I think Leo’s said 12 months until they close. Probably the time they need for apartment plans and approvals.
Comment on Discussion Thread (Where is Yarrabyte?) Thursday 31 July 2025
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Lots of running (driving) around for gifts and things today. Used to be so much more excited about hunting down truly local gifts from Melbourne but idk these days I haven’t got the energy.
Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down - after the Heidelberg one was shuttered - so that’s a big loss of random imported fancy groceries. Gonna grab my Monsieur Truffe for the last time in a long time I guess…
sigh I came home for a pit stop that lasted 45 minutes but it’s time to get my arse in motion again before traffic becomes deathly
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The one in Heidelberg used to have really good sushi.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Damn, we’re losing both Leo’s? When I lived in Heidelberg during the height of the pandemic I’d hit that place up all the time. The bottle shop was really good too
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Heard that :(
Will become apartments I guess.
I will miss the in-house pizza things they do.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
It makes sense to put apartments there but boy the traffic is going to be even more heinous. I guess they were planning on shutting the place down anyway, it’s so dingy and unrenovated, and all the other shops in that block have progressively closed down (first the vegetarian restaurant, then Laurent, and I suppose the $2 shop is next)
I hope this doesn’t mean the excellent (in terms of range) Kew Woolies doesn’t start enshittifying because they have less competition. And that toscanos can up their game.