A coffee stop started this project. After noticing a local café had a five-star Google rating, I began wondering what other food businesses across the area had the same rating—and what those ratings really tell us.
This is a discovery guide, not an MX ranking of the “best”. Ratings change, review counts matter and some businesses are home-based, wholesale or appointment-only rather than conventional shopfronts.
The pay-it-forward board at Ringwood Street Cafe—the coffee stop that sparked this five-star search. Photograph: MX, 14 July 2026.
Five-star food finds with an established review history
These businesses were recorded at 5.0 with at least 20 Google reviews in the MX database snapshot checked on 16 July 2026.
Cafe Aura
Cafe · 5.0 from 187 Google reviews
4 Bessemer Rd, Bayswater North VIC 3153
papu deli
Cafe · 5.0 from 143 Google reviews
Unit 8/22 Station St, Bayswater VIC 3153
Cup.
Coffee shop · 5.0 from 121 Google reviews
65 Hawthory Rd, Kilsyth VIC 3137
Chingtao Chinese Restaurant
Chinese restaurant · 5.0 from 82 Google reviews
103 Bedford Rd, Ringwood East VIC 3135
Flick The Bean
Cafe · 5.0 from 68 Google reviews
8 London Dr, Bayswater VIC 3153
Essential Catering + Events
Caterer · 5.0 from 60 Google reviews
25 Burgess Rd, Bayswater North VIC 3153
Guepa's Kitchen Private catering
Caterer · 5.0 from 48 Google reviews
Lincoln Rd, Croydon VIC 3136
Royal Cake (homemade not shop)
Cake shop · 5.0 from 45 Google reviews
2/4 Terrara Rd, Vermont VIC 3133
Romeo Coffee Roaster
Coffee roastery · 5.0 from 44 Google reviews
2/17 Clare St, Bayswater VIC 3153
rump butchery
Butcher shop · 5.0 from 40 Google reviews
Shop 3/4 Launders Ave, Wonga Park VIC 3115
Bunmee and Fried Chicken
Restaurant · 5.0 from 32 Google reviews
61 Main St, Croydon VIC 3136
Ringwood Street Cafe
Cafe · 5.0 from 32 Google reviews
27 Ringwood St, Ringwood VIC 3134
THE FINAL COURSE
Bakery · 5.0 from 32 Google reviews
51b Bond St, Ringwood VIC 3134
Canterbury Roadhouse
Coffee shop · 5.0 from 29 Google reviews
93 Canterbury Rd, Kilsyth VIC 3137
Your Coffee Chick
Coffee shop · 5.0 from 24 Google reviews
265 Canterbury Ct, Bayswater North VIC 3153
Five-star businesses building a review history
These businesses were recorded at 5.0 with between 5 and 19 reviews. They are included as emerging finds rather than being compared directly with venues that have hundreds of reviews.
Aung Myanmar (Asian Cuisine)
Asian restaurant · 5.0 from 18 Google reviews
Shop 4/224-238 Mt Dandenong Rd, Croydon VIC 3136
Pollen Pastry
Wedding bakery · 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
8 Pacific Pl, Kilsyth VIC 3137
Sweet Madness Cake Designs
Wedding bakery · 5.0 from 16 Google reviews
King St, Croydon South VIC 3136
Fluffy Bun Cakes
Cake shop · 5.0 from 13 Google reviews
78 Wonga Rd, Ringwood VIC 3134
Rt & Coffeeworks
Cafe · 5.0 from 9 Google reviews
Shop 5/3 Hewish Rd, Croydon VIC 3136
Croydon Butcher
Butcher shop · 5.0 from 7 Google reviews
105 Main St, Croydon VIC 3136
Our Place Bakery
Bakery · 5.0 from 7 Google reviews
107 Canterbury Rd, Heathmont VIC 3135
A Caking Hand
Cooking class · 5.0 from 7 Google reviews
30 Felix Cres, Ringwood North VIC 3134
Queenie And Mavis
Caterer · 5.0 from 6 Google reviews
5 Philip St, Heathmont VIC 3135
Roadside Coffee
Coffee shop · 5.0 from 5 Google reviews
19 Ramage St, Bayswater VIC 3153
Gourmet Emporium Foods
Wholesale bakery · 5.0 from 5 Google reviews
Unit 11/126-128 Merrindale Dr, Kilsyth VIC 3137
Ratings are a dated snapshot
- Ratings and review counts were recorded on 16 July 2026 and may have changed since.
- Businesses with fewer than five reviews are retained in the database but are not displayed on this public page yet.
- A 5.0 rating is not an endorsement or a guarantee; check current details directly before visiting.
- MX will retain earlier snapshots so future updates can explain what changed without publicly criticising businesses whose rating fluctuates.
What have local reviews missed?
Have you visited one of these businesses? Is a venue closed, relocated or incorrectly described? Email hello@themx.com.au.
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First published: 24 July 2026. Database checked: 16 July 2026.