Best Cafes in Melbourne
A list of the 13 best cafes in Melbourne, including Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (Melbourne CBD, Melbourne). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Melbourne CBD, Melbourne
italianBudget ($)Opened 1954 by brothers Leo and Vildo Pellegrini; a narrow Bourke Street bar with a marble counter, red vinyl stools and spaghetti bolognaise.
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Wide Open Road
cafeBrunswick, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Sydney Road cafe and on-site coffee roastery opened by Jono Hill's team from 2009, known for its own roasted blends and produce-driven brunch.
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St Ali
cafeSouth Melbourne, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)South Melbourne coffee pioneer founded by Mark Dundon in 2005, since 2008 flagship of Salvatore Malatesta's cafe group, roasting on site.
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Coracle
cafeYarraville, Melbourne
japanesekoreanvietnameseModerate ($$)Yarraville cafe run by Jane (Tam Duong) and Benny (Tat Ying Wong) since 2018, cooking Vietnamese and Hong Kong-inspired breakfasts with a Japanese aesthetic.
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Seven Seeds
cafeCarlton, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Carlton cafe and roastery founded by Bridget Amor and Mark Dundon in 2007, an early mover in Melbourne's direct-sourced specialty coffee scene.
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Industry Beans
cafeFitzroy, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Fitzroy cafe and roastery founded by brothers Trevor and Steven Simmons, since 2021 in a skylit Westgarth Street warehouse after its Rose Street lease ended.
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Sunhands
cafeCarlton, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Carlton corner cafe, wine shop and deli from the Heartattack and Vine team, serving all-day small plates alongside Victorian wine by the bottle.
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Melbourne CBD, Melbourne
Budget ($)Standing-room-only laneway bar off Little Bourke Street pulling seasonal single-origin espresso; the Herald Sun once called it Australia's best coffee.
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Melbourne CBD, Melbourne
Budget ($)Tiny Little Bourke Street espresso bar under a canopy of upturned chairs, Seven Seeds' original CBD outpost pulling single-origin shots for office workers.
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Proud Mary
cafeCollingwood, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Oxford Street original with a custom six-group espresso machine, ranked among the world's best coffee shops, pairing single origins with inventive brunch.
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Carlton, Melbourne
Budget ($)A 12-square-metre Faraday Street terrace room beside Baker D. Chirico, brewing single-origin espresso and filter to order.
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Maker Coffee
cafeRichmond, Melbourne
Budget ($)North Street roastery bar pouring at least five rotating single-origin batch brews, run cellar-door style with full transparency on sourcing.
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Collingwood, Melbourne
Moderate ($$)Solar-powered Oxford Street warehouse cafe growing herbs in crates out front, serving seasonal Melbourne brunch classics from local, ethical suppliers.
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- What are the best cafes in Melbourne?
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