Tankard's Temperance Hotel

This historical hotel, opened in 1849, was Melbourne's earliest precursor to the grand coffee palaces, offering an alcohol-free social hub.

In their own words: “The first establishment that came close to what was later referred to as a coffee palace in Melbourne was opened by John Tankard in 1849, called 'Tankard's Temperance Hotel' on Lonsdale Street's south side between William Street and Queen Street.”