Dietary: 🌱 best vegetarian butter chicken. Q&A: your butter chicken questions answered. Nationally: best butter chicken in Australia, 14 cities compared. Also: head-to-head: the top two compared · best value ($) picks. See the data report.
How we rank
We machine-scan the community discussions (Reddit threads and food guides in the search index) for each venue's name, then blend: community mentions 70% (mentions ×10, 'the best' superlatives ×6, normalised) + Google review strength 30% (rating above a 3.8 baseline, weighted by review volume). Global fast-food and dessert franchises are excluded. This page is auto-mined; flagship pages get hand curation on top.
Frequently asked
What is the best butter chicken in Melbourne?
Aangan Footscray currently ranks #1 for butter chicken in Melbourne — 2 community mentions.
What is the best cheap butter chicken in Melbourne?
Gourmet Curry Hut is the highest-ranked budget option in CBD.
Where is the best butter chicken in the Melbourne CBD?
3 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street is the top-ranked butter chicken spot in the CBD (Queen Victoria Market, 513 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia).
How does BestDish rank butter chicken in Melbourne?
Venues are scored by blending community mentions from local discussions with Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline, weighted by review volume). Global chains are excluded.