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  • Tasty brunch options laid out on plates on a wooden table with two cofees and a champagne glass with cocktail.
  • Archways of the Melbourne GPO Building, with bench seating and bentwood chairs on the concrete paved floor and plants in wooden planters/
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Federal Coffee

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Melbourne icon, Federal Coffee Palace, has been reborn as Federal Coffee. Located under the archways of the historic GPO building, the 15-year-old coffee stop has expanded its offering to an upmarket brunch menu that pairs perfectly with coffee in the mornings and cocktails in the afternoons.

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Day Times
Monday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Tuesday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Wednesday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Thursday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Friday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Saturday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm
Sunday
  • 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm

Location

GPO Building
Cnr Burke and Elizabeth St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for GPO Building

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9041 5269
  • email address: info@stepsofgpo.com.au
  • Book online for Federal Coffee
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