Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery

Ph: 9642 2388; 141 Queen St, Melbourne 3000

Vegetarian, $
Open mon-fri noon-2.30pm; Unlicensed; MC V EFT; No bookings

Other published opinions

The Age Cheap Eats 2009 "The Buddhists believe no self, no problem' but no food, big problem. Visit this part Buddhist temple, part gallery, part cafe to resolve any inner-peace and appetite issues"

The Age Cheap Eats 2008 "Behind imposing bronze doors, this tranquil Buddhist teahouse and gallery is a lunchtime oasis of calm"

The Age Cheap Eats 2007 "Nurture your yin and yang with some flavoursome pan-Asian vegetarian fare at Fo Guang Yuan. Ivory walls and soft lighting provide a calming canvas for art, tea and meditation at this tranquil Buddhist sanctuary."

The Age Cheap Eats 2006 At this Buddhist haven you can view eastern art in a gallery, relax your mind in a meditation room, and savour a vegan lunch in the serene, softly lit surrounds of this restored Victorian bank building.

The Age Cheap Eats 2005 "WITHIN the confines of an old Victorian bank, you will find sanctuary from the jittery city. Beautifully converted, this Buddhist tea house includes a meditation room and art gallery, as well as space to enjoy wonderful vegan meals."

The Age,Epicure,1/6/04,Necia Weldon,'The FGY Art Gallery is many things to many people.As well as the obvious,it's also a meditation centre,shop and popular Buddhist vegetarian restaurant.For the latter,you enter the serene,scrubbed ambience of the ambitiously named Great Dining Hall and abandon all hope of meat,fish,dairy,even onion,garlic and co...At only $8.80,it's an object lesson in advanced vegetarianism,bursting with spiritual goodness.'