Assembly is getting my vote as best coffee shop in Carlton. Funnily enough, it sprung up on a street I used to work on about 4 years ago - when I would walk down into the CBD twice a day for my coffee hit. Assembly checks all the boxes for me. To start, it's a gorgeous cafe with lovely baristas. The cafe is split in two; espresso and seating on one side, filter and tea on the other with the take-home beans offering. Tea fans will love that they offer a range of teas as well as take home leaves from Storm in a Teacup. You're always going to taste something interesting here - with a good range of beans from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane roasters including Small Batch, Mecca, Reuben Hills and The Single Guys. The tins the beans come in are equally pretty and I plan on filling my cupboard with a couple of the mint green ones. There were more beans that I wanted on offer than I could drink within 2 weeks, so I will definitely be back for more. From now on, I'll be walking up from the CBD to make a dedicated pitstop to this Carlton cafe. read more