Itinerary
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Stop At: Walk Melbourne Tours, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
You'll be greeted by your friendly guide at 10am at an easy to find meeting spot. You'll head straight into Melbourne's famous laneways to discover cafes that you probably wouldn't find by yourself - even locals are surprised by the locations that you visit!
Hear about about how coffee came to Melbourne and your guide give you a bit of context about what you're ordering. You'll start of with espresso drinks and move onto some other styles, such as filter coffee. You'll get a really good idea of how they compare against each other.
Your guide will chat about where the coffee comes from, examine some raw beans and answer all your questions.
By the end of the tour and you'll be ordering coffee like an expert from even the most complicated Melbourne coffee menu.
Along the way, you'll wander through Melbourne's laneways, checking out the street art and sampling coffee in at least 4 venues, and discovering many more. You'll get a lot of personal recommendations from your tour guide and leave with a list of places to eat and drink that's just for you. It's a real foodies delight.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Degraves Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
This bustling laneway provides the perfect backdrop to begin our coffee odyssey. In a truly Melbourne style cafe, we learn about the how coffee got to Melbourne and how Melbourne espresso is different from it's Italian cousin.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Flinders Lane, Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Learn about the fundamentals of coffee roasting in this Melbourne coffee institution.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Nearby prestigious Collins St, we taste coffee by one of Australia's best roasters, made on state of the art espresso brewing equipment and chat with their friendly baristas. Espresso or caffe latte? It's up to you.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre, 350 Bourke St Gpo, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Hidden in a laneway nearby the imposing GPO building, this laneway cafe gets us talking about the journey our coffee has been on, while we taste brilliant flavors that have been brewed a bit differently.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Little Collins St/Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
We finish our tour in this sophisticated neighborhood at a cafe that let's us test our acquired knowledge with all the options on the table. All coffee-ed out? Their tea selection is wonderful too.
Duration: 20 minutes