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Penny for Pound

This venue is a finalist for best treats in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Cruffins at Penny for Pound in Moorabbin.
1 / 4Cruffins at Penny for Pound in Moorabbin.Supplied
Outside the enormous bakery and cafe in the Morris Moor precinct.
2 / 4Outside the enormous bakery and cafe in the Morris Moor precinct.Supplied
Penny for Pound’s signature twice-baked red velvet croissant.
3 / 4Penny for Pound’s signature twice-baked red velvet croissant.Supplied
Rolling the pastry by hand.
4 / 4Rolling the pastry by hand.Supplied

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This giant bakery-cafe is a beacon for sweet tooths. Ogle through floor-to-ceiling windows at croissants being filled with almond frangipane and tangy blueberry jam as you ponder your selection. The orange-poppyseed escargot is so zesty it’s like bathing in citrus, while cracking through the chocolate glaze of a peanut butter cup cruffin to reveal its oozing salty-sweet centre almost feels illegal.

Good to know: Nab a pack of pre-made croissants or pain au chocolat to bake at home and impress your friends.

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