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The Flour House

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

Dine in at The Flour House’s Highett store.
1 / 9Dine in at The Flour House’s Highett store.Supplied
Grab a ploughman’s platter from The Flour House’s Highett HQ.
2 / 9Grab a ploughman’s platter from The Flour House’s Highett HQ.Supplied
Mixed berry danishes.
3 / 9Mixed berry danishes.Supplied
Bread and pastries are baked daily.
4 / 9Bread and pastries are baked daily.Supplied
Bruschetta with goat’s curd our toasted sourdough.
5 / 9Bruschetta with goat’s curd our toasted sourdough.Supplied
Freshly baked loaves to go.
6 / 9Freshly baked loaves to go.Supplied
Inside The Flour House’s Highett HQ.
7 / 9Inside The Flour House’s Highett HQ.Supplied
Smoked salmon, creme fraiche, pickled onions, capers and cornichons on Finnish Rye
8 / 9Smoked salmon, creme fraiche, pickled onions, capers and cornichons on Finnish RyeSupplied
Take your pick.
9 / 9Take your pick.Supplied

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There’s plenty of pastry wizardry on display in 2025, but how many bakeries mill their own flour? Crackle-crusted loaves range from sprouted wheat with sesame to wand-shaped tordu flecked with confit garlic and mozzarella. Flaky, buttery pastries go from white choc-raspberry squiggles to hefty cups of egg, bacon, cheese and kasundi.

Good to know: The Highett HQ includes a cafe. Stick around for hot-from-the-oven pastries, croque monsieurs and ploughman’s boards to share.

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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/the-flour-house-20250604-p5m4zz.html