Best Cafes in Richmond - Broadsheet

Bridge Road's demise as a retail destination was a blow for shoppers, but if you're the kind of person who prefers brunch, things have turned out for the best. The strip is now home to a number of outstanding cafes. Plenty of others are scattered along Swan Street and throughout the back streets, from slick newcomers to homely classics. These are our favourites.

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Penny for Pound

Cruffins, strawberry-cheesecake croissants and stunning petit gateaux in a matching petite shopfront.

Rear 410 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Fifty Acres

Simplicity and class are the hallmarks of this cafe.

65 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Touchwood

120 seats and a huge menu to match. This is one seriously ambitious cafe.

480 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Reunion and Co

It’s designed to feel like your lounge room. But you could never make food this good at home.

472 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Jethro Canteen

Camel-milk lattes and bowls of crickets. This isn't your average cafe.

385-389 Burnley Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Top Paddock

A local landmark from Melbourne cafe royalty.

658 Church Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Mayday

Coffee is the focus at this spot from Axil Coffee Roasters, but the menu is no B-team.

410 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Pillar of Salt

As solid as the immovable pillar in the middle of the seating area.

541 Church Street
Richmond VIC

Friends of Mine

An all-day every-day cafe with a solid list of brunch cocktails.

506 Swan Street
Richmond VIC

Laneway Greens Richmond

The all-day, all-week canteen trying to change fast food in Australia.

101/103 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Fargo and Co.

From 11am on Sundays, this bar puts on bottomless prosecco and Mimosas, plus breakfast goodies such as granola with yoghurt sorbet; and corn croquettes with flaked confit salmon.

216 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Be the Duck

Daytime staples and intriguing sit-down dishes.

131 Burnley Street
Richmond VIC 3121

A Thousand Blessings

This backstreets spot is dedicated to using the freshest local and organic produce in a way few others are.

251 Highett Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Holla

A relaxed cafe, bar and grill open every day of the week, serving booze at whatever time you’re ready for it.

284 Victoria Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Cheerio

A tiny cafe that punches well above its weight.

323 Lennox Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Fresh Organic Goods

Serves exactly what it says.

276 Church Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Long Street Coffee

A social-enterprise cafe upholding the idea of a fair go.

45 Little Hoddle Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Patch Cafe

Paleo fiends, this one's for you.

Studio Nine 32 Bendigo Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Bendigo Street Milk Bar

Like the milk bars of yore; a place to drop in for coffee, breakfast or a sandwich.

37 Bendigo Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Rowena Parade Corner Store

Providing the Richmond community with their daily newspaper, milk and bread since 1956.

44 Rowena Parade
Richmond VIC

Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder

As they say, it's "bread, cheese, wine, good things".

48-50 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC

Hector’s Deli

A classic sandwich shop with elevated ingredients and credentials.

94 Buckingham Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Lennox Coffee & Kitchen

Healthy food within footy-kicking distance of the Epworth Hospital.

163 Lennox Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Amsterdam Street Cafe

A tranquil cafe on an otherwise hectic strip.

1 Amsterdam Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Crompton Coffee

Toasties, sandwiches and brunch staples in a relaxing corner site.

380 Victoria Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Tofu Shop International

Fresh bean curd turned into creative lunches since 1982.

78 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

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