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Here’s What’s Open On Cup Day In Melbourne 2025

There are plenty of ways to make the most of the Melbourne Cup public holiday. It starts with a coffee at your local, then the day could likely mosey into a meal at the pub, followed by a cocktail and bite at one of the many watering holes open on Tuesday, 4 November.
Bakeries & Delis

T6 Patisserie

You can find possibly the world’s best curry puff at a tiny Eurasian bakery in Carnegie. The delicately spiced potato, wrapped in a perfectly laminated pain suisse pastry, is just the start of their offering.

Food

Miss Amelie’s Gourmet Pies

Get 'em while they’re hot! Miss Amelie Gourmet Pies has expanded its Melbourne presence with a new location at the historic Queen Victoria Market, offering pie lovers a taste of their award-winning creations.

Bakeries & Delis

Baker Bleu

Is Baker Bleu the return of the neighbourhood bakery? With their third location in Cremorne, we might just be feeling that little bit extra European here in Melbourne.

Cafes

Brewsmith

Blink and you'll miss it on Smith Street. Brewsmith is Fitzroy’s latest gem, proving that great things truly come in small packages.

Food & Drink

Secondipity Roasters

Mont Blanc lovers, prepare to bookmark this one for your next coffee date. Nestled amongst the Collingwood warehouse offices is Secondipity Roasters, a Korean-style micro roastery and bakery.

Food & Drink

Cheri

Cheri, the latest everything venue by the Darling Group (that’s the Top Paddock and Higher Ground crew, for the uninitiated) in South Melbourne and it bumps.

Bakeries & Delis

Frankie’s Pie Shop

Say hello to Frankie’s Pie Shop—bringing the fluffy, crispy pastry snack to the Fitzroy Mills Market in a not-so-normal kinda way. What we mean is you won’t see your classic pie flavours in this joint, which is expected when it’s brought to life by an ex-Farmer’s Daughters and Marion chef, Francesca Giorgi Monfort.

Bakeries & Delis

Bloomwood

Nestled between skyscapers in the eternal hustle and bustle of Exhibition Street in the CBD, Japan-influenced bakery Bloomwood has carved a croissant-shaped hole in our hearts. 

Food & Drink

Emilietta

A cornerstone in the Melbourne Italian scene is undoubtedly Trattoria Emilia, and after a decade of dispensing an outstanding menu, the team have opened the door on a sister venue, Emilietta. Residing in the bar area of Emilia, this lunch spot is all about fried flatbread made into quick bites—something you might liken to a sandwich. Some call them Crescentina, but at Emilietta, they’re calling it Tigella, which is the type of stone used for cooking.
Food & Drink

Cannoleria | Carlton

Fans of the Sicilian pastry pipped full 0f creamy ricotta will be glad to know a cafe dedicated to the treat has landed in Carlton with Melbourne's cannoli king Dario Di Clerico leading the charge.
Food & Drink

Niku Shiki

Niku Shiki has graced The Glen for two years, cementing itself as the epicenter for premium wagyu in Melbourne. Now, the three-in-one Wagyu specialist has landed in the heart of Melbourne’s bustling CBD.
Bakeries & Delis

The Continental

The pair behind Johnston Street’s ‘70s-style bar Gum, Chris and Miles Brooks, are unveiling another decades-inspired eatery next door. This time, they’re bringing us back to the ‘80s with The Continental, or The Conti for short—the duo’s take on grab ‘n’ go deli with a touch of funky flair.
Food & Drink

Robin’s Deli

Melbourne is unapologetic about its current sanga craze, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. Down in the south-east, Cheltenham has a fresh face on the scene in the form of Robin’s Deli, fittingly from the team behind Merrymen in Hampton. Head Chef Cristina Kelly’s menu is designed to balance unique flavours, marrying classic sandwiches with more modern combinations. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Mietta By Rosemary

Rosemary Andrews, the famed ex-pastry head chef of Ben Shewry’s Attica Summer Camp, is opening a dessert-dedicated, long-term pop-up store in Malvern. Still being fitted out, Mietta By Rosemary will be a minimal and monochrome store, with the spotlight on an art-gallery-like cake display. 
Food & Drink

The Best Footscray Restaurants, 2025 Edition

Footscray might be considered out of the way to some, but it’s home to many of the city’s best kept food secrets. Whether you live in the area, are travelling through, or nowhere near, it’s full of authentic cuisines and under-the-radar menus that you’ll want to add to your must-eat list. 
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Best Of

Melbourne’s Hottest Hot Chocolates To Warm You Up This Winter

We may not love Melbourne’s cold, but it’s the perfect excuse to indulge in a steaming cup of hot cocoa. Sure, you can enjoy hot chocolate any time of year (no judgment here) but there’s something special about cradling a warm mug in both hands, savouring its silky richness as it melts away the chill.
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Bakeries & Delis

G.McBean Family Butcher

The butcher shop of Gary’s Meat has been within the family for five generations, now with the addition of daughter Ash, the beloved Prahran Market shop has taken on the new of moniker of G.McBean Family Butcher.
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Restaurants

Officina Gastronomica Italiana

Hawksburn’s humble Italian espresso bar, Officine Zero, has doubled in size and evolved into the newly opened Officina Gastronomica Italiana  (OGI)—an all-day Italian bistro dedicated to bringing Emilia-Romagna’s gastronomy to Melbourne.
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Bakeries & Delis

Little Havana

High Street Prahran is getting a taste of Miami and Cubano sandwiches with the newly opened Little Havana. The name is an ode to a vibrant Cuban neighbourhood in Miami, Florida and it’s rich Latin American culture. 
Food & Drink

The Best Mochi Melbourne Has To Offer, 2025 Edition

Mochi, a deliciously gooey and chewy Japanese dessert, originated in Japan during the Jamon period when rice cultivation began to flourish—and thank goodness it did because us mochi enthusiasts have grown very fond of the bite-sized treat. Now, the specialty dessert can be found all over Melbourne. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Pieman’s Son

There are big shoes to fill when your father is responsible for founding one of Australia's premier pie outfits, Bocastle. Pieman's Son is the latest opening from Pat Cremean who grew up entrenched in a world of pastry and mince. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Back Alley Bakes

Tucked away behind a pink roller door and a red-brick frontage in North Coburg’s industrial estate is Back Alley Bakes— a relatively recent addition to the area. Spearheaded by husband-wife duo, Gabriel Alonso and Alana Trevisan, the bakery specialises in expertly crafted bread and pastries.
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Food & Drink

Pop Lab Popcorn

There’s only one thing better than a big bag of fresh popcorn—a big bag of fresh gourmet popcorn. Pop Lab Popcorn is Melbourne’s newest entry into the boutique popcorn game, and they’re bringing flavours you’d never even thought of right to the forefront.
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Bakeries & Delis

Miilk Cake Studio

It's a sleek-looking shop right in the heart of the CBD, situated on Swanston just a few steps from Bourke Street, Miilk Cake Studio is the all-new cake shop harnessing South East Asian flavours. 
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Local Escapes

A Local’s Guide To Eating, Drinking And Hanging Out In Ballarat

Arguably Melbourne’s most picturesque regional city, Ballarat was founded in 1838 and was the centre of the gold rush in Victoria—and very briefly one of the wealthiest cities in the world. It’s come a long way since then and it’s not just about gold rush history anymore—there’s more things to eat, drink, do and see than ever before.
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Bakeries & Delis

Supercheese

Cheese is a multi-billion dollar industry in Australia alone, for a damn good reason. It’s gooey, it’s sharp, it’s tangy, it’s decadent—it makes life worth living on most days.
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Bakeries & Delis

BAM Cornerstore

BAM, (Bread And Milk) is Essondon’s local corner store. A one-stop shop for specialty coffee, gourmet sandwiches, baked goods and artisanal pantry staples; meeting the needs of any modern Melburnian. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Country Cob Bakery | Boronia

The 'Home To Australia's Best Pies' Motto is hard to argue at Country Cob Bakery, especially when they're raking in gold medals year after year. The outer-Melbourne bakeries have taken out many an accolade at the national pie and sausage awards held around the country and even recently featured on Masterchef sharing their pie-making secrets. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Magnum Pi

As you stroll down Brunswick Street keep your eyes peeled for Magnum Pi’s shopfront. Despite being relative newcomers, The Magnum Pi team have already cemented their status in Melbourne, stocking pastry cases all around the city. Locals know their flaky, meaty parcels from Saturdays at The Fitzroy Mills Market but now they’ve taken their stall and set up shop in Fitzroy.
Food & Drink

What’s Open In Melbourne On The King’s Birthday 2025

It may be a whole lot colder but the prospect of a three-day weekend is one mighty-fine way to warm the soul. This coming King’s Birthday in Melbourne for 2025, Monday 9 June, a selection of Melbourne’s venues will still be turning it on for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Derby Hot Sandwiches

Melbourne’s Northsiders have just copped a new sambo haven with Derby Hot Sandwiches opening up. With an emphasis on free-range meats, ethically sourced ingredients and locally made products, Derby is ready to show you what a seriously upstanding sandwich tastes like. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Victor Churchill

Few grocery shopping experiences stack up to the sense-filled journey of selecting meats from Victor Churchill. The famed Sydney butcher has finally opened up its Melbourne store; situated on High Street Armadale its elegant and high-end offering is right at home.
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Cafes

Dan’s Deli

Hyping up the Toorak area, Dan’s Deli has recently opened and is bringing locals together to celebrate good, tasty sangas. Inspired by New York-style eateries— Dan’s Deli is focused on creating an environment that provides the highest quality sandwiches and a sense of community. “We are spicing up the area and both the young and old are loving it,” owner Daniel Espinosa explains. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Bakemono Bakers

Inspired by the bakeries of Japan and Korea, Bakemono’s magical wooden storefront on Drewery Lane in the city is a refuge for quality bread and pastries. Alongside its sister store and cafe, Little Rogue, the pair offer the lane some serious charm.
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The Best Pies In Melbourne For 2025

Finding that perfect combination of crackling puff pastry, rich stewy filling, and buttery shortcrust is practically a spiritual quest. Lucky for us, you don't need to make the pilgrimage out of Melbourne to satisfy your pie cravings anymore.
Cafes

Saul’s Diner

The Saul’s family continues to grow, after the opening of their Hawthorn operation owners Leor Haimes and Elliot Koren have turned their hands to their cafe Time & Place, re-branding the former brunch spot into a dedicated Saul’s sandwich space.
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Cafes

Bala Sanga

Operating out of a former garage—or glorified storage shed—is the very recently opened Bala Sanga, and it's an absolute blessing to the Balaclava region. They're providing top-notch sandwiches from their small brick shop front on a laneway just off the back of Carlisle Street. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Casa Nata | Windsor

Casa Nata is the undisputed home of the Portuguese tart in Melbourne. Since opening their Thornbury-based operation they’ve curated a devoted base of tart enthusiasts from all over Melbourne who make the pilgrimage to High Street to sample the top-pedigree creamy custard and crispy tarts.
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Food & Drink

Meatsmith | Balwyn

Andrew McConnell’s speciality butcher has graced several regions of Melbourne and its selection of high-grade cuts, cured meats, prepared meals, and speciality condiments have set a new standard for the local meat shop. Alongside top tier butcher Troy Wheeler this is the fourth Meatsmith operation that the McConnell organisation has opened alongside their Fitzroy, Brighton, and St Kilda outposts. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Wildflour Matilda Bakery

Right in the middle of Prahran's St Edmonds Street sits Wildflour Matilda Bakery. The unassuming garage door that’s been taken to by nighttime vandals reveals a deep and delicious hole in the wall bakery and cafe.
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Cafes

Matteo’s Delicatessen

When westside locals Jayden Costello and Matthew Defina realised their neighbourhood lacked a good Euro-style Deli, they got to work. From this dream arose Matteo’s Delicatessen, a deli sandwich and Cannoleria shop smack bang in the heart of Altona, on Pier street 
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Bakeries & Delis

Oru Bake

The only good thing that’s Melbourne’s lengthy lockdown has left us is several ghost kitchens continuing to trade without a brick and mortar locale. The latest to arrive via plenty of Instagram hype is Oru Bake, an account slinging a grip of loosely Japanese desserts which epitomise the age-old ‘looks too good to eat’ truism.
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Cafes

Saul’s Sandwiches

The humble sanga is making waves in Carnegie, with Saul’s Sandwiches opening its doors on Neerim Road. This sandwich bar is the brainchild of the team behind Bentleigh cafe Time and Place, and after just a week of trade and hype, they’re selling out almost daily.
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Bakeries & Delis

Nico’s Sandwich Deli

After several months of operating around the limitations of a global pandemic, Nico’s Sandwich Deli is relocating from its city locale to a pop-up in Fitzroy, for a good time, and maybe a long time.
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Bars & Pubs

Little Prince Wine

St Kilda, it’s time to reintroduce yourself to that space below The Prince Hotel, now affectionately known as Little Prince Wine. The St Kilda stalwart is set to add another venue to their already impressive lineup with this charming Euro-inspired wine bar. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Tarts Anon

After Dinner by Heston shut its doors at the beginning of Melbourne’s lockdown, chef Gareth and his partner, Cat, had a lot of time on their hands. Gareth joined the many Melburnians baking their way through isolation, but he and Cat couldn’t eat all the tarts on their own. And so Tarts Anon was born. The business is their side-hustle, but with over 3k followers on Instagram already, these humble desserts are gaining traction. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Morning Market

The residents of Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street and surrounds quickly became accustomed to picking up their baked goods from the temporary Marion Grocer. Realising it had quickly become a fixture of the cherished culinary strip, restaurateur Andrew McConnell has decided to relocate his grocery, now known as Morning Market, to a permanent locale two doors down.
Bakeries & Delis

Your Guide To The Best Gluten-Free Bakeries In Melbourne

This one’s dedicated to all the gluten-intolerant bread and pastry lovers. Let’s be honest, the supermarket selection of gluten-free baked goods can be, well, uninspiring. Thankfully, we have a good handful of specialty gluten-free bakeries in Melbourne/Naarm that are reducing celiac’s FOMO when it comes to being able to get their hands on fresh bread, pastries and desserts. 
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Restaurants

The Best Lunch In Melbourne For 2025

It could be a quick refuel, a boozy business meeting, or perhaps sharing a meal to catch up—lunch is a sacred part of the day for many Melburnians. We love lunch here. We're starting to steer clear from the grab and go, a hangover from (we won't say it) the past few years, and taking the time to sit and dine now. These are some of our top picks for Melbourne's best lunch spots for 2025, that are sure to impress your mates, visitors or colleagues. 
Food & Drink

What’s Open In Melbourne On Boxing Day 2024

Stuck in the Christmas Day food coma? How about washing it down with an ice-cold beer? Or pile on some more food to keep the Christmas spirit alive into the new year. Either way, we don’t want you sulking on Boxing Day, so get out, check out the lucrative shopping deals and keep celebrating with delicious drinks and eats. Here’s what’s open in Melourne on Boxing Day 2024.
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Cafes

Mile End Bagels

Mile End Bagels quickly reached institute status when it opened its doors to the warehouse locale in Fitzroy back in 2016, and now, they’re making tracks further north with a second location in Brunswick, down an industrial side-street, behind a roller door. 
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Bakeries & Delis

TOMA

Thanks to lockdown, Melbourne has been treated to an influx of delivery-only, niche ghost kitchens who do just several things really bloody well. The latest is Toma, an Asian-style bakery delivering sweet and savoury treats.
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Cafes

Magnum Pi

No, Tom Selleck is not making these pastry-encrusted beauties, but the chef behind Magnum Pi, Jason Kubasek, would undoubtedly do a better job when you consider his cheffing credentials—Pillar of Salt, Good Times Milk Bar and High Society to name a few.
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Bakeries & Delis

Cookie Box | Hawthorn

It’s time to put your money where your mouth is and bag yourself some of the best cookies found in Australia. After causing a little hysteria when opening along Chapel Street earlier this year, Cookie Box is coming in hot with a second store in Hawthorn.
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The Ultimate Local Guide To Christmas In Melbourne

Ah, Christmas—the season of sparkly lights, festive tunes and a to-do list longer than Santa’s. Between finding the perfect gift, planning events that scream “holiday spirit” and navigating the chaos of end of year celebrations, it’s easy to feel like an overworked elf. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you shop, explore and eat your way to a stress-free December 25th.
Bakeries & Delis

Penny For Pound

Like most Melbourne businesses, Penny For Pound has had to pivot due to the pandemic. And pivot they have with a range of baked delights for you to enjoy at home. Pick up a box of their bake-at-home croissants and you'll be a happy camper.
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Bakeries & Delis

Laantaan

Laantaan is an online bakery that had only been around for six months when the pandemic hit. But while some businesses have struggled understandably, Laantaan has gone from strength to strength since they opened themselves up to online ordering.
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Food & Drink

Casa Nata | Thornbury

Following the popularity of their pop-up store in Queen Victoria Markets, Ruben Bertolo and Nelson Coutinho of Casa Nata are set to open their official storefront in a heritage-listed building on Thornbury’s High Street next month. With both founders being of Portuguese descent and having grown up eating traditional Pasteis de Nata, their vision is to bring this delicious piece of Portugal to Melbourne. 
Bakeries & Delis

Daylesford Grazing

If there’s one thing we’ll never tire of, it’s a grazing table. In fact, we’re expecting each spread to out-do the last; that’s essentially what Instagram was made for, right? Lucky for us, the good folk at Daylesford Grazing don’t mess around when it comes to delivering decadent platters and desserts.
Bakeries & Delis

Brunetti Classico Is Going North With A Fancy Cake Boutique And Takeaway Deli

In all things good and sweet, the institution that brings authentic Roman Italian to Melbourne, Brunetti Classico, is taking on Coburg with its first cake boutique. The empire has been kicking around for almost four decades with six locations spread out around the city. It was only last year that we celebrated Brunetti Classico expanding to Moonee Ponds, and now we’ve back in your feed to say hip hip hooray to location number seven.
Bakeries & Delis

A Familiar Sandwich Spot Evolves Into Australia’s First NFT-Funded Venture, Nouns Deli In Malvern

Experienced in both crypto and hospitality, it only made sense for Guy Bentley to combine the two, pioneering Nouns Deli, formerly Stan’s Deli, in Australia’s first NFT-funded venture. Situated in Melbourne’s southeast suburb of Malvern, the quick-service deli is backed by NFT and Ethereum project, Nouns DAO—a community-driven brand harnessing crypto in charitable projects. 
Bakeries & Delis

Maker & Monger

You’re always looking for excuses to host parties so you can showcase one hell of a cheeseboard, and now you have the perfect excuse. Located in Prahran Market’s great food hall, Maker & Monger have taken the cheese industry to new heights.
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Bakeries & Delis

Applehead Deli

Melbourne's bayside suburbs are booming. And as people flock to buy houses a little further south than usual, amazing cafes, restaurants, and bars are following them.
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Local Escapes

Lorne In 2024: Where To Eat, Drink And Stay

Situated past the windy bends of the Great Ocean Road is Lorne, a tree-clad enclave and coastal town characterised by its thriving surf culture, shopping prospects, multicultural culinary scene and parks that edge onto the white-sand beach. With its easy access to the Otways and close proximity to the adored Erskine Falls, Lorne attracts a throng of Great Ocean Road locals as well as Melbourne city dwellers.
Bakeries & Delis

Les Plaisirs De Bruxelles

Located in the Block Arcade, Les Plaisirs De Bruxelles has officially opened a real store and we have two words for you: waffles galore. Having supplied waffle dough and crêpes to companies since 2018, we can guarantee that you will indulge in a delicious, high-quality, mouthwatering waffles and/or crêpes here.
Cafes

Vincent’s Marketplace

Flashback twenty years ago where Vincent was running his vegetarian shop for local Footscray customers dabbling in the lifestyle choice for unheard-of reasons. It’s now 2019 and the store has re-emerged in Fitzroy’s trendy as all hell Brunswick St as a vegan haven and one-stop-shop for basic goodies as well offering a standing coffee spot. 
Food & Drink

Oasis

Oasis has officially opened its doors to a second store located in the heart of Fairfield, and it’s true that good things come to those who wait. Operating for over 20 years, the Makool family are trusted owners that strive to provide their customers, old and new, with a homely and consistent experience.
Cafes

Lukumades | Windsor

Lukumades has hit Windsor, which means that their Greek doughnuts are now south of the river. I repeat: doughnuts, south of the river. Lukumades have extended their roots and opened their doors on Chapel Street, making it their second store in Melbourne since it opened in 2017.

Homm Is The Dessert Boutique Serving XL Bingsu And Shokupan Toast

The obsession Melbourne has with Asian-style desserts cannot be stopped, and we couldn’t be happier about it. Homm, a dessert store that exemplifies all the things we love about Asian sweet treats, opened its doors to La Trobe Street earlier in 2023, and has now expanded to another two store fronts, located in Melbourne Central and Box Hill.
Bakeries & Delis

Cremorne Street Bakers

For a while, Cremorne Street Baker’s had a monopoly on wholesale sweets around some of Melbourne’s best cafes, and now they’ve given the people what they really want: a dedicated retail space. Not only can you place an order for a special occasion, but now you can mosey on into the front of Cremorne Street Bakers and peruse the shelves of baked goods.
Bakeries & Delis

La Central

La Central is Melbourne’s first Spanish deli-meets-bodega at South Melbourne Market. Conceived by Spanish-born Alberto Andres and Rufino Ramos, the guys were inspired by the vibrant markets of Barcelona and Madrid for this opening.
Cafes

Toorak Tracktor

Combine the aesthetic of a speciality grocer, the aura of a cafe and the beautiful food of a top-notch restaurant and you get Toorak Tracktor. Situated in the prime area of the Toorak Park precinct, right next to Toorak Train Station, you’re never too far away from this wonderful establishment. 
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Restaurants

Coburg: Restaurants And Cafes

Coburg is a diverse suburb located in Melbourne’s north, known for its thriving cultural scene, rich heritage and lush green spaces including Coburg Lake Reserve and the Merri Creek Trail. While neighbouring Brunswick may claim the popularity of Sydney Road, the long stretch extends into Coburg and boasts a multicultural hub of restaurants, delis and cafes that reflect the suburb’s diverse community. 
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Bakeries & Delis

Victoria’s Best Country Bakeries For 2023

​Country bakeries are as Victorian as bad weather and ragging on Sydney. There’s something in our DNA: we’re just suckers for a meat pie, BigM (Oak is for New South Welshman) and a vanilla slice the size of our head. And to be honest it’s harder to find a bad country bakery than a good one. Even if the food isn’t much chop—the fact you’re in the countryside paying 1990s prices more than makes up for soggy pastry.
Bakeries & Delis

Harper & Blohm

Olivia Sutton opened her highly acclaimed specialty cheese shop, Harper & Blohm, in 2014 to share her love of cheese with Melbournians. Named after the maiden names of her grandparents, Merle Harper and Mona Blohm, the shop was originally located in Essendon, but as of November 2018 has found a new home on Sydney Road in Brunswick.
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Weirdoughs

Plant-based eaters rejoice—Weirdoughs is here to satisfy your sugar cravings with desserts and pastries that aren’t sugar/gluten/nut/fun free.
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Laikon Deli

Ain’t nothing better than a homecooked meal, especially when you don't have to do it yourself and can get somebody else to do the dishes.
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The Essential Ingredient

The Essential Ingredient is a Melbourne legend. The cooking school has been going strong for the last 26 years (ever since it was The Vital Ingredient back in the 80s), but it's the cookware retail stores that have become a cult sleeper. If it chops, slices, dices, boils, fries or sous vides, chances are good you can find it here.
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Bakeries & Delis

The 2023 Guide To Melbourne And Victoria’s Best Vanilla Slice

A bakery champion, a quintessential purchase alongside a meat pie, two paper bags swinging in harmony, the vanilla slice is an Australian icon. Affectionately referred to as a ‘snot block’ in some circles, the vanilla slice originates from the French dessert the Mille-Feuille, a layered pastry and custard creation. The Australian variation usually cuts out the middle pastry layer in favour of extra thick-set custard and sugar icing on top, or a ‘fondant’ if you feel like being fancy.
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Bakeries & Delis

Toscano’s | Kew

The Toscano’s story starts way back in 1950, when the family opened its first Melbourne fruit and veggie shop. It’s fair to say the food scene has changed over the last 70-odd years, and the old grocer has done a pretty good job of moving with the times. Now they’ve got three greengrocers across town (in Richmond, Kew and Hawksburn).
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Bakeries & Delis

Wild Life Bakery

When Huw Murdoch spotted the cavernous warehouse space on Albert St, he knew he’d hit the jackpot. Cathedral ceilings, exposed brick all over the place, with plenty of room for a dedicated bakery, just like he wanted.
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Food & Drink

The Best Essendon Restaurants And Cafes 2023

While Essendon’s best food and drink may be less discovered, locals take cafe culture very seriously, so for those who know where to look,  it is home to an eclectic mix of hidden gems, either tucked away in the area’s nooks and crannies or perched on the busy traffic-ridden stretch of Buckley Street. 
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Cafes

Via Porta Is The Family-Run Croissant, Cafe (And Now Dining) Empire

Via Porta is the family culinary venture from siblings Simon, Jonathan and Ryan Consentino. Together the brothers set out with the intention to share their family’s Italian kitchen and tradition of gathering around good food, first opening in Mont Albert in 2019 the Via Porta collective has just ticked over to three outposts with further stores in Hawthorn and Kew. All three Via Porta venues have their own identity but are unmistakably related—just like the Consentino siblings
Food & Drink

LaManna & Sons

Whether you've already completed your weekly shop or not, we can guarantee you’re not going to be able to refrain from waltzing on in to LaManna & Sons. This place is the definition of eye candy (or veggie).
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Bakeries & Delis

The Food Repository

If you haven’t heard of The Food Repository, prepare to have your world rocked very gently. It’s a small-batch food market, created by owner-operator Joni Marcelis, and it’s just opened its first bricks and mortar store in Fitzroy.
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Bakeries & Delis

Mr Macellaio’s Meat Shop

Created by Bruno Matteo (the mastermind behind The Meatball & Wine Bar), Mister Macellaio’s Wonder Emporium Meat Shop is Bridge Road’s newest specialty butcher. Led by their Head Butcher, Johnny, the friendly team at Mr Macellaio’s have made it their mission to provide the good people of Richmond with some of the finest cuts in Australia.
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Bakeries & Delis

Baker D. Chirico | Carlton

If you ever need to measure Melbourne’s obsession with quality-baked goods, Baker D. Chirico’s Easter lines are a good indication. Brace yourselves for the moshpit-like lines inside this slim, Carlton shopfront. And yes, it’s worth it.
Bakeries & Delis

Miss Trixie And Sweet Bakes Have Just Opened A Vibey New Bakehouse

Exhausting their time in hidden commercial kitchens, Alice Bennet (Miss Trixie Drinks Tea) and  Alisha Henderson (Sweet Bakes) embarked on a quest to secure their own kitchen. After an extensive search steering clear of large factories, they discovered a site on Swan Street, now known as Co. Bake Space, which met their needs with a well-equipped kitchen and also surprised them with a charming retail space adding a unique touch to their business.
Cafes

The Best Japanese Desserts In Melbourne

There are two things Melbourne has a deep love for; the first is almost any speciality dessert, and the second is the flavours and culinary styles of Japan. This ven-diagram of passions comes together in a big way in this city, with several different regional delicacies, time-honoured staples and Japanese influences on favourites, taking form in some seriously beloved desserts. 
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Local Escapes

Echuca: What To Eat, Drink And Do

Despite being over a 2.5-hour drive, Echuca and the Murray River or 'Tongala' as it's known by the traditional owners the Yorta Yorta people still remains as one of Melbourne's most loved regional escapes.  
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Cafes

Just In: Warkop Is Opening A Second Locale In The CBD

It's been two years since Melbourne was introduced to Warkop, and now the world of Indonesian and South East Asian-flavoured sangas is about to extend beyond the Richmond postcode with a second locale on Little Collins Street in the city. 
Markets & Food Events

Wrap Your Hands Around These Limited-Time Deli Sandwiches From Shannon Martinez And Victor Liong

Convenience experts, 7-Eleven has teamed up with some of Melbourne’s most-loved chefs to bring you The Convenient Store. The pop-up shop will showcase a number of new offerings from 7-Eleven’s elevated deli experience, Johnny’s Deli. Crafted in collaboration with some of Melbourne’s top chefs including Shannon Martinez and Victor Liong, the menu boasts bespoke bites as you’ve never experienced before.
Bakeries & Delis

Scope Out The Bakery In Bentleigh Run By French Michelin-Trained Pastry Chefs

The food and coffee scene in Bentleigh just keeps getting better, the southeast suburb has just landed its very own pastry and sourdough bakery the likes of which rival some of the best in the city. Artisanal Bakehouse which sits on Centre Road in Bentleigh is run by French-duo Aymeric Vincent and David Caillaud —who collectively have amassed over 20 years experience in kitchens as pastry chefs and bakers, including in Paris’s three Michelin star restaurant Guy Savoy, and Canne’s Carlton.