Cafes
Melbourne is the coffee capital of Australia. In the CBD, the cobblestoned laneways are filled with the aroma of espresso coming from a myriad of cafes. Further afield, Richmond, St Kilda, Fitzroy, South Melbourne and Prahran also offer great cafe strips, with a more laid-back feel.
With mushrooms picked from Mount Macedon, eggs from the Victorian Grampians and bread baked at nearby Zeally Bay, The Duchess is a Melbourne cafe...
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Go just to order Bikini Blowout Benedict and be distracted by the pages of equally tantalising all-day breakfast options like the Breaky Burrito. Not...
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Yellow Bird's terrific coffee, beaut burgers, indie muso cred and vintage couches mightn't be much cause for excitement north of the river, but...
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When they're not travelling to Nicaragua to look at beans, they're at St Ali, roasting them. These baristas make espresso with a level of care that...
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If you yearn for milk bars of yesteryear serving sarsaparilla spiders, toasted jaffles and 10-cent lolly bags, Grigons & Orr Corner Store is for...
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Clean lines and communal tables make Three Bags Full a low-key but high-impact Melbourne cafe experience. Coffee is key to their appeal. The house...
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Even in a cafe market as competitive as South Melbourne's, GAS stands out from the crowd. The vegetarian breakfast options have won several awards...
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If you like simple things done right, this Faraday Street mainstay is for you. Offering traditional Italian fare at reasonable prices, Brunetti's is...
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Earl Canteen is the brainchild of two waiters weary of serving sub-par sandwiches. In favour of co-op produce and working directly with farmers, they...
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Whimsical. Hedonistic. Playfully decadent. And that's just the interior. We'll leave it to you to conjure your own descriptions of the macarons being...
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You don't need a lot of room to make incredible coffee; Switchboard takes this concept to its logical conclusion by serving coffee out of a storage...
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Min Lokal is Swedish for 'my local' and fittingly speaks volumes for the warmth of the hospitality and the regionality of the food at this cafe....
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This hip, slick and cosy little cafe is home to a very hardworking coffee machine (delivering over 1000 shots daily), and a diverse menu that keeps...
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Named after a sailor in Napoleon's army who split his water rations with a stolen coffee plant, this Seven Seeds' venture is a stylish space of...
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Mark Dundon knows a thing or two about coffee - he sources the best green beans from around the world and roasts them onsite at Seven Seeds. The...
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