Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar may be best known for its Italian coffee and moreish pasta, but the iconic Melbourne venue has just scooped an award for its enduring interior design.
Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar has been ushered into the Eat Drink Design Awards’ Hall of Fame.David Malaspina, who took over the business in 2019 after the death of his father Sisto, credited the original owners.
The restaurant boasted one of the first espresso machines in Melbourne when it opened in 1954, under the Pellegrini brothers Leo and Vildo, before being bought by Nino Pangrazio and Sisto Malaspina 18 years later., striking a blow to the institution and the community that Sisto fostered for more than 40 years.
“It’s fantastic when you come in and see a barista at work … It’s one of these amazing artistic things where you can see the show of it.”Justin McManus“The bar flows, you can see all the exits from one point,” he said.The restaurant is best known for its coffee.Eat Drink Design Awards juror Cassie Hansen said the venue had “one of the most iconic shopfronts in Melbourne”.
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