Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar is a Melbourne cultural icon and is said to have installed the first espresso machine imported into Australia in the 1950s – ushering in a generational obsession with espresso coffee among Melbournians from all walks of life. A good short review of Pellegrini’s can be found at: https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/cafes/pellegrinis
Image © Marcus D. Niski 2010
Naked Cities Journal 