YOI

Yoi is an Indonesian family owned and managed business that shares their love for Indonesian food. Translated to mean ‘yes!’, Yoi serves Indonesian fusion delicacies using traditional family recipes, importing and making their own spices in-house.

With Ibu Lie Tjoa at the helm and her two sons Dion and Michael Sanusi front and back of house, the family-run team are just as committed to their establishment as they are to creating high quality food.

We loved tasting our way through the menu – everything tasted delicious and was inspired by fiery and unique Indonesian flavours.

The salted egg chicken indomie is a favourite amongst visitors and it is easy to understand why. We loved the perfectly crispy and juicy fried chicken morsels slathered in a rich salted egg sauce atop bouncy noodles. The ayam penyet kremes was another winner. The beautifully batter and seasoned fried chicken was wonderfully crunchy and topped with mouth-watering sambal. A word of caution though, this dish is not for the faint hearted – the sambal is incredibly delicious but also incredibly spicy!

The beef rendang also hit the spot – think melt in your mouth 36 hour stewed tender Australian wagyu beef served with traditional coconut and spicy gravy.

Dessert time continues to please at Yoi. The sweet martabak is a must have. A very popular sweet treat in Indonesia, it’s a fluffy and very thick "pancake" with fillings such as chocolate sprinkle, crush peanut, condensed milk and if you like even cheese!

Yoi delivers classic Indonesian cuisine with some twists and turns along the way. Expect to taste authentic Indonesian flavours served in generous portions with pricing that will not hurt the hip pocket.

Location: 1/155 Franklin Street, Melbourne

Phone: 03 8592 6909

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