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Smith & Deli

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Foghorn Legless sandwich with vegan chicken schnitzel and bacon.
1 / 9Foghorn Legless sandwich with vegan chicken schnitzel and bacon.@elkashoots_
Smith and Deli is heaven for plant-based eaters.
2 / 9Smith and Deli is heaven for plant-based eaters.Kristoffer Paulsen
Vegan baked goods at Smith & Deli.
3 / 9Vegan baked goods at Smith & Deli.@elkashoots_
Vanilla slice.
4 / 9Vanilla slice.@elkashoots_
Inside the Collingwood cafe and deli.
5 / 9Inside the Collingwood cafe and deli.@elkashoots_
Brekkie burger with vegan sausage, fried egg, potato cake and more.
6 / 9Brekkie burger with vegan sausage, fried egg, potato cake and more.@elkashoots_
Avocado toast.
7 / 9Avocado toast.@elkashoots_
Grab a sandwich to go.
8 / 9Grab a sandwich to go.Jesse Hisco
Cakes are available for event catering.
9 / 9Cakes are available for event catering.@elkashoots_

Vegetarian or vegan$

Squishy cinnamon doughnuts and chunky chocolate cookies cover the counter beneath a bold surrealist-style mural. Staff deliver McMuffin-coded breakfast sandwiches and “pork” banh mi to sun-drenched tables. Meanwhile, rotating salads – available as a twin-set or trio – tick the wholesome box, but why miss out on all the fun that Shannon Martinez and company inject into vegan cooking?

Good to know: On weekends, dishes like okonomiyaki with house-made kimchi are served from mid-morning.

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