The Best Cafes in Fitzroy
Fitzroy wasn't ground zero for specialty coffee in Melbourne, but it (and adjoining Collingwood) are two of the best suburbs to drink it these days. The roasters and baristas here are among the city's best. And where good coffee goes, good food often follows. Accordingly, all these spots brew a quality cup and cook to the same standard, even if just bagels or doughnuts. Start ticking them off.
Brunswick Street
Smith Street
Johnston Street
Gertrude Street
Brunswick Street
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Hector’s Deli Fitzroy
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.
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Lune Croissanterie Fitzroy
Wait-in-line-worthy pastries, cruffins and twice-baked croissants are served fresh out of the oven in this converted Fitzroy warehouse.
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Moon Cruller
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.
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Bentwood
An old furniture warehouse transformed into a polished and welcoming daytime diner.
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Napier Quarter
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.
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Industry Beans Fitzroy
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.
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Brunswick Street Alimentari
A rustic Mediterranean deli and eatery in the heart of the action on Brunswick Street.
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Stagger Lee’s
Single-origin coffee and a tale of cold-blooded murder come together at this long-standing Brunswick Street Cafe.
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Oko Rooftop and 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.
Smith Street
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Burnside
Coffee and a minimalist menu, served from some pretty prime real estate.
Johnston Street
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Egglab Fitzroy
A place where fried and scrambled eggs – stuffed inside brioche-adjacent buns and served in a jiffy
– are the hero.
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Faraday’s Cage
Sourdough and croissants baked in an old recording studio.
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Addict Food and Coffee
This friendly local punches out bold eats and a balanced cup of coffee.
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Mile End Bagels Fitzroy
Sweet, wood-fired, Montreal-style bagels are what sets this bakery apart from the rest of Melbourne’s bagel merchants.
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Min Lokal
It’s not the newest. It’s not the most obvious. But it is one of the most loved local cafes in Fitzroy.
Gertrude Street
Shop
Morning Market 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.
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Calere
A tiny daytime coffee nook, using beans from one of Australia's best roasters.
Restaurant
Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca
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.
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Gabriel
Daytime cocktails and an Old World feel are the hallmarks of this elegant cafe.
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Archie’s All Day
This all-day diner serves the goods any time you need.
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Sonido
A kitsch and colourful Colombian cafe.
