Cafe e Biscotti

0396507705, 41-43 Block Pl, Melbourne. VIC 3000 Australian Cafe $
Open Tue-Fri 7.30am-11pm, Mon-Sat 7.30am-6pm; Licensed; Cards AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 12, Outside seats 22

Photo: Tony Knox

Mietta's Review
From small crumbs grow big businesses. Once a little hole in the wall, Caffe e Biscotti has expanded to include two rooms with tables and chairs out in Block Place. Small tables, mind you, but cute. The coffee is good, and the menu is simple and affordable.

Other Published Opinions

Age With the strongest aesthetic and simplest concept (coffee and biscuits), this indoor-outdoor space has a cute barista booth open to the lane, waiters in funky workshirts, stainless steel tables and a central counter where you can sit on a stool and face off a friend and a coffee.

Age Dani Valent, SundayLife!, June 2001

Sunday Age, eatstreetes, 3/6/01

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