The Vallie Store, Indoor Market & Cafe

The Vallie Store is a cafe and indoor market rolled into one at 21 Bell Street, on Yarra Glen's main strip, with stalls from more than 40 local makers trading alongside the coffee machine. It opens at 7am every day, one of the earliest starts in town, and dogs are welcome.

The dog setup. The store is listed as pet-friendly and its own listing flags dogs as allowed inside, not just at the casual street-facing tables out the front. That is unusually generous for a venue with a market attached, so keep the lead short around the stalls and check with staff on the day if anything looks to have changed. Bring your own water bowl.

Good to know. Regulars rate the coffee, focaccias, egg rolls and muffins, and the market side covers handmade gifts from local small businesses, which makes it an easy first stop on a Yarra Valley day trip.

Getting there. Free street parking runs along Bell Street and there is a free car park close by. From here the winery lawns are all within a 15 minute drive, including Greenstone Vineyards and Yarrawood Estate.

Go early. The 7am open means you can walk the dog, get a decent coffee and be at a cellar door lawn by opening time, well ahead of the weekend day-trip rush.

Sources

• The Vallie Store, Yarra Glen | Great Road Trip · greatroadtrip.com.au

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