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Monarch Cakes

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Polish baked cheesecake at St Kilda stalwart Monarch Cakes.
1 / 5Polish baked cheesecake at St Kilda stalwart Monarch Cakes.Supplied
Poppyseed kooglhoupf.
2 / 5Poppyseed kooglhoupf.Supplied
Chocolate kooglhoupf (babka).
3 / 5Chocolate kooglhoupf (babka).Supplied
Polish baked cheesecake.
4 / 5Polish baked cheesecake.Supplied
Three generations of owners at Monarch Cakes.
5 / 5Three generations of owners at Monarch Cakes.Simon Schluter

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With more than 90 years on the clock, this Polish-Jewish bakery is in a league of its own. The window heaves with Black Forest cakes, syrupy poppyseed slices and Polish cheesecake made to a century-old recipe. But the showstopper is the kuglehopf – a sweet, doughy crown marbled with dark chocolate, best enjoyed warm with a strong coffee.

Good to know: No holidays here – they’ve traded in St Kilda every single day since 1934.

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