By Dani Valent
PELLEGRINI'S ESPRESSO BAR, 66 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 9662 1885. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
Melbourne has changed a lot since 1954 but it's steady as she goes at this classic Italian espresso bar.
GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, 644 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, 9380 9569. Daily lunch and dinner
Pub classics such as chicken parmigiana and steak sandwich share billing with beer-spiked pulled pork and Cajun wings. The beer garden is shady and spacious.
GOLDEN DRAGON PALACE, 363 Manningham Road, Lower Templestowe, 9852 4087. Daily lunch and dinner
From prawn toast to banana fritters, this recently renovated restaurant has all the Canto-classics.