What We ACTUALLY Thought About Melbourne’s Most Innovative Cafés | COFFEE BREAK!

About this episode

The episode discusses the common traits of Melbourne's most innovative cafés and offers insights for café owners.

Let’s recap! What do the 5 most innovative cafes in Melbourne have in common–(and what can you steal for your own cafe!?). From service experiences to bar systems, drink creation and cross-industry inspiration: What makes these businesses not just successful, but industry-leading? Tune in to find out! 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - Café Tour Recap 03:17 - Favourite Drinks 08:40 - Innovation Discussion 14:07 - Bar Design & Workflow 17:31 - Drink Innovation 18:26 - How to Innovate 22:04 - Most Innovative Café 23:19 - Future of Coffee 26:31 - Outro Coffee Break is your weekly inside scoop into the coffee community. Everything from on the fly barista tips, honest and unfiltered cafe reviews (eek), hospitality stories and gate kept coffee secrets. Want more coffee content? IT'S JUST COFFEE: https://linktr.ee/itsjustcoffeepod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=4e8cead0-6644-4c4a-b419-28c825b1b236 Want to get in touch? Hit us up at hello@itsjustcoffeepod.com for any questions or comments. Proudly sponsored by: Marco Beverage Systems: https://www.instagram.com/marcobeveragesystems/ Apax Lab: https://apaxlab.com/ Condesa Co.Lab: https://condesacolab.com.au/ Riverina Fresh…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Bicknell, Rohan Cooke

Topics covered

• café innovation
• coffee culture
• barista tips
• hospitality
• drink creation

Keywords

• Melbourne cafés
• innovation
• coffee
• hospitality
• bar design

Sponsors

Marco Beverage Systems, Apax Lab, Condesa Co.Lab, Riverina Fresh

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Melbourne

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