Correction (5 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 4 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Seven places across the CBD serve a morning meal, from a Spring Street espresso bar to a Collins Street hotel buffet. This page answers where to find breakfast in the grid, what each place or its council listing says, and the hours listed for it.
Every place was checked against two sources: OpenStreetMap plus a council listing, the venue’s own site or the Australian Good Food Guide. Hours are quoted with whose listing they come from, and some are old, so treat them as a starting point.
The listings we read name no roaster, so this page names none either. Only one price made it into our checked notes, so only one dollar amount appears.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeaway breakfast and espresso | Gillott Espresso | see below | not printed here |
| Breakfast and take-home meals | Corner & Bench | see below | not printed here |
| Breakfast in a telephone exchange | Operator 25 | see below | not printed here |
| Eggs on toast or a big breakfast | Bullrun | see below | not printed here |
| Hotel buffet breakfast | Alluvial | Buffet breakfast (per adult) | $52 |
| Breakfast roll on English muffins | Operator Diner | see below | not printed here |
| Specialty coffee and baked goods | Little Sparrow | see below | not printed here |
Gillott Espresso — 201 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
The City of Melbourne’s What’s On listing describes Gillott Espresso as premium espresso paired with a breakfast menu and takeaway options. It also mentions a Belgian hot chocolate and a mocha, for anyone dodging straight coffee.
That same listing shows Monday to Friday from 6am to 3pm, and weekends from 8am to 2.30pm. The listing is undated, so those hours may be out of date. It names no roaster, so we won’t guess one.
Go for: the takeaway option the council listing mentions, if you’re grabbing breakfast on the move.
Corner & Bench — 408 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Corner & Bench’s own site sums itself up as “Coffee, Breakfast, Lunch, Catering & Take Home Meals”. That is a cafe doing a bit of everything, with breakfast right up front.
The site lists Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:00pm, with the kitchen closing at 2pm. Saturday is 8:00am to 2:00pm with the kitchen closing at 1pm, and Sunday is listed as closed. The site is undated, so check before you head over.
The order: whatever breakfast you’re after, but get in before the listed kitchen close, which is earlier than the doors.
Operator 25 — 25 Wills Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
The council’s What’s On listing says Operator 25 “offers high quality breakfast and lunch dishes with a modern rustic feel that suits their refit of the old Melbourne telephone exchange”. That is the council’s description, not ours.
The same listing shows 7am to 4pm on weekdays and 8am to 4pm on weekends. It is undated, so the hours may be out of date.
Go for: a weekend breakfast, since the council listing shows it open on Saturday and Sunday.
Bullrun — 107 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
The council’s What’s On listing says the cafe “is available for a morning coffee and eggs on toast or a big breakfast”. It’s a weekday-leaning pick on that listing.
The listing shows Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 3pm and closed on Saturday and Sunday. An OpenStreetMap tag for Bullrun disagrees, giving Saturday as 07:00 to 13:00. With two sources at odds and no date on either, check before a weekend trip.
The order: eggs on toast or the big breakfast, the two options the council listing names.
Alluvial — 495 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Alluvial’s page on the InterContinental Melbourne site lists a buffet breakfast at $52 per adult. It also links a kids menu, and it is the one hotel restaurant on this page.
The site gives Monday to Friday as 6:30am to 10:30am, and Saturday and Sunday as 7:00am to 11:00am. A buffet is a set price for a run of dishes, so the question is appetite, not ordering.
On the menu (copied from melbourne.intercontinental.com/alluvial on 4 October 2026):
- Buffet breakfast (per adult): $52
The order: Alluvial’s buffet breakfast, which its site prices at $52 per adult.
Operator Diner — 130 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Operator Diner’s own menu lists a “Breakfast roll on English muffins”. For a plant-based option it prints “Fresh avocado, everything bagel, whipped vegan feta, roasted peppers, cucumber, alfalfa”.
Its site gives trading hours of Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm and Saturday to Sunday 8am to 4pm. The site is undated, so hours may have moved.
Go for: the breakfast roll, or the avocado and vegan feta bagel if you skip meat.
Little Sparrow — 567 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Little Sparrow’s site describes “specialty coffee, freshly baked products and a large variety of breakfast and lunch options using local produce”.
Little Sparrow’s contact page lists its Melbourne CBD spot at 567 Collins Street as Monday to Friday 7am to 4.00pm. An OpenStreetMap tag gives Monday to Friday 06:00 to 15:30 instead, so go by the cafe’s own page and check before an early start.
Roaster: the site we read does not name one, so we can’t tell you whose beans these are.
Quick answers
Where can I get breakfast on Collins Street in Melbourne CBD?
Two places on this page are on Collins Street. Alluvial lists a buffet breakfast on its InterContinental Melbourne page. Little Sparrow’s site describes specialty coffee, baked products and breakfast options. Check hours with each, as Little Sparrow’s own page and an OpenStreetMap tag list different times.
Is there a buffet breakfast in Melbourne CBD?
Alluvial’s page on the InterContinental Melbourne site lists a buffet breakfast at $52 per adult. The site gives Monday to Friday as 6:30am to 10:30am, and weekends as 7:00am to 11:00am. We did not find a buffet listed at the other six places.
Which CBD breakfast places are open on weekends?
The council listings show Gillott Espresso and Operator 25 open on Saturday and Sunday, and Operator Diner’s site gives weekend trading hours. Alluvial’s site lists weekend breakfast too. Corner & Bench’s site lists Saturday only and shows Sunday as closed, while the council listing for Bullrun shows both days closed, though an OpenStreetMap tag gives it Saturday hours. All of these may be out of date.
Where can I get eggs on toast for breakfast in Melbourne CBD?
The council’s listing for Bullrun names a morning coffee with eggs on toast or a big breakfast. Operator Diner’s menu lists a breakfast roll on English muffins if you’d rather have a roll. Both sets of hours are listed on their sources, so check them before going.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 4 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, council pages, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 4 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of food or place, not the places on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Gillott Espresso: openstreetmap.org/612771032, whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/gillott-espresso
- Corner & Bench: openstreetmap.org/614492382, whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/corner-and-bench, cornerandbench.com
- Operator 25: openstreetmap.org/2530237185, whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/operator-25
- Bullrun: openstreetmap.org/1812360861, whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bullrun
- Alluvial: openstreetmap.org/13707522675, melbourne.intercontinental.com/alluvial
- Operator Diner: openstreetmap.org/11726300811, operatordiner.com.au, agfg.com.au/operator-diner-119823
- Little Sparrow: openstreetmap.org/13048074544, littlesparrow.com/contact, littlesparrow.com
