Melbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024 So Far
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
Looking for a top-notch coffee? Or, maybe you're on the hunt for the most scenic brunch spot in the city. Luckily, Melbourne is flush with world-class cafes pushing the boundaries of this city's coffee culture and pairing their brews with tasty eats.
While it's always comforting to head to your local for your morning flatty, we're always on the lookout for the next great barista, and these are the Melbourne cafes you've all been on the search for. We've compiled a list of the most clicked-on cafes throughout the first half of 2024, so that you can know where your peers have been finding those icy cold brews and next-level sambos.
Use this as a reflection on your best brekkies of the year — and a hitlist for all of your brunches going forward.
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RestaurantHigher Ground
650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
The mammoth CBD cafe was an instant classic and remains a beauty.
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RestaurantTerror Twilight
11-13 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Bedford St's fried chicken has been replaced with nutritious bowls and 'upgraded' coffee from the crew behind Convoy, Hi-Fi and Tinker.
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RestaurantPatricia Coffee Brewers
Corner Lt Bourke And Lt William Streets, Melbourne
A standing room-only coffee bar that's basically Melbourne cafe perfection.
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RestaurantSeven Seeds
106-114 Berkeley Street, Carlton
A pioneer of Melbourne coffee with its art down to a tee.
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RestaurantIma Asa Yoru
1 Duckett Street, Brunswick
A Brunswick cafe serving up Japanese breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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RestaurantThird Wheel Highett
493 Highett Road, Highett
Quality cups of joe and a seriously high-end menu make this Highett gem shine.
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RestaurantThe Terrace Cafe
Anderson Street, South Yarra
This iconic garden cafe has entered a new phase of life as one of the city's leafiest brunch spots.
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RestaurantFaraday's Cage
325-329 Gore Street, Fitzroy
Come for the freshly baked bread and pastries, stay for the excellent all-day breakfast.
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RestaurantRudimentary
16-20 Leeds Street, Footscray
A cafe made from disused shipping containers in an abandoned car park.
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RestaurantDukes Coffee Roasters
247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
One of the CBD's best spots to grab a coffee.
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RestaurantThe Grain Store
517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
A little slice of comfort with damn fine food on Flinders Lane.
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BarPellegrini's Espresso Bar
66 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Melbourne's quintessential drop-in Italian dining institution.
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RestaurantTinker
235 High Street, Northcote
Home to bottomless batch brew coffee and some of the best brunch in Melbourne.
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RestaurantCode Black Coffee
15-17 Weston Street, Brunswick
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.
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RestaurantINI Studio
225 Queensberry Street, Carlton
This little cafe is home to croffles, cakes and some of the best coffee in the city.
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RestaurantTop Paddock
658 Church Street, Richmond
This little patch of greenery is where some of Melbourne's most loved cafe owners struck gold.
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RestaurantThe Kettle Black
50 Albert Road, South Melbourne
The humble cafe takes on a whole new form with this Melbourne stalwart.
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RestaurantSmall Batch Roasting Co.
3-9 Little Howard Street, North Melbourne
This coffee paradise comes from the original founder of North Melbourne's Auction Rooms.
Top image: Terror Twilight.