Best Healthy Cafes in Melbourne

There's a lot of conflicting information when it comes to health. It seems like every month a new diet, ingredient or philosophy comes along, claiming to be better than all the rest. We don't have the answers. What we do have is a list of cafes where you're guaranteed a fresh, health-conscious feed. Here are our favourites.

Cornerstone of Northcote

Superfoods, charcoal “lemonaid”, probiotic sodas and nutrient-rich salad bowls are the game at this family-friendly cafe.

8 57 Victoria Road
Northcote VIC 3070

The Beatt

Take a yoga, pilates or meditation class and finish with a healthy meal at the on-site cafe.

24 Beatty Avenue
Armadale VIC 3143

Terror Twilight

Start with a chicken or shitake-and-kombu broth, then pick-and-mix sides such as bok choy, enoki mushrooms, bean shoots, Thai basil and miso-glazed eggplants.

11-13 Johnston Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

1809

The fourth cafe from the man behind Sardi and Muharam.

34 Willow Avenue
Glen Waverley VIC 3150

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Organica

Improving your health, one ingredient at a time.

3/546 Malvern Road
Prahran VIC 3181

Market on Malvern

Where food is medicine and all allergies are catered for.

388 Malvern Road
Prahran VIC 3181

Holy Bowly

A healthy cafe with an eye on current trends.

531 Hampton Street
Hampton VIC 3188

My Son, Joy

Good fats, low carbs and heaps of nutrients, with a British spin.

315 Coventry Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205

Street Organics

A cafe and wholesaler with a focus on incredible cakes and sweets for all diets.

1430 High Street
Malvern VIC 3144

SOS Cafe (Save Our Souls)

Get a fix of vitamin D along with all the other important nutrients.

5/177 Toorak Road
South Yarra VIC 3141

Trei Cafe

Where health fanatics and sweet tooths are catered for equally.

232 Blackburn Road
Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Nutrition Bar

Takeaway for the post-gym crowd.

121 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Fourth Chapter

All about balance.

385 High Street
Prahran VIC 3181

Nutrition 6

Healthy, balanced eating without the faddish extremes.

6 Thompson Street
Frankston VIC 3199

Urban Projuice Wholefood Cafe and Juice Bar

Exceed your nutritional needs.

315 Montague Street
Albert Park VIC 3206

Little Sunflower Cafe

Healing, vitality and longevity.

15 Ormond Road
Elwood VIC 3184

BEN’S Supernatural

A natural fast-food joint that doesn’t compromise on flavour.

670 Chapel Street
South Yarra VIC 3141

V.

A tiny, vegan-friendly spot with bleacher-style seating.

7a Claremont Street
South Yarra VIC 3141

Happy Place

Lola Berry's stall at South Melbourne Market.

Stall 56 South Melbourne Market, Corner of Cecil and Coventry Streets
South Melbourne VIC 3205

Matcha Mylkbar

All about that antioxidant-rich green tea.

72 Acland Street
St Kilda VIC 3182

Fresh Organic Goods

Exactly what it says.

276 Church Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Combi Coffee

There's nothing quite like this raw caramel slice.

Shop 1 140 Ormond Road
Elwood VIC

Raw Trader

Swap neighbouring Shortstop for a raw doughnut.

10 Sutherland Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Serotonin Eatery

Making you happier, one bite at a time.

52 Madden Grove
Burnley VIC 3121

Green Cup

Blending all the good stuff together.

593 Chapel Street
South Yarra VIC 3141

Tofu Shop International

Making its own tofu since 1982.

78 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Patch Cafe

A patch of paleo in Richmond.

Studio Nine 32 Bendigo Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Vegie Bar

Your five-a-day sorted.

380 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC

Transformer

Vegie Bar's more upmarket sister.

99 Rose Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065

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Moroccan Soup Bar

Wholesome vegetarian food straight from the bazaar.

183 St Georges Road
Fitzroy North VIC

Monk Bodhi Dharma

A hidden brick cubby house serving up raw, veggie delights.

Rear 202 Carlisle Street
Balaclava VIC 3183

Admiral Cheng-Ho

Monk Bodhi Dharma's intolerance-friendly northside sister.

325 Johnston Street
Abbotsford VIC

Walk Don't Run

Mindful eating from the boys behind Merchants Guild.

17 Morey Street
Armadale VIC 3143

Little Big Sugar Salt

Sweet or savoury, to share or not.

385 Victoria Street
Abbotsford VIC 3067

Shoku Iku

Raw to the core.

120 High Street
Northcote VIC 3070

Yong Green Food

Turning household favourites into raw delights.

421-423 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC

Heal.Thy Self Co.

Started as a blog. Now it's here.

26 Ballarat Street
Yarraville VIC 3013

Laneway Greens

Elaborate salads with attention to detail.

2 242 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000

Smäk Food House

Taste is everything.

6C Daly Street
South Yarra VIC 3141

Sardi

As healthy or unhealthy as you need it to be.

111 Church Street
Hawthorn VIC 3122

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