ARU Restaurant

ARU Restaurant A coming together of cultures and cuisines centred around a wood-fired hearth.

Grilled pork sausage, sesame leaf, sticky rice sauceA nod to nem nướng, our pork sausage is wrapped in rice paper and pe...
18/04/2026

Grilled pork sausage, sesame leaf, sticky rice sauce

A nod to nem nướng, our pork sausage is wrapped in rice paper and perilla with pickled carrot, daikon, chilli and mint.

A special so popular it is now on the menu.

Reservations via the link in bio.

30/01/2026

A sincere thank you to everyone who joined us for two memorable nights last Friday and Saturday for An Evening with H Woo.

One of the greatest joys of collaboration is the opportunity to bring worlds together, uncover the unexpected, and share those discoveries with you all.

It was a pleasure to welcome over 200 guests over both evenings, connecting over our shared love of exceptional food.

We look forward to welcoming you to ARU again soon.

Behind-the-scenes vignettes from our Evenings with H Woo. Special thanks to  for providing the exquisite Oscietra caviar...
30/01/2026

Behind-the-scenes vignettes from our Evenings with H Woo. Special thanks to for providing the exquisite Oscietra caviar.

600+ bottles, magnums, cellared and limited allocation wines, and a list of for-the-season Champagnes. Whether you’re af...
09/12/2025

600+ bottles, magnums, cellared and limited allocation wines, and a list of for-the-season Champagnes.

Whether you’re after a favoured wine, a recommendation, or a tasting flight through our Coravin section (we offer 50ml pours), let us bring the celebrations to you.

We’ll be open from lunch through to our final sitting at 5pm on Christmas Eve. Join us at any point in the afternoon for...
08/12/2025

We’ll be open from lunch through to our final sitting at 5pm on Christmas Eve. Join us at any point in the afternoon for a late lunch, an early dinner, or a moment’s respite from the shopping rush.

Bookings are available via our website — link in bio.

03/12/2025

Seats are quietly filling for our Christmas lunch & NYE, and we hope you’ll join us for the special set menus that offer a different side to ARU.

A snippet of the NYE highlights below, and if you’d like to gift the art of hospitality to someone deserving this year, you’ll find a link to our gift cards in our profile.

Christmas Day — Christmas Lunch

NYE — Lunch (option of a la carte or our special set menu) | Dinner (set menu only with additional pre-orders)

An Evening with H Woo .leeThank you for your enthusiastic response to this special collaboration, and to all who reserve...
28/11/2025

An Evening with H Woo .lee

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to this special collaboration, and to all who reserved their seats for the experience. We are very much looking forward to having you in January.

We’re also pleased to introduce as our partner for the night, bringing the exceptional Antonius Caviar to the table.

21/11/2025

King Prawn, Grilled Sambal Butter, Vietnamese Mint

07/11/2025

Dark Chocolate Pavé, Banana Ice Cream, Medjool Date, Pistachio

Decadent chocolate meets the nostalgic sweetness of peak-season bananas. A quiet classic.

28/10/2025

Uncork the Riesling

Our final wine event of the year is a summer celebration of one of the world’s most expressive — and often misunderstood — grape varieties. Riesling is so much more than sweetness; it’s a study in contrast and character, ranging from bone-dry and mineral to textured, aromatic, and richly layered.

Over a long lunch designed to complement its crisp complexity, our sommeliers will explore how this noble grape reveals itself across regions, styles, and time.

Saturday 22 November, 12:30pm | $195

Limited seats. Bookings — link in bio.

End of Year Functions at AruMake Aru yours this holiday season. Whether it’s a long lunch, a team toast, or a night to r...
19/10/2025

End of Year Functions at Aru

Make Aru yours this holiday season. Whether it’s a long lunch, a team toast, or a night to remember as the year closes, we’ll take care of the food & wine while you focus on making the memories.

Private hire is available for day or evening events for up to 100 guests, or hold something more intimate in our private dining room and terrace.

To enquire, visit aru.net.au or email [email protected]

Thank you to  for awarding us Three Glasses. It can be challenging finding wines to match the level of our spice, but it...
06/10/2025

Thank you to for awarding us Three Glasses. It can be challenging finding wines to match the level of our spice, but it is one that is rewarding and one which we relish.

If you’ve been a guest at Aru, you would likely have encountered our Head Sommelier, Manny, and this recognition belongs to him, the behind-the-scenes deftness of our Group Beverage Manager, Coralie Gelot, and the entire Aru team, who dedicate themselves to ever-finessing their knowledge.

We are grateful to our wine importers and suppliers, and our guests. Nothing brings us greater joy than helping you find an elusive bottle, and it is through you, and for you, that we build our wine cellar, bottle by bottle, ever in pursuit of an electrifying pairing, a rare find, something that will surprise or charm, whatever the occasion.

From our wine dinners to our Coravin pours, this has been a wine year of great fun.

The experts put it better, so we’ll leave you with their take…

“It’s a magical thing when a venue has a proper drinks list…Aru’s selection does absolutely everything well, from the smart sake offering, through the wonderful Rare and Limited selection of mouthwatering hero wines and finishing with a few proper digestifs.”

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268 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000

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