Bar Selecta ★ 4.3
Bar Selecta in Hawthorn is a Japanese listening bar: vinyl on the turntable, curated sake and shochu in a room that treats music as seriously as drink.
Signature drink: Sake with vinyl soundtrack
A1 Bakery is a cafe in Brunswick, Melbourne.
A1 Bakery on Sydney Road anchors Brunswick's Lebanese food culture: fresh flatbreads and manakish from the wood-fired oven since 1992, served with no fuss.
Address: 643-645 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056, Melbourne
Bar Selecta in Hawthorn is a Japanese listening bar: vinyl on the turntable, curated sake and shochu in a room that treats music as seriously as drink.
Signature drink: Sake with vinyl soundtrack
Market Lane Carlton offers the full sit-down experience: bags listing altitude, producer notes and a filter programme setting Melbourne's coffee standard.
Signature drink: Filter and espresso with provenance labels
Apollo Inn on Flinders Lane is Andrew McConnell's 30-seat cocktail bar: four Martini styles, oysters and rotating small plates in a warm neo-Renaissance room.
Signature drink: Four variations of the Martini
St. Ali in South Melbourne is among Melbourne's original specialty destinations: a roastery-cafe in a warehouse that helped define the city's coffee scene.
Signature drink: House blend espresso and specialty single origins
Axil Coffee in Hawthorn anchors Melbourne's eastern cafe corridor: loyal following, house blend, full breakfast menu and a roastery supplying the city's best.
Signature drink: Signature blend espresso
Bentwood on Napier Street takes brunch seriously: seasonal produce, a Fitzroy brick-and-glass room and the kind of coffee that earns regular return visits.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter coffee