Kid Friendly Cafes
Set your training wheels in motion, a grassroots family excursion through Melbourne City cycling paths could just be the ticket to some serious fun for the whole gang. Combine it with a coffee and cino' stop at a Melbourne Bike Friendly Cafe (yes, such a place exists) and you're on to a winning combination.
Parental guidance and helmets are required - fun is a given.
Here's a list of cafes where stop-offs and bikes go hand in hand.
CITY
Berth Restaurant Bar Café, 45 New Quay Prm, Docklands, 03 9670 0199
Brunetti City Square Café, 214 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 03 9663 8085
Coffea, 519 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 03 9326 7388
Jasper Café, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 03 8327 2777
Limonetto, 35 New Quay Prm, Docklands, 03 9642 5001
Little Mule Co., 19 Somerset Pl, Melbourne, 03 9670 4904
Liquid, 50 New Quay Prm, Docklands, 03 9642 4242
Medici Café Bar, 36 New Quay Prm, Docklands, 03 9600 4160
Soul Kitchen, Arts Centre, St Kilda Rd
Team Degani Cycling Café, 833 Collins St, Docklands, 03 9620 7007
The Belgian Beer Café, 557 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, 03 9529 2899
Time Out Café, Federation Square, Melbourne, 03 9671 3855
EAST
Café Bliss, 1393 Toorak Rd, Camberwell, 03 9889 9600
Cog Bike Café, 4 Clancy Rd, Mount Evelyn, 03 9736 4999
Mountain Goat Beer, Cnr North & Clarke Streets, Richmond, 03 9428 1180
Olmecs Café, Bar & Bakery, 410 Bridge Road, Richmond, 03 9482 5995
Provenance Food & Wine Co, 288 Smith Street, Collingwood, 03 8415 0700
Richmond Rush Café, 4 Stewart St, Richmond, 03 9421 0070
Rocket Fast & Fresh Café, 125 Burgundy St, Heidelberg, 03 9459 8570
St Andrews General Store, Main Rd, St Andrews, 03 9710 1200
Studley Park Boathouse, Boathouse Rd, Kew, 03 9853 1828
Studley Park Boulevard Café, 121 Studley Park Road, Kew, 03 9852 8144
The Maling Room, 206 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury, 03 9836 9889
NORTH
Arcadia, 193 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, 03 9416 1055
Bean Counter Café, 15 Railway Place, Fairfield, 03 9482 1170
Bike n Bean Café, 797 Plenty Road, South Morang, 03 9347 8501
Brunetti Café, 204 Faraday St, Carlton, 03 9347 2801
Ceres Café, Cnr Roberts and Stewart streets, Brunswick East, 03 9389 0100
Convent Bakery, 1 Saint Heliers St, Abbotsford, 1300 447 697
Don Vincenzo, 301 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 03 9419 6204
Gertrude Street Enoteca, 229 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, 03 9415 8262
Human Powered Café, 562 High St, Thornbury, 03 9480 0848
Loafer Bread, 146 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy, 03 9489 0766
Little Creatures Dining Hall, 222 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 03 9417 5500
Penny Farthing Espresso, 206 High St, Northcote, 03 9482 2246
Red Box Café, 317 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 03 9387 8699
Seven Seeds, 106 Berkeley St, Carlton, 03 9347 8664
Threshermans, 221 Faraday St, Carlton, 03 9349 2319
Tweek Café, 266 Bridge Rd, Richmond, 03 9428 7193
SOUTH
Brown Cow Café, 382 Hampton St, Hampton, 03 9521 0547
Café de Cuba, 69 Glenhuntly Road, Elwood, 03 9531 0033
Café Nacional, 36 Mills St, Albert Park, 03 9645 0977
Café Odo, Shop 1/1 Bluff Rd, Black Rock, 03 9589 1991
Café Panette, 144 Cecil Street, South Melbourne, 03 9690 2803
Café Racer, 15 Marine Pde, St Kilda, 03 9534 9988
Café Velocino, 304 Beach Rd, Black Rock, 03 8516 2233
Café Zappa, 206 Bank Street, South Melbourne, 03 9699 9333
Cerberus Beach House, Boat Shed 212, Half Moon Bay, Black Rock, 03 9533 4028
Caféteria, 36 Bluff Rd, Black Rock, 03 9589 2200
Dalmatino Café, 280 Bay St, Port Melbourne, 03 9645 6584
Degani@Port Melbourne, Cnr Salmon & Phillip St, Port Melbourne, 03 9681 9996
Dr Jekyll, 107–13 Grey Street, St Kilda, 03 9525 5999
Hahndorf's Chocolates, 81 Bluff Rd, Black Rock, 03 9533 1575
Harper's Kitchen, 78 Inkerman St, St Kilda, 03 9537 0450
Hot Honey, 40 Armstrong St, Middle Park, 03 9696 1900
Il Fornaio Bakery Café, 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 03 9534 2922
isit Café, 11 Izett Street, Prahran, 03 9533 2904
Kanteen, 154 Alexander Ave, South Yarra, 03 9827 0488
Mt Eliza Deli, 104 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza, 03 9787 2521
North Point, 2B North Rd, Brighton, 03 9596 9196
Parkdale Beach Café, 6a Beach Rd, Parkdale, 03 9580 3377
Pod Espresso, 305 Bay St, Nth Brighton, 0433 578 149
Salford Lads Club, 1 Fennell St (Cnr Bridge St), Port Melbourne, 03 9900 1234
Seed Café, 9 Centreway, Mordiallic, 03 9587 5766
Soulmama, 10 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda, 03 9525 3338
Stokehouse, 30 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda, 03 9525 5445
The Baths Café & Bar, 251 The Esplanade, Brighton, 03 9539 7000
The Little Ox, 452 New St, Brighton, 03 9607 8558
The Pantry, 1 Church St, Brighton, 03 9591 0393
Tour de Café, 1 Pier Rd, Mordialloc, 03 9587 4144
Urban Hotel, 37 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 03 8530 8888
Vuelta Café, 92 Inkerman St, St Kilda, 03 9525 5431
Wall Two 80, Rear 280 Carlisle St, Balaclava, 03 9593 8280
Wild Organic Café, 122 Ormond Rd, Elwood, 03 9537 7333
WEST
Café Cirino, 33 Nelson Place, Williamstown, 03 9387 5452
Degani@Point Cook, Shop K-2, 5 Main St, Point Cook, 03 9395 5991
Ferguson Street Provisions, 62 Ferguson St, Williamstown, 03 9399 9955
Gravy Train, 83 Gamon St, Yarraville, 03 9687 9866
Le Chien, 5 Gamon St, Seddon, 03 9362 7333
Melissa's Cakes, 34 Pier St, Altona, 03 9390 8898
Nosh@Newport, 24 Hall St, Newport, 03 9391 6404
BEYOND THE 'CITY WALLS'
Annie's Provedore, 2/50 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads, 03 5254 3233
Ba Ba Lu Café, 6a Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, 03 5289 1808
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