Sassafras
11 local businesses in Sassafras, by what they do.
Sassafras is in the City of Knox and Yarra Ranges Shire, which share it, about 43 km from the centre of Melbourne. 970 people lived there at the 2021 Census. It borders The Basin, Olinda, Ferny Creek and Sherbrooke. The most listed here: gifts, homewares and books (4), places to stay (3), restaurants (3).
Population from the ABS 2021 Census; distance and neighbouring towns from the town's Wikipedia entry.
Jump to cafés, restaurants, places to stay, gifts, homewares and books.
Cafés
- Miss Marple's Tearoom
An English tearoom on the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Sassafras themed on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, which puts its scones with jam and cream first and takes no bookings.
- Ripe Sassafras
A cafe and restaurant in a period building on the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Sassafras, serving breakfast and lunch seven days, with vegan and gluten-free dishes and a dog-friendly front deck.
Restaurants
- Fortnums
A restaurant in a conservatory-style room on the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road in Sassafras, which also serves high tea and hosts weddings and functions.
- King Henry's Restaurant
Henry VIII-themed restaurant in a building dating from 1902 in Sassafras, with fireplaces inside and a deck and gardens beside the forest.
- Ripe Sassafras
A cafe and restaurant in a period building on the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Sassafras, serving breakfast and lunch seven days, with vegan and gluten-free dishes and a dog-friendly front deck.
Places to stay
- Belle Le Vie
A French-style bed and breakfast on Hilton Road, Sassafras, with cottages and suites.
- Clarendon Cottages
Three self-contained cottages in a garden setting about 1.2 km south of Sassafras village.
- Moulton Park Estate
Historic three-acre property in Sassafras with a c.1905 homestead and two cottages, taking up to ten guests.
Gifts, homewares and books
- From Dust
A clothing and gift shop in Sassafras, formerly Dalcheri Sassafras, focused on knitwear, natural fibres and ethically sourced stock.
- Geppetto's Workshop
A puppet and toy shop in Sassafras stocking toys sourced from around the world, which also sells online.
- Lennox of Sassafras
A shop in Sassafras selling jewellery and accessories designed and made in Sassafras, alongside handbags, scarves and homewares.
- Soap Opera Sassafras
The Sassafras shop of Soap Opera, selling its own soaps, essential oils, skin and hair care, gift boxes and homewares.