A1 is without a doubt one of Melbourne’s best and cheapest Lebanese bakeries, and is a great spot to stop for a quick bite while you’re doing the tour of Sydney Rd. The place is large and pretty unattractive, but nobody cares. Here you can get a coffee for $2.50 plus your choice of yummy Lebanese snacks: Zaatar pizzas for $1.50, lamb pizzas for $3, cheese pies for $3.50 … the choices are varied, inexpensive and mouth-watering.
Lebanese sweets are also available for $1 each, or $18kg. At the far end of A1 is a shop section offering all kinds of goodies, from canned dips (which are surprisingly good) and bulk-buy olives to a selection of hookahs. A1 is open every day, until 7pm from Sunday to Wednesday and until 9pm from Thursday to Saturday. If you’re in the area, don’t miss it.
643–645 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Website: www.a1lebanesebakery.com.au
Phone: (03) 9386 0440
