the league of honest coffee

the league of honest coffee

8 exploration lane

melbourne 3000

What an altogether fantastic venue for city-bound coffee aficionados. Great coffee, great food, great service and beautiful design. Features include particle-board mosaics on two walls and commissioned art depicting the coffee plant in cherrie 

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roller door

roller door cafe
13 stawell st
west melbourne
melbourne 3003

This one had slipped me by completely - but thanks to the recently released 'The Age Good Cafe Guide' it has now been 'discovered'. I knocked these shots off on my iphone - which I never do - but it is a rough and ready kind of place so I might just have gotten away with it..!  This is a refreshingly laid-back non-corporate kind of place in an anonymous yet very central corner of Melbourne.

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chez dre

chez dre pâtisserie boulangerie 
285-287 coventry st
south melbourne 3205


What a surprise! Up an unassuming alley one wouldn't stumble upon this place, which is why I haven't been here, I guess, despite it's location. After a tip off I popped in on route to the markets camera in one hand three year old in the other... and was warmly received. What a space. So many interesting and unique elements - note the floor - cool.

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lilo cafe

lilo cafe

725 esplanade

mornington

vic 3931

What a great destination for a day out of Melbourne. (And we happened upon Mornington on a Wednesday too - market day - bonus) The coast walk from the town was lovely, and rewarded with a great Supreme coffee and delish english muffin for brunch. The green theme was accidental initially - starting with the collection of green bottles, moving on to the kitsch pineapple lamp (both pictured) and blossoming from there. Class.

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