Brunch cafés in Melbourne
Cafés in Melbourne that pair a serious cup with a proper plate. Brunch you'd cross town for, coffee you'd come back for.
22 cafés · Australia
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ONA Coffee Melbourne
Melbourne outpost of Canberra's ONA Coffee, founded by 2015 World Barista Champion Sasa Sestic, serving the flagship…
Proud Mary Coffee
Proud Mary roasts in-house and treats their café as the lab. The food is full plates, not just toast. Order a…
Monk Bodhi Dharma
Tucked behind Carlisle Street on a rear laneway in Balaclava, Monk Bodhi Dharma has been one of Melbourne's best-kept…
Auction Rooms
Old auction house turned café. Brunch is the draw, the coffee program is serious. Order eggs and a filter and sit in…
CIBI
CIBI on Keele Street has been Collingwood's beloved Japanese-style cafe and design store since Meg and Zenta Tanaka…
Industry Beans Fitzroy
Industry Beans roasts on-site and runs an aggressive single-origin program. The café space is large enough to work…
Migrant Coffee
Co-founded by Melodee Malazarte and Stacey Earsman, Migrant Coffee is a West Footscray institution weaving Filipino,…
Newtown Specialty Coffee
Newtown Specialty Coffee at 180 Brunswick Street serves Contraband Coffee Traders beans from a welcoming Fitzroy…
Operator 25
Operator 25 occupies the heritage-listed former Melbourne telephone exchange on Wills Street, a stunning early-1900s…
Rudimentary
Built from repurposed shipping containers on Leeds Street, Rudimentary is one of the west's most distinctive all-day…
ST. ALi
One of Australia's most recognised independent specialty roasters, ST. ALi has occupied its South Melbourne warehouse…
Cafe Tomi
Cafe Tomi arrived on Wreckyn Street in North Melbourne in early 2025 with tall vaulted ceilings, a custom vinyl sound…
Foremost Coffee
Foremost Coffee on St Kilda Road champions Indonesian single origins, spotlighting the extraordinary diversity of…
Maji Pantry
Maji Pantry opened in 2025 on Langridge Street in a former coffee shop space, bringing Japanese-Korean pantry cooking…
Vacation Coffee Richmond
Vacation Coffee's Richmond outpost on Adolph Street opened in 2024 with a focused espresso bar, self-serve batch brew…
Axil Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2010 by two champion baristas, Axil's Burwood Road flagship is their roasting home base, serving…
Code Black Coffee
Code Black's Brunswick HQ doubles as their roastery and barista training facility, with a striking build-out that…
Higher Ground
Housed in a heritage-listed former power station on Little Bourke Street, Higher Ground is a soaring multi-level…
The Kettle Black
Set inside a heritage Victorian terrace on Albert Road, The Kettle Black is a South Melbourne brunch landmark serving…
Top Paddock
A multi-award-winning Richmond brunch destination by the Darling Group, Top Paddock pours Square One Coffee through a…
Vertue Coffee Roasters
Vertue Coffee Roasters occupies a compact but richly stocked roastery and cafe on Raffa Place, just off Lygon Street,…
Wide Open Road
Roasting and serving specialty coffee in Brunswick since 2009, Wide Open Road is a walk-ins-only cafe and roastery…
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