Salero Kito Russell Street

Restaurant · Melbourne, Australia

About Salero Kito Russell Street

Salero Kito Russell Street sits at 264-266 Russell St in the Melbourne CBD, a short walk from Chinatown and the main tram routes along Bourke and Elizabeth Streets. The restaurant specializes in masakan padang, the West Sumatran style of cooking built around chillies, aromatics, coconut milk and meats or vegetables that are simmered slowly until the sauce thickens and darkens. City of Melbourne's own What's On directory lists it as a halal restaurant with a takeaway counter and casual dining area, a format common to padang restaurants, where pre-cooked dishes are displayed and diners choose what they want portioned onto a plate of rice.

The restaurant's name nods to West Sumatra, since salero is the regional word for taste or flavour and kito means "ours" in the Minangkabau language of the province, a naming pattern shared with other Indonesian restaurants that trade on regional identity rather than a generic "Indonesian food" label. Typical padang dishes found at restaurants of this kind include rendang, beef cooked for hours in coconut milk and spice paste; gulai, a lighter coconut curry; ayam pop, pan-fried chicken in a mild broth; and sambal variations ranging from green chilli to fried anchovy. The restaurant is contactable by phone on 03 9007 7822 or by email at [email protected], and it maintains an Instagram account under the handle salerokitomelbourne for current specials and any temporary changes to hours.

Opening hours run from 11am to 9pm Monday through Wednesday, extending to 11am to 9.30pm from Thursday through Saturday, and a slightly later 11.30am start on Sunday through to 9pm. The listing notes mobility access at the Russell Street premises, though accessibility details of this kind are self-reported by the business rather than independently verified. Salero Kito operates a second location under the Salero Kito name, distinct from a separately listed Salero Kito Padang venue elsewhere in the city, reflecting a pattern seen elsewhere in Melbourne's Indonesian dining scene where a single kitchen or ownership group runs more than one storefront under slight variations of the same name.

Address

264-266 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Melbourne, Australia

Opening hours

Monday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

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Indonesian Restaurant in Australia

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