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.
Status: four places listed, none with a verified opening date. This page does not call any of them new, because we could not find an opening date we could stand behind. What we can say is that each was confirmed as trading in early October 2026 and recently listed, with no claim about when it opened.
Three of the four sit in Melbourne on Swanston Street or Somerset Place. The fourth, Mork Chocolate, gives only a street address on Equitable Place, with no suburb in the line we read. Each place was checked against two independent sources, named under its entry.
It is a short page on purpose. We would rather list four places we can source than pad it with names we cannot.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Cake studio on Swanston Street | Miilk Cake Studio | 166 Swanston Street, Melbourne |
| Pantry listed open seven days | Hareruya Pantry | 27 Somerset Place, Melbourne |
| Japanese cheesecake takeaway | Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake | 55 Swanston St, Melbourne |
| Chocolate on Equitable Place | Mork Chocolate | 20 Equitable Place |
Miilk Cake Studio — 166 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Status: listed and trading, opening date not verified. Its site gives the address as 166 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, and OpenStreetMap tags the same street number and street. The site lists hours of 11am to 8pm Sunday to Tuesday and 11am to 10pm Wednesday to Saturday, with public holidays at 11am to 8pm. The pages we read carried no date, so treat currency as unconfirmed.
Source and date: miilkcakestudio.com and OpenStreetMap, both checked in early October 2026; we found no opening date on either.
Hareruya Pantry — 27 Somerset Place, Melbourne VIC 3000
Status: listed, opening date not verified. Its site gives 27 Somerset Place, Melbourne VIC 3000 and says “Open 7 days, 10:30am to 10:30pm”. OpenStreetMap carries matching hours as an opening_hours tag, 10:30 to 22:30. Two sources agree on the address and the hours, but neither tells us when the place opened.
Last checked: early October 2026 against hareruya.com.au and OpenStreetMap, which agree on the address and hours.
Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake — 55 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Status: listed, opening date not verified. Its site gives the Melbourne shop as 55 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. AGFG lists it at 3/55 Swanston St, East Melbourne 3002, and its listing features include Takeaway. Treat that tag as the listing’s claim, not ours. We could not find published shop hours, so we state none.
Source and date: uncletetsu.com.au and agfg.com.au, checked in early October 2026; the site pages we read carried no date, so currency is unconfirmed.
Mork Chocolate — 20 Equitable Place
Status: listed, opening date not verified. Its site gives the address as 20 Equitable Place, with no suburb in the line we read. OpenStreetMap tags the same street number and street. We are not printing hours for this one, because we could not tie a listing to this address.
Last checked: early October 2026 against morkchocolate.com.au and OpenStreetMap, which agree on the address.
Quick answers
What are the new openings in Melbourne right now?
We could not verify an opening date for any of the four places on this page, so we do not call any of them new. Miilk Cake Studio, Hareruya Pantry, Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake and Mork Chocolate were confirmed trading in early October 2026 and recently listed, with no claim about when they opened.
Is Hareruya Pantry open every day?
Its own site says “Open 7 days, 10:30am to 10:30pm”, and the OpenStreetMap tag for Hareruya Pantry carries matching hours. Both can change, so check with the venue before you go.
Where is Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake on Swanston Street?
Its site gives 55 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. AGFG lists the same street number as 3/55 Swanston St, East Melbourne 3002, so the two listings differ on the suburb and postcode. Check which one suits your map app before you set off.
What hours does Miilk Cake Studio list?
Its site lists 11am to 8pm Sunday to Tuesday, 11am to 10pm Wednesday to Saturday, and 11am to 8pm on public holidays. OpenStreetMap’s tag for Miilk Cake Studio matches those times, but the site pages we read carried no date, so confirm before you go.
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 the Australian Good Food Guide. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Miilk Cake Studio: openstreetmap.org/12966271601, miilkcakestudio.com, miilkcakestudio.com/faq
- Hareruya Pantry: openstreetmap.org/13290671985, hareruya.com.au, hareruya.com.au/contact-us
- Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake: uncletetsu.com.au/faqs, agfg.com.au/uncle-tetsus-japanese-cheesecake-81309
- Mork Chocolate: openstreetmap.org/10598223465, morkchocolate.com.au
