Hardluck Coffee Co.

A compact room on Belmore Street that locals and passing visitors tend to name first when asked where to drink coffee in Yarrawonga. The espresso is Allpress, pulled with enough consistency to earn a reputation as the best in town, and the kitchen keeps a short all-day menu of breakfast and lunch plates, mushroom on toast with ricotta and truffle oil among the regulars, rounded out by a couple of daily specials. It trades as an independent cafe rather than part of any group, and the focus stays narrow: good beans, a small menu cooked properly, and quick service. A well-run counter of the sort regional main streets rarely take for granted, and reliably busy for it.