This area has the real coffee culture locals actually go to. Crown Street's lined with independents, not chains. Sample Coffee on Devonshire St has been there forever, Reuben Hills on Albion if you want the full hipster experience.

Funkis vintage on Crown St for proper vintage finds, not manufactured stuff. Walk from Central Station takes 10 minutes or catch bus 301/302 down Elizabeth Street.

Stick around Crown Street and Bourke Street intersection - that's where the good stuff is concentrated.