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Bakemono

This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Bakemono’s croissant was ranked in the top five of Melbourne’s best.
1 / 2Bakemono’s croissant was ranked in the top five of Melbourne’s best.Simon Schluter
Bakemono’s pastry selection on display near the entrance.
2 / 2Bakemono’s pastry selection on display near the entrance.Emily Holgate

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The often lengthy queue snaking down Drewery Lane – a cobblestoned laneway just off Little Lonsdale Street – is worth joining for the pastries at this tiny Japanese-inspired bakery. Shoji-style timber panelling is found throughout, including framing a large window that allows eager customers to peep into the pastry kitchen before entering. Specialty treats might include manju, a sweet bun hailing from Japan, while various croissants, Danishes and loaves of fluffy milk bread make regular appearances.

Must order: Any of the croissants – crunchy on the outside, delicate and soft inside, and recently placing in the top five in Good Food’s croissant taste test.

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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/bakemono-20250527-p5m2hl.html