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189 Espresso Bar Victoria
Tiny, light filled and airy, this Acland Street cafe is constantly full of locals.

80 Spaces Victoria
A great little cafe much loved by the local arty set with excellent bread based offerings and good coffee

Amici Bakery Cafe Victoria

Armstrong St Food Store Victoria
Tiny little hole in the wall, but inspite of this it has a good atmosphere - the large food display takes up most of the room.

Au Citron Victoria
Nestled in the Hampton Street shopping precinct, the tiny Au Citron cafe offers a diverse range of cafe style food.

Babble on Babylon Victoria
A Reasonably priced Jamaican cafe with the music to prove it. As well as Jamaican dishes the food includes a mod oz mix.

Baker D. Chirico Victoria
For breakfast, a snack or a loaf of bread Chirico's the spot. This specialist baker of Italian origins makes great sourdough bread in the middle of trendy St Kilda

The Basement Cafe Victoria

Batch Espresso Victoria
A cafe from New Zealand colonises a little piece of Carlisle St. Good coffee, good food and NZ wines.

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

Big Mouth Cafe Victoria
People meet at corner establishment for a relaxed meal upstairs, or a coffee and a quick snack down.

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.

Blossom And Vine Victoria

Breadwell Victoria

Cacao 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 Go Go Victoria
Life in this busy little cafe revolves around the island bar, behind which, the lively proprietor serves good coffee and hearty food.

Cafe Au Soleil Victoria

Cafe Bakpak Victoria

Cafe Brewhaha Victoria
Peaceful little St KIlda cafe with a courtyard as well as footpath tables. Good breakfasts and coffee.

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 Magnet Victoria

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

Cafe Racer Victoria
Summer or winter this cafe dispenses quality coffee and generous amounts of well-being even for those without a Ducatti or other of two wheeled machine.

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 Vue Victoria

Cafe Y Victoria

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

Cooper & Milla's Victoria

Cowderoy's Dairy Victoria
You can still buy milk bar essentials at Cowderoy's as well as up to the minute coffee and light snacky meals.

Cross Cafe 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

Edna's Place 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.

Elwood Beach House Victoria
What a fabulous spot for a cafe. Right next to the parking lot at Elwood Beach and with its own fenced Council playground at the back.

The Elwood Lounge Victoria
Cool. Great for a late brekky. Original and funky art work, jazz, deco furniture and light fittings.

Fare Exchange Victoria

Federal Coffee Palace Victoria

Feedmee 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

Flinks Victoria

Flying Horse Victoria

Foobar Victoria

Fox In The Box Victoria

Fresh@Elwood Victoria

Galleon Cafe Victoria
There's a real sense of community here, fostered by the wholesome fare, warmth of the staff and the honesty of the prices.

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.

Gas Milk Bar Victoria

Gattica Victoria

Gill's Cafe Victoria

Greasy Joe's Victoria
Greasy Joe's is as synonymous with St Kilda as Luna Park, and you'd almost need a mouth that big to eat it's famous Burger with the lot

Greville Hotel Victoria

Greyhound Hotel Victoria
When you walk in, you recognise instantly those elusive qualities of the Proper Friendly Pub.

Grosvenor Hotel Sports Bar Victoria
A smart renovation that attempts to keep all the punters happy. Good pub style meals are served in the modern sprawling candy coloured bistro

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.

Ice Cafe Bar Victoria
Somewhere between a bar and a cafe this groovy place whith its ultra-smooth late night decor has a real buzz at the bar.

Il Fornaio Victoria
An urban, industrial interpretation of the local bakery, with a licensed cafe. It's long been a popular St KIlda destination.

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

Inkr7 Victoria
All the breakfast dishes loved by the smart citizens of St Kilda ar found here plus the usual bread based items. Nice little courtyard.

Jerry's Milk Bar Victoria
One side of the cafe is an authentic re-creation of a 1950's milk bar - original curved glass display counters and milk shake mixers.

The Journal Victoria
The new venture by Con Christopoulos (Degraves, European, Supper Club) is a smart modern cafe decorated as a reading room.

Lafayette Fine Food Victoria

Las Chicas Victoria
A daytime cafe under the Balaclava railway station with a very creative menu. Courtyard at rear and standard prices.

Leroy Espresso Victoria
Oozing St Kilda attitude, this is the where the cool come for their fix of 'the scene', coffee, and a good breakfast.

Ludo Victoria

Macchiato on Collins Victoria

Mart 130 Victoria

The Mess Hall Victoria

Metropol Victoria

Mezzanine Cafe Victoria

Milktoast Victoria

Mothersmilk Victoria

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

Oskawhyte Victoria
Oskawhyte is indeed white. This is a place for ladies who shop - seriously. Good neighbourly feeling and super-fast service.

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

Phillippa's Bakery Victoria
A bakery and provisions store, turning out Phillipa's breads. Well worth the wait for a seat at one of the few tables in the shop or out on the footpath.

Pool Caf Victoria

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

The Press Club Victoria

Pur Pearl 8 Victoria

Queen Vic Gallery Cafe Victoria

Robarta Victoria

Rose Street Gallery Victoria
The fit-out of this Victorian building is so beautiful it's almost edible. Smart south of the river cafe fare

Ruby Orange Victoria

Sahara Restaurant Victoria
A student haven with retro found-object furnishings amid a mixture of lounge room and kitchen table setups.

Salon Rouge Victoria

Sam And Sons Victoria

Shamiana Victoria

SMXL Victoria

SMXL Little Bourke Victoria

Spoonful Victoria
Standard (read creative), but high-quality fare available to eat in or take away at this eclectically decorated cafe and produce store.

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

St Kilda Delicatessen Victoria

St Kilda Grocery Bar Victoria

St Kilda Pier Kiosk Victoria

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.

Thirty Three & One Third Cafe Victoria
Treasured 50's and 60's album covers adorn the walls of this groovy little place.

Tiger Bar Victoria

Time Out Victoria

Toasted On Collins Place Victoria

Travellers Cafe Victoria

Treat Victoria

Turtle Cafe Victoria
A local, if not Melbourne institution. Always bustling with life, but never frenetic. The most friendly staff you'll find anywhere.

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.

Wall Two 80 Victoria
Wall Two 80 has spawned a generation of 'hole-in-the-wall' cafes. It's well on its way to becoming a Melbourne coffee drinking institution.

Westin Foyer Bar Victoria

William Angliss College Victoria

Woodstock Espresso Bar Victoria

Word Lounge Bar Victoria

Zeta Cafe-Bar Victoria

Zimmer Victoria