Om Nom at Adelphi Hotel shuts after 11 years of trade in Melbourne’s CBD

A boutique hotel restaurant famous for its high teas and artistic desserts has been forced to close for good after more than a decade of trade.

The Adelphi Hotel's high tea experience at Om Nom Kitchen.

A former dessert restaurant in the city is the latest to close, as Melbourne’s hospitality industry is crippled by cost of living pressures and a downturn in sales.

Om Nom at the Adelphi Hotel on Flinders Lane had been temporarily closed for a couple of weeks, but on Thursday revealed it had shuttered for good after 11 years of trade.

The Herald Sun understands staff have lost their jobs as a result of the closure.

The boutique hotel’s new owner Virtical said it was not in a position to make a formal comment.

A spokesman could not say how many jobs had been impacted.

A new venue to replace Om Nom is set to open in the Flinders Lane hotel in the coming months.

Om Nom was best known for its wild desserts.

Adelphi Hotel, on Flinders Lane, will reveal a new restaurant in the coming months.

The Herald Sun was told the Adelphi Hotel had informed diners with reservations — including those for Mother’s Day — about the closure via email and phone this week.

The closure comes almost a year after the Adelphi Hotel was sold by prominent businessman Ozzie Kheir and his co-investors for around $25m to the Sydney property development group Virtical.

Nomad, which leases the basement of the hotel, remains unaffected by the closure.

The posh dessert restaurant first opened in 2013, and was best known for its artful sweets and daring cocktails.

In 2021, after the Covid lockdowns, Om Nom stepped away from its dessert bar status and was reinvented as an all-day eatery, with a focus on local wine and produce.