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In 2014, Pellegrini's was inducted into the Good Café Guide Hall of Fame. [4] The café is listed by the National Trust of Australia. [5]Co-owner of the café, Sisto Malaspina, was murdered during the 2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, which prompted a significant outpouring of grief, with mourners leaving flowers and signing a tribute book to Malaspina. [6]
In her review for the Herald Sun, Kara Monssen scored Enoteca 15/20, writing: "Crazy delicious eating and drinking will only get you so far. How wonderfully refreshing it is for new operator Enoteca Boccaccio to deeply understand and honour what it means to be hospitable in all that it does."
Pellegrini's Espresso Bar and Legend Café often lay claim to being Melbourne's first "real" espresso bars, opening their doors in 1954 and 1956 respectively. This decade also saw the establishment of one of Australia's most iconic coffee brands, Vittoria , which remains the country's largest coffee maker and distributor.
Leon Massoni sold his share of the restaurant to his partner George, and later owned restaurants including 'Ristorante Massoni' with his partner in business Pietro Grossi, the father of Guy who as of 1999 ran 'Grossi Florentino'. [7] George Tsindos ended a 50-year era by selling The Florentino to Italian Restaurant Melbourne CBD. [8]
ST. ALi's South Melbourne cafe was founded in 2005 by Mark Dundon. [3] It was bought by Salvatore Malatesta in 2008. [4] A second cafe opened in December 2012. [5] From January - September 2014 ST. ALi operated a pop-up location on Collins Street, Melbourne alongside other restaurants. [6] In February 2014, ST.
The restaurant is a wine bar with a kitchen behind the counter visible to patrons. Most food in the restaurant is cooked in a wood-fired coven. Gourmet Traveller has described the food served as 'simple' and 'smart, comforting'. [2] [6] The roast chicken received particular praise. [2] The second-hand interior furniture is sourced from New ...
Stalactites is a Greek-Australian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is located on Lonsdale street in the Melbourne's CBD's Greek quarter. [4] [5] The restaurant was founded in 1978 by Konstantinos Tsoutouras, also known as Barba Kostas. [2] He had previously opened other chain restaurants and fish and chips stores, before ...
The Waiter's Restaurant is an Italian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, described as a "Melbourne institution". [1] Founded in 1947 as the Italian Waiter's Club, it was initially a place for waiters (mainly of Italian and Spanish heritage) to have a meal, a drink and play cards after their work - in breach of the very strict liquor licensing laws in place at the time.