Correction (10 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 9 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
This is a Saturday out built from what five places list for the weekend. Four are in Croydon and one, Carousel Ice Cream, is in Bayswater North. None is in Kilsyth itself, so read it as a page for Kilsyth and around.
Free first is the rule for a weekend list, but we hold no entry fee for the bookshop or the library, so we do not tag either as free. We give weekend hours instead, as each place lists them. Two places, Little Bad Wolf and Carousel Ice Cream, have only an OpenStreetMap hours tag in our notes, and a tag can be out of date. We give no routes: use the PTV journey planner for the trip.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancakes or toast to start | Kofi Beans | Babycakes maple syrup, ice cream | $12 |
| A bookshop with Sunday hours listed | Collins Booksellers | see below | not printed here |
| Loukoumades (fried dough balls) with toppings | Little Bad Wolf | GOLDEN GAYTIME | $16.90 |
| Ice cream, listed open into the evening | Carousel Ice Cream | see below | not printed here |
| A library with weekend hours listed | Croydon Library | see below | not printed here |
Kofi Beans — 137 Main Street, Croydon VIC 3136
Kofi Beans is the morning stop. Its menu prints Babycakes maple syrup, ice cream at $12 and Vanilla Pancakes at $22, with Sourdough and Fruit toast at $10 each. The site gives its hours as “Mon – Sat, 8 am – 5 pm Sun, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm”. The pages we read carried no date, so confirm before you leave.
On the menu (copied from kofibeans.com.au/menu on 9 October 2026):
- Babycakes maple syrup, ice cream: $12
- Sourdough: $10
- Fruit toast: $10
- Vanilla Pancakes: $22
Get there: 137 Main Street, Croydon; the PTV journey planner will give you the route.
Collins Booksellers — 132 Main Street, Croydon VIC 3136
The Croydon branch site lists 130-132 Main Street and gives its hours as “Opening Hours Monday: 9.00 - 5.30 Tuesday: 9.00 - 5.30 Wednesday: 9.00 - 5.30 Thursday: 9.00 - 5.30 Friday: 9.00 - 6.00 Saturday: 9.00 - 5.00 Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00”. The OpenStreetMap entry lists 132 Main Street. We hold no prices for the shop, so none are printed.
Rain backup: a bookshop is indoors, and the branch site lists Saturday: 9.00 - 5.00 and Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00.
Little Bad Wolf — 131 Main Street, Croydon VIC 3136
Little Bad Wolf’s contact page lists the Croydon venue at 2/131 Main St. The dessert lines we copied are all loukoumades, the Greek fried dough balls. The menu describes GOLDEN GAYTIME as “Loukoumades drizzled with white chocolate, salted caramel, honeycomb crumbs” at $16.90, and prices BISCOFF at $16.90, COOKIES N CREAM at $15.90 and SNICKERS at $15.90.
The only hours we hold are the OpenStreetMap tag, “Mo-Tu 17:00-20:30; We-Su 11:30-20:30”. A tag can be out of date, so check with the venue first.
On the menu (copied from littlebadwolf.com.au/menu on 9 October 2026):
- GOLDEN GAYTIME: $16.90
- BISCOFF: $16.90
- COOKIES N CREAM: $15.90
- SNICKERS: $15.90
Get there: 131 Main Street, the same street as Kofi Beans and Collins Booksellers, so all three list Main Street addresses.
Carousel Ice Cream — 96 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North VIC 3153
Carousel Ice Cream is the one stop outside Croydon. The only hours we hold are the OpenStreetMap tag, “Mo-Th 10:30-21:30; Fr 10:30-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:30”, and the venue’s site carried no date. We could not read a menu price for it, so this page prints none.
Get there: 96 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North, a different suburb from the other four.
Croydon Library — 5 Civic Square, Croydon VIC 3136
The Your Library branch page lists 5 Civic Square and gives Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12pm-5pm. OpenStreetMap’s tag lists shorter weekend hours, “Sa 09:00-16:00, Su 13:00-16:00”, so go by the branch page and confirm on the day. We hold no entry fee or charge for the library.
Plan it: start at Kofi Beans, go on to the bookshop and then the library, and keep loukoumades and ice cream for the end, since Carousel Ice Cream’s OpenStreetMap tag shows the latest Saturday close.
Quick answers
What is open on a Saturday morning near Kilsyth?
Kofi Beans lists Mon – Sat from 8 am, Collins Booksellers lists Saturday: 9.00 - 5.00 and Croydon Library lists Saturday 10am-5pm. Carousel Ice Cream’s OpenStreetMap tag lists Sa 10:00-22:00.
What is open on a Sunday?
Kofi Beans lists Sun, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Collins Booksellers lists Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00 and Croydon Library lists Sunday 12pm-5pm. The OpenStreetMap tags give Little Bad Wolf We-Su 11:30-20:30 and Carousel Ice Cream Su 10:00-21:30, and either may be out of date.
Where can I get dessert on a weekend out?
Little Bad Wolf prints COOKIES N CREAM at $15.90 and SNICKERS at $15.90 on its loukoumades menu, and Carousel Ice Cream is the ice cream stop. We could not read a menu price for Carousel Ice Cream.
Are these places free to enter?
We hold no entry fee or charge for the bookshop or the library, so we do not call them free. The cafe and the loukoumades menu show printed prices, listed above.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and council pages. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 9 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Kofi Beans: openstreetmap.org/1012906029, kofibeans.com.au, kofibeans.com.au/menu
- Collins Booksellers: openstreetmap.org/1503532523, croydon.collinsbooks.com.au, croydon.collinsbooks.com.au/3416-CONTACTUS
- Little Bad Wolf: openstreetmap.org/1012906028, littlebadwolf.com.au/contact, littlebadwolf.com.au/menu
- Carousel Ice Cream: openstreetmap.org/1777608487, carouselicecream.com.au
- Croydon Library: openstreetmap.org/289021972, yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/croydon-library
