Five word coffee shop reviews #24: Melbourne, Fitzroy, Carnegie, Goulburn

We start this edition in Goulburn, in rural NSW, and Oatley, in Sydney’s south:

From Jon:
Bryants Bakery, Auburn St, Goulburn
Surprisingly good coffee and ambience

Dolce Espresso, Letitia St, Oatley
Good to average. Nothing groundbreaking.

Centre Place is one of those cool alleyways between Bourke St and Flinders St that is chock-full of coffee shops and other good things. Most of them are tiny, particularly Jungle Bar, reviewed below.

Jungle Bar, Centre Place, Melbourne
Very good flavour, tiny cafe

Five, Centre Place, Melbourne
Decent coffee but slightly burnt

Bambini Barrista, rear 530 Little Collins St, Melbourne
Flavour not bad, nice top

Rive Gauche, Southgate Food Court, Southbank
Good flavour, generous loyalty card

Q11, Coventry St, South Melbourne
Decent, strong coffee. Good service.

I’ve been systematically plowing through Brunswick St in Fitzroy lately. It has a bunch of cafes, including at least two very good ones.

Don Vincenzo, Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Decent coffee and funky atmosphere

Endis Cafe, Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Coffee adequate but nothing special

Cafe Nova, Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Cafe features good coffee, fireplace

Caffeine Dealers, Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Very good coffee found here

And now, out to the ‘burbs. South eastern suburbs, specifically.

Nikos Quality Cakes, Portman St, Oakleigh
Very good coffee, nice cakes

Santucci’s, Koornang Rd, Carnegie
Good atmosphere, paintings, decent coffee

Figjam Cafe, Koornang Rd, Carnegie
Good texture and decent flavour

One other thing: I was recently emailed by the owner of Mozart’s in Gymea, who told me that it has changed hands and now serves much better coffee. I am yet to verify this; I don’t live in Sydney after all; but if any of you want to check it out and tell us of your experience, feel free.