Simple, seasonal food with a real focus on sustainable and local produce makes Laneway Greens a great choice for dining in or takeaway.

Tucked under the beautiful arches of Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral, you’ll find the heavenly (pun intended) Buddha bowls, cakes, coffee and salted caramel lamingtons that make going to church a mouth-watering prospect. Keep in mind the cafe is only open weekdays.

Make the time to journey from the popular dining and shopping strip of Northcote’s High Street to Red Door for strong, consistently good coffee.

Off the tourist-friendly Brunswick Street, you’ll find Cafe Louis between a design shop and an apartment building. Not even a year old, this newcomer is sleek with minimal fuss and all the daily newspapers, for those who like to indulge in all the finances, arts, politics and business over coffee.

Omelettes, smashed avo on toast, organic ginger beer, or maybe the southern fried chicken burger are all good reasons to wander down Clarendon Street in leafy, lovely East Melbourne.

That said, Black Alchemy is a five-minute walk from Blackburn Station so jumping on a train from Flinders Street is the simplest way to get here. Poached eggs, beetroot hummus, mixed berry muffins and cold-drip coffee await your arrival so you’ll be rewarded for your effort in getting here.

Naked Racer is both a cafe, a bar and also a live music venue. While not hidden from street view at all, it is hidden in terms of being little-known by Melbourne cafe-goers generally. For coffee and food lovers, as well as motorbike and scooter enthusiasts, a visit is mandatory. Try the coconut and almond milk bircher muesli at any time of day.

Well known in Melbourne for its award-winning coffee, you can dine in and also buy coffee and coffee-making and -serving equipment. Coffee and whisky brownies, a stack of pancakes with coffee-infused maple syrup, white chocolate and blueberry pancakes?

This cafe is the epitome of what’s great about Melbourne: industrial chic, raw wooden tables and chairs, exposed brickwork, walls that are galleries for local street artists and coffee that puts other cities in the shadows.