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Awarded the Encouragement Award at the 2014 Inland Tourism Awards
Winner of the 2014 Gluten-free category of The Official Great Aussie Pie Competition.
It's hard to find a genuine Greek-Australian Cafes these days but here are some that we know about. Please let us know if you have come across any others.
The Paragon in Katoomba (a gorgeous example of classic Art Deco)
The Oceanic Cafe in Surry Hills, Sydney (still the original menu!)
The Paragon in Goulburn (a blast from the 1970s)
The Liberty in Yass (sadly largely just a takeaway shop these days but nothing wrong with that)
The Niagara in Gundagai (the curved glass waterfall windows are stunning)
The White Rose in Temora (a classic of the 1950s and still going strong)
Scribbles in Wagga Wagga (originally owned by Lex Marinos' family)
The Roxy in Bingara (restored cinema with cafe attached)
Mack's Shack in Warrnambool
The Central Cafe in Yarrawonga
Bell's Milk Bar in Broken Hill
Symos in Tumut (tragically it has recently closed but that means it is waiting for someone to rescue it)
And here are some interesting cafes that we have discovered in our travels.
Australia
The Long Track Cafe and Pantry in Jugiong
Gus in Canberra
The Blue Bird in Collingwood, Melbourne
Pellergrinis in Melbourne
Brunettis in Lygon Street, Melbourne
Nest in Tumbarumba
New Zealand
Cafe 131 in Methven, Canterbury
Seagars of Oxford in Canterbury
Cafe Cezanne in Ponsonby Road, Auckland
The Hub Cafe, underneath the DC3 in Mangaweka
Fat Dog Cafe and Bar in Rotorua
The Loose Goose in Tirau
Last week I had the absolute delight of enjoying some of Louise's baking; her sausage rolls alone are almost worth the trip to Lockhart in central New South Wales.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago I wrote Aphrodite and the Mixed Grill, the first book dedicated to the story of the Greek café, and I am now so obsessed with this uniquely Australian phenomenon that I scan country towns for remnants of what were once the social hubs of rural and urban communities.
The encounter with the sausage roll-from-Heaven took place during a recent milkshake crawl through Temora (where the White Rose Café is in almost original condition), Canowindra (where the Garden of Roses façade is as gorgeous as ever), Warialda (where the Central Café is now a gift shop), Yenda and Barellan (where only derelict buildings remain), and Lockhart, where the Blue Bird Café is in good hands.
It’s a tricky business – ensuring the future of a relic; Louise and Roger face the challenge of retaining the essence of this Art Deco masterpiece while at the same time being relevant enough to make a living in a millennium that is vastly different from the one that gave birth to the iconic Greek café. I wish them all the best, and can’t wait for my next visit.