Cafe
Despite all the tea in China, in Shanghai, the coffee is hot
On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub, a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Opinion
Real life
Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia
After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.
- by Shona Hendley
West Melbourne’s loss is South Melbourne’s gain with the reinvention of this cult cafe
Beloved Japanese- and Korean-influenced cafe Moon Mart is settling into its new neighbourhood.
- by Tomas Telegramma
Opinion
Comedy
Hot cup of guilt: I love my local cafe, but the new one two doors down is better
The best thing is the new place doesn’t give you the bathroom key attached to a giant spatula.
- by Thomas Mitchell
From mates from interstate to lunch with mum: 10 not-too-spendy spots for every kind of catch-up
From your mum to your boss to your long-lost bestie from out of town, we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool Melbourne lunch spot to take them to.
- by Quincy Malesovas
Treasured West Melbourne cafe closing due to ‘circumstances beyond our control’
Much-loved cafe Moon Mart, famous for its excellent Japanese- and Korean-influenced sandwiches and rice sets, is closing this month. But it’s not all bad news.
- by Tomas Telegramma
These are the six best things to eat and drink at North Sydney’s Victoria Cross Station
The Good Food team checked out the new food vendors at the metro line’s much anticipated new station. Here are their picks of the lunch bunch.
- by Callan Boys, Sarah Norris and Bianca Hrovat
The big changes to expect in The Coffee Club’s quiet revival
Chief executive Scott Meneilly hopes the chain can shake its image of being daggy and “way behind current times”.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Coffee
You can’t order hot chocolate as an adult, and other unspoken coffee rules
Your daily beverage sends a message about who you are as a person, and it can’t be: “I want a cute sweet treat in a cup.”
- by Thomas Mitchell
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City life
Locals love this cafe parklet. Businesses want the three car spaces back
An on-street cafe and bar dubbed ‘The Birdcage’ is fighting back against a council order to shut down over complaints it is taking up three car parks.
- by Cara Waters
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