wonderbao

I am late to the Wonderbao craze, a tiny little Asian bakery within walking distance from Melbourne Central, specializing in a cross between Taiwanese gua bao and northern Chinese bao zi. 

So on one lunchtime when I am in the CBD 1405 takes me to the place which is hipper than any bao zi bakery I have ever been to in China, complete with yellow wall tiles and naked lightbulbs. 

The bread is sweet and fluffy, with traditional fillings like roast duck and pork belly, with interesting trimmings like pickled carrot and crushed peanut. Wonderfully filling and a light taste of China in my lunch break.

Wonderbao
19-38 A'Beckett Street
Melbourne
9654 7887