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Melbourne cafe reviews

Larissa Dubecki rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Saltbush and pepperberry crocodile with lemon aspen aioli.

Indigenous cafe Mabu Mabu swaps calamari for crocodile

  • Larissa Dubecki
Avocado on toast with pickled carrot.

Footscray warehouse cafe in the best possible taste

  • Larissa Dubecki
Avo dish No.1: 'Crushed' avocado with piped curd and piquillo pepper paste.

Touchstone is setting cafe standards in the suburbs

  • Larissa Dubecki
Grilled cheese on a doorstop-thick slice of shokupan.

Burnley's new Lokall brings the picnic inside

  • Larissa Dubecki
The breakfast sandwich dreams are made of.

Found! The breakfast sandwich of your dreams

  • Larissa Dubecki
Shakshuka - eggs baked in chickpea and onion-mined tomato sauce.

Oasis No.2 opens a delicious portal to the Middle East

  • Larissa Dubecki
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Axil's caffe latte has the perfect coffee-to-milk ratio.

Axil's adventures in business land

  • Larissa Dubecki
Mapo tofu and noodle bun with fried noodles and spring onion.

The verdict on Liminal, Higher Ground trio's new cafe

  • Larissa Dubecki
Lobster benedict, served inside a charcoal bun, is a crowd favourite.

Is the new Hardware Societe worth an hour's wait?

  • Larissa Dubecki
Buttermilk pancakes with Nutella cream.

Sons of Mischief brings bottomless brunch to Highett

  • Larissa Dubecki
Japanesque: Miso eggplant and fried egg on toast.

Come to Sibling for the warm fuzzies, stay for the food

  • Larissa Dubecki
Veneziano Coffee Richmond's slick, schmick coffee counter.

Veneziano HQ is caffeine's answer to the Apple store

  • Larissa Dubecki
Wagyu burger with excellent fat chips.

Heide a high point in gallery cafe landscape

  • Larissa Dubecki
Korean chicken burger with gochugaru mayo.

Louis, Fitzroy

  • Larissa Dubecki
Spiced pumpkin waffle encircled by fruit, nuts and seeds.

Port of Call, Sandringham

  • Larissa Dubecki
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Crab omelette with charred baby corn and leeks.

Hiatus, Kew

  • Larissa Dubecki
Potato gems make a comeback.

Good Times, Bentleigh

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The O.M.Cheese jaffle is an outright winner.

Moon Rabbit, Preston

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Dinner for breakfast: Mac 'n' cheese with poached egg, croquette and paprika-dusted smoked cauliflower.

Field Black, Northcote

  • Larissa Dubecki
French toast sandwiched with strawberry cheesecake served with toasted coconut ice-cream.

Riddik, Lower Templestowe

  • Larissa Dubecki
Green tea-smoked salmon bowl.

Fort Green, Northcote

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Smoked salmon on rye with pickled zucchini.

The Duke of Kerr, Fitzroy

  • Larissa Dubecki
(Clockwise from top left): lentil walnut beetroot burger; sage roasted pumpkin on toast and shakshuka (baked eggs).

Queen of Spades, Fitzroy

  • Larissa Dubecki

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