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80 Spaces (03) 9510 8288, 108 Chapel St, Windsor - A great little cafe much loved by the local arty set with excellent bread based offerings and good coffee

Amici Bakery Cafe (03) 9529 7770, 242 Chapel St, Prahran

Banjo's Bakehouse (03) 9953 5353, 110 Acland St, St Kilda - A large, open airy, bright and breezy bakery cafe with footpath tables, first floor balcony.

The Basement Cafe (03) 9329 4554, 350 Latrobe St, Melbourne

Birdcage Cafe (03) 9329 7525, Hotel Discovery, 167 Franklin St, Melbourne

Blossom And Vine (03) 9592 2000, 13 South Rd, Brighton

Breadtop (03) 9654 1628, QV, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Browns Bakers (Brighton) (03) 9591 0755, 78 Church St, Brighton - They have a range of good, mostly soughdough, breads. The cakes are sold under Browns name but come from Pattersons.

Cafe Au Soleil (03) 9650 0462, shop 45, royal arcade, 148 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

Cafe Brewhaha (03) 9534 3788, 39 Blessington St, St Kilda - Peaceful little St KIlda cafe with a courtyard as well as footpath tables. Good breakfasts and coffee.

Cafe e Biscotti (03) 9650 7705, 41-43 Block Pl, Melbourne - Once a little hole in the wall, Caffe e Biscotti has expanded to include two rooms with tables and chairs out in Block Place.

Cafe Magnet (03) 9822 2077, 24 Beatty Ave, Armadale

Cafe Y (03) 9329 5188, 489 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

Coffea (03) 9326 7388, 521 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - Visit any time during market hours and this place is packed to the rafters with coffee-a-holics in this coffee roaster.

The Commune (03) 9654 5477, 27-29 Parliament Pl, Melbourne

Cross Cafe (03) 9521 3590, 91 Wellington St, St Kilda

Dancing Goat 9670 4002, Dancing Goat, Shop 4, 280 King St, Melbourne

Degraves Espresso Bar (03) 9654 1245, 23 Degraves St, Melbourne - This mostly outside cafe that takes over a lane is long time favourite of city work workers and residents. Always busy for coffee, lunch and snacks.

Deli Manjoo (03) 9671 4544, QV, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Dr Jekyll (03) 9525 5999, 107 Grey St, St Kilda

Earl Canteen (03) 9600 1995, 500 Bourke St, Melbourne

e:fiftyfive (03) 9620 3899, 55 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - Backpackers and travellers of all ages find this Internet cafe a comfortable way to contact the world they have left.

Elizabeth Street Espresso Bar (03) 9663 4422, 28 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - This one-time cigarette kiosk has become Melbourne's tiniest cafe. Good coffee and bread based snacks.

Flying Horse (03) 9529 1644, 124b Chapel St, Windsor

Focaccia Bar (03) 9521 1555, 120 Greville St, Prahran

Foobar (03) 9596 7260, 146 Martin St, Brighton

Gas Milk Bar (03) 9593 2999, 761 Hampton St, Brighton

Gill's Cafe (03) 9592 8711, Hampton St, Brighton

Grapeseed 9500 2566, 1084 High St, Armadale

Guggenheim (03) 9662 1655, 55 Flinders la, Melbourne - For those of us who understand that a bagel is more than a bun with a hole in it, Guggenheim adds significantly to the amenities of the inner-city.

Il Fornaio 9534 2922, 2 Acland St, St Kilda - An urban, industrial interpretation of the local bakery, with a licensed cafe. It's long been a popular St KIlda destination.

Kinfolk 673 Bourke St, Melbourne

Le Croissant Des Halles (03) 9328 4752, Queen Victoria Market, 507 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - At the Queen Victoria Market this bakery stall serves the ultimate Franco-Aussie culinary combination - hot dog in a croissant.

Metropol (03) 9534 5999, 60 Fitzroy St, St Kilda

Pool Caf (03) 9510 8070, 41 Essex St, Prahran

Postal Hall (03) 9663 0998, 116 Russell St, Melbourne - At the ground level of the Hero Apartment Buildings, Postal Hall brings to inner city workers and residents, reliable, good quality coffee, food and friendly service

Queen Vic Gallery Cafe (03) 9663 8799, QV, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Sam And Sons 0414 911 625, Shop 45, Royal Arcade, Melbourne

SMXL (03) 9629 6344, Shop 5, 15 Customs House La, Melbourne

Special Cake Shop (03) 9510 6789, 207 Chapel St, Prahran

St Kilda Grocery Bar (03) 9537 1137, 135 Fitzroy St, St Kilda

Thirty Three & One Third Cafe (03) 9593 6169, 157 Chapel St, St Kilda East - Treasured 50's and 60's album covers adorn the walls of this groovy little place.

Time Out (03) 9671 3855, St Paul's Court, 2 Swanston St cnr Flinders St, Melbourne

Toasted On Collins Place (03) 9654 4445, Shop 51 Collins Pl, 45 Collins St, Melbourne

Travellers Cafe (03) 9654 7690, 2nd Floor, 169 Swanston St, Melbourne

Woodstock Espresso Bar (03) 9500 1483, Shop 1/1150 High St, Armadale

Word Lounge Bar (03) 9606 0611, 14 Goldie Pl, Melbourne

Zeta Cafe-Bar (03) 9531 0222, 61 Glen Huntly Rd, Elwood