The Best New Cafes in Melbourne
This is our edit of Melbourne’s best new cafes, updated regularly. 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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Atelier Enso
A boundary-pushing Carlton cafe from one of Melbourne’s most respected specialty coffee figures. It might be the blueprint for Australian cafes of the future.
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Time After Time
The relatively out-there charcoal croissants draw crowds at this CBD bakery. The inky-black pastries are inspired by popular viennoiseries found in Seoul.
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Regulars
This small coffee shop achieved stratospheric popularity with its -85-degree coffee. But with a seasoned coffee roaster on board, it’s no gimmick or one-trick pony.
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Interlude
A CBD cafe and bakery that specialises in Chinese and Japanese teas. On any given day, there are about five different specials, three cold-brew teas and more than 20 hot teas on offer.
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Patricia Lonsdale Street
After 15 years on Little William Street, Patricia’s roomier outpost opened on Lonsdale Street. In it, only pour-over coffee has been added, proving good hospitality is timeless.
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Sabi Sounds
Sabi blends elements of a cafe, bar and record store. Start your day with a batch brew, then stick around into the night for an ever-changing range of house cocktails.
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Aftermath Diner
A casual spot in Prahran that riffs on English caffs and Californian diners. Aftermath isn’t a direct reference to either of these inspirations, but a fun mix of the two.
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Vandels Bakery
A low-key Brunswick bakery with bee sting croissants and three-day sourdough. Enjoy them in a cosy space that feels more like a living room than a bakery.
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Simply Mike’s
Here, a French pastry chef and his team are smashing out more than 500 cinnamon scrolls per day. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged, particularly for travelling customers.
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Heebi
For a city known for its coffee and cafe culture, getting a brew in Melbourne after 3pm remains remarkably challenging. Heebi was built with this in mind.
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Daybaker
Charlie Duffy’s slick new Abbotsford bakery is built around a single idea: do a small number of things extremely well. And that’s exactly what Daybaker does best.
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Heart Bakes
This locally loved cafe does many things well, but cinnamon scrolls are the main highlight – and the item people travel for. They’re worth the trek – get there early.
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Bobby Stop Stealing Our Camping Chairs
A Southern Cross spot where the team aims to do the opposite of every other cafe in Melbourne. They’re succeeding – and it works.
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Smith & Deli Degraves Street
The plant-based pioneer’s CBD spot is an all-day operation, serving pastries and cafeteria-style market plates by day before shifting to tapas at night.
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