MelbourneShopping

Food & Drink shopping in Melbourne

  1. A

    Jasper

    In a city where coffee rivals football as 'the religion', many pray at the temple of Jasper. The smell of roasting beans lures you along Brunswick St and into these mouthwatering environs. Jasper selects the best coffee beans from around the world, with a heavy leaning towards organic and Fair Trade coffee, then roasts and blends them with heavenly results. You can pick up a take-home stash for the week, have a cup and a handmade chocolate in-house or fixate on the coffee machines and accoutrements.

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  2. B

    La Parisienne

    A French interloper in this most Italian of streets, Parisienne specialises in small goods and take-home dishes that are authentically Gallic. Boudin blanc and noir, duck confit and its famous pâtés and terrines will not disappoint. It also does a nice range of bread and little pies that are perfect for picnic provisions, and keeps a range of evocatively packaged pantry items.

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  3. C

    Macphee’s for the Wine Enthusiast

    This shop is the retail arm of one of Melbourne’s largest private cellaring outfits. It stocks a huge range of top-quality stemware, decanters and other vinous accessories such as corkscrews. There’s also a good selection of reference books for wine buffs.

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  4. D

    Europa Cellars

    The boys know their stuff here – they run a weekly schedule of tastings with prosely­tising zeal – and you can often score a bargain on one of the European drops that are gracing the smartest wine lists ’round town.

    reviewed