Melbourne’s coffee culture is renowned for its high standards and rich flavor profiles. From the city’s hidden laneways to its bustling streets, you’ll find some of the world’s best coffee beans. Here are the top 10 best coffee beans I keep going back to whenever I am in Melbourne.
1. Market Lane Coffee
- Coffee Blend: Sincorá
- Flavor Profile: Hazelnut and dark chocolate with a creamy mouthfeel
- Price Range: $20
- Address: 109-111 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000
P.S. Each year they have a selection of limited release coffees on offer, labelled with a special gold sticker on the front! These coffees come in very small lots, sized from just 20kg to 300kg.
2. Vertue Coffee Roasters
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- Coffee Shop: Vertue Coffee Roasters
- Coffee Blend: Sabertooth Blend
- Flavor Profile: Balanced, smooth, and full-bodied with a hint of chocolate, peanut butter, caramel and apricot nectar
- Price Range: $20 – $60 (1kg)
- Address: 8 Raffa Pl, Carlton VIC 3053
3. Dukes Coffee Roasters
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- Coffee Shop: Dukes Coffee Roasters
- Coffee Blend: Guatemala El Naranjo (Organic) Espresso
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- Flavor Profile: Sweet, toffee and blackberry. Rich, raw cacao, lingering mouthfeel
- Price Range: $16-$60
- Address: 247 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
P.S. they also got the decaf Guatemla. For this decaffeinated lot, after dry milling, the green coffee is transported to the USA before being driven to Swiss Water’s state of the art decaffeination facility in Vancouver, Canada. There, the team at Swiss Water use their proprietary Swiss Water Method to decaffeinate the green coffee cleanly without the use of any chemicals or solvents. This process maintains the traceability and organic integrity of the coffee. The coffee is then re-dried before being transported to Melbourne for roasting at Dukes HQ in Richmond, Victoria. This is a one of a kind project in Australia, with this quality of microlot being used to produce a truly unique and exceptional organic decaffeinated coffee, exclusively sourced by and produced for, Dukes Coffee Roasters.
4. Seven Seeds – Colombian
- Coffee Shop: Seven Seeds
- Coffee Blend: House Blend, 50% Brazil 50% Peru
- Flavor Profile: Balanced acidity, caramel notes, and a hint of fruit
- Price Range: $19-$63
- Address: 114 Berkeley St, Carlton VIC 3053
5. Rumble Coffee
- Coffee Shop: Rumble Coffee
Rumble supplies a carefully curated assortment of blends roasted using beans sourced from as far as Peru, Colombia, and Ethiopia, and as close as Papua New Guinea. - Coffee Blend: their popular blend, the shawdow boxer
- Flavor Profile: It’s bold and rich, with classic dark chocolate and hazelnut flavours, and a syrupy toffee finish. A standout for those who love a powerful coffee.
- Price Range: $18-$56
- Address: 8 Thompson St, Kensington VIC 3031
6. Acoffee
- Coffee Shop: ACoffee
Brewing beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala and more. - Coffee Blend: Refisa
- Flavor Profile: Mandarin, Peach, Aprico
- Price Range: $26-$88
- Address: 30 Sackville St, Collingwood 3066 VIC
P.S. The roastery’s sleek, minimalist warehouse space is a visually stunning departure from the norm, showcasing a thoughtful blend of white walls, natural light, and warm timber accents (super instaworthy!!!!). It’s clear that the team’s passion for exceptional coffee is matched only by their attention to detail in creating an aesthetic that’s just as impressive as their expertly crafted brews.
7. Small Batch Roasting Co.
- Coffee Shop: Small Batch Roasting Co.
The roastery is dedicated to empowering everyone to brew exceptional coffee at home, a guiding principle that has earned them two prestigious awards from The Age Good Cafe Guide as Melbourne’s top coffee roaster. - Coffee Blend: Candyman
- Flavor Profile: Candyman has been Small Batch’s flagship blend since 2010 and a daily labour of love. This delicious blend is a constant work-in-progress with the goal to always create superlative tastiness from raw components that they insist on importing themselves. All this to create sweet, balanced expresso, with or without milk.
- Price Range: $18-$64
- Address: 3-9 Little Howard St, North Melbourne VIC 3051
8. 23 degrees
- Coffee Shop: 23 degrees
Their espresso blends are sourced from as far as Peru and as close as Papua New Guinea. - Coffee Blend: the roastery’s bestseller ‘Little Ripper’
- Flavor Profile: smooth, creamy cup with lower acidity. Little Ripper is packed with rich chocolate, caramel, and nutty flavours, and has a delightful sweetness. Totally yummy.
- Price Range: $15-$52
- Address: 1 Belrose Avenue, Cheltenham 3192
9. Pillar Coffee
- Coffee Shop: Pillar Coffee
- Coffee Blend: Prime
- Flavor Profile: Prime is unwavering in consistency and flavour. It’s built upon a base of sweet caramel and chocolate notes with a floral and fruity front. This coffee is great across all methods, black or white.
- Price Range: $15-$50
- Address: stockists
10. Code Black Coffee
- Coffee Shop: Code Black Coffee
- Coffee Blend: 3056 Espresso Blend Coffee
- Flavor Profile: Blend with its beautiful rounded sweetness and balanced citrus flavours; an excellent blend anytime, anywhere. It is a medium roast, and its slick malty profile means it can be used for both milk and espresso.
- Price Range: $18-$60
- Address: 321 COVENTRY STREET, SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205
These top 10 coffee beans in Melbourne offer a diverse range of flavor profiles and price points, ensuring that every coffee lover can find their perfect cup. Visit these iconic coffee shops and experience the city’s vibrant coffee culture for yourself. Bring some coffee beans home next time you travel.
