Red Bean Coffee. Red Bean Coffee 121 Plenty Rd, Melbourne VIC 3072, Australia With an on-site roastery, Red Bean Coffee in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Preston is something special.

Morning Market offers up wonderful coffee and Baker Bleu bread and pastries to have on the footpath under its wide Victorian awnings, as well as house-made cakes, tarts, sandwiches and salads.

When in need of a cup of coffee — and no activity in Melbourne is complete without one — Market Lane Coffee has one outpost in the bustling Dairy Hall and another on Victoria Street.

From the Melbourne CBD to Brunswick, Collingwood and beyond, here are the best cafes for coffee, as featured in Good Food’s Essential Cafe and Bakeries Guide.

In 2018, we wondered if Melbourne cafes were out of ideas. Fast forward to now, and this new crop of cafes, coffee bars and matcha spots proves there’s still plenty of creativity brewing. From a ...