Discover and experience the hidden food delights of Canterbury. Maling Road is renowned for its variety of restaurants and cafes. A unique blend of exceptional cuisine, distinct heritage surrounds and a personal service, makes Maling Road the perfect location for your next meal inspiration.

Cafes and restaurants occupy the perfect location offering indoor and alfresco dining all year round. They are also well-known for using fresh ingredients and serving delights with personalised service.

Grab breakfast at The Maling Room, a specialist espresso and tea lounge. Housed in the Old Post Office, The Maling Room offers some of the best coffee in Melbourne. Enjoy a different daily blend with the other local coffee enthusiasts that keep coming back for more.

If you are on a budget or after fine dining, this plethora of culinary experiences will open up a myriad of food affairs that will inspire you to keep returning.

Peer into Wildflower’s glass windows and watch diners enjoy seared Atlantic salmon served on a bed of Japanese salad and crystal bay prawn, accompanied by a chilled glass of white wine. Offering contemporary Australian cuisine with an old world charm, this restaurant will charm both the casual diner and culinary critic.

If you feel like a multicultural culinary experience, pop into The Original Pea Store. You can’t miss the customers spooning up home-made soup of the day and munching on freshly made sushi rolls and rice paper rolls.

Feel like a light lunch? Ruby T’s offer ribbon sandwiches and an impressive range of 'Blooming Teas'. This delicate aromatic tea is a delight to the eye as well as the palette.

While you are at it, enter Café 88 and grab some oven baked bread while admiring some local artists’ paintings on sale on the walls.

If you can’t bear to leave the bustling shopping strip, why don’t you take home something delicious?

Weatherson’s Foods have a fantastic selection of frozen take home-meals prepared on the premises. From soups to casseroles, pastas and deserts, the menu changes daily.

Donnini’s prepare fresh traditional and modern variations of pasta and sauces with no artificial flavours or preservatives. They also give advice on cooking times and pasta recipes.

Friday nights call for a visit to Seabreeze on Maling the fresh fish and cooked seafood specialists.

If you are looking for high quality premium range French classics, Portuguese rarities, Italian delights and truly artisan Australian cheese, then visit Cornelius. They provide platters for all occasions, an extensive range of Charcuterie and Condiments as well as fine wines.

Maling Road’s range of food retail outlets is a refreshing  pleasure that will leave you with an unrivalled dining and hospitality experience.

For more information on Maling Road and other shopping hotspot ideas, contact the Maling Road Business Association (MRBA) on 0400 300 466 or by clicking here.