Dandenong is treasure trove of ethnic food, with its own Little India and Afghan Bazaar precincts plus cafes and restaurants offering cuisines ranging from Balkan to Mauritian
Thirty kilometres southeast of Melbourne's city centre, Dandenongs rough edges are being smoothed by a $290m urban renewal project. The suburb is a cultural melting pot, with two-thirds of residents born overseas (twice the national average) and 71% speaking a language other than English. As a consequence it's a treasure trove of ethnic food, with its own Little India and Afghan Bazaar precincts plus cafes and restaurants offering cuisines that include Ethiopian, West African, Sri Lankan, Lebanese, Turkish, Polish, Balkan and Mauritian.