WHERE TO GET COFFEE
Higher Ground (650 Little Bourke St;
highergroundmelbourne.com.au) This
former power station serves up specialty
coffee, as well as a cracking minced lamb
fry-up. Proud Mary (172 Oxford St,
Collingwood; proudmarycoffee.com.au)
Accompany a house blend or single origin
with ricotta hotcakes and cardamom-
flavoured sour cream. Industry Beans
(3/62 Rose St, Fitzroy; industrybeans.com)
Single origins from around the world
abound in this warehouse-style outfit. The
cured salmon and beetroot-infused pear
is a highlight dish. Market Lane Coffee
(163 Commercial Rd, South Yarra;
marketlane.com.au) This boutique roastery
only serves in-season coffee... and juicy
mushroom burgers on the weekend.WHERE TO DRINK
Longsong (44 Little Bourke St; longsong.
com.au) Located above its big brother
restaurant Longrain, Longsong will fix
you anything from Charles Heidsieck
Champagne to pét-nat to a can of
Melbourne Bitter. Arlechin (Mornane Pl;
arlechin.com.au) Settle in under its curved
cork ceiling (it’s seriously homely) for
house-designed cocktails, bottles of
nebbiolo and all the carb-loaded bar
snacks you can muster. The perfect
all-nighter. Bar Liberty (234 Johnston St,
Fitzroy; barliberty.com) There’s definitely
freedom of choice here: macerated
whites, alcohol-free options, wines with
sugar. Plus all the usual suspects. Ask
about their Champagne-sabering lessons.CLOCKWISE: the
soaring surrounds
of Higher Ground;
Bar Liberty’s arty
exterior; inside
Arlechin; a cocktail
at Longsong.