18 Melbourne Bars, Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened or Closed in June
Words by Audrey Payne · Updated on 15 Jul 2026 · Published on 29 Jun 2026
Openings and new coverage
• First look: Daybaker, the year’s most anticipated bakery, is open – and already selling out before 10am.
• First look: Shaun Quade ran one of Melbourne’s most ambitious fine diners. He just opened Brunswick bakery Vandels
• First look: The Mulberry Group flips its Abbotsford bistro – again.
• First look: Remo’s brings its $8 tiramisu and affordable pasta bowls to Richmond.
• First look: Brunswick East’s new wine convenience store Drop Shop wants to change how you buy booze.• First look: The Havelock Place brings a UK-inspired take on Sri Lankan dining to Canterbury.
• Shannon Martinez opens a new Smith & Deli on Degraves Street.
• New CBD spot Sagye simmers 100 kilograms of Wagyu a day to make its signature Korean beef soup.
• Fitzroy’s Triple U brings Chinese cocktail culture to Melbourne.
• Byrdi goes from cocktails to wine with new concept Ephemera.
• Five new coffee shops for blueberry matchas and brews after 4pm.
• Heebi, a new coffee shop inspired by Japanese kissatens, hits Carlton.
• Vietnamese bakery May Bakes makes dippable pho sandwiches in Richmond.
Closures
• Abbotsford Convent restaurants Cam’s Kiosk and Julie have closed.
26 Melbourne bars, bakeries and restaurants that opened or closed in May.
About the author
Audrey Payne is Broadsheet Melbourne’s food & drink editor.
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