Krimper

Need a place to relax for breakfast or lunch? Old school cobblestone alleyways take you to this secret warehouse café for a variety of food from baked eggs to burgers.
I have been to Krimper café on a few different occasions however my favorite is when they host events as the breakfast I had was a bit on the pricey side for the wait and serving size.
They ran a series of «Sugar Hit» events with different themes so if that happens again it is definitely worth checking out and getting there early!

Breakfasts are too complicated for their own good. Lovely warehouse space good for a coffee and sweet pastry.

Service: good. Wait staff very attentive and quick service.
Interior: well decorated and warehouse style.
Coffee: ordered a flat white. One shot was not enough for the type of coffee served (Proud Marys). Had to add an extra espresso shot to give it the kick other coffees can do with a single shot. On the upside, Proud Mary’s tastes good as a single short black (but not for flat white).
Food: had scrambled eggs on toast. Really nice big portion. But it was really salty and oily. Chef overzealous on the use of butter in the scrambled eggs?

Really chill and nice place to have lunch with your mates. I love the look of the brick interior on the inside. I ordered the Krimper burger and couldn’t finish it! It was really filling, especially with the chips — which were nice and crunchy but I couldn’t finish those either! Definitely need to come back to try out the other dishes!

The «Melbourne» café doesn’t come much more hidden and «Melbourne» than Krimper! With two secret entrances down different alleys the choice is yours as to how you want to arrive. The building is a refurbished furniture warehouse and you might guess the place is huge. Staff are amazing and will guide you to one of the many tables, my favourite space is in the wooden box room sitting in the middle of the main area. It feels private and cool tucked away in your own space.
Coffee is by Proud Mary (one of my favourite roasters) and poured absolutely perfectly. My hot tip is to get the «Red Eye» — 2 double restrettos served black! That always sends my heart into overdrive. The first time I tried their banana bread with espresso butter I knew I had found my true love. They often run out of it once the word got out how good this stuff is so get in quick! The full lunch and brunch menu is packed full of quality, tasty goodies. It’s very hard to go past the sandwiches (these are not your normal tuck shop goodies) but the avocado and eggs is absolute delicious.
My tip is to bring your friends to the back entrance and through the big unmarked wooden red doors — it feels like you are going into a secret club and guaranteed to impress (plus it’s fun popping up right next to the counter). The staff are welcoming and always have a good suggestion if you can’t decide between all the amazing food options. This is one of my favourite cafes in Melbourne.

Can’t get much more Melbourne than this place for breakfast. Down a couple of laneways, inside a gigantic (attractively fitted out) warehouse space, pulsating EDM at 8:30am. Food very good, Staff surprisingly friendly and helpful. Bonus for replacing partner’s latte for free when he used the salt (white, in dish) instead of (cinnamon brown «Honeysuckle») sugar. I think they were bemused by the two Yanks abroad.
Definitely recommend for breakfast if the above appeals.

I feel like I don’t want to review Krimper because it’s such a great secret café. Located in a laneway that you’d never walk down unless you were lost — this hidden gem in an old warehouse is really cool and a perfect way to impress a friend with your knowledge of Melbourne’s ‘café underworld’.

Food: Not so great. I had bad experiences with the Duck in Pan dish and an alright ‘El Desayuno’. Perhaps I ought to try another dish but it’s highly unlikely I’ll come back here for a third attempt unless I don’t have a choice.
Drinks: The coffee here is pretty great. I loved my flat white and would come back here for a takeaway coffee if I’m around.
Environment: This place reminds me of a warehouse. Their interior design is pretty great and I loved how it is hidden in this alleyway.
Overall, I am willing to give this place another try but I’m not getting my hopes up in regards of their food.

Tucked down one of the lesser explored alleyways of the Melbourne CBD is Krimper, a café living in an old industrial space. What a good use of space it is.
If you’ve got a little mental note with all the good CBD cafés on them, make sure to add Krimper to that list. They offer delicious food and snacks that’ll keep you happy all day. I recommend the brownie. Get on that. Like, right now. Go get one.
The coffee is excellent, Proud Mary if I’m not mistaken could possibly be the Exploding Heart blend. I had a sip of the Brazil Laranjal last time I was in, roasted by Rex Tremendae.
Anyway, probably my favourite aspect of Krimper is the atmosphere. Love it.

Went to Sugar Hit Melbourne at Krimper and it was AMAZING!!! The food from Krimper was great, except they didn’t really cater for vegetarians which was disappointing. The sweets from LuxBite, Mork Chocolate and N2 were fantastic!
Overall it was a great night at a cool warehouse location, with friendly staff and yummy sweets.
Really hoping to visit Krimper again and hope that this won’t really be the last Sugar Hit Melbourne!

Well sized warehouse based café! Krimper is hissed down the back alley ways amongst Melbourne’s great CBD! I have attended here few times to enjoy a nice coffee, and it does it well! such a great layout of a venue, amazing coffee and great staff! It’s a must visit!
I attended here recently for the Sugar Hit Bollywood theme event! I loved the idea of it and was excited to attend! However the poorly layout out event made it really hard to enjoy, whilst trying to enjoy some of the treats on offer you were pushed and shoved and left standing aimlessly waiting for something to come your way, although I was looking forward to trying everything, I was just counting down until we could leave! this could be arranged a lot nice to make it easier for people to walk through.
So I won’t be attending any more sugar hits but will be back for the café for sure :-)

Go here. This place was recommended by a friend and is a gem! I’m still dreaming about the ciabatta I had here for brunch on Monday. The food is mouth watering, filling and reasonably priced. I actually only paid $ 10 for a massive ciabatta filled with avocado, bacon and devilled eggs. The service was great and the people are friendly. I was quite fussy with what I wanted on/​removed and they catered to me perfectly without a hassle at no extra charge. I’d go back to this place in a heartbeat and you should make the effort to find it!

I just love Krimper. Excellent coffee, food, great selections including fabulous options for veggies, whether you want something small or large. Gorgeous place w indoor wall bike racks for the cyclists, pretty lights and communal or regular tables.

Never ever again food was over priced for what we got no options for people with allergies

Unilocal needs an adventurer badge for finding places like this. Melbourne does have lots of these and they are usually worth the wandering around back alleys and dead ends to find them.
Once you do find the place, its a great space! Wide open and combinations of large tables and bench space. Service gets slow when only half full so probably not the place to visit in a hurry. If you have the time though, the food is well worth the wait with an excellent variety and freshness. I had the tuna and soft-​boiled egg bruchetta with Rocket. Very yummy.

Huge industrial space-​cum-​café, Krimper is tucked away in an alleyway off Williams St (LaTrobe end) and could be easily missed by anyone not looking for it.
It’s worth seeking out. This café offers loads of space, tables, food and snack options and Proud Mary coffee. If you’re looking to hide away from the world, there’s even a little enclosed spot in the centre.
Ideal for a brunch/​lunch catch up or a quiet bleary eyed morning if you don’t want too many people to know what you look like pre-​coffee.

Beautiful industrial building in the exclusive Guilford Lane. I stumbled across this gem on a raining Thursday afternoon.
Lucky enough to be seated in the ‘lift’ — a super cool wooden enclave (see my photo!) in the middle of the space. I dried off for a few minutes while one of the attentive staff brought over menus and a cheery smile.
A perfect coffee accompanied by the ‘poached eggs benedict with ham hock and hollandaise’ was just what the damp doctor ordered!
Ill definitely be heading back to Krimper very soon.

I could go on and on about the solid coffee from Proud Mary, the great tea selection, delectable cakes (GF brownie with banana chunks in it anyone?), the cool tunes, industrial feel, friendly staff or the menu that can take you from morning, to lunch to after work snacks… but well, I’d rather tell you about the nook.
Yup. The nook.
In the middle of this large café is a little cubby-​house like structure that has a table set for four inside. Score this spot and you’re going to be super chuffed. Its cute, private and you can pretend you’re a four year old playing tea parties all over again.