RecommendedEating out Collingwood

Smith & Deli

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

March 31, 2025

1 / 9Foghorn Legless sandwich with vegan chicken schnitzel and bacon.@elkashoots_

2 / 9Smith and Deli is heaven for plant-based eaters.Kristoffer Paulsen

3 / 9Vegan baked goods at Smith & Deli.@elkashoots_

5 / 9Inside the Collingwood cafe and deli.@elkashoots_

6 / 9Brekkie burger with vegan sausage, fried egg, potato cake and more.@elkashoots_

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.