Local shops selling local products (long list)
In the words below, ‘local’ is used to mean ‘in North East Melbourne’.
I am aware of around 430 shops in North East Melbourne that sell at least one food or drink product that was grown or made in North East Melbourne. That is a lot of shops.
But, of the 430, 330 appear to sell products from only one local food producer (with the other 100 selling products from multiple local food producers). And only 5 sell products from 10 or more local food producers.
Three important points arise:
- There are lots of local outlets for local food (e.g. the 430 shops).
- Hardly any of the local food producers are in more than a tiny fraction of these shops.
- Most of the shops selling local food only sell a small amount.
To illustrate the scale of the opportunity: Bolton Street Deli & Liquor, Eltham stocks products from 16 local food producers. If all 430 shops did the same, that would be 6,900 (430 * 16) ‘offerings’. This is around 10 times the current number of ‘offerings’ (720).
When I first published the words above, someone wrote to me asking for the full list of the shops organised by how many local food or drink producers they sold the products of. Here is that list. Bear in mind that the list is only the ones that I know about (in terms of both shops and numbers of producers) – if you know of any other shops that sell any local food products, please email me; ditto if you think that any of the shops sell more local products than stated in the list.
16 | Bolton Street Deli & Liquor, Eltham | |
15 | Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg | Nillumbik Cellars, Diamond Creek |
13 | Rivers of Yarrambat | |
10 | Hurstbridge Deli & Larder | |
9 | Gateway Market, Coldstream Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew |
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte |
8 | Dark Horse Cafe, Wine & Produce Jefferies, Croydon Hills |
Organic Fix, Eltham Renaissance IGA, Hawthorn |
7 | Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn Aumanns at Warrandyte |
Terra Madre, Northcote Yarra Valley Dairy, Coldstream |
6 | Eltham Deli Local Fine Foods, Diamond Creek |
The Natural Food Market, Montmorency Wild Things Food, Fitzroy North |
5 | Balgownie Estate, Yarra Glen East Ivanhoe Grocers – Foodworks Eastfield Natural Foods, Croydon South Hurstbridge Liquor |
Nature’s Harvest Hurstbridge Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics, Preston St Andrews Collective |
4 | Colonial Fruit Company, Forest Hill Dynamic Vegies, Eltham Hurstbridge IGA X-press Kellybrook Winery, Wonga Park Mirabella’s of Doncaster Ritchies SUPA IGA Yarra Glen Second Home Cafe, Eltham |
Shillinglaw Cottage, Eltham Toscano’s Kew Wholefood Merchants, Greensborough Yarra Farm Fresh, Coldstream Yarra Organics, Templestowe Yering Station Produce Store/Winery, Yarra Glen |
3 | Aunt Maggies, Fitzroy Boccaccio Cellars, Balwyn Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn Brunswick SUPA IGA Bulleen Art & Garden Dineamic Food, Camberwell Heathmont IGA IGA Blackburn North La Manna Fresh, Brunswick |
Northcote IGA Nillumbik Estate, Smiths Gully Organic Wholefoods, Brunswick Paul’s SUPA IGA, Ringwood East Prosciutto Bros. Craft Bar, Eltham RiverView Cafe, Warrandyte Rose St Pantry, Fitzroy Signorelli Fresh, Balwyn |
2 | Abbotsford IGA Baden Powell Hotel, Collingwood Balwyn Fruit Supply Bitter Sweet Cafe, Ivanhoe East Biviano and Sons, Fairfield Briki cafe, Thornbury Burwood IGA, Camberwell Cardamone Gourmet Supermarket, Fairfield Chirnside Park Health & Wellbeing Dan Murphy’s De Bortoli Wines, Dixons Creek Dench Bakers, Fitzroy North Eltham Gourmet Poultry Fitzroy Cellars Fredericks Local Grocer, Richmond Glenferrie Gourmet Meats, Hawthorn IGA Blackburn Indulge Canterbury Kangaroo Ground General Store Lettuce Inn, Hurstbridge Made Locally, Ringwood North Marco’s Deli Cafe Foodstore, Blackburn McCoppins Fitzroy Meletos, Coldstream Miss Gourmet & Co, Hawthorn |
Montrose IGA Naturally On High, Thornbury Organic Wholefoods, Fitzroy Pachamama Wholefoods, Brunswick Piedimonte’s Supermarket & Liquor, Fitzroy North Punt Road Winery, Coldstream Pure Bread Bakery, Surrey Hills Research Fruit Supply Richmond Hill Cellars Rosanna IGA Sculli Brothers, Greensborough Templestowe SUPA IGA The Cellar Door Providore, Ringwood The Common Good, Hawthorn The Pines Deli, Doncaster East The Eltham Teahouse, Eltham The Hub 3070, Northcote The Yarra Store, Warrandyte Tunstall Deli, Doncaster East Warrandyte Berry Farm, Warrandyte South Wattle Park Green Grocer, Box Hill Wild Wombat Cafe, Hurstbridge Wine Republic, Fitzroy Yarra Valley Poultry, Eltham |
1 | 30Kerr65 Expresso Bar, Fitzroy 5th Element Wellness, Fitzroy North A Team Kitchen, Watsonia Abruzzo Lab, Epping Acorn Nursery, Surrey Hills Adamo Cafe, Heidelberg Alimentari, Collingwood Alimentari, Fitzroy Alley Hens, Hawthorn Alowyn Gardens, Yarra Glen Andres IGA, Watsonia Ange’s Fresh Fruit & Veg Arthur St Deli, Fairfield Aunt Maggies, Brunswick Aunt Maggies, Carlton Axil Coffee Roasters, Hawthorn Baan Thai, Coburg Balwyn Heights Fruit Supply, Balwyn North Bar Ciconne, Macleod Bar Nonno, Northcote Beach Burrito, Fitzroy Bean There Espresso Bar, Heidelberg Bee Sustainable, Brunswick Beehive Hotel, Hawthorn Bella Vedere restaurant, Coldstream Belmore Meats, Hawthorn Bennetts Butchers, Canterbury Best of Health, Greensborough Beyond Gluten Free, Balwyn Bicycle Thieves Cafe, Northcote BigBang Studio, Northcote Big Cafe, Nunawading Blackburn Cellars Blackcat, Fitzroy Blood Orange Foodstore, Hawthorn East BLOOM’D Florist, Northcote Blue Hills Berries and Cherries, Balwyn Blue Moon Cellars, Nunawading Bolton Street Fruit Market, Eltham Bottega Tasca Fine Wine & Spirits, Carlton Bottlemart Briar Hill Bottlemart Express Richmond Bottlemart Ivanhoe Bottlemart Macleod Cellars Bread and Jam For Frances, Hawthorn Bridge 2 Eden, Hurstbridge Brunswick East IGA X-press Brunswick Foodstore Burger Masters, Collingwood BWS Canterbury Drive, Canterbury Cafe Eden, Edendale Farm, Eltham Cafe Ray, Brunswick Cannings Free Range Butcher, Hawthorn Cannings Free Range Butcher, Ivanhoe Cannings Free Range Butcher, Kew Carwyn Cellars, Thornbury Casa Iberica Deli, Alphington Casa Iberica Deli, Fitzroy Cellarbrations At Balwyn Cellarbrations At Greythorn Cellars, Balwyn North Cellarbrations At Mount Evelyn CERES, Brunswick East Chapter Too, Heathmont Charlie’s Chocolate Bouquets, Croydon Chatham Food Store, Surrey Hills Cheshire Cafe, Preston; Coffee Centre, Preston Chocolatte, Camberwell Choukette, Brunswick CIBI, Collingwood Classic Fruits, Canterbury Clint Meaghers Quality Meats, Hurstbridge Coburg IGA Cocoa Moon Cafe, Warrandyte Coles Local, Surrey Hills Colonial Fresh, Doncaster Coltivari Fruit and Vege Store, Camberwell Coombe Yarra Valley Providore, Coldstream Craft & Vine, Montmorency Croydon Brewery Deli Delitz, Bulleen Deliland at Northland, Preston Diamond Creek Hotel Bottle Shop Dineamic Cafe, Carlton North Dish & Spoon Cafe, Camberwell Doc’s Liquor, Ringwood North Domaine Chandon, Coldstream Donvale Flower Gallery, Doncaster East Duncan’s on Church, Richmond Duncans Eastfield Cellars, Croydon South Eaglemont Meats East & Co., Balwyn East Elevation, Brunswick East Fairfield Cellars Farinacci Deli, Preston Farm Cafe, Abbotsford Fawkner Bakery Fergusson Winery & Restaurant, Dixons Creek Field Black, Northcote Finders Keepers Cafe, Hawthorn First Choice Liquor, Abbotsford First Choice Liquor, Balwyn First Choice Liquor, Mill Park Fish Pier, Eastland, Ringwood Fish Pier, The Pines, Doncaster East Flakes, Brunswick Floridia Cheese, Thomastown Flowers of Canterbury, Canterbury Food Plus Fuel, Brunswick Foodworks Balwyn North Foodworks Croydon Foodworks Carlton North Foodworks Fitzroy FoodWorks Mont Albert Foodworks Preston FoodWorks Research Foodworks Wonga Park Fredricks Richmond Fresh Sensations Mitcham Friendly Grocer Kew East Frootz on Parade, Fitzroy North Fruitland, Ringwood East Gervasi Continental Deli, Brunswick Go Vita, Doncaster Go Vita, Forest Hill Granieri’s Food Services, Epping Greasy Zoes, Hurstbridge Great Earth Health Store, Northcote Green Field, Brunswick Hagens Organic Butcher, Richmond Hahndorf’s Fine Chocolates, Montrose Hams & Bacon, Brunswick East Hargreaves Hill Brewery, Yarra Glen Harvest Wine and Liquor, Northcote Hawthorn Common, Hawthorn Haytch, Thornbury Health Bar Melbourne, Research Henry Hursts Pizza & Pasta restaurant, Hurstbridge Honey Thief Bakery Cafe, Blackburn South Hop and Vine, Warrandyte House Of Gingerbread, Warrandyte House of Salad Woodfire Pizza restaurant, Eltham Hutch & Co Cafe, Lilydale Icecream Social, Thornbury IGA Coldstream Plus Liquor IGA Gervasi Thomastown Il Cestino, Kew Il Melograno, Northcote Immerse Winery restaurant, Dixons Creek Inner North Brewing Company, Brunswick Ivanhoe Deli Ivanhoe Health Store Ivanhoe Pasta Deli Jack Horner, Brunswick East Jimmy Grants Eastland, Ringwood Jimmy Grants Fitzroy Jimmy Grants Richmond Joes Market Garden, Coburg Joe’s Organic, Northcote Kerrimuir Goodfellows Supermarket, Box Hill North Key Ingredients, Clifton Hill Kew Organics |
Kind & Godfree, Carlton Kinglake Pub and Pantry Kuranga Native Nursery, Mount Evelyn La Deliziosa, Balwyn East La Parisienne Pates, Carlton Lady Bower, Reservoir Lady Boy, Richmond Lan Coffee Thornbury Lavish Abode, Lilydale Lilies On Brougham, Eltham Liquor Market Ringwood Liquorologist, Balwyn North Lip Cafe, Ivanhoe Little Buddy Cafe, Ringwood Little Henri, Thornbury Little Hugh, Nunawading Little Woodpecker, Blackburn North Loafer Bread Organic Bakery, Fitzroy North Local Pantry Co, Preston Market Localized Organic Grocery, Cremorne Los Hermanos, Brunswick Lower Plenty Hotel Bottleshop Lower Plenty IGA Lower Plenty Liquor Madera Bar & Cafe, Northcote Makers Emporium and Cafe, Ringwood North Maling Road Toyshop, Canterbury Mason Lane Cafe, Mont Albert Max & Leo’s Foodstore Cafe, Blackburn Max’s Burger Bar, Montmorency Mayday Coffee & Food, Richmond Mayerling Cellars, Croydon McAdam’s Apple, Croydon McCoppins Abbotsford McCoppins Clifton Hill McCoppins Hawthorn Mernda Cafe Convenience Mernda Cellars Metropolitan Foods, Templestowe Milkwood, Brunswick East Miss Marie Cafe, Rosanna Mitcham IGA X-press Moondog Craft Brewery, Abbotsford Monaco’s Deli, Camberwell Montflora Florist, Montmorency Montrose Meat Supply, Montrose Monty’s Licensed Supermarket, Montmorency Mr K Deli, Wandin North Mt Evelyn SUPA IGA Natural Life Plenty Valley, South Morang North East Organics, Research Northcote Bottleshop Northern Git, Thornbury Nourish on Maling, Canterbury Now and Not Yet, Warrandyte Oakridge Wines, Coldstream Oasis Fairfield Obelisk & Co, Fitzroy North Olivigna La Sala restaurant, Warrandyte Olympic Village Newsagency, Heidelberg West Olympus Delicatessen, Doncaster East Organic Empire, Mt Evelyn Panton Hill General Store Panton Hill Hotel Paul and Sons Eatery, Doncaster Preston Fresh Hood Market Pro-Health, Eltham Providence Melbourne, Surrey Hills Psarakos Market, Bundoora Rathdowne Cellars, Carlton North Red Coral Seafood, Bayswater Reunion Cafe Dining, Surrey Hills Rhapsody Cafe, Carlton North Richmond Rush Cafe Ritchies SUPA IGA Diamond Creek Ritchies SUPA IGA Ringwood North Rochford Wines, Coldstream Rosanna Fine Produce Rosewood Cottage, Kinglake Salzano Delicatessen, Balwyn North Saltylicious Himalayan Salt, Preston Market Savouring Italy Continental Deli, North Balwyn Scentsational Flowers, Croydon North Shakahari, Carlton Signorellis Fresh Fruiterers, Balwyn North Sir Henry Barkly Hotel, Heidelberg Slowbeer, Richmond Smiths Gully General Store Smith Street Cellars, Fitzroy Southern Road Cellars, Heidelberg Heights Station Street IGA, Fairfield St Andrews General Store and Post Office St Huberts Cellar Door, Coldstream Stagger Lee’s Cafe, Fitzroy Steve’s Liquor Richmond Strawberry Point Fresh Food Market, Forest Hill Stray Neighbour, Preston Summer Healing Yoga, Brunswick Sunny Seed Bakery, Greensborough Superfruit Organic, Ivanhoe Sushi Wushi, Eltham Talk Coffee, Northcote Terra Madre, Brunswick The Australian Chocolate Emporium, Ivanhoe The Beer and Burger Bar, Richmond The Black Sheep Hawthorn, Bar and Bottle Shop The Bosses Boots Cafe, Chirnside Park The Bottle-O Yarra Glen The Burger Lounge, Eltham The Cellar Door, Eastland, Ringwood The Fresh Chook Shed, Eastland, Ringwood The Craft and Co, Collingwood The Deli Coburg The Food Repository, Fitzroy The Full Pantry, Croydon The Cellar Door, Eastland, Ringwood The Cruelty Free Shop, Fitzroy The Fresh Chook Shed, Eastland, Ringwood The Green at St Columbs, Hawthorn The Meat-Inn Place, Lilydale The Melbourne Deli, Bayswater The Merri Clan, Preston The Old Fire Station Cafe Gallery, Preston The Olympic Hotel, Preston The Organic Union Fruit and Vegetable Store, Surrey Hills The Persimmon Tree, Croydon The Post Office, Wonga Park The Rathdowne Street Food Store, Carlton North The Roast Kitchen, Kew The Roundabout Cafe, Warrandyte The Rusty Owl Cafe, Mooroolbark The Something Different Shop, Hawthorn The Source Bulk Foods, Camberwell The Storehouse, Mount Evelyn The Twisted Vine, West Preston Three Locals, Fairfield Thyme on the Terrace cafe, Warrandyte Tofu Shop International, Richmond Top Shelf Fruits, Forest Hill Toscano’s Richmond Tramway Hotel, Fitzroy North Transformer Fitzroy TT Mart, Brunswick East Two Beans and a Farm, Mernda Two on Rathdowne, Carlton North Undercover Roasters, Abbotsford Vegie Bar, Fitzroy Vital Chi Wellness, Blackburn Wandin Valley Produce Warehouse 266 cafe, Eltham Warrandyte Butcher Warrandyte Lollies and Treats Warrandyte Stonehouse Cafe Waterdale Cellars, Ivanhoe Watson’s Creek Cafe and Antiques, Kangaroo Ground Were Street Foodstore, Montmorency Westgarth Liquor and Grocery, Northcote Wine Republic, Northcote Yarra Coffee, Lilydale Yarra Glen Cafe Yarra Valley Smokery, Lilydale Zimt Patisserie Café, Mont Albert |