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Cafes You Must Try in Melbourne

Melbourne's best cafes

The Curator
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from the reviews we track
15 spotsUpdated May 2026
The Lowdown · Curator's note

Patricia set the standing-room standard, Seven Seeds invented the Magic, 15 cafes where Melbourne's coffee obsession meets food worth sitting for.

Where they are · 15 spots across Melbourne

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The 15 · Ranked

RANKED
03
of 15
MANCHESTER PRESS4.2
Modern AustralianMelbourne
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Hidden Melbourne laneway cafe known for hand-crafted bagels and serious specialty coffee.

05
of 15
PROUD MARY COFFEE4.2
Modern AustralianCollingwood
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World-ranked Collingwood cafe famed for its potato hash and rotating single-origin coffee.

06
of 15
4.3
Modern AustralianBrunswick
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Brunswick's bohemian Sydney Road institution — cheap, cheerful, and famous for its $6 sausage rolls.

07
of 15
4.3
Modern AustralianMelbourne
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Flinders Lane's famed 'magic coffee' roastery — a Melbourne CBD institution for filter coffee and flat whites.

08
of 15
4.9
ItalianMelbourne
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Tiny Flinders St cafe turning out Puglia-style focaccia sandwiches so good it draws daily queues.

09
of 15
4.9
Modern AustralianRichmond
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Bridge Road brunch favourite loved for chilli scrambled eggs and consistently excellent flat whites.

10
of 15
Verified by venue4.9
Modern AustralianNorth Melbourne
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North Melbourne's warehouse cafe with hireable meeting rooms and legendary coffee.

11
of 15
4.9
Modern AustralianFerntree Gully
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Ferntree Gully specialty coffee bar where Leo's co-fermented single origins turn coffee into a ritual.

12
of 15
KORNER & CO.4.5
Modern AustralianBentleigh East
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Bentleigh East corner cafe loved for its bright brunch menu, leaf chai and dog-friendly welcome

13
of 15
ARRA COFFEE/WINE4.9
Modern AustralianFitzroy
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Fitzroy cafe-wine bar loved for baklava croissants and near-flawless coffee.

15
of 15
SPECTRUM COFFEE4.9
Modern AustralianMiddle EasternCollingwood
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Collingwood cafe where owner Volkan starts your order before you reach the counter.

The Curator
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from the reviews we track

The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from the reviews we track.

Cafes You Must Try in Melbourne · The Curator