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Fitzroy's world-famous croissant lab — rotating flavours, a glass-walled kitchen, legendary queues.
Bakeries You Must Try in Melbourne
From Lune's legendary croissants to A1's Lebanese manoushi, Melbourne's bakery scene spans French patisserie, artisan sourdough, and vegan innovation.
Fitzroy's world-famous croissant lab — rotating flavours, a glass-walled kitchen, legendary queues.
Carlton's grand Italian icon — pastries, gelato and espresso from 5am, plus pasta and pizza at night.
Brunswick's beloved Lebanese bakery — manoush, crispy falafel, and baklava at unbeatable prices.
Melbourne's Japanese-French laneway bakery where the yuzu almond croissant justifies the queue.
South Melbourne Market's pandan croissant queue Melburnians brave daily for the payoff.
A CBD laneway institution - artisan donuts made fresh on-site daily, paired with serious batch-brew coffee.
Spotswood's queue-worthy bakery-cafe famed for its tres leches cake and Philly cheesesteak sandwiches.
Ascot Vale's 100% vegan bakery known for cinnamon scrolls, bronuts, and custom celebration cakes.
Fitzroy's viral Montreal-style bagel shop, famed for dense chewy dough and a monthly special.
Coburg's 30-year Italian deli-bakery, where Joe and the family still remember regulars by name and their usual order.
St Kilda institution since 1934, famed for century-old Polish cheesecake and chocolate kugelhopf.
Long-running Fitzroy bakery-cafe famed for lemon tart and carrot cake, still finding its footing under new ownership.
Bay Street's French patisserie landmark — sourdough and croissants, though quality's grown uneven.
Fitzroy North's cult sourdough bakery — legendary croissants, potato danish and salad sandwiches.
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