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Cathedral Coffee

A tiny cafe at the Nicholas Building in the CBD.

Inside the Cathedral Arcade in Melbourne’s CBD.
1 / 4Inside the Cathedral Arcade in Melbourne’s CBD.Supplied
Outside the Melbourne cafe.
2 / 4Outside the Melbourne cafe.Supplied
Outside Cathedral Coffee.
3 / 4Outside Cathedral Coffee.Supplied
Cathedral Coffee at the Nicholas building in the city of Melbourne.
4 / 4Cathedral Coffee at the Nicholas building in the city of Melbourne.Supplied

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Its footprint may be smaller than some cafe’s coolrooms, but Cathedral is no lightweight. Pedestrians escape Swanston Street for Baker Bleu pastries and generous sandwiches, and at night there are cult wines, martinis, duck rillettes and tinned fish. Sore heads are handled the next day with caffe corretto: espresso and a shot of liqueur on a silver tray.

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