Supercharger Wholefood to open at Emporium Melbourne in August

New vegan food outlet Supercharger Wholefood, from the brains behind Bar Napoli – George Incretolli and Paul Mathis – will be opened in Lonsdale Street's Emporium Melbourne.

Pizza joint Bar Napoli is located on Emporium's third level shop 3027.

It will be located in the Café Court level three food court and will be staffed by a crew of seven chefs. It calls itself a "micro cafe".

They will trade seven days a week, from 10am to 7pm, with hours extended until 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

The café court is home to a number of popular outlets, including Subway, Starbucks, South Melbourne Dim Sim, I Love Pho and Charlie & Co. Burgers.

Paul Mathis, who refers to the store as Supercharger, told Property Observer the opening will be in August either on the 21st or 22nd.

Currently looking for staff, their advertisements suggest the food will be modern vegetarian, perhaps with a raw and ‘superfood’ aspect to it, but mainly vegan. Their menu is likely to include soups, juices, salads and fermented foods. Vegans should note that they may use some honey bee pollen and potentially other dairy products - the official menu is set for release next week.

The sneak preview of menu ideas includes early morning breakfast porridges, including bircher museli with orange juice and tropical fruit; and jasmine rice congee with ginger and spring onion.

Sides and snacks include dishes such as house made roasted kale chips with paprika and sea salt, chia and amaranth zucchini and mint fritters and "air fried" chips.

For lunch and dinner, you choose a 'base' served in a large mixing bowl, which is then paired with either a warm or cold option and then a protein. For instance, you may choose mashed peas with avocado and coconut oil, combined with Ayurvedic style red lentil dhal and kombu broth simmered seitan.

Ferments, grains and vegetables are all looking like stars of the dishes, and all appear to be at very reasonable prices.

Lonsdale Street and surrounds are home to a number of successful organic and vegan eateries.