tesspresso661Jan 51 minReflections COVID has changed so many aspects of life, but it hasn't changed our love for coffee. If anything, it's proven how much we love it! Due t...
tesspresso661Oct 25, 20201 minUndercover Coffee Roasters Open in Abbotsford Some would say its soft opening...I would say it's a stealth opening! Especially when it comes to this understated roaster. Undercover ha...
tesspresso661Sep 30, 20201 minInternational Coffee DayWhat does International Coffee Day mean to you? How much do you value your coffee? Enough to care about the rights of farmers picking the...
tesspresso661Mar 13, 20201 minGrace CafeIf you’ve ever been to Fitzroy Market (or Fitzroy generally), you would know Grace Café. It’s been there long enough! Eight years to be p...
tesspresso661Mar 12, 20201 minLeft FieldFour years on, and this Carnegie hotspot is still going strong. Left Field was always going to be that neighbour hub. It’s set in the bac...
tesspresso661Mar 2, 20201 minThe Gatekeeper My first meeting with Lee Eman was when he was head barista at The Merchant's Guild in Bentleigh. Since then I’ve watched him pave the wa...
tesspresso661Mar 2, 20202 minPique Nique Time for a Pique Nique! This corner spot has recently undergone a second facelift, after its original conversion from a neighbourhood mil...
tesspresso661Mar 2, 20202 minSmall GracesSmall Graces, Big Love. Footscray is one of Melbourne’s most diverse and multicultural suburbs, famed for its Cheap Eats, Market, and Fr...
tesspresso661Mar 2, 20202 minWolf on WattonI’m old enough to remember when The Pet Shop Boys released ‘Go West’. I’ve actually been doing a lot of that lately, and it’s led me to d...
tesspresso661Mar 1, 20201 minSuperrandomBrighton is famed for its beach boxes, bayside bike trail, and health-conscious residents. So, it would come as no surprise that a café ...
tesspresso661Mar 1, 20201 minNorwood CafeI recently discovered Norwood, a cafe housed in the sustainability driven 'Burwood Brickworks', on Middleborough Road. What I love about ...
tesspresso661Mar 1, 20201 minNelson Box HillMelbourne’s latest café is brought to us by Only Hospitality, who also have MOB Camberwell, Stanley, and Bentwood Fitzroy to name just a ...
tesspresso661Feb 12, 20202 minMister HoffmanEstablished almost 5 years ago by husband and wife duo, Dean and Petra Parker, Mr Hoffman sits on the edge of a little shopping strip on ...
tesspresso661Dec 11, 20192 minPoco PocoThe Mala family began their journey in Melbourne’s coffee scene five years ago, when they opened Bean + Gone Espresso. It’s an appropriat...
tesspresso661Dec 11, 20191 minOne by OneOne by one….. I’m working through Melbourne’s best cafes. My latest adventure has brought me to Keilor, a suburb north-west of the city....
tesspresso661Dec 1, 20192 minThe Glass DenYes, I’m old enough to remember Pentridge Prison. It was finally closed in 1997, after spending almost 150 years as Melbourne’s main gaol...
tesspresso661Nov 26, 20192 minFaceplant I always love a café with a pun in its name. It’s indicative of the owner’s playful approach to hospitality. Who doesn’t look at food and...
tesspresso661Nov 23, 20192 minGesha CafeGesha Coffee is exactly as its name implies. A café dedicated to the Gesha varietal of coffee, which originated in Ethiopia. The Gesha v...
tesspresso661Nov 18, 20192 minCrooked LetterI’ve heard it so many times before… “I left the corporate world because I needed a change”… and it’s really amazing how many times I hear...
tesspresso661Nov 2, 20191 minNine YardsFor a hospitality group that loves idioms, the name of their 9th café seems most fitting. ‘Nine Yards’ is brought to us by Steve Rowley,...