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I was a regular at Cartel Coffee‘s funky coffee shop on ever-improving Somerset Place (just off Little Bourke Street) when I worked in the Melbourne CBD. I was surprised when it became Blue Doors, the Melbourne offering of the popular Indonesian outfit. But the good news was that they continued to use Cartel’s beans…

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I’ve been a regular at Union Kiosk in Melbourne for years. What started life as a tiny “hole in the wall” jaffle shop has become a much larger cafe space in a laneway. It has since even taken over the shop next door as well to provide additional seating. The coffee here is consistently…

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It’s a dull Wednesday afternoon in wintry Geelong and the funky Little Malop Street precinct is understandably quiet. Heading to the South America Coffee Co‘s brew bar, there are more signs of life. The window to the street is open but I’m warmly welcomed inside even though my dog, Lola, is with me. The…