Flower Drum — Melbourne restaurant guide · Chronopin

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Flower Drum Opens in Melbourne's Chinatown
17 Market Lane, Chinatown, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaFlower Drum
Starts 05/26/1975CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better51.4 years ago
Wikipedia^[1] states the day: "The Flower Drum^[2][3] was established by Gilbert Lau and opened on 26 May 1975", and its infobox carries the same date.
Gilbert Lau opened Flower Drum on 26 May 1975 in Melbourne's Chinatown and spent the following decades making the case that Cantonese cooking belonged at the top of Australian fine dining rather than in a separate category of it. It has been a fixture of the city's restaurant lists ever since, on Market Lane.
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Flower Drum — Melbourne restaurant guide

Starts 05/26/1975CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

Opened on May 26, 1975, the date on Chronopin's Flower Drum^[1] opening pin. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.

Start: May 26, 197590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Flower Drum — Melbourne restaurant guide

A fine-dining Cantonese restaurant in Melbourne’s Chinatown, known for refined food and attentive service.

Chronopin selection.^[1]

Photo via Flower Drum official website.

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References 190% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better

The first entry is always the pin's source. Overall confidence is a weighted average of how firmly each reference supports the start and end times used above; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newest.

[1]90%
Flower Drum official website
flowerdrum.melbourne· Posted Oct 9, 2026· Starts May 26, 1975 ✓· 100% of score
Opened on May 26, 1975, the date on Chronopin's Flower Drum opening pin. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.

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Restaurant’s original menu

Transcribed from the restaurant’s published à la carte page on October 9, 2026, which it marks as a sample subject to change without notice. Prices are in Australian dollars. Portion sizes are in each item’s note.

Barbecue & cold appetizers

JellyfishPer person: A$20
Turnip in sweet soyPer serve: A$18
Cucumber in Chinkiang vinegarPer serve: A$18
Beancurd and shiitake mushroom rollEach: A$6.50
Roast duckWhole; 60 for half: A$100
Char siuPer serve: A$28
Roast suckling pigWhole; two days’ notice: A$1,150
Squab, drunkenWhole: A$140
Squab, barbecuedWhole; 45 minutes: A$140

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Flower Drum Opens in Melbourne's Chinatown
17 Market Lane, Chinatown, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaFlower Drum
Starts 05/26/1975CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better51.4 years ago
Wikipedia^[1] states the day: "The Flower Drum^[2][3] was established by Gilbert Lau and opened on 26 May 1975", and its infobox carries the same date.
Gilbert Lau opened Flower Drum on 26 May 1975 in Melbourne's Chinatown and spent the following decades making the case that Cantonese cooking belonged at the top of Australian fine dining rather than in a separate category of it. It has been a fixture of the city's restaurant lists ever since, on Market Lane.
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Northeastern Thai and Lao flavors, including duck curry noodles and purple sticky rice. MICHELIN Selected.
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Starts 12/31/1864ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins73% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 73%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence161.8 years ago
The article's infobox gives the year only - established 1864 - so the pin takes that year's last day.^[1]
Quanjude opened in 1864 and made its name on a method: hanging the ducks in an open oven over fruitwood rather than closing them in, which crisps the skin differently. The dish it standardised is the one the world now calls Peking duck, and the carving at the table is part of it.
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