Cafe
$20 pasta and bargain bowls: Five cafes now staying open for (budget-friendly) dinners
Melbourne’s thriving cafes are now coming for your evenings, with the lure of cocktails, share plates, DJ sets and excellent dinner deals.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Elwood
Conversation-stopping spuds make this cafe a must-visit in Elwood
Plus three more food spots to try in Melbourne’s heartland of “oat lattes and Bugaboos”.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Surry Hills
A cult Bondi sandwich shop arrives in Surry Hills
The new addition to Wunderlich Lane lets you build your own sanger from scratch.
- Erina Starkey
- Review
- Perth and Surrounds
Why this family-friendly eatery is one of WA’s most important food stories
Come for the kids’ playground, petting zoo and open spaces; stay for brunch hits cooked with care and pristine estate-grown produce.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- The Rocks
Nan’s scones and knitted cosies on offer in this 144-year-old heritage terrace
Visiting Vivid? Pop into The Tea Cosy first to warm up in The Rocks.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Recommended
- Chadstone
Industry Beans
This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
- Recommended
- Melbourne
Industry Beans
This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
- Review
- Kingsford
Bobo Bakery
This venue is a finalist in the market stall category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
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