Heng Thai Local Food Hall

About Heng Thai Local Food Hall

Yaowarat-style Thai food hall on the ground floor of Citadines on Bourke, steps from Bourke Street Mall. From the Isan Soul team (3AW) and Surachai Kunchairattana's CBD Thai venues. The cavernous dining room seats about 120 inside plus outdoor tables, dressed like a vintage Bangkok shophouse with lanterns, market umbrellas, and dessert carts. Pay-on-entry tiered all-you-can-eat mookata (Thai BBQ and hotpot broth moat) remains the headline, with 100+ buffet ingredients plus kitchen-marked boat noodles, Isaan-style grilled chicken and pork neck on rice, nam kang sai shaved ice, and drink stations. Google Maps lists business status OPERATIONAL (June 2026); What's On Melbourne promotes Winter Cold List weekday specials ($10 som tum Mondays, $10 grilled/fried Tuesdays, kra pao combo Thursdays through 30 June 2026). Lunch daily 12:00–15:00; dinner Sun–Thu until 22:00, Fri–Sat until midnight. No dedicated restaurant website — Instagram @hengthailocal and Facebook are the primary owned channels.