Pink Paradise Alert: Malibu Barbie Café Rolls Into Chadstone

Melbourne just got hit with a full-blown wave of Barbiecore chaos, and honestly? We’re thriving. The Malibu Barbie Café has rolled into Chadstone's Social Quarter, dripping in 1970s California sunshine, serving pink-on-pink energy across two wildly extra levels.

Pink Paradise Alert: Malibu Barbie Café Rolls Into Chadstone

There's retro glam, neon pops, palm-tree everything, and the kind of playful nostalgia that turns a casual hang into a full photo-dump event.

By day, it's all ice-cream floats served in a hot-pink Barbie car, dreamy desserts, all-day dining, and enough pastel perfection to keep your camera busy. By night, things level up at the Ken Kabana — fairy-floss cocktails, shiny disco vibes, and a mini skate rink where you can roll laps under glowing palms like you're starring in your own vintage Malibu montage. There's exclusive merch, a life-size Barbie box for happy snaps, and colourful installations charting Barbie's era-hopping glow-up through the decades.

Hot tip: book ahead, because this place is pulling crowds fast. And for mums and dads, Friday and Saturday nights go adults-only upstairs from 8.30 pm with cocktails and skates.

Visit Malibu Barbie Cafe for more details and to make a reservation.

Where:   Chadstone Social Quarter

Cafe opening hours: 
Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm
Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 7.30 pm
Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm

Mini Skate Rink opening hours:
Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm

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