The Best Places in Carlton & Fitzroy
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Rank 1. Kazuki's
Japanese
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 16/20 · Three Chef Hats
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Rank 2. Al Dente Enoteca
Italian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
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Rank 2. Shu Restaurant
Sichuan
A plant-only Sichuan restaurant in an industrial Collingwood space, Shu has been quietly dismantling the assumption that vegan dining means polite and beige. The kitchen leans into the bold, numbing heat of southwest Chinese cooking, and the ten-course degustation does the convincing. There's also a cocktail bar tucked inside, which helps explain the crowd's relaxed commitment to staying a while. The Australian Good Food Guide gives it two Chef Hats.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
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Rank 4. Bistra
Modern Australian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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Rank 4. Lagotto
Italian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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Rank 4. Scopri
Italian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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Rank 4. Smith Street Bistro
French
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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Rank 4. Zareh
Middle Eastern
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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A converted warehouse painted almost entirely white, with the roastery sitting in plain view so nothing happens behind closed doors. This specialty coffee shop in Collingwood leans hard into light roasts and single origins, the kind of place where the coffee is the décor. It draws the pour-over crowd who treat their morning brew with the same seriousness other people reserve for wine, which is either admirable or a lot, depending on your Tuesday.
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Melbourne
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Rank 10. Good Measure
Coffee
Wood paneling, shelves of records, and specialty coffee by day shifting to natural wine and cocktails once the sun goes down: Good Measure on Lygon Street is the kind of cafe-bar hybrid Melbourne does better than anywhere. The espresso is serious, and the Mont Blanc, a chilled filter coffee floated with sweet cream, has the devoted following to prove it. Come back at night and the room barely changes, which is the whole point.
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Melbourne Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Melbourne Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Melbourne Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map Melbourne Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Melbourne
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Black coffee only, full stop. Aunty Peg's is the roasting headquarters and tasting room for Proud Mary Coffee, tucked into a two-story Collingwood warehouse where the espresso bar doubles as a kind of classroom. Baristas walk you through pour-overs and microlots with the focused energy of sommeliers who've given up on casual drinkers. If you were planning to ask for oat milk, plan differently.
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Melbourne
- World Coffee Map Best cafes for reading in Melbourne
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A converted warehouse on Westgarth Street where the roastery, coffee lab, and cafe all share the same bright, plant-filled floor, so you can watch the beans move from machine to cup while waiting for brunch. It's a full-production specialty coffee shop that takes itself seriously without making you feel underdressed. The seasonal food menu holds its own, and the cold brew options get inventive in the way only Melbourne can pull off without irony.
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Melbourne