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Sisto Malapsina, co-owner of Pellegrini's Espresso Bar, was killed on November 9 in a terror attack in Melbourne's CBD. Something in the essence of the city died with him. We look back at the iconic cafe that, over half a century, became an institution and that stands as a living monument to shared life in a city.

Professor Andrew May, social historian at the University of Melbourne and author of Espresso! Melbourne Coffee Stories

Dr Nanette Carter, Senior Lecturer, School of Design, Swinburne University

Sisto Malaspina spoke to Carl Williams

Words of Guy Rundle, read by Michelle Rayner

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