MELBOURNE | Code Black has been roasting some of the best coffee in Melbourne, with fantastic brunch options at their larger outposts, for many years. For their seventh venue, Code Black Morning Bar, owner Joesph Haddad and the team have decided to do something different, In doing so, they’ve created one of the CBD’s must-visit coffee spots.
Walk inside Morning Bar, hidden to the side of a carpark entrance, and you’ll find yourself inside a dark, sophisticated space. It’s been designed by We are Humble to feel more like a cocktail bar than a café. When you take a look at the drinks menu, this makes a lot of sense.
There’s the full assortment of hot and cold espresso and filter based drinks, brewed with blends and single origin coffee beans roasted at Code Black’s Brunswick HQ. There’s single origin batch brew on tap, and coffee flights where you can try an espresso, filter, and latte coffee made using the same beans. It’s interesting to taste just how much the characteristics of a coffee bean can change depending on the roast, brewing, and serving method.
Moving further down the list, and the cocktail aspect comes into play. There’s a selection of core range and seasonal coffee cocktail to choose from. You can choose from options with or without alcohol. Morning Coco is a mix of cold filter coffee, rooibos, coconut water, and panela cream; while the Code Black Old Fashioned blends Code Black coffee whiskey, bourbon, Cointreau, lapsang, and orange bitter.
To eat, it’s the kind of brunchy food and pastries that Code Black is known for. Think cinnamon French toast topped with poached apple, whipped mascarpone, orange
caramel, and pistachio praline; and soda bread topped with Cured Ora salmon, fennel remoulade, beetroot, horseradish, and crème fraiche.
Beans can be purchase whole or ground for home, along with a small selection of coffee equipment and accessories.
Code Black Morning Bar
189 Flinders Lane
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Australia
Telephone: (03) 9959 8860
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Open
Mon – Fri: 7:00am to 5:00pm
Sat – Sun: 8:00am to 4:30pm