Tag: South Melbourne

August 27, 2025

South Melbourne Market Dim Sims

South Melbourne Market Dim Sims are a Melbourne institution. Huge, peppery, and best enjoyed fried, they’ve delighted crowds for nearly 60 years. While some say commercialisation has softened their edge, eaten fresh from the market fryer with soy and chili, they remain an essential dimmie experience.

August 27, 2023

Mama Tran, South Melbourne

Mama Tran dim sims are handmade and cabbage-forward, offering pork and chicken varieties less peppery than the famous SMM dimmies. Big, bold, and best enjoyed fried, they divide opinion between mushy and delicate. For fans of a vegetable-driven dimmy, Mama Tran is a South Melbourne Market essential.

May 20, 2023

South Melbourne Market Dim Sims History

The South Melbourne Market dim sim stall, founded in 1949 by Ken Cheng, is a Melbourne institution. Known for giant peppery dimmies, the stall grew so popular it spawned a commercial brand. Today, fresh from the fryer, they remain a must-try and part of Melbourne’s rich dim sim history.