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Light meals in a spacious, high-ceilinged cafe with suspended bookshelves and retro furniture.
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Named as a place to work from by 2 independent sources.
A reliable Flinders Lane cafe that's open late each night... Plus, you can pick up wifi from the City Library.
Concrete PlaygroundGuide, May 2026The Best Cafes for Working or Studying in Melbourne
on concreteplayground.comThis cafe can get busy, but the shelves lined with books will get you in the right frame of mind.
Broadsheet MelbourneArticle, May 2015Best Cafes with Wifi for Freelancers & Studentsmixed
on broadsheet.com.au
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