Good Measure

Good Measure is a warm, timber-clad cafe and bar that feels like the kind of versatile neighbourhood haunt you’d find in Japan. Look for the signage with a magpie, just a short walk from Argyle Square, and you’ll find a spout decked out like a quintessential northside living room, with house plants and comfy vintage furniture strewn about the space.

By day, it’s all about sarnies and coffee. Past highlights have included hefty pastrai and smoked chicken numbers. If there's one must-order here, it's the drink that put Good Measure on the map: the Mont Blanc, a Code Black filter brew that’s lightly sweetened, topped with whipped cream and showered with fresh grated nutmeg and orange zest.

Once the sun sets, the vinyl starts spinning and the venue transforms into a cosy cocktail bar. There is a tight but killer house cocktail list, Guinness on tap, and (mainly) Victorian wine and beers to go with night-time snacks like pepperoni pizza-flavoured jaffles. And the espresso machines are on every night till 8pm – so highly caffeinated night owls can have a flat white well into the evening.