Steve Chan's Guide to North Melbourne & Beyond
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Chef & Owner at Sleepy's Cafe & Wine Bar
10 venues in Melbourne
With a portfolio spanning coffee joints, bars and full-service dining, Steve Chan’s taste across Melbourne shares one clear commonality: it’s all genuinely tasty. In North Melbourne, that sharp edit plays out across a considered mix — from the quietly cult Queensberry Street Co-op and the under-sung precision of Small Batch Roasting Co., to the polished minimalism of Above Board and the enduring pull of Caretaker’s Cottage. There’s comfort in the details too — chicken rice at Gai Wong, unfussy Japanese at Don Tojo — alongside a tight run of cafés and casual spots he rates for doing the basics exceptionally well.
Venue Locations (10)
Queensberry St Co-op
688 Queensberry St, North Melbourne VIC
Small Batch Roasting Co.
3-9 Little Howard St, North Melbourne VIC
Caretaker's Cottage
139-141 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne CBD VIC
Above Board
Chopper Lane", Collingwood VIC
Gai Wong
Shop 1/5-17 Flemington Rd, North Melbourne VIC
Don Tojo
164 Cardigan St, Carlton VIC
Benchwarmer
345 Victoria St, Melbourne CBD VIC
City Saints
Unit 1 A/2 Mansard Ln, Collingwood VIC
Catalogue Coffee
Unit 1/36 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC
Path Melbourne
362 Victoria St, North Melbourne VIC
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