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T. Cavallaro & Sons

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

June 6, 2025

1 / 7T. Cavallaro and Sons owner Tony Cavallaro at the Footscray shop.Photograph by Chris Hopkins

2 / 7Ricotta cannoli and espresso.Chris Hopkins

3 / 7Outside T.Cavallaro and Sons, just opposite Footscray Market.Chris Hopkins

5 / 7Tony Cavallaro fills cannoli with ricotta. Chris Hopkins

6 / 7Assorted cannoli from T. Cavallaro & Sons.Supplied

7 / 7Cavallaro and his son Andrew roll cannoli.Chris Hopkins

Bakery$

What the Cavallaro family is able to churn out of this petite pasticceria, all while wearing a smile, is testament to the deep bonds that power this institution of the west. Customers come in for weekly orders of almond-meal biscuits weighed and packed into boxes. Others drive across town for cannoli with blistered crusts and smooth ricotta inside.

Good to know: Some items, such as rum baba and sfogliatelle pastries, are only available at weekends. Order ahead.

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