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Opened in the mid-1950s, Grossi Florentino Cellar Bar is a little slice of Europe at the top end of Bourke Street. Streetside tables are a perfect perch for people-watching, sipping a glass of crisp pinot grigio from the wide-ranging wine list, and tucking into antipasti or salted cod croquettes from Guy Grossi's classic Italian menu. Inside, it's all softly lit wood-panelled atmospherics, slightly frenetic during lunch, moody and more romantic after dark. Attracting a mix of tourists, suits and theatre-goers, the Cellar Bar also serves breakfast, ideal if you've partied all night and found yourself in the CBD in the wee hours.
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