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Walrus

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

June 5, 2025

1 / 7Walrus has become a destination for fans of US diner-style pancakes.Chris Hopkins

2 / 7Walrus cafe’s bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.Simon Schluter

3 / 7Good times, great sandwiches at Walrus.Simon Schluter

4 / 7Fluffy pancake stacks.Chris Hopkins

5 / 7Inside the Brunswick cafe.Chris Hopkins

6 / 7The brilliant bacon, egg and cheese sandwich at Walrus.Simon Schluter

7 / 7The perfect spot for a Sunday brunch. Chris Hopkins

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A haven of Americana, this Laminex and plywood gem heaves on weekends, with the four generous booths particularly hot property. Groups come for incredibly fluffy pancakes with crisp ribbons of bacon, and big slices of pie and French toast. The truly dusty will know the power of the bacon-egg-cheese roll inspired by New York’s bodega sangers.

Good to know: The difference between this and a standard-issue diner? Quality produce, such as Hagen’s Organics meat.