Rice Workshop (Chinatown)

About Us

Rice Workshop (Chinatown) is the brand's street-front Little Bourke Street outpost on the Tattersalls Lane corner in Melbourne's Chinatown — one of seven Victorian sites (Chadstone, Fountain Gate, Northland, Highpoint, South Wharf DFO, and Melbourne Uni are siblings, not this row). The chain bills itself as a Japanese rice bar: fast-casual takeaway and eat-in rice bowls, Japanese curry bowls on rice or udon, udon bowls with signature or veggie tonkotsu broth, and hot snacks such as karaage skewers and gyoza. Guests pick composed bowls or build their own with toppings like teriyaki chicken, spicy miso pork belly, and tempura prawn; the brand story still references imported Japanese vending-machine ordering and a dedicated rice dispenser from its early DIY-bar era. The Chinatown store trades seven days with Sunday and Saturday opening at noon and weekday service from 11am to 9pm; pickup and delivery are available via DoorDash and Uber Eats.