The Melbourne flat white: a double ristretto shot with 150ml of stretched whole milk, served in a small ceramic cup with no froth art and no compromise. Patricia Coffee Brewers on Little Bourke Street makes the cleanest CBD version.
Where to eat it: 1 restaurant across 1 city.
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.
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