NewsBite

Advertisement
ReviewGood Food Guide (Vic)Collingwood

Chiaki

Chiaki’s ochazuke set.
1 / 8Chiaki’s ochazuke set.Eddie Jim
Inside the buzzing Collingwood restaurant.
2 / 8Inside the buzzing Collingwood restaurant.Supplied
Capocollo madeleine.
3 / 8Capocollo madeleine.Eddie Jim
Coffee at Chiaki.
4 / 8Coffee at Chiaki.Eddie Jim
Potato set.
5 / 8Potato set.Eddie Jim
Slow-cooked ox tongue.
6 / 8Slow-cooked ox tongue.Eddie Jim
Tofu dessert.
7 / 8Tofu dessert.Eddie Jim
Cosy dining.
8 / 8Cosy dining.Eddie Jim

Japanese$$

A calm and elegant space belies the obsession that goes into every cup of coffee here, whether a single-origin Burundi filter or a refreshing long brew mixed with coconut and peach.

Ochazuke – rice with toppings such as wagyu doused with dashi – are comforting, and at night there are izakaya-style snacks with sake.

Continue this series

Good Food Guide 2025: Melbourne’s top 20 cafes
Up next
Soda bread topped with cured salmon and fennel remoulade.

Code Black Morning Bar

Fuel up with egg breakfasts on soda bread, or head to the filter bar for single origin specials and sommelier-style service.

Pastries including pandan kaya croissant toast and mushroom rendang hand pie.

Core Roasters

There’s no better place to nerd out on coffee than Core.

Previous
Cathedral Coffee at the Nicholas building in Melbourne.

Cathedral Coffee

Its footprint may be smaller than some cafe’s coolrooms, but Cathedral is no lightweight.

See all stories

More:

From our partners

Advertisement
Advertisement

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/chiaki-20241006-p5klv6.html