Top 5 cafes on Phillip Island in 2025

Whatever time of year you’re heading to Phillip Island, these cafes serve up a nice cuppa and a great bite to eat whatever the time of year.

Phillip Island is only 90 minutes south of Melbourne. As Melbourne is a foodie capital, it’s easy to see how Phillip Island has some incredible options for great food and super tasty coffee, only 90 minutes away from the foodie capital of Australia.

San Remo’s Beachside Bakehouse offers up some tasty salad rolls as well as smoothies and ice creams.

The cuisine on Phillip Island is normally inspired heavily by the cuisine of Melbourne, so if it’s a nice cup of coffee and a tasty sandwich you’re after, then you’re in the right spot.

1. G’Day Tiger

Is there anything more Aussie than getting a coffee and a sanga from a cafe called ‘G’day’?

A firm favourite in the heart of Cowes, G’Day Tiger sells some very top-notch coffee and tasty sandwiches. Their coffee is roasted by the well-known Melbourne roastery – Seven Seeds.

Located conveniently on the corner in busy Cowes Street, this is a good spot for a tasty cuppa while you explore the bustling little pocket of Phillip Island. Take your iced coffee to Cowes Beach on a sunny day or sip on a hot chocolate in the windy winter weather.

Life on Phillip Island moves slowly…Which means more time to enjoy relaxing in a café!

2. The Store, Ventnor

The Store is a small café is just a small countryside eatery which sells some yummy treats! Get a bite of their crumpets with honey.

A small café which has all of the different staples of a classic café, set in a pretty countryside setting that has a small deli section offering up some locally made produce. Think locally pressed oils, chilli jam and honey produced by Phillip Island bees.

3. Cafe Lugano

For a tasty takeaway coffee and a yummy brunch, head over to Cafe Lugano, located in Cowes. They do a wonderful egg and avocado on toast – a quintessential Aussie dish! Not too far away from G’Day Tiger is another great place – no frills that still packs a punch in taste! For tasty takeaway coffees.

4. Island Whole Foods

Selling Melbourne’s iconic Duke’s coffee, the Island Whole Foods is a well-known spot in Phillip Island for a vegan bite to eat.

Calling all plant-based foodies! With house-made vegan treats, vegan grocery items, and smoothies. Have a plant-based burger, or sip on a vegan Snickers milkshake.

5. Burnt Toast

In the small precinct of Cape Woolamai, Burnt Toast is a fantastic spot to get your coffee and brunch fix before a windswept stroll along Cape Woolamai beach.