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Matilda

This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Croque madame.
1 / 9Croque madame.Supplied
Assorted dishes at Matilda in Mont Albert North.
2 / 9Assorted dishes at Matilda in Mont Albert North.Supplied
Hot buttered crumpets are on the menu.
3 / 9Hot buttered crumpets are on the menu.Suppplied
Porridge bowl.
4 / 9Porridge bowl.Supplied
Soked salmon bagel.
5 / 9Soked salmon bagel.Supplied
Outside Matilda in Mont Albert North.
6 / 9Outside Matilda in Mont Albert North.Amy Oliver
Grab takeaway and a picnic rug from sister venue Petite.
7 / 9Grab takeaway and a picnic rug from sister venue Petite.Supplied
Coffee and a snack.
8 / 9Coffee and a snack.Supplied
Matilda, in a former milk bar, is fronted by a patch of lawn.
9 / 9Matilda, in a former milk bar, is fronted by a patch of lawn.Supplied

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A tribute to European cafe culture that avoids caricature, Matilda’s menu swings from rich (croque madames, three-cheese mushroom toast) to wholesome (acai, overnight oats). House-made cakes such as a courgette-pistachio loaf are superb; better still is bottomless filter coffee.

Good to know: Neighbouring sister venue Petite handles takeaways and lends picnic rugs.

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