Whether you need a morning latte, a double shot espresso or a cappuccino with 7 sugars, Fitzroy has got you covered for coffee. You won’t find a Starbucks or coffee chain shops here – it is all about good, real coffee.
Here are our recommendations:
Alimentari
251 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
302 Smith St, Collingwood
Alimentari has two cafes serving excellent coffee. You can also get delicious food here – it’s a deli, so they serve a range of delicious salads, wraps and sandwiches as well as having a café menu from which you can order eggs and other breakfast delights.
Hours
Monday – Sunday: 8am-6pm
Sir Charles
121 Johnston St, Fitzroy
This hip café serves great coffee, has loads of seating and serves delicious food too.
Hours
Monday-Friday: 7am-4pm
Saturday, Sunday: 8am-4pm
Slowpoke Espresso
157 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Around the corner from The Nunnery, this cute small café consistently serves great coffee along with pastries, cakes and meals.
Hours
Monday – Friday: 7am-4pm
Saturday, Sunday: 8am-4pm
Grub Food Van
87 Moor St, Fitzroy
Tell me, have you ever been served coffee from a 1965 silver Airstream van? Yeah, I didn’t think so. So you should probably go to Grub in order to experience this. It’s a funky, chilled out place with delicious coffee and food. It’s as hipster as Fitzroy gets.
Hours
Monday: closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 8am-9pm
Sunday: 8am-5pm
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St, Collingwood
As you can see from the photo, the baristas at Proud Mary take their coffee very seriously. They are here to cater to all of your fancy cold drip single sourced coffee needs.
Hours
Monday – Friday: 7am-4pm
Saturday, Sunday: 8am-4pm
Newtown Specialty Coffee
180 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Newtown might be a small café but do not underestimate it – the coffee is excellent, and the food is absolutely scrumptious. They also have free wifi, so it’s a great spot to relax and chill out with a newspaper.
Hours
Monday – Friday: 7:30am-4pm
Saturday, Sunday: 9am-3pm
Brunettis
380 Lygon St, Carlton
This Italian café is not actually in Fitzroy, it’s in Carlton, so it’s done well to sneak into a Fitzroy café line-up. However, it’s still very close to Fitzroy and is worth a visit, being a Melbourne favourite that has been open for over 30 years – the owner Giorgio is still working at the café. They make a big range of delicious sandwiches, pizza and sweets too!
Hours
Sunday – Thursday: 6am-11pm
Friday, Saturday: 6am-midnight
Babka
358 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
This cute, unassuming bakery has been a popular choice with Melburnians for years – the coffee is good, but they are best known for their cakes, slices and bread. If you’re looking for coffee and cake, this is the place to go.
Hours
Monday: closed
Tuesday – Sunday: 7am-6pm
Grace
76 Rose St, Fitzroy
This café is set in a house, so you get to enjoy the coffee and food with homely, nostalgic vibes. You won’t find another café quite like it!
Hours
Monday – Friday: 7am-4pm
Saturday, Sunday: 8am-5pm
Black Cat
252 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
This super chilled café/bar is the perfect spot to plop down and chill out over a coffee (or a beer later on in the night). Their couches are dangerously comfortable, plus there’s free wifi!
Hours
Monday – Sunday: 10am-1am
Industry Beans
62 Rose St, Fitzroy
Industry Beans screams trendiness and hipsterness (is that a word?). The coffee is top notch, and the brunch meals at Industry Beans have featured in Lonely Planet’s ‘World’s Best Brunches’, so you know you’re in good hands. It’s very popular, but has a decent amount of indoor and outdoor seating.
