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Automatic Cafe Victoria
Automatic sets the vibe for the copy-cat-casual-retro cafe that appears dotted along the many inner suburban eat street.

The Basement Cafe Victoria

Beetroot Victoria
A newish cheery Hardware Lane cafe with well priced snacky food, fast, for city workers.

Bells Hotel Victoria

Bisq Victoria
Bisq is the classiest of the office cafeteria that adorn this section of Flinders La. Comfort, but not too much is the aim here.

Blue Train Cafe Victoria
Blue Train was the first of its kind, a mega-cafe that successfully caters for the breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between.

Breadwell Victoria

Bunyip Cafe Victoria

Cafe 55 Victoria
253 metres above the Melbourne skyline is our tallest cafe, nestled right there on the panoramic Rialto observation deck.

Cafe Au Soleil Victoria

Cafe Bakpak Victoria

Caffe e Biscotti Victoria
Once a little hole in the wall, Caffe e Biscotti has expanded to include two rooms with tables and chairs out in Block Place.

Cafe Mezz Victoria
A modern comfortable space despite a rather stark quality. Enlivened by friendly staff.

Cafe Segovia Victoria
The first cafe in Block Place before the latte-craze hit Melbourne; Cafe Segovia set the standard for cafe food and good coffee.

Cafe Serendipity Victoria
A tiny place that looks like you average sandwhich bar but the menu offers healthy and interesting alternatives to the norm.

Cafe Sweethearts Victoria
A real stayer, begun in 1987 and still going strong. Very popular for breakfast and with those shopping at the market opposite.

Cafe Vue Victoria

Cafe Y Victoria

Cafe Zappa Victoria
Cafe Zappa is South Melbourne's lunch time Mecca. Employees of the local arts, film and television companies fight for foccacia.

Chaise Lounge Victoria
Nice to be able to escape the corporate rat-race and have a drink in this funky little grotto.

Coffea Victoria
Visit any time during market hours and this place is packed to the rafters with coffee-a-holics in this coffee roaster.

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Victoria

The Commune Victoria

Cumulus Inc Victoria

Degraves Espresso Bar Victoria
This mostly outside cafe that takes over a lane is long time favourite of city work workers and residents. Always busy for coffee, lunch and snacks.

Deli Manjoo Victoria

e:fiftyfive Victoria
Backpackers and travellers of all ages find this Internet cafe a comfortable way to contact the world they have left.

Elizabeth Street Espresso Bar Victoria
This one-time cigarette kiosk has become Melbourne's tiniest cafe. Good coffee and bread based snacks.

Emerald Hill Cafe Victoria
A warm, cosy, cafe with eclectic decor and pressed metal ceilings that serves mostly bread based snacks

Fare Exchange Victoria

Federal Coffee Palace Victoria

Feeling Fruity Victoria
The first of the Feeling Fruity juice chain, this juice bar is in David Jones. Offering a variety of fruit salad combinations

Garden Plaza Cafe Victoria
Looking out onto a manicured garden surrounded by the BHP Building, The Garden Plaza sits like an oasis in the middle of the city.

Guggenheim Victoria
For those of us who understand that a bagel is more than a bun with a hole in it, Guggenheim adds significantly to the amenities of the inner-city.

Illia Victoria
This is a popular al fresco spot for nearby office workers and Melbourne's legal fraternity.Good cafe fare and service.

Ludo Victoria

Macchiato on Collins Victoria

Maori Chief Hotel Victoria
It may have funky, smart retro clutter but it's still a good local for a beer or three.

The Mess Hall Victoria

Mezzanine Cafe Victoria

Montague Foodstore Victoria
The corner shop in the quiet heart of South Melbourne's plane-tree-lined streets is now a cafe with a food counter.

Nudel Bar Victoria
Convenient, quick, the menu comprises pasta and Asian style noodles to macaroni cheese. Serves are large, flavoursome and a cheap option at this end of the city.

Ortigia Victoria
Mostly take-away this very popular pizza lunch spot at the legal end of town

Passionfoods Victoria

Pavilion At Fitzroy Gardens Victoria
The Fitzroy Garden Pavillion is a much loved venue set in Melbourne's green heart.

Postal Hall Victoria
At the ground level of the Hero Apartment Buildings, Postal Hall brings to inner city workers and residents, reliable, good quality coffee, food and friendly service

Q Eleven Victoria
Modern cafe food using largely organic produce in this cafe near the South Melbourne Market.

Queen Vic Gallery Cafe Victoria

Renzo's Bar Victoria

Ruby Orange Victoria

Salon Rouge Victoria

Sam And Sons Victoria

Shamiana Victoria

SMXL Victoria

SMXL Little Bourke Victoria

St All Victoria

Stax Victoria
A crisply coloured interior, functional high gloss wooden benches, quietly humorous understated art works on walls. Good cafe food.

Summer Cafe Victoria

Superfino Victoria

Sweet Mama's Cafe Victoria
A cute place tucked into what was the disabled access to the bank. Friendly guys serving who are fast.

Switch Board Victoria
A pair of tiny holes-in-the-wall tucked away at the back of the Manchester Unity - coffee and goodies.

Time Out Victoria

Toasted On Collins Place Victoria

Travellers Cafe Victoria

Two Fingers Victoria

Two Floors Up Victoria

Verve Victoria
A cafe wrapped in a clothing shop. So tiny is this space that you could probably do both things at once.

Von Haus Victoria

Walter's Wine And Food Store Victoria

Westin Foyer Bar Victoria

Wharf 8 Restaurant & Bar Victoria

William Angliss College Victoria

Word Lounge Bar Victoria