Monday, August 31, 2026

  1. 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.

    Four honors, in evidence:

    The record strongest first

    One number, weighted & current 69

    How we score

    The dishes from the writeups


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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. It runs on the scored places nearby: more good stuff within reach, higher score. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.