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American football fever has hit Melbourne, with top bakers, bars and hotels celebrating Friday’s big NFL game at the MCG. Here’s where to get a taste of the action. September 8, 2026 SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. ShareAAAMelburnians love an event. And this is a biggie. How else can you explain to outsiders why the MCG is almost sold-out for an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and LA Rams on a chilly school day morning (10.30am on Friday to be precise)? Whether you’re into the on-field action or not, there’s still plenty to sink your teeth into, with bakers, bars and hotels dishing up some creative specials to keep the celebrations going, before and after the game. Here are nine to check out. 1 / 3Baker Bleu’s sourdough pizzas and football-shaped s’mores cookies.Supplied2 / 3Baker Bleu’s s’mores cookies for NFL in Melbourne.Supplied3 / 3Pepperoni pizzetta from Baker Bleu. SuppliedPrevious SlideNext SlideBaker Bleu The artisan bakery has teamed with Visit Victoria to dream up some delicious bespoke new American-inspired bakes. Sweet tooths will love the S’more cookies, shaped like an American football and dotted with macadamia nuts and raspberry jan, marshmallow and chocolate. Restaurant reviews, news and the hottest openings served to your inbox. Lean savoury? Choose between pepperoni and hot honey pizzetta with rosso sauce, mixed cheese or a cheese and jalapeño version with garlic cream, both served with house-made ranch dipping sauce. Touchdown! Available until September 14 across all Baker Bleu stores in Victoria and NSW. Prawn taco and Paloma cocktail at Builders Arms.Builders Arms Hotel The Fitzroy favourite will open at 10am to screen the game while you chow down on bacon and egg rolls, before prawn tacos with coriander salsa join the party from midday – a slight nod to the two Californian visitors, the Rams and the 49ers. Tip: the tacos go perfectly with a Paloma cocktail.211 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy buildersarmshotel.com.au Hot dogs are on the menu at Apollo Inn. Apollo Inn For American-style drinks and snacks with a dash of panache, head to intimate Flinders Lane bar Apollo Inn, where they’ll be serving hot dogs and smoked brisket sliders alongside their usual fabulous fare. Of course, you’ll be needing a bespoke cocktail or two to go with them. The Brown Derby with bourbon, grapefruit and maple, and the Pisco Punch, with pisco, lemon, pineapple, Falernum and champagne will keep the good times rolling until September 13. 165 Flinders Lane, Melbourne apolloinn.bar Crown Melbourne Love the LA Rams? Make a beeline to Crown and the official fan base, Rams House, where the food, drink and games will be flowing, alongside appearances from Rams legends, the Rampage mascot and the Super Bowl LVI trophy. Not enough? There’s also the Riverwalk fan zone for some Yarra-side action. 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank crownmelbourne.com.au Heartbreaker will be slinging $5 slices of Connie’s pizza.James MorganHeartbreaker Kick on after Friday’s game with Heartbreaker’s 3pm-3am NFL after party featuring American games, drink specials and $5 slices of Connie’s pizza. Just remember not to post those very fun Insta selfies if you’ve called in sick to the boss. 234a Russell Street, Melbourne heartbreakerbar.com.au Transport Hotel 49ers fans should flock to Fed Square on Thursday and Friday for the San Francisco 49ers takeover, featuring five Vince Lombardi Super Bowl championship trophies on display and a full 49ers experience. IYKYK.Federation Square, Melbourne transporthotel.com.au Enjoy the NFL action at URBNSURF Melbourne.Scott McNaughton URBNSURF Melbourne The Three Blue Ducks crew is getting in on the action with NFL games screened on Friday and Saturday and an American-themed menu including bottomless waffle fries for just $8 per person. Mmmm waffles. 309 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport urbnsurf.com Quarterhouse The Docklands destination pub is putting on a full day of entertainment on Friday from 9.30am with cheerleaders, face painting and hot dogs plus live music after the match. You’ll be ... thunderstruck. 693 Collins Street, Docklands quarterhouse.com.au The Y Zone at the Kickoff Festival at Melbourne Park. Kickoff Festival at Melbourne Park Melbourne Park is embracing the American football vibes with its three-day Kickoff Festival, featuring live entertainment, fan activations, food and more, including performances from Peking Duk and Sneaky Sound System. A bit like the tennis, only more chill (literally) and with much more NFL. Melbourne Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne September 10-12 SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. ShareLicense this articleMore:
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When her Japanese sando and drink cafe opened in Sunnybank’s Market Square, the tiny shop sold out in a matter of hours for its first three days. While demand on weekdays has become more manageable, Fufu still regularly sells out of its most popular sandos by mid-morning on weekends. The menu is a mix of classic Japanese sandos and Japan-ified takes on Australian sandwiches, like a steak sanga made with thin yakiniku-style slices of Wagyu beef and Fufu’s homemade beetroot paste. The shop’s dual influences collide in its current bestseller. The prawn katsu sando features a panko-crumbed prawn patty, lettuce and fresh dill, topped with lemon zest and Japanese-style tartare sauce. The cabinet of fruit sandos – crustless rectangular slabs of bread stuffed with seasonal fruit and whipped cream – is always empty by the end of the day. While plenty of Brisbanites would be content to get exact copies of Japanese konbini sandwiches, Fufu has a more exacting approach. Even the most standard looking sandos are given an upgrade. Along with the typical egg salad filling, the tamago sando features tobiko (flying fish roe) and a whole egg with a jammy yolk. Meanwhile, the katsu sando comes with a zippy karashi mustard mayo, house-made tonkatsu sauce and a dusting of shichimi togarashi chilli powder. Each of the savoury sandos are made to order behind the blue curtains that separate the shop’s kitchen from its counter. “We make everything from scratch, including the bread,” she says. While the minimalist hole in the wall doesn’t have room to bake, Fufu commissions a commercial bakery to produce shokupan from a custom recipe created for Shinkai by a baker in Japan. “No one else in Australia has the exact same shokupan as I do.” Fufu’s bread is soft, fluffy and slightly sweet – exactly what shokupan should be. The other half of the menu is coffee, made using Seven Miles beans, and specialty drinks made with matcha and hojicha. Three signature serves – a matcha latte, a cold brew coffee and a coconut water – come topped with bright blue spirulina cold foam, which adds a pleasantly creamy, slightly salty note to each drink. Fufu’s instant popularity surprised Shinkai, who’s spent a decade working in kitchens in New Zealand and Queensland, including Goya Cafe at Broadbeach. “I thought [Fufu] would just be a small local sandwich shop with me behind the counter most days. I really didn’t expect this.” To keep up with demand and give the Fufu faithful a better chance to nab a sando, the team keeps the menu tight. “The menu is a bit smaller than what we had in the beginning, but we’re focusing on the sandos people like best,” she says. 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When her Japanese sando and drink cafe opened in Sunnybank’s Market Square, the tiny shop sold out in a matter of hours for its first three days. While demand on weekdays has become more manageable, Fufu still regularly sells out of its most popular sandos by mid-morning on weekends. The menu is a mix of classic Japanese sandos and Japan-ified takes on Australian sandwiches, like a steak sanga made with thin yakiniku-style slices of Wagyu beef and Fufu’s homemade beetroot paste. The shop’s dual influences collide in its current bestseller. The prawn katsu sando features a panko-crumbed prawn patty, lettuce and fresh dill, topped with lemon zest and Japanese-style tartare sauce. The cabinet of fruit sandos – crustless rectangular slabs of bread stuffed with seasonal fruit and whipped cream – is always empty by the end of the day. While plenty of Brisbanites would be content to get exact copies of Japanese konbini sandwiches, Fufu has a more exacting approach. Even the most standard looking sandos are given an upgrade. Along with the typical egg salad filling, the tamago sando features tobiko (flying fish roe) and a whole egg with a jammy yolk. Meanwhile, the katsu sando comes with a zippy karashi mustard mayo, house-made tonkatsu sauce and a dusting of shichimi togarashi chilli powder. Each of the savoury sandos are made to order behind the blue curtains that separate the shop’s kitchen from its counter. “We make everything from scratch, including the bread,” she says. While the minimalist hole in the wall doesn’t have room to bake, Fufu commissions a commercial bakery to produce shokupan from a custom recipe created for Shinkai by a baker in Japan. “No one else in Australia has the exact same shokupan as I do.” Fufu’s bread is soft, fluffy and slightly sweet – exactly what shokupan should be. The other half of the menu is coffee, made using Seven Miles beans, and specialty drinks made with matcha and hojicha. Three signature serves – a matcha latte, a cold brew coffee and a coconut water – come topped with bright blue spirulina cold foam, which adds a pleasantly creamy, slightly salty note to each drink. Fufu’s instant popularity surprised Shinkai, who’s spent a decade working in kitchens in New Zealand and Queensland, including Goya Cafe at Broadbeach. “I thought [Fufu] would just be a small local sandwich shop with me behind the counter most days. I really didn’t expect this.” To keep up with demand and give the Fufu faithful a better chance to nab a sando, the team keeps the menu tight. “The menu is a bit smaller than what we had in the beginning, but we’re focusing on the sandos people like best,” she says. Fufu Shop 11B, Market Square, 341 Mains Road, Sunnybank No phone Hours: Daily 7.30am–2.30pm @fufusando About the author Kit Kriewaldt is a Broadsheet subeditor based in Brisbane. More like this MORE FROM BROADSHEET VIDEOS 01:35 04:33 01:00 More Guides RECIPES
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