South Melbourne · Melbourne, Victoria · October 2026 figures
Best cafes in South Melbourne, VIC
The top-ranked cafes in South Melbourne are Brown Boys Cafe (4.9 from 106 reviews), Francine’s Cafe (4.9 from 94 reviews) and Tinker Tailor Cafe (4.9 from 88 reviews). 49 are ranked here, in the order of the 4,038 on the Melbourne list.
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- 49
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- 4.4
- Reviews behind the list
- 16,599
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- 41 of 49
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Cafes in South Melbourne at a glance
- 49 cafes in South Melbourne are ranked here, with 16,599 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.4.
- 57% list a website and 78% a phone number on Google.
- 41 of the 49 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 35 on Sunday.
- 1 lists round-the-clock hours, every day of the week: wildbean cafe.
- ST. ALi Coffee Roasters in South Melbourne has the most Google reviews (3,963), averaging 4.2.
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Questions
Who are the best cafes in South Melbourne?
The top-ranked cafes in South Melbourne are Brown Boys Cafe (4.9 from 106 reviews), Francine’s Cafe (4.9 from 94 reviews) and Tinker Tailor Cafe (4.9 from 88 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many cafes are there in South Melbourne?
The Agentize Directory ranks 49 cafes in South Melbourne, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.4, from 16,599 reviews in all.
Which cafes in South Melbourne are open on weekends?
35 of the 49 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Tinker Tailor Cafe, Alonso's Donuts and Canteen.
Which cafes in South Melbourne are open 24 hours?
wildbean cafe list round-the-clock hours every day on Google. Call ahead to confirm.
Which cafe in South Melbourne has the most reviews?
ST. ALi Coffee Roasters has the most Google reviews of any cafe ranked in South Melbourne: 3,963, averaging 4.2.
How is this list of cafes ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
Cafes in other Melbourne suburbs
- Cafes in Docklands62
- Cafes in Richmond56
- Cafes in Preston50
- Cafes in Carlton48
- Cafes in Footscray46
- Cafes in Brunswick45
- Cafes in South Yarra43
- Cafes in Hawthorn40
- Cafes in Mornington40
- Cafes in Port Melbourne39
- Cafes in Collingwood37
- Cafes in St Kilda36
- Cafes in Camberwell35
- Cafes in Frankston35
- Cafes in Fitzroy33
- Cafes in Cheltenham32
- Cafes in Coburg32
- Cafes in Ringwood32
- Cafes in Southbank31
- Cafes in Werribee31
- Cafes in Dandenong South29
- Cafes in North Melbourne29
- Cafes in Brighton27
- Cafes in Thornbury27
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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.