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The Basement Cafe Victoria

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

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 Heaven Victoria
From the outside Blue Heaven looks like a suburban milk bar with footpath tables but it's one of the better coffee spots in Bridge Rd

Boheme Restaurant Bar Victoria
Interesting space with strong arty overtones. Pretty good food and prices. Live music some nights.

Booktalk Cafe Victoria
This (mostly) second hand bookshop is a fine place to eat breakfast, especially on the weekend, with large and very fairly priced meals.

Breadwell 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

Cafe Barbera Victoria
Homely wooden boxes and chairs sit outside La Barbera on the footpath of Swan Street. On Saturdays dogs wait patiently for their breakfasting owners.

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 Flaunt Victoria
This is a pleasant meeting place down the dead end of Bridge Road that is busy, chatty and popular.

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 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

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.

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.

Grandma Funks Victoria

The Groove Train Victoria
Continues to chuff merrily along, its appeal amongst the laid-back, casual younger set of Richmond has not wavered.

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.

Industrie Victoria

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

Kojo Brown Victoria

Ludo Victoria

Macchiato on Collins Victoria

The Mess Hall Victoria

Mezzanine Cafe Victoria

New York Tomato Victoria
It's on the ground floor of an anonymous block of flats and has a friendly neighbourhood feeling, communal table and pleasant courtyard.

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

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

Queen Vic Gallery Cafe Victoria

Raw Cafe Victoria
This has been a favourite amoungst locals for many years. A polished, friendly neighbourhood cafe.

Ruby Orange Victoria

Salon Rouge Victoria

Sam And Sons Victoria

Shamiana Victoria

SMXL Victoria

SMXL Little Bourke 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

Torch 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

Westin Foyer Bar Victoria

William Angliss College Victoria

Word Lounge Bar Victoria