The Sunday Bake Table
A long table of one-off bakes from 8am. Cash, card or a good story. Gone by ten, most weeks.
hello from Gertrude Lane
Good coffee. Long brunches. No rush.
Marlow & Fig is a neighbourhood café in the back streets of Fitzroy. We roast our own beans, bake every morning and never hurry anyone out of the courtyard.
- ☕ Open 7 days
- 🐶 Dogs welcome
- 🌿 Vegan & GF options
the ones people order twice
House favourites
Everything is made here, from the fig syrup to the croissant butter. See the full menu
Tess, behind the machine since day one
our story
Started by two friends and a second-hand roaster.
In 2017, Tess Marlow and Jun Fig-Tanaka took over an old print workshop on Gertrude Lane with a five-kilo roaster and no real plan beyond making the café they wanted to sit in.
Eight years on, the roaster is bigger and the queue is longer, but the idea is the same: careful coffee, generous plates, and room to stay as long as you like.
roasted out the back
Coffee we would happily drink all day.
We roast twice a week in small batches and buy directly from four farms we have visited. Take a bag home, or let us post it.
House blend
Gertrude
Brazil & Colombia. Chocolate, hazelnut, soft and sweet with milk.
Single origin
Guji, Ethiopia
Washed. Peach, jasmine and black tea. Lovely as a filter.
Decaf
Huila, Colombia
Sugarcane process. Caramel and red apple, no compromise.
lately, at the café
Scenes from the lane
more than coffee
What’s on
Cupping Night
Taste four new coffees with our roaster, Jun. Twelve seats, $25, includes a bag to take home.
Courtyard Sessions
Acoustic sets from local musicians in the back courtyard. Dogs and prams very welcome.
kind words
From the regulars
★★★★★
“The kind of place where they remember your order by the second visit. The hotcakes are ridiculous.”
★★★★★
“Best flat white north of the river, and I do not say that lightly. The courtyard is a little oasis.”
★★★★★
“We brought the dog, the pram and my mother-in-law. All three were made to feel at home.”
come say hi
Find us in Fitzroy
When
- Mon
- 7am – 3:30pm
- Tue
- 7am – 3:30pm
- Wed
- 7am – 3:30pm
- Thu
- 7am – 3:30pm
- Fri
- 7am – 3:30pm
- Sat
- 8am – 4pm
- Sun
- 8am – 4pm