Stalactites is not your average Souvlaki take-away joint.
People Queue outside Stalactites for a meal after a show nearby had finished.
Open 24 hours, the ever-popular Stalactites serves traditional Greek cuisine.
Melbourne has the largest number of Greek-speaking people outside of Greece. It is where the language, culture and people mix to become a part of this patchwork nation of cultures; Australia. No wonder the food tastes so good here.
In 1984, Thessaloniki became Melbourne's sister city.
Alexander the Great
But there beneath the
shining blue lights strung high above the intersection of Russell and Lonsdale Streets are a selection of Greek cafes and restaurants.
It will not be too long before the annual
Antipodes Festival kicks off a massive weekend of entertainment and live acts on February 25 and 26th of 2012.
