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Dining · Melbourne · 24 Jun 2026 · 01:20 GMT+7

Melbourne quietly exports its coffee culture to the world’s hotels

The city’s café standard is becoming a global benchmark, one hotel lobby at a time.
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By Kwame Osei
Dining desk · 24 Jun 2026
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Key takeaways
Melbourne’s exacting café culture is spreading through the world’s hotels and airports as its baristas and roasters go global.
For the traveller it means a better cup in unlikely places.

Melbourne’s exacting café culture is spreading through the world’s hotels and airports as its baristas and roasters go global. The flat white is now a passport stamp.

For the traveller it means a better cup in unlikely places. WorldTravelBrief follows the beans.

Melbourne
On the ground in Melbourne
By Kwame Osei · WorldTravelBrief
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