Vela Restaurant
$$Modern Thai sharing plates in a converted West Village factory
Eat upmarket modern Thai inside a 200-seat dining room set into the historic Factory 2 building at West Village. Vela sits at Factory 2/97 Boundary Street in West End, below Salon Lane and a short walk from Kurtosh in the same precinct. The menu is split into raw bites, Thai street-food classics, and big curries built around quality produce — green curry, pad krapow, fish-sauce wings, betel leaves, and a long share-style mains list. Open daily for lunch (11:30am-3pm) and dinner (from 5pm), with a buzzy late service Friday and Saturday until 10pm.
Step by step
From start to finish, what to expect.
Book a table — Friday and Saturday fill early
Cocktail at the bar, then a raw plate and a curry ordered family-style
Walk next door to Kurtosh for chimney-cake dessert
Cost breakdown
Estimated per person, in AUD.
How you get there
Your options for the trip.
Public transport
Local tips
Stuff your mates would tell you.
Set menus are the easiest first-timer order — let the kitchen feed you
Bar walk-ins are usually fine on weekends if you just want a cocktail and a snack
Free 3-hour underground parking at West Village, validate at any retailer in the precinct