A cook at work in the Shanxi Lee's Kitchen kitchen, preparing traditional Northern Chinese dishes
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The kitchen behind
the flavours of Shanxi

A long-standing restaurant in Box Hill, built around honest cooking and the bold, warming traditions of Northern China.

Who We Are

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen is Box Hill's home for Northern Chinese cuisine

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen operates at 568 Station Street, Box Hill, and specialises in the traditional flavours of Shanxi province. Shanxi province sits in the heart of Northern China, and its cuisine is unlike anything found in the usual takeaway. The food is bold and deeply warming: thick hand-pulled noodles, slow-cooked lamb broths, copper hot pots that bubble at the table and dumplings shaped and filled fresh each service.

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen keeps the recipes close to their origins. The kitchen uses traditional methods, real ingredients and the generous portions that define Northern Chinese hospitality. Diners who visit Shanxi Lee's Kitchen for the first time often describe the experience as an introduction to a cuisine they did not know they had been missing.

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen has earned a loyal following in Box Hill and across Melbourne's eastern suburbs, particularly among diners seeking regional Chinese cooking that goes well beyond the familiar.

Handmade noodles being stretched by hand, the traditional Shanxi way
What We Serve

The tastes of Shanxi, made from scratch

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen builds the menu around the dishes that define Northern Chinese cooking, with lamb at the centre of almost everything.

A traditional copper hot pot divided into mild and spiced broths, ready for the table

Hot Pots

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen serves the Shanxi-style mixed copper hot pot as well as the lamb spine hot pot, a slow-cooked classic that rewards patience. Both are built for groups and made for cold Melbourne evenings.

Spicy lamb ribs and cumin lamb skewers straight off the grill

Lamb Dishes

Lamb runs through the Shanxi Lee's Kitchen menu in every form. Spicy lamb ribs, lamb skewers dusted with cumin and lamb offal soup, a true Shanxi street-food staple, appear alongside the hot pot options.

Freshly made dumplings and thick hand-pulled noodles, made daily at Shanxi Lee's Kitchen

Noodles & Dumplings

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen makes noodles and dumplings fresh for every service. The noodles are hand-pulled and thick, exactly as they should be in Shanxi cooking. The dumplings are filled and shaped in the kitchen each day.

The warm, casual dining room at Shanxi Lee's Kitchen in Box Hill, ready for an evening service

山西 · 传统 · 正宗

Regional Chinese cooking beyond the usual takeaway. This is Shanxi, done properly.

A bowl of lamb offal soup, a signature dish at Shanxi Lee's Kitchen, garnished with spring onion and chilli
The Experience

Casual, welcoming and centred on great food

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen offers a straightforward dining experience: a casual room, generous serves and cooking that does the talking. There are no dress codes and no pretension. Shanxi Lee's Kitchen welcomes walk-ins every evening and on weekends from midday.

The restaurant suits groups well. Hot pots and shared plates naturally encourage ordering across the menu, and the kitchen is comfortable feeding a table of two as readily as a party of ten. For larger groups, calling ahead ensures the kitchen is ready.

  • Walk-ins welcome every service
  • Call ahead for groups of six or more
  • Generous portions, made to share
  • Bilingual menu in Chinese and English
Find Us in Box Hill
Find Us

Visit Shanxi Lee's Kitchen in Box Hill

Shanxi Lee's Kitchen is located at 568 Station Street, Box Hill, a short walk from Box Hill Central and the Box Hill train station. Street parking is available nearby.

(03) 9077 2166

568 Station Street, Box Hill VIC 3128

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Opening Hours

Monday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

No reservation required for walk-ins. For larger groups, call ahead.

Ready to taste Shanxi Lee's Kitchen?

Walk in any open evening, or call ahead for a group booking.