Good Measure

Lygon Street is lucky to have Good Measure, a coffee-to-cocktail spot that’s unlike anything else in the area. When it launched in late 2021, it was a sun-drenched daytime diner doing Code Black coffee, cheesecake and bougie hot dogs. A few months later, things really kicked off as the after-dark offering emerged, delivering cocktails of a calibre you’d previously have had to schlep to the city or Fitzroy for.

The drinks list changes often. Cocktails are made with a laser-focus on seasonality and sustainability – a DIY ethos sees the team striving to use every element of each ingredient. Plum pits might go into the creation of a punchy Blood Plum Margarita, banana skins could be infused into a whisky-based number, and leftover sweet cinnamon babka brioche is turned into a house signature. 

There are more cocktails on tap alongside sake from Melbourne Sake Co, low-touch wine by small operations such as Dirty Black Denim and Konpira Maru, brews from as nearby as Hop Nation and Garage Project, and as far away as Guinness, and kombucha, rhubarb lemonade, and nitro coffee (a frothy, nitrogen-infused cold brew) on the non-alcoholic front.