Best Butter Chicken in CBD
Melbourne · ranked by evidence, not clustered stars
● Updated September 2026 · 11 venues
The best butter chicken in CBD right now is 3 Brothersss Indian Restaurant QVM Elizabeth Street (4.8★, 4,449 reviews).
#1 of 11 spot 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
#2 of 11 spot 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
#3 of 11 spot 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
#4 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 shop 2 and 3/540 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.8 (2,584 reviews) on Google Maps
#5 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 205 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.6 (12,684 reviews) on Google Maps · website
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#6 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 450 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (1,044 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#7 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 Shop GD086/211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (3,960 reviews) on Google Maps
#8 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 85 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (325 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#9 of 11 spot 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
#10 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 488 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (1,297 reviews) on Google Maps · website
#11 of 11 spot spots in Melbourne
📍 45 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (862 reviews) on Google Maps
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