Vegan
Organic
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Breakfast
Australian

A vegan coffee shop serving jaffles, salads, coffee & sweets. Also has gluten free options and a range of vegan milks. Relocated from Shop 3/ 306 Little Collins St. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-3:00pm.


Venue map for Union Kiosk
© OpenStreetMap contributors

284 Reviews

First Review by KatharinaReber

CathyFerguson

Points +46

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Quick breakfast

Delicious mushroom, spinach and mozzarella jaffle. Partner tried the tofu scramble jaffle- equally tasty. Always a great place for a quick breakfast.

Pros: Friendly service, Fresh ingredients , Great coffee

ChiknPickle

Points +157

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

Delicious and easy

A lovely little cafe with a surprisingly decent amount of seating for a hole-in-the-wall style set up. Located in an alley of The Walk Arcade, with some beautiful original industrial European features and cover from the elements.

Offers classic toasties 🥪 like baked beans and cheese🫘 or Vegemite and cheese 🧀 that totally hit the nostalgia factor, plus some interesting combos - Korean beef & kimchi with cheese (this one is a must try!) 🌶️ for eg - that work surprisingly well, everything we tried was absolutely fantastic! The coffee ☕️ is great too

Also offers a small selections of pastries and sandwiches pre made and ready for takeaway 🥐🥪

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-12

Pros: Nostalgic menu , Relaxing dining, Decently priced

WeebyVegan

Points +62

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Amazing jaffles!

I got the beyond hamburger jaffle and it was AMAZING - I'm unable to have soy or gluten so I had their GF bread and swapped out the vegan butter for nuttlex- amazing!! Best jaffle I've ever had!

yasmenezes

Points +18

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Incredible vegan jaffles

All vegan, a large variety of different toasted sandwiches, a selection of pastries/cakes, coffees.
Korean beef & kimchi jaffle was incredible. Vanilla cream biscuit pastry was delightful.
Can’t wait to go back and try more.

Pros: Variety, Indoor & outdoor seating , Full of flavour

Cons: Own brand cola

Zot

Points +107

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Best jaffles ever

The choice of fillings is amazing. The bread is gluten free. They are also incredibly delicious!

Pros: The best vegan jaffles, So much choice, Good coffee

Adrianna.Bryłka

Points +868

Vegan
23 Feb 2024

Great sandwiches

Quite a big selection of really tasty sandwiches and lovely macadamia milk.

Liydan

Points +311

Vegan
18 Feb 2024

Chill vibe

Lovely staff. Very relaxing atmosphere, in a quiet alley just around Swanson St. Most of the toasties are good. Coffee is top notch.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-18

Pros: Seating, Staff

s.chelsea

Points +76

Vegan
16 Feb 2024

The BEST jaffles!

A wonderful cafe with friendly staff, the jaffles are amazing and so is the coffee. Well worth a visit!

Pros: Central location , Lots of options , Cakes

SaraNorlin

Points +3541

Vegan
13 Feb 2024

Cute little sandwich shop

The cupcake was really good. The jaffle was only ok but I'm not sure if I discovered I just don't like Vegemite or if it's the sandwich itself. Also on a 98 degree day, I wished they'd use their air conditioner.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-13

vannyy.o

Points +1697

Vegan
12 Feb 2024

Lovely Kiosk 🫶🏼

Definitely worth a visit! Cute little Coffeeshop with delicious toasties (fancy food combinations), pastry’s and hot drinks, including matcha. Fully vegan, lovely staff.

ChrisHü

13 Feb 2024

Sam_Hagen288

Points +34

Vegan
09 Feb 2024

Favorite Place In Melbourne

Wonderful staff, nourishing and warming food. Great tucked away location.

MatthewWood

Points +62

Vegan
08 Feb 2024

Fantastic vegan comfort food

Great little place, huge variety of vegan jaffles and sandwiches, as well as pastries.

Pros: Jaffles, Coffee, Friendly people

L.Muse

Points +22

Vegan
30 Jan 2024

Kind of expensive for something simple

$24 for a sandwich and a mocha seems excessive, even on a public holiday. My friend and i both got the veg bolognaise toastie, and it was a disappointment - essentially just vegan beef crumble with cheese in garlic toast. I'll give them another chance when I'm in the CBD, but you can find better for the money.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-30

Pros: All vegan, Lots of choices, Pastry available as well

Cons: Expensive, Basic

Waterfall76

Points +20

Vegan
25 Jan 2024

Great Lunch Spit

Fabulous toasted sandwiches and great coffee in a lovely quieter arcade. This is a small spot doing toasted vegan sandwiches and drinks well. Definitely worth a lunch stop and easy to find.

Pros: Simple vegan lunch

EdYan

Points +2875

Vegan
22 Jan 2024

Wow

Thank you, Happy Cow and reviewers for helping me discover this place as a visitor to Melbourne. Understandably popular with the tofu scramble with ham, cheddar and hollandaise jaffle being absolutely delicious and just one of 14 jaffle options.
Covered seating outdoors, nice staff. I wanna come back! #Veganuary

Tiggy

26 Jan 2024

Glad you got a chance to experience it

darylt

Points +286

Vegan
15 Jan 2024

I LOVE JAFFLES

This is my favourite cafe in the CBD, I think I've tried most of their menu now and it's all amazing. Reasonable pricing, great portion size (very filling!) and nice little laneway to chill in and relax with a delicious jaffle

rallanah

Points +51

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Great pastries and lunch options

I stopped in to get a croissant and a jaffle and was overwhelmed by choices. I ended up getting three croissants, two jaffles, a piece of carrot cake and a mocha just because everything looked so good. I got the tofu scramble jaffle and the bean and cheese jaffle. Both were great. Really nice place for a quick bite.

Pros: Many pastry options, So many jaffle fillings!

Cons: Limited seating

rymc

Points +506

Mostly Veg
07 Jan 2024

Decent reliable breakfast

Got the tofu scramble with hollandaise sauce. Nothing to write home about but a great simple breakfast item with decent coffee. Would rate a 3.5 if HappyCow supported it.

Can get busy (waited 15 minutes for a sandwich) so keep in mind for if you’re in a rush.

Pros: Good coffee

Cons: Can be slow

lillav

Points +60

Vegan
03 Jan 2024

Just get anything, you’ll love it

I had their jaffles a few times now and they NEVER disappoint. The atmosphere is cosy, the staff are kind.
It’s the only place my 4 year old can get marshmallows so we love it.
Coffee jaffles cakes 🧁
There’s also outside seating2, which I find is hard to find in the CBd.

Keep missing out on croissants 🥐 so have to try to go there early one morning 😍

Pros: Lots of options, Outside seating

lizkm

Points +146

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Lives rent free in my head

I had the tofu scramble jaffle and it was the breakfast sandwich that I didn’t know I’d been dreaming about. The bread was crispy, the cheeze was gooey, the tofu was soft and seasoned well. Now that I’ve experienced this, I’ve only made future hangovers worse for myself because I’m only visiting here and won’t be able to satisfy any future inevitable cravings. 12/10, this jaffle is right up there on my list of “foods I’m going to think about for the next 10 years.”

Seatown_vegan

Points +8096

Vegan
27 Dec 2023

Love it.

I wish I had time to try them all. I ordered the tofu scramble, ham, cheese and hollandaise jaffle. It was fantastic. Toasted to perfection. #Veganuary

stam

Points +2115

Vegan
21 Dec 2023

Cute and cozy cafe that checks all the boxes

Lovely little laneway cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. Great selection of all vegan toast, desserts and drinks. Super friendly staff, lots of regular customers, and efficient service. I got the bean and cheese jaffle which was quite filling and very comforting. They also had readymade sandwiches, chocolate cake and sandwich cookies available.

Pros: Friendly and efficient service, Wide range of vegan jaffles on the menu, Cute and cozy seating

ribbononmywrist

Points +277

Vegan
08 Dec 2023

Number One Place To Visit

Can’t fault Union Kiosk ever, we visit every time we’re in Melbourne and even multiple times!

GeorgiaDay

Points +182

Vegan
03 Dec 2023

Melbourne’s best toasties

I’m from Adelaide and always wanted to try this place and I’m so glad I finally did because it totally lived up to the reputation! We tried the tofu scram, spicy pulled beef, chick’n & feta and the buffalo chick’n and all were perfect for a delicious brekky! (Forgot to get photos of them all)

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-03

Pros: Good amount of variety and options , Super tasty

JoelHoward

Points +46

Vegan
08 Nov 2023

Now I know what a jaffle is

Went here for coffee and a pastry and decided to came back later for lunch, really nice selection of pastries and jaffles (cheese toasties).

Pros: Good choice of both pastries and jaffles, Friendly staff

Cons: Not great seating options (uncomfortable chairs)

MichLeanne

Points +268

Vegan
05 Nov 2023

Always delightful

The choice of different and delicious toasties makes me want to try them all.

BrettONeill

Points +101

Vegan
04 Nov 2023

Delicious jaffle

Tried the tofu scramble jaffle for breakfast. It hit the spot. Scarily accurate vegan versions of animal products. Very friendly staff who helped with a lunch recommendation for later in the day for this out-of-towner.

Pros: Appetizing, Convenient, Friendly

Cons: Easy to miss




This page has been viewed 35443 times.