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Saazaa Coffee

This cafe is a finalist for best coffee in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The coffee flight at Saazaa Coffee.
1 / 7The coffee flight at Saazaa Coffee.Wayne Taylor
David Juma roasts coffee beans in the large factory space.
2 / 7David Juma roasts coffee beans in the large factory space.Wayne Taylor
The Hazelnut Dream coffee cocktail.
3 / 7The Hazelnut Dream coffee cocktail.Wayne Taylor
Saazaa’s spacious interior, including a new eight-seat espresso bar.
4 / 7Saazaa’s spacious interior, including a new eight-seat espresso bar.Wayne Taylor
The mortadella sandwich.
5 / 7The mortadella sandwich.Wayne Taylor
Outside the Ringwood cafe.
6 / 7Outside the Ringwood cafe.Wayne Taylor
Persian Delight coffee cocktail.
7 / 7Persian Delight coffee cocktail.Wayne Taylor

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You can get coffee anywhere. But did you know one of Melbourne’s most interesting places for ethically sourced, house-roasted beans and sublime specialty beverages is wedged between the Maroondah Highway and the railway line in outer-suburban Ringwood? Saazaa is owned by David Juma, a Kenyan-born entrepreneur who sources most of his beans from his dad’s farm in Africa and roasts them in a large factory space.

Best for: Coffee-tasting flights, to get a sense of several beans, blends and roasts.

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