The five best scrolls to try in Melbourne

Sweet, salty or stuffed with cheese — scrolls are spinning back into our lives in a big, buttery way. Here are five baked beauties we can’t stop craving.

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From cinnamon through to cheesymite, scrolls are comfort food to the core. The retro baked good is on a new roll – here are five of our favourites.

Sebby’s isn’t messing about with finger buns, doughnuts or croissants, it’s all scroll, all the time. Picture: Supplied

Sebby’s Scrolls, Caulfield South & St Kilda

Sebby’s isn’t messing about with finger buns, doughnuts or croissants. It’s all scroll, all the time at this cult Caulfield bakery, which has just this weekend opened a second outpost, on Acland Street in St Kilda. While savoury offerings like a pizza scroll and cheesy vegemite – and limited-edition flavours of the month like carrot cake or apple crumble – have their own legions of fans, it’s the classic cinnamon scroll ($8) they’re all lining up for every morning, slathered with a perfectly tart cream cheese icing. There’s even a vegan version, and mini cinnamon scroll that pops up on weekends only.

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Continuing its reputation for perfecting the classics, the cinnamon bun at Baker Bleu is a menu favourite. Picture: Supplied

Baker Bleu, various locations

Continuing its reputation for perfecting the classics, the cinnamon bun at Baker Bleu ($6.50) is a menu favourite at its three Melbourne locations in Hawksburn, Caulfield North and Cremorne, baked fresh daily. Bun in name, but scroll in appearance, the whorls of the finished product reveal layers of cinnamon butter lacquered onto a pleasingly chewy, yeasted brioche dough before rolling and baking, and finished off with a sour cream cheese icing. Leave room for other coiled creations, such as the mini sourdough babka (only available on weekends), and the jalapeño and cheese knot made of twisted croissant dough.

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LaManna’s scrolls have become some of the city’s favourites. Picture: Supplied

LaManna, Essendon Fields

Just in case LaManna wasn’t already making a strong case for Melbourne’s best gourmet supermarket, it’s gone and added fresh-baked scrolls to its roster. They’re only available at the sprawling 10,000-square-metre Essendon Fields flagship, from the in-house bakery Fornoria, 9am to sold out. In just a couple of months, LaManna’s scrolls have become some of the city’s favourites. Veritably dripping in frosting, the regular rotation includes classic cinnamon, Biscoff, Pistachio Papi, fairy bread (which tops a classic cinnamon with 100s and 1000s) and strawberry shortcake, as well as limited-edition forays like a Vegemite scroll and Golden Gaytime special.

10 English St, Essendon Fields

If you’re out east, you can get your scroll fix at Heart Bakes’ sister cafe, Heart Coffee in Richmond. Picture: Supplied

Heart Bakes, Port Melbourne

This little corner bakery has a super-sized reputation for its scrolls. The scrolls themselves are hardly diminutive: generous, doughy rounds made for greedy tearing, with a deep slathering of icing. While the cinnamon will always have a place in the hearts of local pastry lovers, Heart Bakes’ tiramisu scroll ($8.90) has its own loyal following. Unless you arrive around 9am when they’re hot out of the oven, it’s worth dining in to have your scroll reheated, for maximum gooey indulgence. If you’re out east, you can get your scroll fix at Heart Bakes’ sister cafe, Heart Coffee in Richmond.

220 Bridge St, Port Melbourne

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Cinnabuns, Albion

Though the spelling might come close to a certain cinnamon scroll behemoth with global clout, Albion’s Cinnabun is the furthest thing from a chain. The petite Perth Avenue French bakery is the creation of Mike Ying, who grew up in France and trained in one of the top bread and pastry schools in Paris (yes, that’s a real thing) before gracing Melbourne with his skills and attracting a stream of TikTokers with his scrolls. Ying’s goey, classic cinnamon ($6.50) is almost pipped in popularity by the buttery coffee scrolls, with a Biscoff and raspberry version hot on its heels.

29B Perth Avenue, Albion

Originally published as The five best scrolls to try in Melbourne