13/05/2026
Mr Tulk Cafè, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. Named after Augustus Tulk, the first librarian of the SLV, this was one of Melbourne's iconic cafes. Yesterday, it closed down at the library after its lease was not renewed for presumably corporate reasons. Michael Togias and his team have been good friends to their many regular guests, including all of us at MELTours - Walking Tours of Melbourne. The food, the coffee and the ambience at the library - we will miss all that. Mr Tulk is relocating to a location nearby and we wish Michael well with his future plans.