Hung's Bakery

Hung's Bakery sits on Victoria Street in Richmond — the heart of one of Melbourne's best-known Vietnamese precincts — and it carries a 4.9 on Google from close to 1,900 reviews. On a strip with this much competition and this many regulars, that score marks it as a genuine local favourite.

Victoria Street is a Melbourne institution for fresh, no-fuss eating, and a busy bakery is exactly the sort of anchor that keeps people coming back. Hung's fits that mould — the kind of dependable, everyday spot you fold into a wander down the strip rather than make a special trip for, though plenty do.

Its location in the thick of Richmond's Vietnamese quarter makes it easy to pair with a longer graze through the area's eateries and grocers. As with all the busy ones, it's worth timing your visit and checking current hours directly before you go.