The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Melbourne, April 2024

"Small and welcoming Italian cafe. Great pastries, coffees and if you’re a sweet tooth, this is your..."

Styleandtravel -

"This is a small, artisan patisserie creating a tantalising range of both sweet and savoury delights with a Sicilian twist in North Melbourne.To..."

Eatup

"Dolcetti is like experiencing a local village pasticceria in Sicily or Nonna’s kitchen on Sunday. Hands down the best Italian custard in Melbourne..."

Joliem

"Simply the best!!!!Marianna is the ultimate 'queen' of delicious pastries!! Recently tried a fruit pastry with figs...picked from her..."

GORDON LEY

"Dolcetti cannot be faulted for its sweets or coffee. It is perfection in every way. It is 100% authentic Sicilian which uses the best ingredients..."

Food Hoarder

"Amazing and friendly staff The pear pastry, burt lemon curt tart, pannacotta tart were our favorite. The hot chocolate tastes..."

Eat_today_diet_tomorrow

"A true Italian gem!! So close to Vic Market. OMG best pillowy donut I've ever had in Melbourne without a greasy mouthfeel.... Love the bombolone..."

Tantalizeme

"Located in North Melbourne this is one of those places that I desperately wish was closer to home. I try and call in whenever I can and am never..."

Latitudes

"Dolcetti is one of our favourite pastry shops in Melbourne. In the tradition of a Sicilian pasticceria, its cakes, pastries and biscuits are truly..."

Eat And Be Merry Crew

"My mum and I literally just walked into this little jewel of a cafe / bakery after visiting the lovely 'Star of the Sea' Catholic Church just..."

John

"I asked around the office for where the best cannoli in Melbourne can be found, and Anthony (bearing an Italian passport) pointed me over to..."

Donutsam

"Dolcetti came by recommendation for its cakes and pastries. This quaint little cafe serves up a range of delicate and delicious desserts. Would..."

FOOD TRIP

"Dolcetti is an unassuming Italian bakery that I wish I'd discovered sooner. They use great quality ingredients here, with my favourite item being the..."

Kell

"Wonderful little Sicilian bakery near Queen Vic Market. Absolutely delicious pastries- seriously some of the best Italian baked goods in Melbourne...."

Melb Eating

"My favourite place to buy Italian sweets and cakes in Melbourne! There is always a delicious selection to choose from and its definitely the closest..."

Sabrina

"Doughboy Doughnuts for their epic gourmet doughnuts and coffee. These aren’t just your average doughnuts -they are made fresh in batches everyday..."

Lisa Holmen

"Lives up to the hype!. Went in last week for first time, having seen it on Food Safari. Definitely lives up to the hype. Small place, don't expect to..."

J_

"My number 1 sweet shop in Melbourne is Dolcetti. It is a little Sicilian pastry and cake shop in West Melbourne – with a delicious range of small..."

MelbourneStaycation.com

" i totally enjoyed spending my afternoon desserts there and looking forward to try their famous biscuits. Staffs and the place itself are just..."

Clarinna

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Spoonfuls Of Wanderlust

"Pasticceriartisans. The word "pasticceria" encompasses a lot of territory when it comes to bakeries. Sometimes it means a place that does bikkies and..."

Bukko Boomeranger

"WOW !!. I want more..."

Madam Yum Yum

"Aaa rating!!. This morning was my first time trying Dolcetti. I gave it a try as it was so highly rated. As usual, I ask the lady behind the desk,..."

K333227

"Amazing. I can't believe that someone wrote that the cakes have a mass-produced feel to them! They are the most stunning hand-made cakes you'll taste..."

Katie Pepper

"Dolce Latte Cheesecake. Wonderful Sicilian bakery that never disappoints. The dolce latte cheese cake topped with toffee is an elegant and special..."

Missy

"Elegant, affordable cakes. I love this place because the cakes are well-balanced and not ridiculously sweet, like at many other Melbourne cake..."

Miasma.org

"Tutto Posto - from WA. Well well what can we say; rocked up mid sunday morning and just had a selection of freshly made pasticcini's, my favorite the..."

Mickygee

"A Must have!. Go there for Cheesecake everytime! hands down the best..."

Ann3mya

"Chocolate heaven. The hot chocolate is the best I've had in Melbourne. The sweets are a little too delicious considering how close I live. I..."

U4220859

"Exquisite!. Yummiest and most reasonably priced cakes in Melbourne! Living so close is not good for my..."

Peter Fry

"Very, very good cakes. Coffee quite good, not the best you can get in Melbourne but a generous size cup. Service is warm and the atmosphere in the..."

Lizzie Davies

"An excellent range of sweet treats and pastries bar none.And unlike the last time I had a mini-cheesecake (see my cafe burgundy review) this was..."

Lamont Cranston

"Beautiful sweet treats. Dolcetti is a tiny little cafe serving lovingly prepared Sicilian treats. Cannoli, biscuits and tarts are all tiny so you..."

Msflyingfoodie

"Amazing! I can't help but finish it..."

Giana A

"Its my favorite place. Must..."

Jungeun Chae

"Lovely cafe full of treats made with..."

Frank

"Delightful. On a recent return visit to Dolcetti for their nougat and cherry pistachio biscuits, I tried their fig and honey ricotta cheesecake. What..."

Pink_Tulips

"Dolcetti- a piece of homemade Italy. Going to Dolcetti was like going to an Italian home and eating their home made baking. My daughter became a fan..."

Daniel

"Best coffee and cake in..."

Cafe Nonna

"Quaint. What a great little place to eat ricotta canoli and drink fantastic atomica coffee!Cant wait to return to try the other wonderful..."

Lisabell65

"It's hard to choose which cake to eat, because they all look very delectable! Fortunately, they are little, so you can choose a few different ones. I..."

Ilovefood

"Had a Ricotta and sour cherry cheese cake with morning coffee, it was superb - light, tasty and the right amount of..."

Kanin

"One of a kind. Great coffee, great cakes, can't go wrong at..."

Deluxe

"A real little find. A little shop of wonders which is easy to miss but you should definately stop and savour the many little and not so little sweet..."

Eatup

"The best kept secret in Melbourne. If you like sweet Italian things, this is the..."

Lotta Wallin

"Delicious Sicilian Sweet Things. A recent segment by Guy Grossi on SBS's Italian Food Safari tempted us (and obviously many others) to visit Dolcetti..."

Cedric

"The lady there was lovely and she did smile. I think the next time when I'm in North Melbourne I'll check this out again. To all the people that..."

Katherine Chiu

"The shop front looks only small and unassuming, but it’s like a hidden find inside. The cakes are homemade, delicious and traditional, and not even..."

Emily C

"I've been reluctant to write this place up, because it is so great and I would hate to see it become overrun with customers! ...This part of..."

John Nicoll

"The best Sicilian cakes, pastries and savouries outside of Sicily and inside of Australia. Marianna along with the Dolcetti staff are meticulous and..."

Rita Ghezzi-Cavuoto

"We totally fell in love with this little pastry shop. Authentic decor, special atmosphere and all the pastries we had were OMG!!! Thank you Maria..."

Laurent Seitz

"I wanted to bring morning tea to my Melbourne coworkers when I visited. I had been tempted by one of the larger chains of pastry shops, but found the..."

Alex Gundry

"Wow....just wow.... What can we I say? Marianna, you have taken me back to my childhood, when a millefiore cake was a tradition in our family. On..."

Rob Beraldo

"Amazing desserts especially the cannolis and the doughnuts. They also have and the best pizza in town with the freshest ingredients (be quick as the..."

Zura Sikharulidze

"This place is the place when it comes to Italian pastries. The Pana Cotta tart and amaretti, i just can't get enough. The staff are really friendly..."

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