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Brunetti Classico

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

June 6, 2025

1 / 4Brunetti restaurant in Lygon St, Carlton.Mike Baker

2 / 4Pasta at Brunetti Classico in Carlton.Supplied

3 / 4Outside the Lygon Street cafe.Patrick Scala

4 / 4Come for coffee, cake, pasta and more.Supplied

Brunetti, Carlton

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When someone asks “What should I bring?“, Brunetti has been the answer for 51 years and counting. Glossy cakes are stacked in baroque cabinets; eclairs, cannoli, slices and tartlets wink from their trays; and espresso machines hiss and rumble from early until late at night. There’s plenty more pastry competition in town now, but no one can match the behemoth that is Brunetti.

Good to know: There are now two arms of the family business, Oro and Classico. Both offer a head-spinning variety of sweets in big, brash surrounds.

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