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Rudimentary

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

Staff pick herbs from the garden at Rudimentary cafe.
1 / 6Staff pick herbs from the garden at Rudimentary cafe.Supplied
Lunch in the garden at Rudimentary.
2 / 6Lunch in the garden at Rudimentary.Supplied
Inside the Footscray cafe.
3 / 6Inside the Footscray cafe.Supplied
House-cured ocean trout with pickled cucumber.
4 / 6House-cured ocean trout with pickled cucumber.Anu Kumar
Family-friendly dining.
5 / 6Family-friendly dining.Supplied
Outside the Footscray cafe.
6 / 6Outside the Footscray cafe.SUpplied

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Shipping crates and an unused car park had a remarkable glow-up a decade ago to become this crisp and light-filled community favourite. Staff take scissors to the lush kitchen garden for fizzy rosemary, basil and rhubarb shrub, or to garnish brunch stars including a cauliflower croque monsieur with scorched cheesy top. There’s a shaded astroturf lawn for kids and dogs, and Bellinis for their adult supervisors.

Good to know: Street parking is plentiful and unmetered for stress-free long brunches.

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