Cedar Bakery is a Lebanese bakery and cafe at 17-19 Pratt Street, Moonee Ponds. The business started in Preston in 1998, added a Watergardens store in 2020 and opened in Moonee Ponds in 2025. Each store combines a bakery, coffee, dine-in cafe and a small grocery.
Lebanese pastries and breakfast in Moonee Ponds
The bakery makes more than 20 kinds of Lebanese pastries in house from its own dough, in classic and wholemeal, with vegan, vegetarian and meat options. The cafe menu is built around Lebanese flavours, serves breakfast and lunch, and includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free choices. Other things to look for:
- Pies, pizzas such as sujuk and veg, falafel pockets and za’atar
- Dips, cheese rakakat, baklava and Turkish delight
- House-made labneh, dips, za’atar and yoghurt, plus Middle Eastern spices and pantry staples
- Frozen mini pastries to bake at home
- Coffee from Industry Beans and traditional drinks such as homemade ayran
Dine in, take away or order ahead
You can sit down for a meal, grab coffee and pastries to go, or order online and through the Cedar Bakery app, which also earns points. Table reservations can be made through the website. Cedar Bakery also caters for team meetings, family gatherings and private events, with mini pastries, dips, wraps, salads and hot dishes. The Moonee Ponds store is on Pratt Street, close to Puckle Street and the Moonee Ponds shops. Menus, catering and bookings are on the Cedar Bakery website.