FourthWave

Melbourne

Melbourne is the original Australian coffee city — Proud Mary, Market Lane, ST. ALi, Seven Seeds, Auction Rooms. The flat white was perfected here; the bar for milk drinks is, frankly, intimidating.

On the map

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Curated picks

Editorially verified specialty spots. These are the cafes we'd send a friend to without caveats.

Algorithm-ranked

Other shops in Melbourne our scoring engine rates well. Higher-confidence picks land in the curated list above.