Greek café culture in Australia

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Logos Bros Central Cafe, Blackall, Queensland.

Greek café culture in Australia (

oyster saloons across the country by 1900. Adapting to market changes and food trends, Greek proprietors went on to run fish shops, fruit shops, ice cream parlours, sundae shops, milk bars, snack bars, confectioneries, and cafés that dotted the Australian landscape for much of the twentieth century.[1]

General dining room of the Logos Brother's Central Cafe at Blackall

Almost every town in

Victoria had a Greek café, and as many as ten operated in larger towns like Ipswich and Toowoomba during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s—the heyday of the Greek café. Cafés were routinely open from 7am to midnight seven days a week, meals were cheap, portions were generous, and the menu was mostly the same countrywide. They have been described as the McDonalds of their time.[1]

The success of the Greek café is evident in the size of some establishments, the length of time some shops operated, the enterprise and resilience demonstrated by expansion and diversification, and the extent to which subsequent generations prospered in the adopted homeland of their parents and grandparents. This occurred despite the Anglophile Australia of the first half of the century. While names like the Paragon Café suggested proprietors’ origins, and names like Niagara Café exploited the popularity of American culture, others—the Regal Café, the Australia Café, etc.—were an attempt to align businesses with Australian sentiments. Greek food was not on the menu for the same reason.[1]

Heritage listings

A number of Greek cafes are heritage-listed:

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Risson, Toni (24 October 2016). "Pathway to Success: The Greek Café | John Oxley Library". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. Department of Planning & Environment. H01990. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
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  3. Department of Planning & Environment. H01959. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
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  4. ^ "Comino's Arcade (entry 602692)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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