10 beaut places open today for your Anzac Day coffee and pastry fix
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10 beaut places open today for your Anzac Day coffee and pastry fix

Of course,surcharges will apply,but it will be worth it for that sweet,sweet caffeine (and cake) hit.

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Owner of hatted 1800 Lasagne transforms quiet cafe into Brunswick East’s next hot spot

Owner of hatted 1800 Lasagne transforms quiet cafe into Brunswick East’s next hot spot

Suntop Plaza has a new look and owner,but the heart of the cafe – and most of its home-style sandwich menu – remain very much intact.

  • byTomas Telegramma
Guy Grossi drinks espresso,but most Melburnians like to add milk. Find out your suburb’s most popular coffee order

Guy Grossi drinks espresso,but most Melburnians like to add milk. Find out your suburb’s most popular coffee order

Our deep dive into Melburnians’ preferred coffee orders tells a story of changing tastes. Use the interactive to find out where your suburb sits on Melbourne’s cappuccino curve.

  • byCara Waters
Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.

  • byJessica Yun
Oi,old mate,a cafe isn’t a rent-free office. Why don’t you Zoom off?

Oi,old mate,a cafe isn’t a rent-free office. Why don’t you Zoom off?

Cafes are occupied by too many entitled loiterers,for whom $4.50 a coffee is way too cheap. The rest of us are subsidising their Zoom meetings.

  • byMalcolm Knox
My favourite coffee shop hates me. So why do I keep going back?
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My favourite coffee shop hates me. So why do I keep going back?

Like Seinfeld’s famed “soup Nazi”,my local coffee shop treats its customers with contempt. But I can’t bring myself to walk away.

  • byBella Westaway
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‘Hospitality is a bit broken’:Beloved Sydney cafe Cornersmith is closing

‘Hospitality is a bit broken’:Beloved Sydney cafe Cornersmith is closing

Cost pressures and lower spending by customers are forcing the much-loved Annandale community and sustainability-focused cafe to close its doors permanently this month.

  • byDani Valent
Why is iced coffee even more expensive than the hot stuff? And Gen Z are obsessed

Why is iced coffee even more expensive than the hot stuff? And Gen Z are obsessed

Despite the average price of iced coffee now above $8 per cup,iced coffee is more popular than ever. Sydney cafe owners reveal the reasons behind the hikes.

  • byBianca Hrovat
Melbourne-style micro-cafe Maia is the quality coffee spot Lewisham locals have been waiting for

Melbourne-style micro-cafe Maia is the quality coffee spot Lewisham locals have been waiting for

A hidden suburban gem serving banh mi-inspired smoked chicken sangas and house-roasted speciality coffee.

  • byBianca Hrovat
‘Please eat it,stop filming it’:Top foodie spots have mixed feelings about social media success

‘Please eat it,stop filming it’:Top foodie spots have mixed feelings about social media success

If you want to grab an icecream at Paris’s newest TikTok sensation you’ll be joining a queue.

  • byEleanor Steafel
Inside ex-Merivale exec’s plans to revamp Sydney dining empire Boathouse Group

Inside ex-Merivale exec’s plans to revamp Sydney dining empire Boathouse Group

Antony Jones is putting more than a decade of experience at Merivale to good use as he leaves no stone unturned to expand the once-collapsed portfolio of seaside cafes.

  • byJessica Yun