The Best New Cafes in Melbourne

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This is our edit of Melbourne’s best new cafes, updated monthly. Some are highly invested in serving excellent food and following the latest coffee trends, while others are just trying to become great neighbourhood catch-up spots. Here’s where we’re going for coffee, pastries and all-day eats right now.

  • Hareruya is Japanese for “sunny shop”. Here, follow the billowing, traditional Japanese noren curtain inside for takeaway bento boxes, bouncy steamed buns, egg salad sandos and experimental gelato flavours.

  • Elka knows its seafood – its owner is in the family behind longstanding fishmonger D&K Seafood. Come for spicy salmon maki and tuna belly nigiri. Plus, house-made soy sauce that changes to complement the season's fish.

  • A Masterchef alum (and his family) is behind this popular dessert spot. Find more than 150 desserts – including cakes in flavours like pandan, coconut, mango and almond. Grab a seat by the kitchen and watch the team at work.

  • Among a strong selection of Asian-inspired viennoiserie, you’ll also find focaccia pizza for lunch and specialty drinks that can be served with three baby croissants on a skewer.

  • A nostalgic spot pairing canteen classics like breakfast sandwiches and hoagies with playful small plates and American-style sandwiches.

  • Hit this Scandinavian eatery and deli for outstanding Nordic breakfast plates and – on select days – the Swedish coffee and cake break tradition, Fika.

  • Hit Maker Coffee’s new bakery for blueberry heart-shaped yoyos, blackcurrant cream buns, and twisted baguettes with olives and anchovies.

  • At the sourdough bakery's biggest outpost, find Reuben toasties, fresh sandwiches, challah French toast and a condensed-cream-topped tiramisu latte.

  • It’s traditional grandma-style cooking at this Japanese deli. Come for Kyoto-style side dishes, made-to-order onigiri and a Japanese fried egg sando.

  • The Filipino cafe’s fluffy, yeasted triple-ube doughnuts take three days to make. Plus, come for Caramilk crullers, ube bombolones, “Filipino banh mi” and a twist on a McMuffin.

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