Seven Seeds ★ 4.5
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
Market Lane Coffee (Carlton) is a cafe in Carlton, Melbourne.
Market Lane Carlton offers the full sit-down experience: bags listing altitude, producer notes and a filter programme setting Melbourne's coffee standard.
Address: 1 Punch Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
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
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
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Signature drink: House blend espresso and specialty single origins
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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