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 an author, freelance writer and Broadsheet Melbourne’s former food & drink editor.

































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