Melbourne, in Australia’s south-eastern state of Victoria, boasts a number of drawcards for visitors and locals alike: beachside esplanades, bustling urban laneways, extensive tram and train networks ...

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When it comes to coffee, many cities vie for the title of the world's coffee capital, but earning that honor demands much more than prime roasted beans. Melbourne knows this well, and is recognized ...

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Some meals are intrinsically linked to the identity of the place in which they’re eaten. For Melbourne, that meal is breakfast. Far from a basic kickstart to the day’s activities, in Melbourne, ...

To truly understand Melbourne, you need to look at everything it eats, from the cheap takeout shops selling deep-fried dim sims (no, not dim sum) to tasting-menu temples championing native ingredients ...

But the coffee franchise faced its own controversies and successes over the years. Gloria Jean’s was launched in Chicago in the United States in 1979 by Gloria Jean Kvetko and now has more than 600 ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Melbourne prides itself on serving up the world's best coffee, but finding a hot brew at the Australian Open has proved a challenge for some of the tens of thousands of ...

(CNN) — It’s official: Sydney has the world’s best coffee shop. At least that’s what a new list ranking top cafés globally found, with the Australian city beating out perennial rival Melbourne for the ...