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Port Fairy Coffee Roasters – is the best coffee in Western Victoria in beautiful Port Fairy?!
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I had enjoyed many great coffees from Port Fairy Coffee Roasters before I started this blog. It was good to visit again recently to reacquaint myself with their coffee. Port Fairy is one of our favourite places in Victoria and having awesome coffee there is a bonus! They roast on site here in small…
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One For The Crow – great coffee and awesome vegan café food in Maidstone
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An unassuming local shopping strip in the inner north-western Melbourne suburb of Maidstone has been home to a great plant-based café for some years now. We’ve been regular customers since it opened and it managed to survive the pandemic. It continues to do well under a fairly recent change of ownership. The coffee at…
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Hunter Café and Store – a vegan favourite with excellent ethical coffee in Rye
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World Vegan Day (on 1st November) provided the perfect excuse to revisit Hunter Café and Store in Rye on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. We’d visited this vegan café a number of times before and always been very happy with the food and drinks. This was our first visit after a recent change of ownership.…
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The Dock Espresso Bar – great coffee, peaceful vibes and friendly service in Sale
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While staying in the city of Sale in Victoria for a couple of days, a visit to the impressive Port of Sale led to a great coffee experience at The Dock Espresso Bar. This modern complex houses the Gippsland Art Gallery and Sale Library. The Dock sits in a prime position to take in…
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Albert & Co – great coffee and Hamptons style in Lakes Entrance
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The Esplanade is one of the best spots in Lakes Entrance. It also happens to be home to one of the best coffees in town. Right opposite the water, Albert & Co is a stunning Hamptons style café. The interior is simply beautiful, with a relaxed but upmarket feel. I was welcomed warmly as…
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Snaffle – great coffee at this super vegan-friendly café in Cann River
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Like many others on road trips along the A1, I stopped at Cann River for fuel and then happened across Snaffle. The signs were promising as I entered this locals’ favourite, with Code Black beans on display. As I ordered my oat latte, I couldn’t resist adding on the vegan brekkie jaffle. This was…
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The South America Coffee Co (revisit) – still some of the most interesting coffees in Geelong
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I first visited the South America Coffee Co’s brew bar in Geelong on a chilly winter day back in July. Returning in November was in some ways very different. But, in other (important) ways, it was much the same. It was warmer and a day much better suited to sitting outside to soak up…
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Smith & Deli – great vegan food & moreish drinks at the OG in Collingwood
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Smith and Deli has been a staple of the vegan food scene in Melbourne for a decade. It currently resides in Collingwood, on unassuming Cambridge Street just off the more familiar Smith Street. While it’s not a coffee shop, this café/deli operation still serves up a worthy brew. My oat latte was very chocolately,…
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King Of The Castle – outstanding coffee with industrial vibes on Pako
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King Of The Castle has been a popular coffee shop and café on bustling Pakington Street in Geelong for more than a decade. I was a frequent visitor for several years after it first opened when I lived locally. A trip into Pako gave me an opportunity to visit again after many years. I…
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Nira – great coffee with a dose of history in Castlemaine
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Looking for a coffee on a brief stop on a drive passing through the historic Victorian Goldfields town of Castlemaine, I stumbled across Nira. It turned out that this “hole in the wall” style coffee shop only opened a week-or-so before my visit. Locals were clearly discovering it for the first time as I…