Higher Ground

Overview

Located at the Southern Cross end of Little Bourke Street, Higher Ground is from the team behind quintessential Melbourne cafes Top Paddock and The Kettle Black — and boy is it a beauty.

The huge, high-ceilinged 120-seat venue sits on the corner of Little Bourke and Spencer Streets in a former power station. The interior is impressive, to say the least; a palette of exposed brick and green marble is spread across a multi-level space, which includes a raised area, an open kitchen, and a large mezzanine that holds couches, tables and its own bar.

Higher Ground serves up the superb cafe fare its siblings are known for, with the all-day menu including the likes of the always-popular spanner crab Benedict and a particularly good sambal scrambled eggs. The famous Top Paddock ricotta hotcake made the menu from the beginning and has kept its spot on the call sheet ever since.

In the hands of hospitality legends the Darling Group, Higher Ground continues to elevate Melbourne's cafe scene to — dare we say it — higher ground.

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