Core Roasters
This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
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Indoor plants, a vinyl collection and dark timber cabinets give this cavernous warehouse a cosy share house feel. Industrious staff roast and pack coffee while regulars catch up over their favourite brew and pastry – both ever-changing. Helpfully, coffee tasting notes are illustrated and accessible (there’s one with 7-Up vibes), but the pastries pose tough choices. Bring a mate.
Best for: Those unafraid of left-field baked goods, from pizza pocket croissants to mango sticky rice Danishes.
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