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Coveted Melbourne bakery, Cobb Lane, has opened its first CBD location after months of anticipation, and 13 years in the business. The CBD outpost is located in the new Bennetts Lane Development on Little Lonsdale Street, a site that boasts a baking history dating back to the 1800s.
Owned by pastry chef Matt Forbes and his wife and business partner, Amy Newman, Cobb Lane is an artisan bakery specialising in breads, pastries and cakes, which are available at the South Melbourne Market, Richmond Traders on Bridge Road, as well as for wholesale. The latest site housed a working bakery in the 1860s, and now its heritage facade has been carefully restored as part of the Bennetts Lane development. Cobbs Lane is at ground level in the tiered development, which includes offices and hotel accommodation.
The Forbes' are determined to bring freshly baked bread to the CBD. While the baked goods will be prepared at the Yarraville headquarters, the bread and pastries will then be baked fresh on site daily, making it one of the few spots in the city where you can pick up a loaf straight from the oven. The new location also reveals the next phase of Cobb's Lane's food offering, with customers able to enjoy an expanded range of sangas.
Sandwiches will, of course, showcase the famed fresh bread, with simple, ingredient-focused fillings. Find mortadella with straciatella and basil pesto, or roast mushrooms with harissa and pecorino. "We're pushing forward with what we're already doing and making sure it's really delicious. It's just a bit more refined and mature," says Forbes.
The cabinet will evolve throughout the day, offering early-morning customers the likes of a fried egg and chilli jam danish, office workers a mid-morning croissant or handcrafted pie for lunch, and plenty of cakes and cookies for those needing an afternoon pick-me-up, including the signature carrot cake.
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