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The rising cost of coffee.

Charge $7 for a coffee? Some stressed-out cafe owners would rather shut down

Stuck between soaring business costs and reduced consumer spending, cafe owners are in a “Mexican stand-off”, says Pablo & Rusty’s CEO.

  • Jessica Yun

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Maggie Li, 27, drinks a flat white at Cafe del Volcan.

Despite all the tea in China, in Shanghai, the coffee is hot

On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub, a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.

  • Lisa Visentin
After decades of struggling to cut through, Starbucks is now booming in Australia thanks to tweens.

Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia

After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.

  • Shona Hendley
The New Moon Mart cafe in South Melbourne and owner chef Eun Hee An.

West Melbourne’s loss is South Melbourne’s gain with the reinvention of this cult cafe

Beloved Japanese- and Korean-influenced cafe Moon Mart is settling into its new neighbourhood.

  • Tomas Telegramma
In the cutthroat suburban cafe scene, the opening of a new option presents a tricky choice for loyal locals.

Hot cup of guilt: I love my local cafe, but the new one two doors down is better

The best thing is the new place doesn’t give you the bathroom key attached to a giant spatula.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Arbory Afloat

From mates from interstate to lunch with mum: 10 not-too-spendy spots for every kind of catch-up

From your mum to your boss to your long-lost bestie from out of town, we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool Melbourne lunch spot to take them to.

  • Quincy Malesovas
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And making a hash of plating up.

Moon Mart will permanently close on September 22.

Treasured West Melbourne cafe closing due to ‘circumstances beyond our control’

Much-loved cafe Moon Mart, famous for its excellent Japanese- and Korean-influenced sandwiches and rice sets, is closing this month. But it’s not all bad news.

  • Tomas Telegramma
North Sydney has become a banh mi bonanza.

These are the six best things to eat and drink at North Sydney’s Victoria Cross Station

The Good Food team checked out the new food vendors at the metro line’s much anticipated new station. Here are their picks of the lunch bunch.

  • Callan Boys, Sarah Norris and Bianca Hrovat
Australia’s biggest cafe chain, The Coffee Club, hopes to shake off its reputation of being daggy and untrendy.

The big changes to expect in The Coffee Club’s quiet revival

Chief executive Scott Meneilly hopes the chain can shake its image of being daggy and “way behind current times”.

  • Jessica Yun

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