We will be taking a break over the Christmas & New Year period. Our roastery will be closed from Saturday 21st December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025. Wishing you all the very best for a cheerful and safe festive season and prosperous new year.

Vacation Brand Story

Diedrich IR12 Vacation Coffee

Vacation Coffee

At Vacation we focus on only the highest quality specialty coffee, roasted here in Melbourne.

With a love for naturally processed coffees, we use our years of knowledge and expertise to bring the best out of each roast.

Our cafes are a space for both coffee lovers and non-coffee lovers alike, to sit back, relax and take a vacation.

Our Story

Vacation started in 2016, then an unnamed roastery supplying coffee to some of the top cafes around Melbourne, and operating out of a communal roasting space in Cremorne.

Founders Jimmy, Matt and Kael, each well-established within the specialty coffee and hospitality world, sought out a venue for the first brick-and-mortar Vacation cafe.

A year later, in 2017, their search was over. An espresso bar that seats 10 was built at the base of a historic building, with views of Flinders St.

With bursts of pastel green and pink, Vacation CBD’s retro-modern design evokes a sense of poolside leisure, and a great escape amongst the corporate backdrop of the city. The cafe’s 8 Metre high ceilings and expansive windows give impressive views over the MCG and Birrarung Marr.

In 2021 Vacation Cremorne opened it’s doors. A more intimate space, Vacation Cremorne is a beautifully styled espresso bar tucked away off Church St. Concrete slab and natural woods frame a more contemplative coffee experience, away from the buzz and bustle of the CBD.

The same year, Vacation moved house. Now roasting out of a dedicated space in Brunswick, equipped with a Diedrich IR12 roaster. The roasting team is now afforded greater space and flexibility to tweak roasts and to taste and cup coffees, ensuring a high level of quality control and consistency.