What are the opening hours?

Monday 11:30am - 3:30pm 5:30pm - 9:30pm Tuesday 11:30am - 3:30pm Wednesday 11:30am - 3:30pm Thursday 11:30am - 3:30pm 5:30pm - 9:30pm Friday 11:30am - 3:30pm 5:30pm - 9:30pm Saturday 11:30am - 3:30pm 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Kantan Catering

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Kantan Catering

KANTAN offers private and corporate catering services, specialising in Malaysian food. Visit www.kantan.com.au
au Majestic and very Malaysian.

KANTAN was born out of the love of Malaysian food and culture. We offer eclectic Malaysian flavours using recipes right out of the 'kampungs' (villages) that are delicious yet hard to find outside of Malaysia.

'Kantan' is a Malay name for the bright pink ginger torch flower, which is commonly used in traditional Malay and Peranakan dishes of Malaysia such as 'Assam Laksa' and 'Nasi Kerabu'. The

flower has a very distinct fragrance and adds a peppery zing to any dish. In the 'kampungs', food are often times cooked to accommodate large families and neighbours together. We at KANTAN hope to recreate this social atmosphere when friends get together for a night of fine dining, in a relaxed homey environment. Follow .catering on instagram and see what goes on in our kitchen. For catering inquiries, please email [email protected]

Cheers,
KANTAN Team

15/06/2026

We’re in The Age!

Kantan has been featured in Good Food’s guide to laksa in Melbourne — and our plant-based curry laksa was named their pick for vegan laksa.

Honestly? This one feels pretty special.
I developed this recipe during lockdown, for the Fitzroy community — many months of tinkering with veg stock, spice blends and chasing that perfect bowl. To see it recognised by Good Food now? Pretty chuffed! 🩷

Thank you to Good Food and Annie Hariharan for the interview.

One laksa, your way — choose your toppings: chicken, seafood, vegetables or fully vegan. Come find your bowl with us.

Photos by Simon Schluter for The Age

23/05/2026

A gentle reminder that we are closed tonight (Saturday 23rd May) for a private event. See you all next week!

10/05/2026

🗣️🗣️🗣️We’re hiring! Looking for energetic Front of House staff with a knack for friendly, attentive dinner service — and a cook with a flair for Southeast Asian cuisine!

Front of House applicants must hold an RSA, or be willing to obtain one ASAP. Email Jem at [email protected] to chat about trials and availability.

Cook applicants must have experience in Southeast Asian cuisine — whether professional or home kitchen. Email Hisham at [email protected] to chat about trials and availability.

Have a quick question first? Slide into our DMs — we’d love to hear from you. We can’t wait to meet you! 🥂

30/03/2026

Good Friday dinner at Kantan?

We'll be open from 5.30pm 🐇

See you then! ❤️

18/03/2026

A little note from us — Kantan will be closed on Saturday, 21 March as we celebrate the end of Ramadan.

Wishing all who celebrate a beautiful Eid filled with warmth, good food, and good company.
We’ll reopen next Tuesday and look forward to seeing you again then.

🥳🎉❤️

07/03/2026

We're closed for tonight, for a private event. See you next week! ❤️🎉

26/12/2025

Oh, what a year!
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Since reopening in September 2024, it’s honestly been a bit of a whirlwind — the good kind, the exhausting kind, the 'wow we’re really doing this!' kind.
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Thank you for welcoming us into your neighbourhood so warmly, feeding your faces with us, bringing friends, coming back again, and genuinely caring about what we’re building here. It means more than you probably realise.
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We’ve been growing slowly (on purpose), shaping the team, finding our rhythm, and sneaking more home-style dishes onto the menu — the kind that feel familiar, comforting, and very us.
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This little restaurant is still evolving, and we’re learning as we go. Your support, patience, chats at the counter, and quiet encouragement have kept us going on the long days.
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Here’s to more flavours, more laughs, more heart — and making Kantan even more fun for 2026!
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Happy holidays and Happy New Year! ❤️

18/12/2025

We’ll be closing for two weeks to do a few important things:

Try out new recipes, plan for the new year, deep-clean the entire restaurant (yes, everything), and take a proper break to refresh, reset, and dream up new ideas for our little neighbourhood spot.

It’s also been a little over one year of operating in this new space, and honestly, we couldn’t have done it without your continued support — the familiar faces, the first-timers who became regulars, and everyone who keeps coming back to try just one more dish 🤭

Our menu and offerings are always evolving, so we hope you’ll enjoy the new things we’ve been quietly working on and the ideas still to come.

We’ll be snoozing from 23 Dec to 5 Jan, so get your fix before we snooze.

From all of us at Kantan — thank you, truly.
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year 🎄

05/12/2025

Kantan restaurant is closed tonight for a private event. See you all tomorrow :)

Address

152 Kerr Street
Fitzroy, VIC
3065

Opening Hours

Monday	11:30am - 3:30pm
	5:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday	11:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	11:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday	11:30am - 3:30pm
	5:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday	11:30am - 3:30pm
	5:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday	11:30am - 3:30pm
	5:30pm - 9:30pm

Website

http://www.kantan.com.au/

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