There was a time when Greek cafés were sprinkled across Brisbane like salt on a pile of hot chips. Before smashed avocado and kombucha and acai bowls, even before McDonald’s, there was the Greek café. Only a handful of Greek migrants traded in oyster saloons in Brisbane during the 1890s but by the 1920s a vibrant café society flourished in the hands of more than 70 Greek proprietors. Discover Brisbane's forgotten café culture as Dr Toni Risson walks us through her research for a book, Brisbane's Greek Cafés: A Million Malted Milks.

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