Melbourne's Chapel Street is now home to a brand new David Jones food concept

Melbourne’s Chapel Street is synonymous with great food and fashion, with the new Capitol Grand building at the South Yarra end promising to take things up a notch. Designed by Bates Smart and costing property developer Larry Kestelman $800 million, Capitol Grand will comprise 50 floors of apartments on top of an enviable swathe of new eateries and bars.

Leading the charge on Capitol Grand’s new hospitality space is the foodie arm of beloved Australian department store, David Jones. Founded in 1838, the store has a strong place in Australian cultural identity, and was the setting for Madeline St John’s hit novel Women in Black (which was also made into a film starring Rachael Taylor).

The newest David Jones Food store will overlook Chapel Street and act like a modern-day corner shop, marrying convenience with high quality fresh produce. Gourmet pre-prepared meals will be on offer, including a new vegan range (see lead image), as well as organic barista coffee, chocolate made from ethically sourced cocoa, and entertaining essentials like fine wine and spirits, gourmet cheese, cured meats and ready-to-cook party foods.

And that’s only the beginning. As well as a fabulous curated range of food and drink, the new location will also offer fresh flowers and potted plants in collaboration with local Melbourne Instagram sensation, Plant Society – because there’s no host alive who doesn’t love a serve of fresh blossoms or greenery with their house guests.

Model and beauty entrepreneur Jessica Gomes will cut the ribbon to the new David Jones Food store at 9am on Thursday October 17 – and the first 100 customers will be met by complimentary coffee and a gifting wall. It all sounds like the ideal way to start a Thursday, particularly if you’re one of the many Melbournites who wake up hungry with a hankering for high quality caffeine.

Visit: davidjones.com/capitol-grand