When it comes to tracking down what’s open on Australia Day in Melbourne, you can’t blame us for prioritising our favourite foodie haunts. After all, a public holiday is perfect excuse to venture out for brunch in another suburb (or recover in a world of self-induced pain at your local cafe, depending on how you’ve played the extended weekend card).
In anticipation of double-shot coffees, epic breakfasts and the inevitable Bloody Mary, we've dialled around town to confirm which of the Urban List team’s favourite Melbourne cafes are open on Australia Day. Flat whites! Sourdough! All the smashed avocado you’ve ever dreamed of! ‘Straya!
1000 £ Bend, Melbourne CBD, 10am – 10pm *Triple J Hottest 100 party*
Three Bags Full, Abbotsford, 8am – 4pm
Addict, Fitzroy, 7am – 3pm
Auction Rooms, North Melbourne, 7am – 5.30pm
Barry, Northcote, 8am – 4.30pm
Brighton Schoolhouse, Brighton, 7:30am – 4pm
Cobb Lane, Yarraville, 8am – 2:30pm
Dr Morse, Abbotsford – 11.30am – 11pm
Drugstore Espresso, South Yarra, 8am – 3pm
Footscray Milking Station, Footscray, 8am – 3pm
Friends of Mine, Richmond, 7:30am – 4pm
Grace Café, Fitzroy, 8am – 4pm
Hardware Société, Melbourne CBD, 8am – 2.30pm
Il Fornaio, St Kilda, 8am – 4pm
Journeyman, Windsor, 8am – 4pm
Manchester Press, Melbourne CBD, 9am – 5pm
Min Lokal, Fitzroy, 8am – 4pm
Monk Bodhi Dharma, Balaclava, 8am – 5pm
Norma Loves Joe, Balwyn, 8am – 4pm
North Carlton Canteen, North Carlton, 7.30am – 3.30pm
Omar and the Marvellous Coffee Bird, Gardenvale, 8am – 3pm
Oscar Cooper, Prahran, 7am – 3:30pm
Pillar of Salt, Richmond, 8am – 4pm
Pope Joan, Brunswick East, 7.30am – 4pm
Proud Mary, Collingwood, 8am – 4pm
South of Johnston, Collingwood, 7.30am – 5pm
Small Victories, North Carlton, 9am – 3pm
Speakeasy, South Yarra, 11am – late *Triple J Hottest 100 party*
St Ali, South Melbourne, 7am – 6pm
That’s our top pick of cafes open this Australia Day in Melbourne, Listers. Go forth and caffeinate!
Image credit: Painting Rachel Red
