Spout

Spout, cafe

48 Glen Eira Rd
Ripponlea
Melbourne 3185

Ripponlea is a cute village just ripe for the picking. Spout opened recently bringing a fun, friendly vibe to this quirky but mostly functional shopping strip. The eclectic crowed seemed right at home.

New Lots

New Lots, cafe
1/204 Gladstone St
South Melbourne
Melbourne 3205

Another opening in an unlikely corner of Melbourne. Snuggled between the 109 tram tracks, the industrial vibe of warehouses and workshops and the northern reaches of Port Melbourne quiet residential streets is New Lots. The cafe interiors are simple, with links to the Brooklyn train station it was named after. The space is self assured, masculine and carefully finished. Time to let the pictures fill in the blanks I think!

Find out more about New Lots on ESPRESSO TALES

That sexy machine with the basket is mine!

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Servery and Spoon

Servery and Spoon
Cafe and Foodstore
137-139 Waverly Rd
Malvern East 3145

Servery and spoon is a suburban cafe, popular with the locals, dishing up perfect Supreme coffee and boasting a delicious (and beautiful) range of baked goodies as well as an extensive breakfast and lunch menu. Servery  has undergone a facelift recently and has just taken on a new head chef... A great spot to refuel before (and or after) a shopping trip to Chadstone...

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footscray milking station

Footscray Milking Station

35 Bunbury St

Footscray

Melbourne 3011

Very recently opened, here we have another example of a brave opening in an unlikely suburban location. Visit the toilet block in the courtyard to see the original 'milking station' where cows from neighbouring pastures were bought in and milked, and the milk was sold from the very same shed (out the little hatch window you will spot below..) It is a tidy progression really from Milking Station to Milk Bar (some exterior signage preserved) to cafe. On to the pictures....

Following are shots of the original milking station - now the toilets.

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