Which is better for souvlaki in Melbourne: Stalactites Restaurant or Louie’s Souvlaki?

Stalactites Restaurant ranks higher on BestDish (73 vs 63 points). Pick Louie’s Souvlaki if its raw Google rating is higher (4.8★ vs 4.3★) or you're closer to South Yarra.

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Stalactites Restaurant vs Louie’s Souvlaki

the top two for souvlaki in Melbourne, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Stalactites Restaurant beats Louie’s Souvlaki for souvlaki in Melbourne — it leads our ranking by 10 points (3 community mentions · 3× called the best · in 1 youtube review · seen in 2 tiktok/ig posts · dish praised in 2 of 5 recent google reviews). Pick Louie’s Souvlaki if its raw Google rating is higher (4.8★ vs 4.3★) or you're closer to South Yarra.

Stalactites Restaurant vs Louie’s Souvlaki — souvlaki in Melbourne (September 2026)
	Stalactites Restaurant	Louie’s Souvlaki
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	73	63
Google rating	4.3★	4.8★
Google reviews	9,418	205
Price tier	$$	—
Suburb	CBD	South Yarra
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	3	4

Go deeper: Stalactites Restaurant dossier · Louie’s Souvlaki dossier · the full Melbourne souvlaki ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.