Filter coffee bars in Melbourne
Where Melbourne takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
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Aunty Peg's
Aunty Peg's, the cellar door of Proud Mary Coffee Roasters on Wellington Street, serves only black coffee in an…
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…
Seven Seeds
The warehouse flagship that helped define Melbourne's third-wave scene, Seven Seeds serves its Golden Gate blend…
ACOFFEE
ACOFFEE's blinding white converted-garage showroom on Sackville Street lets a custom roasting machine take centre…
Disciple Roasters
Disciple Roasters occupies a quiet backstreet off Sydney Road and serves only black coffee, with up to 15…
Industry Beans Fitzroy
Industry Beans roasts on-site and runs an aggressive single-origin program. The café space is large enough to work…
Market Lane Prahran
Market Lane has been quietly excellent for two decades. The Prahran Market location is the original. They publish cup…
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These are the Melbourne cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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