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The Age
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
‘It's a blessing': A Greek dining institution gets its biggest change in nearly 60 years
One of Melbourne's oldest family-run Greek restaurants, Salona in Richmond, has just gone through its biggest change in its 56-year life. The Swan Street venue has more than doubled its capacity and brought on a leading Melbourne restaurateur for design advice, ushering in a suave new chapter for the institution. 'It's a blessing that we've been able to get this far,' says Alexandra Konis, who owns Salona with her husband Stavros. The 1969-established restaurant has been run continuously by Stavros' family for three generations. 'We've got customers who have been eating here for more than 30 years,' says Alexandra. Salona's expansion into the similarly long-standing Greek-owned travel agency next door has been a few years in the making, delayed by a stroke of serendipity.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘It's a blessing': A Greek dining institution gets its biggest change in nearly 60 years
One of Melbourne's oldest family-run Greek restaurants, Salona in Richmond, has just gone through its biggest change in its 56-year life. The Swan Street venue has more than doubled its capacity and brought on a leading Melbourne restaurateur for design advice, ushering in a suave new chapter for the institution. 'It's a blessing that we've been able to get this far,' says Alexandra Konis, who owns Salona with her husband Stavros. The 1969-established restaurant has been run continuously by Stavros' family for three generations. 'We've got customers who have been eating here for more than 30 years,' says Alexandra. Salona's expansion into the similarly long-standing Greek-owned travel agency next door has been a few years in the making, delayed by a stroke of serendipity.
