Convoy is a bright, airy corner café and takeaway coffee shop in the heart of Moonee Ponds, recently opened after an ambitious 18-month renovation. The team behind the project is responsible for the success of fellow brunch darlings Terror Twilight, Hi Fi and Tinker, with Convoy fast joining those ranks. The menu is a little more left-field than your average brekky spot, with featherlight cinnamon-scroll pancakes, king prawn rolls and okonomiyaki-inspired waffles enticing regulars on the daily. There’s also a steak-frites roll with sliced rump and bone marrow gravy – the ultimate holy grail hangover cure – and plenty of familiar crowd-pleasers, too. Don't skip out on the caffeine hit, either. Convoy has a reputation for making an insanely good brew.
July 2024: What does a café need to have to drag us out of bed or off the couch in the middle of a cold, dark winter? Well, excellent coffee, for a start. Friendly service helps (bonus points if they remember your name, slash, daily order). And it's hard not to be tempted by tasty snacks and treats, comfy couches, warm, plant-filled interiors, and all those other things that make Melbourne's café culture so delightful. So if you're looking for somewhere new to try, start with these spots that are ticking all of our boxes right now.
There's a lot to love about Melbourne's world-class café scene. Wickedly good coffee. Creative brunch dishes that taste as good as they look, fresh from the minds of some of the city's top talent. And of course, the vibes. Discovering hot new cafés is almost a competitive sport in a city with AM dining of this calibre, so we've scoured Melbourne to bring you a guide to the best of the best.