Old school: Three Melbourne eateries that serve the classics

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Old school: Three Melbourne eateries that serve the classics

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.

Golden Dragon Palace in Lower Templestowe.

Golden Dragon Palace in Lower Templestowe.Credit: Melanie Faith Dove

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.

Alistair Carragher, owner of the Great Northern Hotel, in the beer garden of the Carlton pub.

Alistair Carragher, owner of the Great Northern Hotel, in the beer garden of the Carlton pub. Credit: Jessica Sharpiro

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.

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