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  • Outside entrance to Books For Cooks store at Queen Victoria Market.
  • Lots of books for sale on shelves at Books For Cooks store.
  • Victoria Street frontage with pavement, awning, shuttered windows and door opening into the store.
  • Atmospheric bookshop interior with shelves lined with books and light falling onto an armchair.

Books for Cooks

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Books for Cooks is a specialist culinary bookstore located at the Queen Victoria Market.

Run by cooks and lovers of good food, the shop sells new, old, vintage and antiquarian books on wine, food and the culinary arts. With over 50,000 titles in stock, the shop caters to foodies, chefs, artisanal food producers, home cooks, students and beginners.

In addition to cookbooks, you'll also find a range of books on food writing, food history, food science, wine writing and almost any other food-related topic.

Dates and times

Day Times
Monday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Tuesday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Wednesday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Thursday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Friday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Saturday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Sunday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm

Location

Queen Victoria Market
Books for Cooks
115-121 Victoria St
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8415 1415
  • email address: shop@booksforcooks.com.au
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