Coffee & cafés in Melbourne
Melbourne has 142 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Bubble Tea (11), Breakfast (8), Sandwiches (8). The coffee scene spans 79 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 49 Coffee Shops, 14 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (10), Vegan cafés (8), Gluten-free cafés (6). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 18 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Melbourne, Australia, has 225 coffee venues. Of these, 22 are specialty-coffee venues. The most common serves are bubble tea, breakfast, and sandwiches. Independent venues account for about 90% of the total.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Melbourne | Australia median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 18% of 142 venues | 27% (median of 117 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 93% of 142 venues | 97% (median of 117 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 75 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 95 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 26% of 65 venues with a price level | 21% (median of 81 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 74% of 65 venues with a price level | 79% (median of 81 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 65 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 81 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 6.9% of 116 venues with listed hours | 5.1% (median of 116 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 56% of 116 venues with Sunday hours listed | 67% (median of 116 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 53% of 116 venues with listed hours | 60% (median of 116 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (11 venues), Brunch (6), Flat White (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Melbourne on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Frank’s Cafe Wine Bar
20-22 McKillop St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 5.0 (4)
Koffi Bar
31 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.9 (190)£
Patricia Coffee Brewers
Little Bourke Street
★ 4.8 (4455)££
Outdoor seating
Avocado Moment Cafe
69 A'Beckett St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.8 (322)$20–40
Bearded Brothers Coffee
342 Little Collins
★ 4.8 (232)$1–20
Two Conversations
26/10 Equitable Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.8 (172)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Moment Coffee
★ 4.8 (137)$1–20
Crema Cafe
★ 4.8 (49)£
Kumo Desserts Melbourne
198 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (2898)
Cafe Blahnik Corporate Catering
30 Equitable Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (399)£
Outdoor seating
Poolhouse Coffee
6 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (304)$1–20
Outdoor seating
SOAZ 22 - Melbourne's Aesthetic Brunch Cafe
Ground floor/170 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (289)£
Outdoor seating
CULPA ESPRESSO
91 William St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (161)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Supernova coffee
364 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (96)$1–20
Market Lane Coffee - Mitchell House
356 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.7 (91)$1–20
Louie
★ 4.7 (75)$1–20
SAGAS Cafe & Retail Olderfleet
477 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (47)£
Little Charley Cafe
★ 4.7 (43)
A1 BAKERY RMIT
10 Bowen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.7 (20)
Little Rogue
12 Drewery Lane
★ 4.6 (1873)£
Shortstop Coffee & Donuts
12 Sutherland St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.6 (1746)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Collins Coffee House
395 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (745)
Overlay Coffee
320 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (702)$1–20
Oko Cafe
★ 4.6 (467)$1–20
Fabian
262 Lonsdale Street
★ 4.6 (451)$1–20
WOOSS Au Desserts and Cafe
Shop g1/230 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (284)£
Lovey Patisserie
★ 4.6 (205)
Little Nooky Cafe Melbourne
62 A'Beckett St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (196)$1–20
Laptop friendly
Intimo Cafe
439 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (188)£
Outdoor seating
Little Bang Espresso
394-412 Swanston Street
★ 4.6 (154)$1–20
Spyglass Coffee
34 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.6 (102)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Tavistock House Cafe
387 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (86)£
Outdoor seating
Karomi Cafe - Baskerville Lane
228 La Trobe St, 9 Baskerville Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (60)£
Café Felice
461 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (57)$1–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Foster & Black Specialty Coffee Melbourne Central
L1/Cnr LaTrobe and Swanston Streets, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.6 (30)$1–20
Interlude Tea & Bakery
Level 1 62/64 Little La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.6 (28)
Brother Baba Budan
359 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (3405)$1–20
Le Petit Chateau
★ 4.5 (1269)£
Outdoor seating
MAKER Lt Bourke
387 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (677)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Miyama Melbourne
Level 2/300 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (676)$20–40
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
BENCH COFFEE CO. Lt Collins
321 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.5 (654)$1–20
Tomo’s Little Collins
382 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (620)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe Melbourne Central
Melbourne Central Building, Shop L01 157B/211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (430)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Gordon's Cafe & Bar
304-306 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (422)££
Outdoor seating
Supersede Coffee
519-521 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.5 (371)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Speck
★ 4.5 (103)£
The Cupcake Queens
★ 4.5 (95)moderate
Outdoor seating
Brick Lane
★ 4.4 (2847)$20–40
Outdoor seating
AMIRI CAFE
Shop R02, 14 Cnr Lonsdale Street, QV, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.4 (1962)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Cafe Victoria
517 Elizabeth Street
★ 4.4 (1444)$20–40
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
A25 Pizzeria Centro (CBD)
397 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.4 (965)££
Outdoor seating
Golden Mug Cafe
Ground Floor of Novotel Hotel, level 1/399 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.4 (787)$1–20
Billy’s Central
Level 2/300 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.4 (618)$20–40
Cashmere Cat Cafe
level 1/365 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.4 (600)£
First Love Coffee Collins St
Tenancy 4/433 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.4 (156)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Parlance Coffee
★ 4.4 (88)$1–20
Manchester Press
8 Rankins Lane
★ 4.3 (2321)$20–40
Krimper Cafe
20 Guildford Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.3 (2203)$20–40
Industry Beans Lt. Collins
345 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.3 (653)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe Segovia
33 Block Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.3 (509)££
Outdoor seating
Code Black Coffee 360
Foyer/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.3 (179)
Mecca Cafe
299 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.3 (23)
The Firm
460 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3004
★ 4.3 (13)
Caffe E Torta
314 Little Collins Street
★ 4.2 (854)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Axil Coffee Roasters
565 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 4.2 (279)$1–20
Laptop friendlyRoasts on-site
Piccolo Me 456 Lonsdale St
456 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.2 (195)££
Bluestones Cafe
★ 4.2 (108)£
Cafe del Corso
★ 4.2 (98)£
Kenny's Bakery Cafe
355 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.2 (42)
Oporto Melbourne Central
shop 269/211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.1 (591)££
Federal Coffee Kiosk
★ 4.1 (585)££
Outdoor seating
Brown Sugar
★ 4.1 (379)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Falcon Cafe
Lobby, 367 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.1 (34)
Axil Coffee Roasters Melbourne Central
GD089/360 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.0 (716)$20–40
Soul Cafe & Bar
195 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 4.0 (361)££
Outdoor seating
Cafe Azu
16 Equitable Place
★ 4.0 (140)£
Outdoor seating
Puzzle Coffee Melbourne Central
140 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
★ 3.9 (250)
The Salon Champagne Bar & Eatery
314-336 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3004
★ 3.7 (128)£
The Honourable Judge
287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 3.2 (91)
Sue's Cafe
150 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
★ 3.0 (2)
Corner & Bench
408 Bourke Street
The Workers' Food Room
349 Little Collins Street
Arch & Stone
124 La Trobe Street
Outdoor seating
Arch & Stone Outdoor Dining
124 La Trobe Street
Outdoor seating
Axil
B&B'guette Cafe
482 Bourke Street
Blaq
365 La Trobe Street
Bowen Street Cafe
Bowen Street
Outdoor seating
Brother Bubba Budan
359 Little Bourke Street
@ Cafe 45
45 William Street
Cafe Belt
250 Queen Street
Cafenatics
414 La Trobe Street
Cartel Coffee Roasters Melbourne
19 Somerset Place
Charlie's Tea
246 Lonsdale Street
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
250 Swanston Street
Daboba
155 Franklin Street
Famish'd
Federal Coffee Palace
Outdoor seating
Gong Cha
Happy Lemon
454 Elizabeth Street
Hudson Coffee
211 La Trobe Street
Industry Beans
345 Little Collins Street
Kit Espresso
Koko Black Chocolate
Kyoto Sushi & Noodle Bar
190 Queen Street
La Petite Crêperie
32 Hardware Lane
Laurent Boulangerie Patisserie
Le Yeahllow
366 Little Collins Street
Little Avenue
Little Sparrow
Maker
387 Little Bourke Street
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Marche Board Game Cafe
Milksha
134 Elizabeth Street
Mork Chocolate
20 Equitable Place
Ms PREtea
358 Lonsdale Street
Naau Cafe
276 Russell Street
Okey Dokey Dessert
236 Little Bourke Street
Oli & Levi Galleria
385 Bourke Street
People's Coffee
People's Coffee
181 William Street
Outdoor seating
Pie Face
Pie Face
251 Russell Street
Prime's Hai Tea
339 Swanston Street
Realfoods Canteen
368-374 Swanston Street
Outdoor seating
Robbins cafe
385 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Rustica
104 Queen Street
Shamble Coffee Brewers
423 Little Collins Street
Sharetea
285 Swanston Street
Spin Coffee
Standing Room
394-412 Swanston Street
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
Starbucks
295 Swanston Street
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
Strozzi
333 Collins Street
Sunny Corner Café
350 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Supersede
521 Elizabeth Street
Outdoor seating
The Bean Project
427-433 Swanston Street
Outdoor seating
The Cheesecake Shop
Tokyo Yokocho
414-418 Swanston Street
Outdoor seating
Tomo's
382 Little Collins Street
Tori’s
28 Niagara Lane
Xing Fu Tang
273 Elizabeth Street
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Melbourne coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Melbourne?
There are 142 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Melbourne on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Melbourne?
Top-rated coffee shops in Melbourne include Corner & Bench, The Workers' Food Room, Krimper Cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Melbourne.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Melbourne?
43 venues in Melbourne have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.