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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.

Duchess of Spotswood, Spotswood, Victoria, Australia

Duchess of Spotswood

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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Las Chicas, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia

Las Chicas

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, Windsor, Victoria, Australia

Yellow Bird

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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St Ali, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

St Ali

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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Grigons & Orr, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Grigons & Orr

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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Three Bags Full, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia

Three Bags Full

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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Gas Eatery and Supplies, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

GAS Eatery and Supplies

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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Brunetti's, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Brunetti

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, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Earl Canteen

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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Lux Bite, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Lux Bites

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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Switchboard Cafe, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Switchboard Cafe

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, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Min Lokal

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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The Pound, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

The Pound

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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De Clieu, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

De Clieu

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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Seven Seeds, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Seven Seeds

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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