A unique eatery and food store, offering the best produce of the Yarra Ranges & Yarra Valley
The Locavore experience brings a collective of passionate foodies, coffee enthusiasts and hospitality professionals together to create something pretty special. Situated the lower end of Lilydale in a beautiful heritage building, built in the late 1880s, we offer a distinctive dining & food store experience. Thoughtfully curated local produce, coffee roasted onsite and professional service makes for a truely transformative dining experience.
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Our café is a hub for food and coffee lovers! With our ever-changing seasonal menu, you’ll always have new things to try. We are excited to welcome you to our brand new eatery, embracing a casual, yet luxurious space to enjoy with your family and friends. You’ll find all the Locavore classics, along with new and improved dishes, coffee experiences and a delicious boozy offering. This space has been designed for you to enjoy slow mornings, boozy brunches, long lunches and after work cheese and charcuterie platters in the sunshine with a glass of local wine.
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Evenings at Locavore are a little different to our day to day offering. The lights go down, the music softens and the food refines. Our team bring amazing local produce and farmers to the plate in a “feed me” offering, where you sit back and let us do the hard work. Our menu changes weekly with what’s being pulled out of the ground and farmers providing seasonal goodness. Wines and booze from local greats will accompany the sexy food served by our passionate staff.
JOIN US THURSDAY – SATURDAY EVENINGS FROM 5PM ONWARDS.
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Our beautifully stocked larder has everything you could need to throw the bestest dinner party. We have a thoughtfully curated selection of international and local cheeses, charcuterie & ingredients to make any pantry shine. Our knowledgeable staff are there to guide you through cooking up the most delectable tagine or perfecting that medium rare steak only dreams can be made of!
We offer tried and tested recipe cards along side our products, hampers for beautiful gifts, weekly butchery selections and homewares.
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EVENTS, GRAZING, & BESPOKE CATERING
Locavore Studio, situated in the picturesque Yarra Valley, was founded to spread the joy of exquisite regional cuisine to those who value it.
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We are so privileged to home the wonderful Proximal Coffee Roasters to Locavore. Proximal is run and operated by one of our OG Baristas, Evan Thompson. With a big focus on local sustainability and community, Evan is extremely respectful to the farmers from which he sources his coffee beans and acknowledges the life long dedication they have to their traditional farming history. The coffee Evan roasts is approachable, delicate and flavourful and has been our supplier for 4 years. We are very excited to watch this next journey Proximal has ahead, and welcome you to visit his roastery, located within our establishment.
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Locavore Studio was established in 2015 in a little kitchen studio by Chef and Director Jessie Rae Crossley.
In the early days Locavore dabbled in cooking classes, pop up pastry shops and sourdough, eventually moving into catering. From 2016, Locavore really made an impression in the Yarra Valley, quickly becoming the preferred catering group to service weddings & wine events. In 2018, Locavore took the plunge into opening the eatery and providore, providing the community with all aspects of food and beverage offering.
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