Start the day with light breakfast bites and coffee before pairing your lunchtime share plates with martinis and natural wines.

The humble cafe takes on a whole new form with this Melbourne stalwart.

From your morning coffee to your midnight nightcap, Archie's has you covered.

A photogenic feed awaits at this stylish Prahran cafe.

You'll find Darling Group's latest all-day diner right across the road from South Melbourne Market.

This Chapel Street eatery serves everything from breakfast and coffee through to steaks and cocktails.

Home to bottomless batch brew coffee and some of the best brunch in Melbourne.

A Collingwood coffee institution.

This Abbotsford cafe, bakery and roastery hybrid gets a gold star.

Melbourne's original cult-status cafe.

A caffeinated oasis in suburban Brunswick.

A Brunswick cafe serving up Japanese breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A classic Fitzroy cafe with all the good stuff from the guys at Proud Mary.

With freshly roasted coffee beans you can’t go wrong, but it's the food menu is where this Brunswick roasting house goes oh-so-right.

A true neighbourhood gem known for its creative cafe fare, quality coffee and ever friendly vibe.

A Sydney Road favourite for two decades.

Come for great coffee and its famous avocado and hummus toast served with honey candied bacon.

This bright parkside spot boasts a strong cafe pedigree, serving up cinnamon scroll pancakes and boba cold brew.

Canberra's legendary coffee roaster Ona has opened its first Melbourne cafe.

A cafe made from disused shipping containers in an abandoned car park.

Hand-strained miso soup, Tokyo coffee and traditional Japanese fare in West Melbourne.

A pioneer of Melbourne coffee with its art down to a tee.

Come for the freshly baked bread and pastries, stay for the excellent all-day breakfast.

Love the food at this Collingwood cafe? Buy the cookbook and recreate such dishes at home. Equally enamoured by the plate it was served on? Those are for sale, too. Even the chair you sit on could have a price tag underneath it. Synergy is in full swing here.

Bedford St's fried chicken has been replaced with nutritious bowls and 'upgraded' coffee from the crew behind Convoy, Hi-Fi and Tinker.