Cafes for shopaholics

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The Green Grocer is a well-known breakfast destination in Fitzroy, with their biodynamic, organic and free-range produce somehow taking the guilt out of a big morning-after breakfast. After a hearty meal here, it's worth exploring the contents of the timber boxes lined up around the place - organic fruit and vegetables dominate the shop, alongside a few larder staples and take-home meals.

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The historic Henry Jones IXL Building houses this rustic cafe and food store. Between the sandstone walls, diners linger over breakfast and glasses of freshly pressed apple juice. The shelves are packed with jars and bottles, but their selection of jams steals the show.

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Jones is a familiar name to many, with stores over NSW, Queensland and even in New Zealand and Singapore. This store stocks all the much-loved house-brand condiments, as well as house-made breads and cakes. The highlight for cheese lovers is the massive fromagerie - one of the biggest cheese rooms in the state.

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The Barn is aptly named, with the cafe and grocer occupying a massive sprawling space. Local specialty produce features heavily on the menu and shelves, alongside condiments and dry goods, cooking utensils, aprons and even cookbooks for inspiration.

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The menu of quasi-healthy cafe meals provides the inspiration to go organic, while the grocer side of the business provides the means. Aside from pesticide-free fruit and veg, the shelves are also stocked with breads from Sonoma and Brasserie Breads, meat and dairy products, condiments and even beauty products and natural remedies.

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As well as serving up a complete cafe menu, Replete Providore features well-stocked shelves of tasty goods. They specialise in providing for time-poor workers and cooking-class dropouts, lining their freezer and shelves with heat-and-eat meals, pasta sauces and other foolproof nibbles.