Plus Coffee & Kitchen

In Carlton, Melbourne, Plus Coffee and Kitchen brings together a serious coffee sensibility with an all-day kitchen that thinks beyond the usual café set. The tone is generous and contemporary: comforting flavours, precise technique, and a menu that roams widely while keeping an eye on produce-led simplicity. From magic to cold drip, the coffee programme is quietly exacting.

Mornings shine with chilli scrambled eggs lifted by romesco and smoked chilli oil, while the brekkie club delivers a crowd-pleasing spread of eggs, bacon, chorizo, mushrooms and all the trimmings. It is hearty without being heavy.

As plates turn to midday and beyond, influences thread from the Mediterranean to Japan and Singapore. Think lobster spaghetti tangled with squid ink strands and a wagyu cheeseburger slicked with secret sauce, alongside ramen in deep pork broth. Lighter moods are well served by the miso salmon bowl and the playfully named Happy Moo, both crowned with an onsen egg.

To sip, there is matcha alongside invention: iced strawberry matcha and a Coconut Firecracker cold drip, plus smoothies from Amazon açaí to peanut butter banana. Tiramisu cake seals the deal. Drop in for coffee, stay for the kitchen, and let Plus add a little extra to your day.