The Most Popular Cafes in Melbourne for 2022

From lauded coffee pit-stops to world-famous pastry spots, these are the Melbourne cafes that had you clicking this year.

The Most Popular Cafes in Melbourne for 2022

Looking for a top-notch coffee? Or, maybe you're on the hunt for the best croissants in the country. 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 of 2022 so that you can know where your peers have been finding those primo batch brews and next-level sambos.

Use this as a reflection on your best brekkies and brunches of the year — and a hitlist for all of your 2023 oat caps.

Image: La Fantaisie, by Lillie Thompson.

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Food & Drink
Higher Ground

The Kettle Black team have opened a mammoth new CBD cafe — and it's a beauty.

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Food & Drink
Maverick

A contemporary CBD pit stop serving Axil coffee and a menu of updated brekkie classics.

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Food & Drink
The Grain Store

A little slice of comfort with damn fine food on Flinders Lane.

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Food & Drink
The Old Garage

A supremely dog-friendly cafe, with puppychinos aplenty and a vegan alternative for every dish on the menu.

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Food & Drink
Pope Joan

This familiar favourite has a new head chef and a revamped menu, running from breakfast to after-work snacks.

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Food & Drink
La Fantaisie

A café, patisserie, florist and event venue, all rolled into one drop-dead-gorgeous package.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
The Journal Cafe

A reliable Flinders Lane cafe that's open late each night.

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Food & Drink
Pelikan Societe

One of the best spots on the Mornington Peninsula for brunch or lunch with a view.

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Food & Drink
Hardware Societe

A sprawling new cafe that marks the second CBD venue for the Melbourne institution.

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Food & Drink
Manchester Press

Typically Melbourne, unpretentiously awesome (with bagels).

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Food & Drink
White Mojo

Crab croissant burgers and cauliflower pannacotta.

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Food & Drink
Le Bajo Milkbar

Combining a love of Japanese food fare and Australian milk bars, Le Bajo is North Melbourne’s newest destination for fluffy shokupan bread and house-roasted coffee.

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Food & Drink
Earthly Pleasures Cafe

An out-of-town cafe set in a historic 1930s building.

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Food & Drink
Bellboy

This dog-friendly haunt specialises in bagels, brunch and coffee brewed on-site.

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Food & Drink
Lagotto

A sun-lit Italian corner spot with strong pasta game and an onsite provedore.

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Food & Drink
House of Lulu White

South Yarra's home of breakfast ramen and boozy porridge.

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Food & Drink
King & Godfree

The 135-year-old institution has been reborn as a three-level Italian food mecca.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Major Mitchell

Come for the very, very pink interior, stay for the wide food selection and alluring cocktail list.

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Food & Drink
Lune Croissanterie

Prepare to queue — these are some of the best croissants in Melbourne, if not the world.

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Food & Drink
Half Acre

A dilapidated mill that's been transformed into a top-notch wining, dining and partying destination.

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