A Melbourne sandwich institution in a northside backstreet. You might go for a chicken schnitzel sanga with an undersized potato bun, a decadent egg-and-cheese breakfast muffin or the standout vegan sanga.

Wait-in-line-worthy pastries, cruffins and twice-baked croissants are served fresh out of the oven in this converted Fitzroy warehouse.

Lune is synonymous with croissants. And world-famous ones at that. But Moon orbits around crullers – deep-fried choux pastry that’s twisty and crispy on the outside, and not at all what you’d expect on the inside.

An old furniture warehouse transformed into a polished and welcoming daytime diner.

A Parisian-style backstreet wine bar that champions European cooking and refuses to sway to the trends. It’ll take you right through the day, from your morning espresso to evening aperitivo.

A white, bright successor to the famed Melbourne coffee roasters old flagship site down the street. Single origins and ground-breaking brunches still reign supreme, served within a skylit warehouse splashed with greenery.

A rustic Mediterranean deli and eatery in the heart of the action on Brunswick Street.

Single-origin coffee and a tale of cold-blooded murder come together at this long-standing Brunswick Street Cafe.

This progressive cafe by a mother-son duo is in a bright yellow, plant-filled space. Come for brunch classics with Mediterranean flavours, from Jenga-like polenta stacks to family-recipe meatball subs.

Coffee and a minimalist menu, served from some pretty prime real estate.

A place where fried and scrambled eggs – stuffed inside brioche-adjacent buns and served in a jiffy – are the hero.

Sourdough and croissants baked in an old recording studio.

This friendly local punches out bold eats and a balanced cup of coffee.

Sweet, wood-fired, Montreal-style bagels are what sets this bakery apart from the rest of Melbourne’s bagel merchants.

It’s not the newest. It’s not the most obvious. But it is one of the most loved local cafes in Fitzroy.

Enter this Euro-style grocer and cafe for an impressive salad sanga, Baker Bleu pizza squares and fancy picnic hampers. Plus, two-person cakes (including Marion’s Basque cheesecake), produce, seedlings, fresh blooms and more for home.

A tiny daytime coffee nook, using beans from one of Australia's best roasters.

The permanent home of popular Italian sandwich pop-up, Rocco’s – with the addition of big bowls of pasta, house-made Italian liqueurs and a vibe reminiscent of an Italian nonna's house.

This all-day diner serves the goods any time you need.

A kitsch and colourful Colombian cafe.