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Shawlands

10 cafés ranked by flat white score

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★No. 1 — Shawlands's Highest RatedLive

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Shawlands, Southside

9.2 /10Outstanding

“Less café, more specialist coffee studio. Or, as it feels when you walk in, a boutique art space that happens to serve e…”

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Godshot

Less café, more specialist coffee studio. Or, as it feels when yo…

Proper Melbourne coffee shop energy. Someone being interviewed at…

Shawlands

9.1 /10

SpecialtyNeighbourhood Gem

Verse

That shopfront stops you before you even reach the door. Peach an…

Shawlands

9 /10

SpecialtyNeighbourhood Gem

ARC

Walk in and you're somewhere else entirely. Blue and white tones,…

Shawlands

9 /10

SpecialtyNeighbourhood Gem

Dnisi

Walk in on a Saturday morning and Dnisi is already full. The roas…

Shawlands

8.9 /10

Neighbourhood GemRoasters

Frankie

Sleek, welcoming, and genuinely community-minded. Worth noting: F…

Step inside and you could almost be in Tokyo. Japanese music, a c…

One of the few Southside cafés open before 9am, and worth the ear…

Shawlands

8.5 /10

Early OpenerIndependent

Café Strange Brew

Bolder and more bitter than most on the index, with a character t…

A hole-in-the-wall with a crowd spilling outside and pastries wor…

Shawlands

7.9 /10

TakeawayNeighbourhood

Godshot

Shawlands

9.2 4

Neka

Shawlands

9.1 6

Verse

Shawlands

9 7

ARC

Shawlands

9 8

Dnisi

Shawlands

8.9 11

Frankie

Shawlands

8.7 14

Showa Coffee House

Shawlands

8.6 15

Toro Coffee

Shawlands

8.5 17

Café Strange Brew

Shawlands

8.4 25

Morning Rush

Shawlands

7.9

† Scores reflect editorial assessment across six criteria: espresso, milk texture, balance, temperature, presentation and character. Scored 0–10.

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