Hershey's craving? Need cheese in a can? Real tortillas? Specific brand of Indian roti? This is no ordinary milk bar. If you're ever found yourself desperately hunting for a food item no one seems to stock, you need to check here first. I come for my Mexican fix. Corn flour or ready-made tortillas, El Cielo sauces, real agave for margaritas, and just about every other hot sauce, chipotle and salsa type imaginable. USA food addicts and expats can stock up on everything from Pop Tarts to twinkies. It's the kind of place you can get easily carried away with on first visit, so thankfully they have a Yelp check-in offer and we scored 10% off our impulse hot sauce spree. read more

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Prahran Convenience is my go to shop for all things Organic and all my guilty pleasures. They have a vast range of all of your organic/paleo and health foods at great prices. I can pick up a 1ltr container of coconut or Maple water for under $4 here and sometimes they have bulk specials. They stock all the great brands like Zebra vegan ice cream, RAW protein & FOG milk. Apart from the healthy stuff, I love their huge range of American food. Candy, Cereal, sauces and products we find really hard to get our hands on here in AUS. They also stock Indian & Brazilian food too. I love that they are open 24/7. If you're in the area or in need of any ingredients that are rare, I urge you to give this store a try. read more

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Stores like these don't really exist in Melbourne. It's still got that traditional look to it, and hasn't been made to a sanitised white cookie cutter modernised standard. This being it isn't the same as the others- whereby one can buy more than the 3 ice creams, one manky stale sausage roll and more choice than the half stocked approach 7 11 seems to pride itself on. So if it's late and your coming home, or have a friend in the area, and also some pocket change, you can swing buy here and choose from a merry range of various Indian delights. YES, they are frozen but you can get naan, and tandoor breads, paneer, and other cool tasty, spicy heat and eat treats, which are loads healthier than mac Donalds. If this doesn't do it for you; aka you are not overwhelmed by choice of all these mystery and magic unknown products, which hold a lot of potential awesome "Man I'm super drunk, and i can't wait to get home so i can eat all this rad stuff I just bought" This being said lots of snacks you can take home and eat. But wait, there is another side- The American sugar fix!!! Calling out to all the sugar, candy, ice-cream, and sugar drink fiends out there! This basically is me- jolly ranches, heaps and heaps of cold drinks ready to go- fruit juice sodas, organic soda's, jelly belly soda, other awesome cool drinks i haven't even seen or tasted yet! If you want a sugar fix- stop here. If you want cool drinks that are also cool, that ain't stocked no where else, come here! See got me talking like an American already! If want to go beyond the run of the mill stuff, you know where. For convenience's sake. read more

They beat out USA foods for BBQ sauce and marinades by price!!! I was impressed with their Indian, Mexican and BBQ ingredient selection! From Stubs sauces to old El Paso ingredients to cashew burfi, they had it all! A bit lacking in the inventory end, when I checked out, there was a 10% coupon that popped up post my checkin and assurance more inventory is on its way! Adjacent to prahran market, it is a place you can miss if you are not careful! read more

Oh hell yah! I've found my convenience store. We stumbled upon this gem after coming out of Hu Tong and I'm sure glad we did. The thing that got me in there was the window full of all of the cereal I used to eat when I was a kid. Lucky Charms, Corn Pops, Captain Crunch etc. Went inside and they've got all the good stuff you can't readily find in Melbourne! Reece's peanut butter cups, twizlers, A&W root beer, Frank's red hot sauce, Clamato juice and the list goes on. They also have tons of Indian food products in the back, magazines and other odds and ends. This place is cheaper then USA foods in Moorabin and has a great selection. read more

Hidden gem in the world of grocery/ convenience store. A bit of health food store, vegan/veg groceries, fair trade products, Indian and USA products. There is so much going on in this little store it can be a bit hard to focus. Everywhere you turn there is something new, most cheaper than at specialist store. I spied coconut yoghurt made by CoYo, Pura Veda, Zebra ice cream, tofurkey products, loving earth selection, and bulk deals of coconut waters. Save your dosh and check this place out before heading to A specialist store, just be mindful that the store is compact, so going with all your mates is probably not the best idea. Check out their website to see specials and in stock product read more

I have only just found about this hidden gem!! Opposite Prahran market this place is the home of a tonne of great vegan food. They have the best vegan cheese on the market....bio cheese!! After travelling all over Melbourne to find it, there it was sitting in the fridge here. They have some great vegan icecream, mock meat, cheese and everything else in between. They also have a lot of international chocolates and all kinds of hidden treasures. Definitely worth a visit as you are bound to find something you never knew you wanted! read more

Rabbit warren of very well priced health foods and imported delights. These guys have an eye for great products and food. Love my local secret. read more