Stalactites (restaurant)

Stalactites is a Greek-Australian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.

It is located on Lonsdale street in the Melbourne's CBD's Greek quarter.

The restaurant was founded in 1978 by Konstantinos Tsoutouras, also known as Barba Kostas. He had previously opened other chain restaurants and fish and chips stores, before opening Stalactites. It initially opened as a 24-hour restaurant, and became a part of Melbourne's nightlife. Today, it is owned and operated by the descendants of its founder.

It has been described as 'an institution in Melbourne's culinary scene' and is known for being frequented by celebrities including Greek tennis players.,

Stalactites was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hella Good
In 2017, the owners of Stalactites created a fast-food souvlaki take-away chain named 'Hella Good', neighbouring the restaurant. In 2020 this brand absorbed another souvlaki brand, Jimmy Grants, which had put into liquidation after financial troubles experienced by its founder George Calombaris.