{"id":3865,"date":"2023-08-21T05:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everythingvictoria.com.au\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2023-09-28T02:31:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T02:31:19","slug":"best-coffee-brunswick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingvictoria.com.au\/best-coffee-brunswick\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Get the Best Coffee in Brunswick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the cultural hubs of Melbourne, the inner-city neighbourhood of Brunswick is a quirky, fascinating place to spend your time. I find myself there regularly for a variety of reasons, and stumble across somewhere new and interesting every time I visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Victorian shopfronts of Sydney Road to the great little restaurants run by the immigrant families that have moved there over the years, the sunny pub beer gardens to the busy community spaces, Brunswick locals are rightly proud of their suburb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, of course, there’s the coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the best coffee roasters in the country got their start in Brunswick, and a number of them are still based there now. Small, independent outlets thrive in this part of town, the ability to experiment and try something different helped by rents that, at least traditionally, are a little cheaper than nearby Fitzroy<\/a> and Collingwood<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a reasonably large suburb, even if you don’t include East or West Brunswick, and it feels like a new specialty coffee place opens up every month. Which, of course, is the perfect excuse for feeding my caffeine addiction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrowing down the long list of places I’ve tried to the absolute best of the best isn’t easy, and the list changes regularly. That said, these are the places I’ve recently visited and am currently recommending, ranging from tiny shopfronts to big industrial spaces and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of these places are very much dedicated coffee outlets, usually with just some simple sandwich or pastry options if you\u2019re hungry. A couple have branched out into more of a fully-featured brunch menu, but even then, the focus is still on the coffee front and centre. They all sell beans by the bag and can grind them for you as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Dojo Espresso<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Flat white at Dojo Espresso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some of the best coffee shops in Brunswick are large, industrial kinds of places, often doubling as a roastery and with space to fit several tables and chairs for thirsty customers to linger. Dojo Espresso is not one of those places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hole in the wall on Victoria Street has space for exactly one small table inside (there are a few more outside when the weather’s nice), and I’d describe the vibe as closer to organised chaos than industrial chic. That’s not a bad thing, by the way: not everywhere has to have the perfect Instagram aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run by a friendly husband and wife team, the place has a real community feel. They clearly know many of their customers, a number of which dropped in for a chat in the time it took me to order and drink my coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of that coffee, it was extremely good. I wasn’t necessarily expecting a lot, but from extraction to milk texture, it was right up there with some of the best I’ve had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t really a place where you’d go for a fancy pourover or to agonise over the tasting notes of the latest dry-fermented beans from a smallholding in Nicaragua, but it very much is somewhere you’d go for a delicious flat white or tasty long black…and then come back again the next day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can buy beans (in metal tins) in a range of sizes from 200g to 1.6kg, with a discount when you bring the tin back for a refill: a nice touch. It’d also be remiss of me not to mention the toasted sandwiches at Dojo Espresso: the reuben, in particular, is more than likely to change your life.<\/p>\n\n\n

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