Melbourne

Cobb Lane

Pastry chef Matt Forbes is shaking things up to cope with demand.

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Melbourne

Field Black

It's a crowded market out there in the Northcote cafe world but Field Black is getting its share thanks to all the love in the room plus some serious food smarts.

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Sydney

Auvers

Those who rarely visit Rhodes may think of it mostly as the home of a Nordic stress colony called IKEA. But a corner cafe is quietly injecting the spirit of a sleepy artist commune into the neighbourhood.

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Barrio Coffee Collective

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Melbourne

Xenia Food Store

Greek favourites and mezze, vegan-friendly banquets, and cafe breakfast classics at Philhellene's sister restaurant.

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Melbourne

Plain Sailing

This modern Melbourne meets Middle Eastern menu puts flavour first and health as a bonus.

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Sydney

Matinee

Nothing is too much trouble at Matinee.

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Sydney

Barbetta

Barbetta is like walking onto an Italian film set, ready for the next scene of 'La Dolce Vita'.

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Melbourne

Napier Quarter

This corner cafe-wine bar will sort you for a croissant at 8am, sandwich at noon, olives and wine at 5pm and pasta at 8pm.

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Melbourne

Ratio Cocoa Roasters

Take a single-origin cocoa-bean-to-chocolate-bar tour or skip straight to eating and drinking the results in the onsite cafe.

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