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Chiaki

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

An ume shiso ochazuke set at Chiaki.
1 / 7An ume shiso ochazuke set at Chiaki.Eddie Jim
Inside the buzzing Collingwood restaurant.
2 / 7Inside the buzzing Collingwood restaurant.Supplied
Ox tongue.
3 / 7Ox tongue.Eddie Jim
Capocollo madeleine.
4 / 7Capocollo madeleine.Eddie Jim
Tofu dessert.
5 / 7Tofu dessert.Eddie Jim
Potato set.
6 / 7Potato set.Eddie Jim
Chiaki’s stylish and serene interior.
7 / 7Chiaki’s stylish and serene interior.Eddie Jim

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Japanese ochazuke is a bowl that heals all: rice is topped with anything from pickles to fish, then covered with warm tea to bring it all together. Slurp it, pick at it, add wasabi: it’s your creation. Chiaki’s menu is devoted to ochazuke, with toppings such as grilled salmon and peppercorn wagyu. Also find Swiss rolls, bundt cakes and excellent coffee.

Must order: Lunchtime ochazuke “sets” include karaage chicken, an onsen egg and more.

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