The pastries at Cobb Lane Bakery are very nice and delicious. The customer service is generally great, but unfortunately, it falls short if you’re a Muslim woman. Just a heads up: Ivana, the kind lady at the front, doesn’t seem to follow a fair first-come, first-served system. Instead, she prioritized serving a white man who had just arrived, then ignored the Muslim woman standing right in front of her, avoiding eye contact and asking the customers behind her, “Anyone else?” It was quite surprising, especially considering this is South Melbourne Markets, a place known for its diversity. While it might seem like an innocent mistake, from the perspective of women of color who frequently encoun...
