All-day dining in the bayside area may be hard to come by — but Fitzrovia should be your first port of call if you’re looking for somewhere to hang out all day with your laptop. 

Flemington is lesser known for its cafe culture than its neighbouring suburbs, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t full of options perfect for a working day with coffee — and Wolf & Hound cafe is a prime example. 

The southside provides for those seeking an out-of-home office in Melbourne, with Hobba on Malvern Road the place to go for a warehouse space that’s still comfortable enough to feel at home in. 

The nicest thing about A Minor Place is that it’s off the main drag — sitting on Albion Street in what just seems like another cute Brunswick weatherboard house, the cafe is quiet in its surroundings but busy in its coffee and brunch seekers. 

A down-to-earth offering on Victoria Street as it reaches into Brunswick West, Factory Cafe Bar is a quiet, unpretentious eatery that’ll welcome you in with the lure of very comfortable couches, and keep you with the promise of home-cooked lasagne. 

The State Library may be beautiful, and seem imposing and cold, but don’t be put off — there’s warmth, comfort and productivity waiting for you in spades, especially inside Guild Cafe. 

If you feel like you need to get out of your natural environment to really get your work hat firmly on, why not head out of town a little? Earthly Pleasures is well worth the one-hour drive to Belgrave in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges.