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Cafe Tomi

This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Inside Cafe Tomi in North Melbourne.
1 / 6Inside Cafe Tomi in North Melbourne.Supplied
Yoghurt and cherry panna cotta with yuzu and pistachio.
2 / 6Yoghurt and cherry panna cotta with yuzu and pistachio.Supplied
Tomi-misu: coffee jelly, mascarpone cream, shaved chocolate.
3 / 6Tomi-misu: coffee jelly, mascarpone cream, shaved chocolate.Supplied
Iced chamomile long black with vanilla and kabosu (Japanese native citrus).
4 / 6Iced chamomile long black with vanilla and kabosu (Japanese native citrus).Supplied
Cafe Tomi has regular DJ sets.
5 / 6Cafe Tomi has regular DJ sets.Supplied
Sumatra washed cold brew by with hyuganatsu, maple and salted butter.
6 / 6Sumatra washed cold brew by with hyuganatsu, maple and salted butter.Supplied

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A cafe that exclusively plays jazz records and creates drinks more like cocktails sounds like a gimmick, but Tomi is utterly charming. Stay awhile in the gorgeous space of chocolate-coloured timber as you sip a Cold Fashioned (butter-washed cold brew with maple and Japanese citrus) or a flat white using Klim beans. Try the salty Korean bread shio pan, and soak up owner Sean Then’s passion.

Must-order: Coco Cloud, a layering of coconut caramel, soda water and coffee-infused cream.

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