Seven Seeds
You can’t go wrong with this industrial-chic café lauded by Melbourne’s coffee veterans. Feeling peckish? The all-day menu offers a wide range of delicious, seasonal treats, from breakfast staples to more substantial tucker.
Mayday
Kick back in Mayday’s spacious interior with a coffee that would please even the most pedantic coffee snob. Whether you’re enjoying a break from sightseeing or opening the laptop to work, the menu is sure to delight your taste buds.
The League of Honest Coffee
In the area of the city where Australia’s craze for craft coffee allegedly started, this hip joint offers a seemingly endless list of fine, single-origin coffees and just as many ways to serve them. Coffee geeks will adore the customised Slayer espresso machines.
St Ali
First, St Ali was a pioneer in bringing quality craft coffee to Australia’s wholesale market. Then it gave it a public face with this trendy café in a former industrial building. Stop by for one of their excellent brews or the menu of fancy comfort food.
Monk Bodhi Dharma
Monk Bodhi Dharma is a cosy vegetarian café in a former workshop. The name relates more to a Buddhist life-respecting philosophy rather than Asian influences—there are not that many—on the menu. Good coffee and vegan options.
Acoffee
If you’re a fan of great coffee or stunning minimalist interiors, you’ll love Acoffee. If you’re both, you’ll be in heaven. Be warned: there really isn’t a food menu here. Top-quality pastries are the only solids, but coffee and matcha tea are taken to entirely new heights.