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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.
The brothers had worked at Florentino's, a popular Italian restaurant on Bourke Street before establishing their own coffee bar nearby. [1] The bar is claimed to be the first in Melbourne to use an espresso machine, although many cafés in the Italian-Australian neighbourhood of Lygon Street in Carlton acquired machines at around the same time. [2]
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.
260 Collins (formerly St. Collins Lane) is a shopping centre completed in 2016, designed by ARM Architecture, located between Collins and Little Collins streets in Melbourne, Australia. The centre is located beneath a hotel occupying the upper nine floors.
Collins Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It was laid out in the first survey of Melbourne, the original 1837 Hoddle Grid, and soon became the most desired address in the city. [1]
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Optus Centre - view at street level. The Optus Centre is located at 367 Collins Street, Melbourne. Standing 153 metres tall, it incorporates 34 floors, and was completed in 1975. The main foyer, and mezzanine areas are home to cafes and formerly, a branch of the Commonwealth Bank.