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'Babka' is the perfect place to stop by for a sweet treat and cup of coffee. 

For unbelievable European pastries and baked goods, look no further than Fitzroy's 'Babka Bakery Cafe'. The classy little bakehouse sits prominently on Melbourne's ever trendy Brunswick St, and serves a hungry horde of salivating customers breakfast and lunch seven days a week (as well as bread to take home).
If you get there early enough you'll be served warm bread (from the oven not the microwave) and the freshly baked assortment of pies are always a hit with the lunch crowd. Most famous for it's mouth watering selection of pastries (you've got to try the lemon) 'Babka' is the perfect place to stop by for a sweet treat and cup of coffee.

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  • Sally Pereira   2 reviews
    Love it. There vegetable loaf is to die for. And their almond croissants.

    2 months ago - 13/03/2013

  • Nat31   8 reviews
    Although it can get overly full (and I never enjoy waiting in queues), this is the place for the best almond croissant in Melbourne, in my opinion! Great food.

    04/05/2012

  • Christoph  Local Star   12 reviews
    Success breeds complacency? This is a tough one to rate. Babka has some of Melbourne's best baked goods, but the service is always mediocre and the staff often unfriendly. It's certainly not child-friendly (don't bother trying to take a pram in!) and sometimes you feel like they're doing you a favour to serve you. Which they sort of are, truth be told. The croissants are well worth a drive across town and their Bircher muesli is Melbourne's best. Coffee is up there too. Just don't expect service with a smile!

    24/04/2012

  • jbfitz  Newbie   1 review
    There's a reason there's always a line - delicious bread and great coffee

    17/02/2012

  • PollyP   10 reviews
    The almond croissants here are the best in Melbourne for sure. It's always busy, which is a good sign.

    13/06/2010

  • Kelly T  Local Star   647 reviews
    It's a bakery with Russian options. We opted for a sausage roll and a salad - both of which were delicious. The sausage roll came with fresh bread and butter (mmmmmmmm), rocket and good sauce - it was definitely a high quality sausage roll. The salad was a decent size.

    12/02/2010

  • M Dorner   31 reviews
    I normally make my own bread but I can't make any that match the quality of the bread they have here. If you go early in morning the loaves are still warm and could just be eaten plain. The breakfasts are really yummy and worth waiting in the queue to get a table. The pastries and almond croissants are to die for.

    17/07/2008

  • Drew Smith   32 reviews
    Worth a trip across town just to get the beautiful fresh bread on a Sunday morning. The cafe needs to be bigger so that more people can fit in at once but people line up for ages just to sample the beautiful food. The baked beans are a real must and the casalinga bread is to die for. The pastries are also wicked and yummy!!

    15/07/2008

  • GymMatt   20 reviews
    Love the sourdogh and we had great service for breakfast. Highly recommeded

    14/12/2007

  • Peanut   37 reviews
    Freshest sourdough - great breakfast menu, fantastic coffee. highly recommended. try the pies. yum

    26/11/2007

  • Peanut   37 reviews
    Freshest sourdough - great breakfast menu, fantastic coffee. highly recommended. try the pies. yum

    26/11/2007

  • Monday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Friday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Saturday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Sunday:
    7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Cafes

Dining Options

Take-Away Eat-in

Cuisine

European Russian

Price Guide

Mains under $20

Licensing

Unlicensed

Menu

Breakfast Brunch Lunch

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