Drewery Lane, Melbourne CBD.
Open Mon–Fri from 7:30am. We bake in small batches through the morning, until we run out.
Bakemono began on Drewery Lane in 2019 — a baker's answer to the question our neighbours at Little Rogue kept hearing: what should I eat with this coffee?
What started as a few pastries for the regulars has grown slowly, by word of mouth. French technique, read through a Japanese and Korean lens. Three-day croissants. Shiopan out around 11:30. A melon pan we're quite fond of.
A short list, baked fresh in batches through the morning.
Twice-baked, filled with a bright yuzu custard. Laminated in Isigny Sainte-Mère butter and finished with toasted almond.
Arrives 7:30am
Slow-laminated over three days in Isigny Sainte-Mère butter. Shatter-crisp outside, honeycomb within. The one we keep coming back to.
Arrives 7:30am
Dark, lacquered, custard-soft inside. Rum & vanilla, matcha, or earl grey — made in small batches and gone by midday.
From 9:00am
A quieter corner of the counter. Honey-soft castella and brown-butter financiers — pistachio, pine nut, dark chocolate.
Whenever they're ready
Hinoki castella and financier, wrapped by hand in paper and cord. Made to carry through the laneway and share later.
Ask at the counter
Specialty coffee on Core Coffee Roasters beans. Iced hojicha with soy, matcha latte, yuzu iced tea, Mörk drinking chocolate.
All dayFresh batches through the morning, roughly in this order.
Items sell out fast — often well before midday. Pre-order online to hold your favourites.
Bakemono lives in a converted garage on Drewery Lane, just off Little Lonsdale Street. The renovation honours the site's original bones — roller shutters, exposed concrete, high ceilings — rebuilt in reclaimed timber and Corten steel.
Our display cases are dark timber, backlit, drawn from the medicinal cabinets of My Neighbour Totoro. Each pastry sits in its own square of light.
Shortlisted
IDEA Interior Design Excellence Awards 2025 — Sustainability
Wholesale, events, or you just want to talk bread — we'd love to hear from you.