Patricia Coffee Brewers

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This venue is one of Good Food’s 100 Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2026.

The sky is blue, the earth is round, Patricia heaves – even after 15 years. More remarkably, the coffee is good every time. The austere menu (black, white or filter coffee made using house-roasted beans) is the flipside to the cheery team working briskly, thriving on the buzz of tourists and regulars who will happily queue for an incomparable flat white and a treat from a top local bakery. In good news for office workers, the cafe recently opened a second outpost on Lonsdale Street.

Good to know: You’ll be standing in a nook, spilling into the lane or perched on a milk crate.

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Last visited: May 2025

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