As the custom goes, the remnants of a Greek coffee can tell your future.
But as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sipped on the dark strong brew on Friday in the now-Liberal seat of Chisholm, his cup held no more answers to his fate in the federal election.
The coalition needs three more seats to claim victory, and six seats still remain in the balance as counting continues.
Mr Turnbull fell short of confirming a coalition win, despite his minister Christopher Pyne doing just that on Thursday.
"Christopher is a very confident colleague of mine, and he's entitled to express his naturally optimistic opinion and confident view, but I'm the prime minister," Mr Turnbull said on Friday.
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"We've had an election, Australians have voted, we respect their decision.
"We respect the votes that have been cast and one way that we show that respect is by waiting for the counting to be completed."
He was welcomed as a re-elected prime minister in the Greek community of Oakleigh as he greeted shop owners along the popular Eaton Mall restaurant strip.
Labor's Anna Burke held Chisholm from 1998 until her retirement, before Liberal MP Julia Banks narrowly defeating Labor's Stefanie Perri in Saturday's election.
As the third most diverse electorate in the country, with a high Greek, Chinese and Indian population, Ms Banks said her campaign was won by getting amongst the people.
"My focus has been the people of Chisholm - one-to-one engagement, so you can listen to their concerns," she told AAP.
While Mr Turnbull's visit only lasted about 15 minutes, most people at the Oakleigh strip looked more interested in getting their dose of caffeine than listening to what he had to say.
