Apollo Inn is a cafe in Cbd, Melbourne.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 165 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
Patricia in a Little Bourke Street laneway is the CBD's tightest espresso counter: standing-only, rotating guest roasters and a craft benchmark from 2011.
Signature drink: Rotating single-origin espresso
Tip: Enter from the alley behind Little Bourke Street. Weekday only; closed all weekends.
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
Seven Seeds in Carlton is among Melbourne's founding specialty roasters: a converted warehouse north of the university that set the espresso standard.
Signature drink: Flat white on house blend
Proud Mary on Oxford Street is internationally recognised for direct-trade sourcing, with a food programme that keeps pace with the coffee at every turn.
Signature drink: Direct-trade single-origin espresso
Patricia in a Little Bourke Street laneway is the CBD's tightest espresso counter: standing-only, rotating guest roasters and a craft benchmark from 2011.
Signature drink: Rotating single-origin espresso
Tip: Enter from the alley behind Little Bourke Street. Weekday only; closed all weekends.
