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.
Housed in an old corner premises featuring a kerbside courtyard, Seddon Deadly Sins specialises in high-quality food served with flair and cute...
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Celebrated chef Shannon Bennett's gallery of restaurants and cafes attracts tremendous acclaim, with good reason. Situated at the Heide Museum of...
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In Melbourne, coffee is as conceptual as it is consumable. Sensory Lab, St Ali's boutique coffee emporium in the David Jones development, is part...
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Located down the credible end of Chapel Street, Orange offers a respite from loud cars, loud people and the drone of 4/4 beats. A relaxed...
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If out-of-the-way cafes rate highly on your list, you'll be giving Amsterdam Street Cafe a tick before you taste the all-day breakfast burrito,...
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Jungle Juice makes some of the best coffee in the city, but it's even better with one of their toasties. Patti Smith certainly thought so - she...
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This former motorcycle garage is like a lovely old mismatched lounge room. Buy some art, sip a coffee, write your blog or rent a bike. It's hipster...
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Fandango embraces Melbourne's cafe culture with a great big grandmotherly hug, sans the talcum powder. Crochet blankets, cupcakes, hot chocolates and...
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A charming, long-term member of Chapel Street's restaurant posse, Globe's the go-to place for those times when no-one can agree what to eat. These...
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This light and bright cafe is well-named - the owner's cousins made the aprons, his uncle supplies the meat, while pals designed the wine-list. All...
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The problem with most libraries is you can't eat or drink inside. Or talk. Journal solves that problem by combining a bookish atmosphere with strong...
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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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When it comes to Sunday morning breakfast, ambience is everything. Sure, you want strong coffee and crispy bacon but you also want a brain-soothing...
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A family-friendly trattoria serving excellent coffee, wood-fired pizzas and social half-litre carafes of wine is always a crowd favourite. Pizzas...
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With its laneway location, old-world charm and uncompromising coffee, Degraves is the prototypical 'Melbourne cafe'. Happy to serve you breakfast,...
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