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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.

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

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

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 Y Victoria

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 Commune 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.

Federal Coffee Palace Victoria

Grandma Funks Victoria

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.

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

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.

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

Sam And Sons Victoria

SMXL Victoria

SMXL Little Bourke Victoria

Summer Cafe Victoria

Superfino Victoria

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

Von Haus Victoria

Word Lounge Bar Victoria