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22/09/2024
The Mora family has instilled through its intergenerational fabric a combination of the French ‘joie de vivre’ and Jewish love for life. The dots of a journey to freedom linking vibrant Paris, N**i Germany, bohemian Melbourne and aboriginal Australia.
This article is of a wonderful conversation I had with William Mora in September 2016. He has sadly passed away since then, in April 2023. In a subsequent post I’ll share the transcript of th…
17/09/2024
A woman discovers herself, when she discovers Lutetia. Paris is such a city that she will reveal your true self to yourself and you'll love it. When that fall happens, you've become a Francophile. And for women, it marks the beginning of a feminine Enlightenment!
A woman discovers herself, when she discovers Lutetia. Paris is such a city that she will reveal your true self to yourself and you’ll love it. When that fall happens, you’ve become a F…
16/09/2024
Lorena and the esteemed Black American visual artist, poet & writer Mademoiselle Maxime muse on the Freedom that can be found in the reinvention of the self as viewed from a creative perspective.
Lorena and Mademoiselle Maxime muse on the Freedom that can be found in the reinvention of the self when we experience loss, as viewed from a creative perspective. They discuss the process of liber…
12/06/2024
Merci Françoise Hardy for the beautiful Light, beauty and harmony you brought to this world, through melancholic melodies filled with French femme soul 🙏🏼🌹💙🤍❤️
14/12/2023
The sun setting on Republic of Letters. Some time in December, 7 years ago, we purchased the lease on this nook of Balwyn. A few months later, with no previous experience, we were up and running! Full of trepidation yet excited to bring an essence of Paris magic to Melbourne’s suburbs.
It’s been quite an adventure. We are grateful to our staff, who over the years helped us grow, shared skills and many shared the magic of their beautiful energy with us and that contributed to the “esprit”, soul of our much loved French Republic of Letters 💙🤍❤️ Merci 🙏🏼
14/12/2023
Not many people know this, but thanks to one of our customers who brought his gorgeous and well behaved fur baby Stella, we adopted our fur baby Momo from the same breeder 😃 We hope that all the fur babies that visited RL enjoyed a warm welcome. We loved the sunshine that these little angels bring 💖
14/12/2023
Setting up for our last dinner … Merci a tous 🙏🏼
14/12/2023
Our most heartfelt gratitude to our post covid lockdown team who’s hard work, loyalty, camaraderie enabled us to survive another 2 years after lockdown during Melbourne’s hospitality scene’s toughest time.
On behalf of R&L, Ronnie & Lorena, we wish you all the very best in your futures. You guys & gals were absolute troopers 🙏🏼
Merci 💙🤍❤️
14/12/2023
Thank you to our regular customers who made RL feel like a home away from home ✨
13/12/2023
Hello and Goodbye.
It is with great sadness that we announce our permanent closure.
It’s been a wonderful 7 years and we are eternally grateful to everyone who has supported us.
You will never truly understand how much it has meant to us and hope you’ll remember the experiences you enjoyed with us.
We will miss this business and the area and cherish the memories we’ve made.
To our diligent staff, I thank you for your care, enthusiasm and hard work providing a taste of Paris in suburban Balwyn.
To all, with gratitude, love and appreciation, we don’t say, “Au Revoir”, we say “A Bientot”.
Lorena, Ronnie & Staff of Republic of Letters
Address
239 Whitehorse Road
Balwyn, VIC
3103
To get to the location on Whitehorse Road in Melbourne, if you prefer using public transport, you can take a train or bus to Box Hill station and then transfer to the 279 bus towards Doncaster. Get off at Station Street/Whitehorse Road and it's just a short walk from there.
If you're driving, take any major road towards Whitehorse Rd and look for the location on the map via GPS or other navigation tool. There is some street parking available nearby but it can be busy during peak times so alternatively public car parks are also available close by such as Box Hill Centro Car Park.
Opening Hours
| Wednesday |
8am - 3:30pm |
| Thursday |
8am - 3pm |
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5:45pm - 8:30pm |
| Friday |
8am - 3:15pm |
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5:45pm - 8:45pm |
| Saturday |
10am - 3:15pm |
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5:45pm - 8:45pm |
| Sunday |
8am - 3:30pm |
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Republic of Letters is a French restaurant and cafe located on Whitehorse Road in Melbourne. The restaurant offers a perfect blend of French philosophy, film, great food, and coffee that makes it an ideal rendezvous spot in Balwyn. The cafe has a lovely ambiance that exudes the spark of France and the heart to share with its customers. The staff at Republic of Letters are awesome and always ready to serve their customers with a smile. The menu is filled with delicious options such as crepes with assorted fillings, quiches, beef bourguignon, fresh baked quiches daily, and much more. The cafe also serves soup during cool weather like cauliflower, leek & potato soup which is perfect for warming up on chilly days. If you're looking for a place to enjoy some French cuisine or just want to relax with a cup of tea or coffee, then Republic of Letters is definitely worth checking out!
