Melbourne-roasted · since 2013

Room to stay.

Turkish eggs, breakfast congee and a sunny bench on St Georges Road, right across from Edinburgh Gardens.

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  • Roasted locallyin Melbourne
  • Traceabletrusted importers
  • Fitzroy Northopp. Edinburgh Gardens
A flat white with rosetta latte art beside a glossy croissant on a speckled ceramic plate in morning light A barista pouring latte art into a speckled cup at a white-tiled espresso bar
House blendin every cup
Since 2013Melbourne born

Traceable beans

Sourced through trusted importers, with a focus on traceability and transparency.

Roasted in Melbourne

Every coffee is roasted locally and chosen to showcase the region it comes from.

Campus-tested

Over a decade of pulling shots for Melbourne's students, workers and visitors.

Room to stay

Benches, round timber tables and a courtyard at our Fitzroy North cafe.

Fitzroy North kitchen

Breakfast worth sitting down for

Our first full-service kitchen — so the standing room finally comes with a seat.

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Turkish eggs: poached eggs on garlic yoghurt with chilli butter and dill

Turkish eggs

Çilbir, done properly

A bowl of breakfast congee topped with pickled mushrooms, spring onion and chilli oil

Breakfast congee

With pickled mushrooms

A tall breakfast bun with bacon, melted Emmental, a steamed egg block and tomato relish

The tall bun

Bacon, Emmental, burnt-tomato relish, steamed egg

Something sweet

A slice of Basque burnt cheesecake with a caramelised top

Basque burnt cheesecake

House-made. Deeply caramelised outside, barely set within.

House-made
A flaky croissant beside a flat white

Wild Life pastries

Flaky, buttery and gone by late morning if you're unlucky.

From Wild Life

Sesame-miso biscuits

Salty, nutty, and dangerously good with a long black.

House-made
Our story

It really was standing room only

What started as a uni student's search for decent campus coffee became a small Melbourne institution.

  1. Barista pouring latte art at a compact tiled espresso bar
    01 — Union House

    A hole in the wall at Melbourne Uni

    Thomas Kelly opened the first Standing Room in the University of Melbourne's Union House in 2013. It was one of the few places on campus for a genuinely good coffee — and the queue proved it.

  2. A sage-green coffee bag beside a bowl of roasted beans and a glass pour-over
    02 — Across the city

    Fast, friendly, takeaway-first

    Outposts followed at RMIT, Melbourne Central and across the CBD — tiny bars built for people on the run, pouring the house blend alongside filter and batch brew.

  3. An airy whitewashed cafe with timber benches, round tables and a standing bar by the window
    03 — Fitzroy North

    Finally, somewhere to sit

    In 2022 the original regulars had grown up, so we followed them. Our first full cafe took over a former clothing store on a sunny corner of St Georges Road, with a fit-out by IF Architecture.

Take it home

Beans we're proud of

Roasted locally in Melbourne and chosen to showcase their region. Grab a bag at the cafe or have it delivered.

  • Santa Isabel EstateGuatemala · Filter · New arrival$27
  • Las Lajas EstateCosta Rica · Espresso · New arrival$25
  • Muhathi Estate ABKenya · Filter$30
  • Small Producers of San AntonioColombia · Espresso$25
  • Finca Tamana DecafColombia · Decaf$23
  • Seasonal BlendEspresso$22
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A sage-green coffee bag beside freshly roasted beans and a glass pour-over brewer
Sunlit interior of the Fitzroy North cafe with benches, round timber tables and a standing bar at the window
The room

Whitewashed, airy, full of light

Benches line the walls, round timber tables fill the middle and the courtyard takes the overflow. Prefer it quick? The tall bar out front is still there for a coffee on the run.

  • Courtyard seating
  • Standing bar
  • Flowers by The Beautiful Bunch
  • Vegetarian options
Come and see us

Fitzroy North cafe

187 St Georges RoadFitzroy North VIC 3068 · opposite Edinburgh Gardens
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  • Fitzroy NorthFull cafe & kitchen · dine in or take away
  • The University of MelbourneParkville campus · espresso bar
  • RMIT UniversityCity campus · espresso bar
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St Georges Road, Fitzroy North

Pull up a bench. Or don't.

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