Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Food and drink businesses in Melbourne
- Food and drink businesses compared
- 199
- Google reviews
- 221,756
- Median rating
- 4.6
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC on Town Proven are Peter Rowland Group (started in 1962; 4.4 from 101 Google reviews), Grange Meat Co (started in 1970; 4.9 from 196 Google reviews) and Stalactites Restaurant (started in 1978; 4.3 from 9,432 Google reviews).
Food and drink businesses in Melbourne: the top 24
- 1
Peter Rowland Group
from 101 Google reviews
Started: 1962
Suite 4 / Level 2, 2/4 Douglas St
- 2
Grange Meat Co
from 196 Google reviews
Started: 1970
178 Grange Rd, Melbourne VIC 3078
- 3
Stalactites Restaurant
from 9,432 Google reviews
Started: 1978
181-183 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 4
THE Spit Roast Catering Co - Melbourne Spit Roast, Party & Home Catering
from 75 Google reviews
Started: 1982
256 Park St
- 5
Elizabeth Andrews Corporate Catering
from 189 Google reviews
Started: 1991
- 6
Central Meat & Co
from 24 Google reviews
Started: 1991
419A Victoria St, Melbourne VIC 3056
- 7
Degraves Espresso Melbourne
from 1,852 Google reviews
Started: 1995
23-25 Degraves St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 8
Hagen's Organics
from 31 Google reviews
Started: 1999
35 Patterson Rd, Melbourne VIC 3204
- 9
The Elephant & Wheelbarrow
from 3,151 Google reviews
Started: 2000
94-96 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 10
Double Happiness
from 339 Google reviews
Started: 2002
21 Liverpool St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 11
MoVida
from 2,353 Google reviews
Started: 2003
- 12
Ca De Vin
from 2,439 Google reviews
Started: 2004
Postal Lane Markets, 350 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 13
Devour It Catering
from 127 Google reviews
Started: 2007
- 14
Delhi Rocks
from 12,695 Google reviews
Started: 2007
- 15
Cumulus Inc.
from 2,472 Google reviews
Started: 2008
45 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 16
Berlin Bar
from 1,398 Google reviews
Started: 2009
16-20 Corrs Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 17
Coda Melbourne
from 1,267 Google reviews
Started: 2009
141 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 18
The Joint Bar
from 2,305 Google reviews
Started: 2010
35 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 19
MAKER Lt Bourke
from 660 Google reviews
Started: 2011
387 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 20
SIMPSONS BURGERS (MELBOURNE)
from 1,318 Google reviews
Started: 2013
143 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 21
Food & Desire
from 97 Google reviews
Started: 2016
- 22
SLOW Food Catering
from 113 Google reviews
Started: 2018
- 23
Vacation Coffee CBD
from 652 Google reviews
Started: 2019
1 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 24
Harp & Hound
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 2026
131 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Town Proven compared 199 food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC, with 221,756 Google reviews between them. Of these, 24 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 401 reviews.
Of the food and drink businesses compared, the most reviewed is Delhi Rocks, with 12,695 Google reviews at 4.6.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC on Town Proven are Peter Rowland Group (started in 1962; 4.4 from 101 Google reviews), Grange Meat Co (started in 1970; 4.9 from 196 Google reviews) and Stalactites Restaurant (started in 1978; 4.3 from 9,432 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 199 food and drink businesses in Melbourne, VIC, with 221,756 Google reviews between them. Of these, 24 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 401 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.