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Small Batch

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

Roasting is done in house at Small Batch.
1 / 5Roasting is done in house at Small Batch.Supplied
It also specialises in pastries.
2 / 5It also specialises in pastries.Supplied
Take some for home.
3 / 5Take some for home.Supplied
Sugary pastries.
4 / 5Sugary pastries.Supplied
Savoury pastries are also available.
5 / 5Savoury pastries are also available.Supplied

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Pastry’s possibilities are endless in the world of baker Charlie Duffy. Ham and cheese croissants are herringbone-patterned. Kouign-amanns are coiled into caramelised spirals. And apple hand pies come as symmetrical squares with latticed tops. The fact these beauties are sold from the corner of a large coffee roasting warehouse down a nondescript laneway only adds to the delight.

Good to know: Seating is all outdoors – in bad weather, take your goods to enjoy elsewhere.

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