ACLAND
STREET
CAKE PRICINCT
ACLAND
STREET
CAKE PRICINCT
Discover a delicious part of St Kilda's history
where European baking traditions,
community and conversation have shaped
one of Melbourne's most iconic streets.
Discover a delicious part of St Kilda's history where European baking traditions,
community and conversation have shaped one of Melbourne's most iconic streets.
Discover a delicious part of StKilda's
history where European baking
traditions,community and
conversation have shaped one of
Melbourne's most iconic streets.
ABOUT
ACLAND STREET CAKE PRECINCT
ABOUT ACLAND
STREET CAKE
PRECINCT
From the 1930s, Acland Street became an important meeting place for Jewish
and other Eastern European migrants. Its cafés and cake shops grew into places
where familiar food, conversation and community could be found far from the
countries people had left behind.
From the 1930s, Acland Street
became an important meeting
place for Jewish and other
Eastern European migrants.
Its cafés and cake shops grew
into places where familiar food,
conversation and community
could be found far from the
countries people had left
behind.
From the 1930s, Acland Street
became an important meeting
place for Jewish and other
Eastern European migrants.
Its cafés and cake shops
grew into places where
familiar food, conversation
and community could be
found far from the countries
people had left behind.
MONARCH CAKES
Monarch Cakes began in Carlton in 1931, when a Polish migrant and her family opened a shop called Monaco. As customers moved towards St Kilda, the business followed. In 1934, it opened here as Monarch Cakes, bringing European recipes and baking traditions to Acland Street.
A SURPRISING CONNECTION
Acland Street honours Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, a former owner of the vessel Lady of St Kilda. The suburb itself takes its name from that ship, creating an unexpected link between this popular cake precinct and St Kilda's maritime history.
MORE THAN JUST CAKE
As you browse, think of these windows as a particularly tempting form of local history. Recipes can travel across oceans, survive enormous changes and become part of a new neighbourhood's identity. Choosing a cake here is an opportunity to enjoy that continuing story, with enough time to savour every mouthful.
Iconic cake shops and cafés
Great coffee and sweet treats
Boutique shops and local businesses
A lively and welcoming atmosphere
Iconic cake
shops and cafés
Great coffee
and sweet treats
Boutique shops
and local businesses
A lively and welcoming
atmosphere
COMPLETE STOP 04
BY ANSWERING THE QUESTION
Answer The Acland Street Cake Precinct Challenge
Look around the location and use what you discovered to answer the question below.
A CLUE AND A SPECIAL REWARD
AWAITS
Enter the correct answer and unlock an exclusive reward and also a clue that will be used to unlock your Stop 10 final reward vault vouchersexclusive reward for your challenge.
Note: These clues will be put together to form a code word that will be used to unlock your final reward vault vouchers.
CONTINUE YOUR ST KILDA ADVENTURE
WALK TO STOP 5
THE LINDIN NEW ART
Walk back along Acland Street towards Luna Park and O'Donnell Gardens.
At Carlisle Street, use the designated pedestrian crossing points and watch for trams.
Continue along Acland Street beyond Carlisle Street, heading into the quieter residential section. Follow the street signs for Acland Street rather than turning towards the beach.
Continue to 26 Acland Street, near the corner of Robe Street.
Look for the grand Victorian mansion and the Linden New Art signage.
You have arrived at Stop 05. Pause outside to admire the building and open the Linden New Art page. If you would like to explore inside, check the opening hours displayed at the gallery.
