Eight spots to get your soup fix in Canberra
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There’s nothing like soul-soothing soup on a cold day in Canberra. Here are eight places to find some to warm you up from the inside out.
From Laska to classic sweet potato and coconut, this list covers a range of cuisines serving up soups. But the one thing they have in common? All the dishes listed are warming, hearty and healthy.
Read on for some soup-erb suggestions.
Editor’s note: Not all these dishes are available every day, with many venues offering them as specials only. Keep an eye out on their social media to see what they’re serving, pop in every so often, and remember, even if there’s no soup on the menu, there’s sure to be something else on the menu to warm you up!
Naadam (Phillip)
This authentic Mongolian restaurant has two soup offerings – one as an entrée and one as a main. The entrée is a ‘covered soup’, otherwise known as bitu shol and is a confit garlic and miso broth with sliced beef served in a steamed spinach dough cover.
The main is milk tea dumpling soup – and it’s well worth trying. A traditional, comforting dish, it’s warm, savoury, and packed with handmade beef dumplings and slow-cooked beef brisket.
98 Corinna Street, Phillip | naadam.com.au
The Pedlar (Campbell)
A classic pub serving elevated offerings, The Pedlar’s new seasonal menu includes the addition of sweet potato and coconut soup – perfect for warming up on a cold day. Made with makrut lime, ginger, cashew butter, it’s served with toasted sourdough and can be made gluten-free upon request.
65 Constitution Avenue, Campbell | thepedlar.com.au
The Knox Made in Watson (Watson)
A local hub for locals to relax and enjoy good food, the Knox has gained a reputation for serving up soups made with fresh and local produce when the weather turns. They often share specials on their Instagram, so keep an eye out to see what flavours you can expect next. Previous soups include creamy miso mushroom and spiced cauliflower!
Shop 1/13 Watson Place, Watson \ theknox.com.au
Raijin (McKellar)
This suburban gem serves up traditional Japanese noodle soups, including chicken katsu, tempura and tonkotsu. And of course, it’s not a meal at a Japanese restaurant without adding a side of miso soup. Choose from plain or vegetarian and let it warm you from the inside out.
Unit 3/6 Bennetts Close, McKellar | @raijinjapanesecuisine
Pho Phu Quoc (Dickson)
You can’t talk about soups without mentioning Pho Phu Quoc – the home of some of Canberra’s most delicious Vietnamese dishes.
From their entrée soups (think: wonton, sweet corn and chicken and vegetables and bean curd), to Pho, Hủ Tiếu Soup and egg noodle soup, the menu is packed full of comforting options.
5 Badham Street, Dickson | phophuquoc.com.au
Dickson Asian Noodle House (Dickson)
Serving traditional Malaysian, Thai and Lao cuisine, Dickson Noodle House is a soup lover’s dream. Start with one of their entrée soups before digging into a laksa – a spicy noodle soup packed full of vegetables and your choice of protein.
Can’t decide between all the options? Go for the combination – a full flavoured curry and coconut broth served with wheat noodles and rice vermicelli, chicken, pork and duck and garnished with bean curd and vegetables.
Shop 4/29 Woolley Street, Dickson | dicksonasiannoodlehouse.com
Bistro Nguyen’s (City)
Seafood tapioca noodle soup, herbal duck noodle soup and combination tapioca noodle soup are some of the soup dishes worth trying at Bistro Nguyen’s. Authentic Vietnamese soups that are packed full of flavour, they’re the perfect cosy dish for colder weather and are super slurp-worthy.
78-80 Alinga Street, City | bistronguyens.com.au
Močan & Green Grout (NewActon)
Soup season has kicked off with a bang at Močan & Green Grout. Always a favourite when the weather turns, their first soup dish of 2026 was creamy chicken and lentil – the perfect combination of hearty, nourishing and filling. With previous specials including celeriac, goat’s cheese and fennel soup, and red uchiki kuri pumpkin soup, keep an eye on their Instagram to see what they’re serving next.
1/19 Marcus Clarke Street, Acton | mocanandgreengrout.com
