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Four Kilo Fish

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Cheesy Yunnan beef sando with mint in the mince.
1 / 7Cheesy Yunnan beef sando with mint in the mince.Luis Enrique Ascui
Four Kilo Fish cafe is a small, cosy hideout in Hawthorn.
2 / 7Four Kilo Fish cafe is a small, cosy hideout in Hawthorn.Luis Enrique Ascui
The signature “Citrusy Moustache” with orange-infused whipped cream.
3 / 7The signature “Citrusy Moustache” with orange-infused whipped cream.Luis Enrique Ascui
Curry corn jaffle.
4 / 7Curry corn jaffle.Luis Enrique Ascui
Appresso (apple juice and espresso).
5 / 7Appresso (apple juice and espresso).Supplied
Yunnanese pork “bolognese” on rice, topped with a fried egg.
6 / 7Yunnanese pork “bolognese” on rice, topped with a fried egg.Luis Enrique Ascui
The L.O.M: coffee comes into play in the cream crown on top.
7 / 7The L.O.M: coffee comes into play in the cream crown on top.Supplied

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First things first: this is not a fish shop. It’s something far less ubiquitous: one of the rare places in Melbourne that serves Chinese specialty coffee. Run by two women from Yunnan in south-western China, the Hawthorn hideout pours exclusive single-origin coffees and mind-bending jaffles (one jams together kimchi, cheese and peanut – what a combo).

Best for: A Yunnanese immersion that includes a slightly spicy take on bolognese.

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