Best Indian restaurant near Fitzroy North — Masti, Brunswick Street
If you live in Fitzroy North and you're looking for the best Indian food nearby, Masti is five minutes away on Brunswick Street — and it's worth every step. Led by award-winning Chef Manpreet Sekhon, known as the Curry Queen, Masti serves authentic Indian food the way it's supposed to taste: made from scratch, with freshly ground spices, a live tandoor, and the kind of cooking that comes from 20 years of experience in five-star hotel kitchens across Punjab, India.
This isn't another suburban curry house. Masti is one of Melbourne's most recognised Indian restaurants — featured in Time Out, Broadsheet, Good Food, Concrete Playground and Urban List — and it's your local.
Why Fitzroy North locals choose Masti over everywhere else
Fitzroy North has no shortage of good food. But when it comes to Indian food near Fitzroy North, most options are either basic takeaway joints or venues splitting their focus between Indian and another cuisine. Masti does one thing — authentic Indian food — and does it at the highest level.
Chef Manpreet Sekhon's cooking was recognised by two of India's greatest culinary figures: Sanjeev Kapoor, one of India's most celebrated chefs, and the late Jiggs Kalra, widely regarded as the Czar of Indian Cuisine. She previously founded Eastern Spice in Geelong and Elchi in Melbourne's CBD before bringing her kitchen to Brunswick Street. When she cooks your butter chicken or your lamb seekh kebab, she's drawing on two decades of serious professional training — not a recipe downloaded from the internet.
Every spice is ground fresh. Every sauce is made from scratch. The chicken marinates overnight. The naan bakes in our tandoor while you watch. This is what makes Masti different — and why Fitzroy North residents keep coming back.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm. 354–356 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy — 5 minutes from Edinburgh Gardens. Book your table or call (03) 9427 2121.
Indian food near Edinburgh Gardens — Masti is your closest quality option
Edinburgh Gardens is the heart of Fitzroy North — and after a Sunday afternoon walk, a Thursday evening run, or a weekend picnic with friends, there's no better way to end the day than dinner at Masti.
We're an easy 5-minute drive or 12-minute walk from Edinburgh Gardens, along the route through St Georges Road and onto Brunswick Street. There's street parking nearby, and we're accessible from tram routes along Smith Street and Brunswick Street.
Many of our regulars from Fitzroy North make it a ritual — Edinburgh Gardens in the afternoon, Masti in the evening. If you've been searching for Indian food near Edinburgh Gardens Melbourne, you've just found it.
Weekly specials for Fitzroy North locals
Masti runs four weekly specials designed for locals who want a reason to visit any night of the week:
Tuesday — Vegan & vegetarian thali night
Veg and vegan thali for $28, non-veg thali for $30. A complete Indian meal — curries, dal, rice, naan, pickles — all in one plate. Fitzroy North's most popular vegan Indian food night in Melbourne. Bookings recommended.
Wednesday — BYO night
Bring your own wine, beer or scotch on Wednesdays. Our bar is fully stocked every other night, but Wednesdays are for the locals who want to bring a bottle and settle in. The Curry Queen's food pairs beautifully with whatever you bring.
Thursday — Unlimited kebabs & beer
90 minutes of unlimited kebabs — slow-marinated, tandoor-cooked — plus bottomless Indian beer for $59 per person. The best Thursday night out in Fitzroy North, by some distance.
Sunday — Amritsariya affair
Chole Bhature with unlimited lassi for $25. A classic Punjabi Sunday — chickpea curry with deep-fried bread and as much lassi as you can drink. The kind of meal Chef Manpreet grew up eating every Sunday in Punjab.
Vegan and vegetarian Indian food — Masti leads in Fitzroy North
Fitzroy North has one of Melbourne's highest concentrations of vegan and plant-based diners — and Masti's menu is built for them. We're the only Indian restaurant near Fitzroy North serving freshly baked vegan naan. Not a store-bought substitute — our vegan naan is made daily in our tandoor, the same way the non-vegan version is made.
Our vegan menu includes Soya Chaap in green coriander marinade, Vegan Honey Chilli Cauliflower, Chickpea Vindaloo, Dal Tadka, Bhindi Do Pyaza, and rotating vegan curries every Tuesday night. Every dish is made in a kitchen that genuinely cares about plant-based cooking — not an afterthought section at the bottom of a menu.
If you're searching for vegan Indian food near Fitzroy North, Masti is the answer.
Indian cocktail bar & Indian single malts — unique in the area
No other venue near Fitzroy North offers what Masti's bar does. Our cocktail menu is built around Indian flavours — turmeric, cardamom, rosewater, mango, hibiscus — in drinks like the Turmeric Tommy's, the Pink City, and the Mango Margarita.
We're also one of the only venues in Melbourne pouring all three premium Indian single malt whiskies — Rampur from the Himalayas, Amrut from Bangalore, and Indri from Haryana. Ask our bar team for a tasting flight. It's the most unique whisky experience at any Indian restaurant or bar near Fitzroy North — or anywhere in Melbourne.
Indian catering for Fitzroy North events
Planning a birthday, engagement, corporate event or private party in Fitzroy North? Masti's catering team brings the full restaurant experience to your venue — including our live tandoor, where guests watch naan and kebabs cooked fresh in front of them.
Chef Manpreet Sekhon's team handles everything from preparation to presentation. Menus are fully customised — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal-sourced options all available. We cater for intimate gatherings of 20 through to large events of 200+.
For Indian catering near Fitzroy North, contact us at hello@eatdrinkmasti.com or call (03) 9427 2121.
Getting to Masti from Fitzroy North
Masti is at 354–356 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy — one suburb south of Fitzroy North, easily reached in minutes by car, tram or on foot.
By tram: Tram 11 runs directly along Brunswick Street and stops at the door
By car: 5 minutes from Edinburgh Gardens via St Georges Road or Queens Parade to Brunswick Street. Street parking available on Brunswick Street and surrounding streets
On foot: 12–15 minute walk from Edinburgh Gardens through Smith Street
From St Georges Road: 6 minutes by car, easy route via Alexandra Parade
We're open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm. Monday closed.
Find the best Indian restaurant near Fitzroy North — book Masti today
Whether you're a Fitzroy North local searching for your new favourite Indian restaurant near you in Melbourne, or you're planning a special night out, a group dinner, or looking for the best Indian food near Edinburgh Gardens — Masti is ready for you.
📍 354–356 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
📞 (03) 9427 2121
✉ hello@eatdrinkmasti.com
🕔 Tuesday–Thursday 5pm–9:30pm | Friday–Saturday 5pm–10pm | Sunday 5pm–9:30pm | Monday closed
Book online — or walk in and we'll do our best to seat you.
“This restaurant is a serious cut above most Melbourne Indian restaurants. Masti raises the bar with unashamed authenticity of flavours, sophistication in technique, and exciting textures. The Amritsari fish is a must try -a dish fit for royals.”