C and I have enjoyed their cream filled cakes and biscotti but we have always taken away. Their…read morebiscotti are beautiful. I notice that they are keeping up with trends and now have a selection of macaroons. They also have large traditional square Italian pizza slices, I haven't tried these - I suppose they will reheat them in the oven. You can have coffee and cake at the shop. There is a couple of tables and chairs in this tiled cake shop and with the large windows it would be good for people watching as the cake shop is on the corner of Sydney Road and Munro Street.

"...FABULOUS AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PASTICCERIA..."…read more I don't get to Sydney Road often, but when I do...like today...I must get cakes at TRIVELLI PASTICCERIA in Coburg.... There are 3 MUST HAVES..!! 1. Ricotta Pasticci - beautiful creamy ricotta filling inside a multi-layered crisp light pastry dusted with icing sugar 2. Cannoli - we love the custard filled ones - especially the vanilla custard ones - and the shells are always fresh, and always crisp 3. Gemelli - large Italian ring doughnuts - these are just so unbelievably good - they're fried in an olive oil blend and lightly sugared - they have a wonderful texture, fabulous aroma and gorgeous flavour - just so delicious, both warm and cold. Anyway the cakes here are not a cheap eat..they're quite special..and their price reflects this..today I bought 4 gemelli, 8 canolli and 2 pasticci - $50 exactly..but WOW..worth every single cent.. It's an old-fashioned..traditional type Italian cake shop..no coffees made here..it has always solely existed on the quality of it's wares..that's certainly saying something....!! Visited on the afternoon of Sunday 20/09/2015 for cakes to take home.

Instant love…read more Elceed has such friendly helpful staff, a great menu and food that lives up to it. I had a hard time making a choice today, everything that came out looked good and made it one of the longest decision making processes ever. In the end you can't go wrong with french toast and I highly recommend both the menu french toast and what ever special french toast they might have. They do it right! Can't wait to head back in and make my way through the menu.

Nice smiley quick service and tasty fresh breakfast !…read moreHarissa hollandaise was a hit ! Matcha latte was disappointing as the matcha powder was still lumpy through the milk..... Apart from that lovely !

It's finally happened. Melbourne gets another Gelato Messina. Anyone that has ever been to the…read moreFitzroy store knows this couldn't have come soon enough! Same format here - rows and rows of unique and delicious freshly made gelato in both ice-cream and sorbet varieties. Staff will let you try whatever flavour you like which may ease the choice anxiety, or make it worse! It's cash only, so come prepared. Recent price changes have a Tiny (baby scoop) at $4 and Single Scoop $4.80. I typically avoid the Fitzroy store due to the crushing crowds and didn't really get caught up in the hype of it all until last month. I wound up addicted to Messina after a short stint in Bondi. Here I learnt the trick to the optimum Gelato Messina experience. Always go for the specials board. Rotating regularly, the specials board always has the most out there combinations that will rock your world. In Sydney I had ones like the Momofuku 'crack pie' with hunks of caramelly biscuit in cereal milk gelato, or cream cheese gelato packed full of red velvet cake. Today at the new Richmond store, I had the "You Make My Day', which featured Toasted Milk Gelato with Oreo cookies and Dulce de Leche. It only just beat out the Coconut special filled with passionfruit curd & pineapple cake...which I kinda want to go back for before it goes away! I can't imagine the Richmond store being any less popular than Fitzroy, but at least many of us won't need to cross town anymore!

Best gelato ice cream in Melbourne. Definitely worth a try and there are so many great chioces…read more Love the pistachio flavour best.

Earlier this year while staying in the suburb of Blackburn and after coming into the city to see an…read moreAFL game, I was waiting for my next Blackburn train to arrive at the Flinders Station. The sign said I had about a 30 minute wait. I was getting pretty hungry after a long day of sightseeing and catching the game. So with that thirty minutes to kill now I wanted to find something quick, right near the station. I walked outside, crossed Flinders Street and there it was, exactly what I was looking for. This place, Spanish Doughnuts is a little hole in the wall for sure but with a truly unique food item that blew my mind. Churros! Being from California, I have had many churros. They are everywhere. The movie theater, Disneyland, Sporting events, concerts, Costco! They are all delicious, a fried dough rolled in cinnamon. Pretty basic stuff, all the same everywhere. However this place had a variety flavors! You can get them filled with jams, custard, chocolate, peanut butter. Truly awesome. Some even come dipped in chocolate shell, like a candy bar with a churro inside. I chose the churro with peanut butter in the middle, rolled in a chocolate coat. It was fantastic. They also have a selection of coffee and sodas to choose from. You can make a little combo meal where you get a churro and a coffee and save a buck. Unfortunately for me, I'm now thousands of miles away from this place. I have actually bought churros here and tried to fill them with heated peanut butter but I have to replicate the one I had that night in Melbourne.......

This probably isn't somewhere I'd choose to go during the week or for a savory nibble but I'm…read morethankful that Spanish Doughnuts was around to cater for our late night dessert cravings as we were walking back from the MCG. $10 will get you a 6 piece sweet churros pack with melted chocolate and this was still probably too much between the 3 of us. And they don't do a terrible hot chocolate either.

After lunch at Izakaya Den, we fulfilled Jo's sweet tooth by paying a visit to the French…read morepatisserie, Le Petit Gateau. We were pretty full from our lunch, but upon arriving, our bellies were at once again ready to go! I'm more of a fruit tart type of gal, so I went for the Lemon Tart (6.8). The others had the Brownie & Passionfruit Chocolate Gateau (8.6) and the Hazelnut Millefeuille (8.6). We essentially shared our desserts, so I got to try all three! I loved the Lemon Tart, as it was neither too sweet or sour, and I love tart pastries! Although it's difficult to go wrong with a lemon tart - there definitely wasn't any added or artificial flavor that shouldn't have been there. The Hazelnut Millefeuille was also delicious, as it reminded me of a Ferrero Rocher. It was definitely richer, so it was difficult for me to have too much, but puff pastry always does it for me. The brownie cake was also really delicious, and was a good balance of all the flavors, especially with the layer of passionfruit. They do an afternoon coffee and dessert special for $9 that we should have done, but we didn't see it until after! The place actually reminded me a bit of a petit Le Bon Choix in Brisbane, but definitely with better tasting desserts and better service!

Little cake. Extraordinary flavors…read more A charming little shop located in a quiet alley of Little Collins. Upon walking in, I felt I had entered a high-end cake boutique. On display behind immaculately clean glass were dozens upon dozens of colorful and perfectly delectable French pastries. The Mister Green Tea (what a witty name for a cake) caught my eyes immediately. Absolutely enchanting with perfectly crafted raspberry jam and gold leaf on top of a faint green tea cake, it completely stole my breath away. Upon looking closer, the tiny pastries were made with black sesame sable base and green tea mousse. And as I bit into it, I found the center filled with luscious raspberry cremeux. Everything about it is a testament to perfection and deliciousness! I also got their Matcha Latte, and it was just as sensational as the rest of the desserts. That green tea was light yet rich, slightly bitter to counter the sweetness of the cakes. Beautiful in both presentation and taste! The price may be quite steep for such a small plate of dessert ($9.90) and a cup of latte ($6), but to find a rare gem like this certainly makes up for once in a lifetime experience.

Really nice afternoon tea / cake shop. Just to sit around soak up the atmosphere with watching…read moretourists discover Southgate... We tried the Black Forest and passion fruit cakes. Both were fantastic. Loved the Black Forest the most. Moist and chocolately without the sugar high!! coffee and hot chocolate were ok but not the worst I've had :)

You really need to be in the mood for something super sweet when you come here. Service is…read moreexcellent and lots of dessert choices from cakes, waffles, crepes, sundaes, macaroons and chocolates. It's quite pricey but they have recently had some specials on Scoopon that have been super popular and you really need to book. We tried the Scoopon $29 dessert platter for two. This consisted of a choice of 4 crepes, chocolate covered strawberries and a milkshake, tea or coffee. I had the salted caramel and banana crepe with salted caramel icecream. It was delicious but very rich. I also had the mint milkshake which was tasty. My partner had the chocolate and strawberry crepe but he wasn't overly impressed. They also have savoury options and high tea experiences. We tried the Raspberry and Rose High Tea. It was a lovely experience, service was great, but it was not the best high tea I have been to. I quite enjoyed the rose flavoured tea and Lavender macaron.

Update: I've had more and this is now my favorite bakery in Melbourne by a good margin. Delicious…read moreand pricey, but so worth it! The Hazelnut Yuzu, Cherry Ripe, and Honey, Mango and Macadamia are to die for. And so beautiful.

If you are hankering for some sweetness in your life, Bibelot is a place you shouldn't miss. A high…read moreend dessert boutique that offers beautiful arrays of sweet creations; macarons, gelato, chocolate, cakes and even coffee. Not only they made one of the most dazzling cake artistry I've ever seen, happy to say, they taste beyond looks. Some things to look forward to here is their plum and hojicha cake. Airy light texture paired with one-of-a-kind sweet flavor. Exquisite!

Le Croissant exists since the 1960s and has been an institution…read more The food is rich and delicious- no shortcuts, no additives. The recipes are authentically French and are the way they used to be in a French boulangerie-pâtisserie 50 years back. The original owners sold it a few years back and there were some teething problems- staff that didn't smile at customers, almond croissant filling portion too little, lack of French atmosphere. However, in the meantime the old recipes survived (the old owners passed on all their recipes- I miss the friendly bonjour in the back with big smiles) and the next generation of customers can enjoy them and the service has improved. I have been coming on and off to this bakery since the 1990s and I still reckon the almond croissant is the best in town, only served on weekends, made freshly with the cream filling....a special Camberwell tradition. Do yourself a favour...come early on the weekends to not miss out on the almond croissants. Nice to see Orangina drinks for sale, too!

I am a bit surprise that this place isn't on UrbanSpoon. So I added this place in. I hope I didn't…read moredouble up, or mis-spell the name. Surely this place has been here for a number of years. And everytime I drove by, I will pick up their Vanila Slice. Understanding that Melbourne does offers heaps of nice sweet places, therefore, I am sure Le Croissant Patrisserie would be one of it. Can't really comment on the texture and the taste, as I could be bias on the whole experience! I will highly recommend everyone to try this place, and let me know how they think about it. There aren't that many traditional sweet & pastry places left in Melbourne