We’ve divided our guide, presented by T2, into 10 categories including food, all-rounders, bakeries, sandwich shops, sweets and treats, tea, icons, coffee, family-friendly and matcha and speciality drinks, so you can find exactly what you’re looking for.

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Food

• Amara Coffee, Seddon
• Arlo, Elwood
• Athos, Strathmore
• Chiaki, Collingwood
• HK Cafe, Melbourne
• Little Z, Bentleigh
• Maria, Upwey
• Moon Mart, South Melbourne
• Operator San, Melbourne
• Ophelia Westgarth, Northcote
• Roslyn Thai Cafe, West Melbourne
• Sana Coffee, Cheltenham
• Shamiat, Northcote
• Suupaa, Cremorne
• Terror Twilight, Collingwood

The all-rounders

• Elster, Elsternwick
• Florian, Carlton North
• Four Kilo Fish, Hawthorn
• Ima Asa Yoru, Brunswick
• JollyGood Diner, Collingwood
• Morning Market, Fitzroy and Prahran
• Napier Quarter, Fitzroy
• Ondo, Melbourne
• Smith & Deli, Collingwood
• Sunhands, Carlton
• Via Porta, Mont Albert
• Walrus, Brunswick

Best bakeries

• Bakemono, Melbourne
• Baker Bleu, multiple locations
• Bread Club, North Melbourne and Albert Park
• Candied Bakery, Spotswood
• Core Roasters, Brunswick East
• Dua Bakehouse, Collingwood
• Falco, Collingwood
• Hector’s Bakery, Richmond
• Iris the Bakery, Brunswick
• Small Batch, North Melbourne
• The Flour House, Hampton and Highett
• To Be Frank, Collingwood and Brunswick East
• Wild Life Bakery, Brunswick East
• Zelda Bakery, Ripponlea

Sandwich shops

• Applehead Deli, Mentone
• Ca Com, Richmond
• Hector’s Deli, multiple locations
• Marko’s Schnitzel, Moorabbin
• Masses Bagels, Fitzroy
• Phuoc Thanh, multiple locations
• Rocco’s Deli, Yarraville
• Ruben’s Deli, Armadale
• Stefanino Panino, Collingwood
• Zita’s Focaccia, South Yarra

Treats

• Amann Patisserie, Carlton North
• Baker of Things, Richmond
• Bloomwood, Melbourne
• Holy Sugar, Northcote
• Lulu & Me, Collingwood
• Monforte Viennoiserie, Carlton North
• Penny for Pound, Richmond and Moorabbin
• Sebastian Kakigori, Melbourne
• Siora Tiramisu, Glen Iris
• Tarts Anon, Collingwood
• The Flour, West Melbourne
• Tori’s, Melbourne

Tea

• Assembly, Carlton
• Dropout Chaiwala, Melbourne
• Hopetoun Bake Shop, Melbourne
• Tea Drop, South Melbourne
• Tea Room at NGV International, Melbourne
• YTB, South Yarra

Iconic cafes and bakeries

• Brunetti Classico, Carlton
• Cibi, Collingwood
• Half Moon Cafe, Coburg
• Lune Croissanterie, multiple locations
• Marios, Fitzroy
• Monarch Cakes, St Kilda
• Patricia Coffee Brewers, Melbourne
• Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar, Melbourne
• T. Cavallaro & Sons, Footscray

Coffee

• Calere Coffee, Fitzroy
• Craftwork Roasting Co., Eltham
• Disciple & Kohi No Deshi, Brunswick
• Everyday Coffee, Collingwood
• Foremost Coffee, Melbourne
• Gojo Ethiopian Cafe, Sunshine
• Manta Ray Coffee Roasters, Nunawading
• Market Lane, multiple locations
• Path, North Melbourne
• Rosso Coffee Experience, North Melbourne
• Rumble Coffee Roasters, Kensington
• Saazaa Coffee, Ringwood
• Secondipity Roasters, Collingwood
• Tone Coffee, Prahran
• 279 Victoria St, West Melbourne

Family-friendly

• Levi, Murrumbeena
• Matilda, Mont Albert North
• Rudimentary, Footscray
• The Farm Cafe, Collingwood
• Tyler’s Milkbar, Preston

Matcha and specialty drinks

• Cafe Tomi, North Melbourne
• Good Measure, Carlton
• Industry Beans, multiple locations
• Kuuki Cafe, Sunshine
• Machi Machi, multiple locations
• Matcha Kobo, Melbourne
• Mork Chocolate Brew House, multiple locations
• Naau Cafe, Melbourne
• Udom House, West Melbourne

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