The Best New Cafes in Melbourne
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.
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Baker of Things
Hit Maker Coffee’s new bakery for blueberry heart-shaped yoyos, blackcurrant cream buns, and twisted baguettes with olives and anchovies.
Shop
Baker Bleu Cremorne
At the sourdough bakery's biggest outpost, find Reuben toasties, fresh sandwiches, challah French toast and a condensed-cream-topped tiramisu latte.
Restaurant
Obanzai Mama
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.
Shop
Pecks Road CBD
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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Osoi
Stop by the tiny shop for strawberry matcha, a Vietnamese coffee with salted yuzu foam and a banoffee matcha affogato made with gelato from Luther’s Scoops. Plus, Final Fantasy-inspired teas and pastries from Wakewake.
Cafe
Dua
Hit this innovative “Scandinasian” bakery for snacky breakfast plates, Japanese and Filipino breads paired with marzipan and other classic Scandi fillings and other fun fusions.
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Hector’s Bakery
Hector's Bakery is the production kitchen – home of all baking, fermenting, butchering and more – for Hector's Deli. But the ambitious and expansive site is also a large-scale version of a Hector's. Come for the classic line-up of sandwiches and doughnuts, plus site-exclusive surprises.
Cafe
Matcha Kobo
Every cup of ceremonial-grade matcha is whisked-to-order at this CBD cafe. They are served alongside crepe cakes and tarts that incorporate French technique with Japanese flavour profiles.
Restaurant
Suupaa
At this konbini-inspired cafe and restaurant hybrid by the Future Future team, you'll find mortadella onigiri, udon bolognese, matcha with milo and banana cold brew.
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