The 2013 edition of The Age Good Cafe Guide is in stores today – are your favourites listed?

While I am not a coffee drinker I have reviewed several of the award-winning establishments noted with a *. These cafes won top honours:

•          Eftpos Best Cafe: Auction Rooms* (North Melbourne)
•          Best Coffee: Axil Coffee Roasters* (Hawthorn)
•          Best New Cafe: Top Paddock* (Richmond)
•          Best Food Cafe: St Ali Coffee Roasters* (South Melbourne)
•          Lattore & Dutch Best Boutique Roaster: The Maling Room* (Canterbury)
•          Best Brew Bar: Duke’s Coffee Roasters (Melbourne)
•          Best Small Cafe: Cheerio* (Richmond)
•          Bonsoy Best Barista: Courtney Patterson (, Melbourne)
•          Local Hero: The Resident (Ashburton)
•          Hall of Fame: Giancarlo Giusti ()

Each of the 300+ cafes in the guide have been reviewed and the very best have been awarded one to three coffee cups based on their commitment to coffee, the food and the decor/ambience.

The Age Good Cafe Guide 2013 is available in book stores and theageshop.com.au for $9.99. You can also pick up a copy for $5 with this Saturday’s copy of The Saturday Age.