I am kicking myself that it took me three years to discover this little gem! Fresh on Young is my…read morelittle compacted market within the suburbs. There is a great range of fresh produce, fish and meats and deli products. There are also specialty items to boot! Situated right near Woolworths means you can get any grocery items you need within the same shopping trip. Staff are friendly and helpful and products are fresh and well displayed - it's a winner.

In Melbourne, we are really spoilt for choice! Fresh fruit and veg on every street and Deli's on…read moreevery other corner but there are very few places that have it all and when you do find them, sometimes they are just not that good. That is not the story here! After their recent refurb they have become my one stop shop for fresh fruit and veg, meats and fresh bread! They do a mean BBQ Chicken and they even have a reasonably large cheese and deli section for that sunday afternoon treat!

Big variety & great food & you'll be sure to find what you want ... love the cake shop, deli &…read moreflowers...

OHHH I LOVE this place…read more I swear I could live here (at night.. when its quiet). It has EVERYTHING food wise you could imagine, and more. - Freshly (like right in front of your eyes) made orange and apple juice. - Meat, meat MEAT - every meat you can imagine and drool over - Baked goods... so many... try and avoid it! - Fresh ALL AUSTRALIAN produce.. yum! But the best part is the cafe inside. Open till 3pm every day - they serve all the traditional breakfast dishes like Eggs Benedict, Big Breakfast & Smashed Avo... but they also have adorable cakes, wraps and toasted sandwiches. Great service and price too... I want to go back right now :)

I'd be pretty damn happy if I lived in this village and this was my local store. Sure I might not…read moredo my full grocery shop here, but if I were looking for quality ingredients for a dinner party or some unique items for my pantry then I would be here all the time. There's a small fruit and veggie section as well as a nice range of wine, but what I loved most of all was the compact deli right down the back, complete with neon diner lights spelling out DELI. Like moths to the flame, charcuterie lovers will be drawn down here for fine cured delicious things.

Every good neighbourhood needs a gourmet grocery store and this is it for Yarraville. Whether…read moreyou've got dietary restrictions or just looking for products of higher quality or less jammed full of sugar and preservatives, this is where you'll find it. In addition to a good range of meat and everything you need to throw together a meal, they also sell wine and have a cute deli section. Being just a short stroll from Yarraville Gardens, this would be a wise pit-stop to stock up on cheese and charcuterie to prep a picnic.

You probably think all Coles supermarkets are pretty much the same. I understand how you could…read morethink that too, if you haven't been to Coles in Flemington. As I type this, Coles Flemington is less than a year old. It's what Coles refers to as a 'new look' supermarket with a different layout, range and service system than the others. If you've ever lived in the UK, it's more like a big Sainsbury's than what we've come to expect of Coles in Australia. The store really has everything you could kind of want for your everyday grocery shopping. There's even a fishmonger and butcher inside. I love their huge range of gluten free products (on which you get a 20% discount if you belong to the coeliac society) and that they use rainwater to clean because of the size of the roof. They also have skylights in the ceiling to reduce the amount of energy used lighting the place. Bottom line: if you have to shop at Coles, this is the one to do it at.

I love this Coles. Truly, I've never had this much affection for a SUPERMARKET. Most supermarkets…read moreare quite humdrum and boring. This particular Coles is quite refreshing. Situated next to the Flemington Showgrounds, the site itself is huge. Coles is the main tenant, and takes up probably 90% of the total floor space. The huge amount of space has allowed them to put in a fish station, butchery section, and a gourmet section (which I find ridiculous). Fruits and vegetables are very well laid out, with multiple long rows. The fish station is set up to replicate a market stall, but it doesn't quite get there yet. What is impressive is that there are whole fish on offer, with several types past the usual basa and barramundi. Despite having whole fish, most of the other seafood is still frozen and from overseas, like fish from Thailand and prawns from China. I find it disappointing, but I have to remind myself this is a supermarket after all. The deli section is about normal size for a Coles supermarket. I would have preferred more choice, but standard fare is offered. The cheese section is impressive, with a wide range of hard and soft cheeses. There is also a bakery section, with fresh bread and biscuits and croissants. I think this is a welcome addition to supermarkets, especially for people who are time poor to visit artisan bakers but want something different from the usual white bread fare. The rest of the supermarket is well laid out, but I got the feeling that they had so much space they didn't really know what to do with it. Six or seven rows of a single product is a bit much don't you think? As a supermarket, there is none better. I use this Coles as a benchmark against other supermarkets. Even Barkly Square doesn't come close. My only gripe is why can't they stock Spreyton Fresh apple juice? It's the best apple juice out there...and they used to stock it until recently.

Bargain Depot is certainly an aptly named clearance outlet. Set up in the manner of Aldi stores,…read morethe wares are displayed in the boxes in which they were brought in, and left out in open topped isles. However, unlike Aldi, most of the brands are clearly recognisable as the same stocked at any other supermarket. For the most part everything is priced significantly lower than your standard supermarket, or about the same as if all the goods were on special all the time. For example, a solitary can of Red Bull will only set you back $1.50 and a big bag of chips comes in around the $2 mark. However, I'd recommend a close inspection of expiry and use by dates, as it has a whiff of NQR about it, given the whole "clearance" element. The stock extends beyond food goods, with most of the stuff you'd find at your local supermarket and/or discount centre covered in the various sections. Among the more exciting discoveries was a huge range of piñatas for $18 a pop at the back of the store, including one that's a mermaid. Pretty cool, hey?

A great place to pick up party supplies. A lot of confectionery including some harder to find…read moreAmerican products. Also, it's great for brand name cleaning products. The bargain depot has relatively easy parking in this part of Sydney Rd.

To walk into Omara is to be slightly overwhelmed by the scale of the stock they have here. The…read moreshelves are the heavy duty types that can be stacked with pellets and forklifts, the products are stacked to the rafters. They lure you in from outside with the promise of fresh produce. All the veggies live out front and man are they cheap. You do have to pick through them and in summer it's recommended you get there early if greens are what you're after, but you won't beat the prices and if you're willing to be a little flexible about what you come away with, market style, there's no doubt of coming away with a bargain. Inside the stock is largely bulk-packaged tinned and dry goods. The flavour is kind of Mediterranean but they also have many Aussie favourites at stupidly low prices. Tip: Great place for toilet paper.

Fruit! Vegetables! Other foodstuffs in bulk! Omara supermarket has it all…read more With a huge number of specials, varieties of brands and a broad variety of multicultural products, the store is a haven for people interested in making interesting food. You do have to hunt through the piles of fruit and veg for the quality items, and sometimes the wares are on the rotting side of ripe, but the low prices and there's always a decent range of seasonal and non-seasonal goods alike. The service can be a little on the brusque side at times, but the staff know their products and can always direct you to the right shelf. The Turkish bread rolls are also excellent, and make for the most delicious toasties your kitchen could ever hope to muster.

Excellent stop for essential Asian provisions. Miso, crushed chilli paste, mushrooms of all…read morevarieties, bok choy, bean curd, dim sum and more! Extremely great value too!