The Lord Mayor's Commendations have been celebrating small businesses and their stories since 2005.
"It's never been more important to honour small businesses and highlight how much they mean to our city," the Lord Mayor said.
"Melbourne's small businesses have endured the toughest trading conditions in decades, and we want to recognise and support them as the city recovers."
"Whether it's a butcher or a book store, small businesses are the lifeblood of our city. These awards recognise and celebrate businesses that have stood the test of time.
"Anyone who has run a small-business knows it's a tough role, so it's important we congratulate and honour the commitment of some of our longest-serving proprietors."
The commendations program shines a spotlight on small business owners who have serviced the city for 10 or more years. More than 620 small businesses have received commendations since the program began in 2005.
Lord Mayor Sally Capp will present the Commendations to this year's recipients during a ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall in the coming weeks.
Small Business Portfolio Lead, Councillor Jason Chang, said food and retail businesses have continued to deliver exceptional service despite being hit hard by the pandemic.
"I want to congratulate all the hard-working business owners right across the City of Melbourne," Councillor Chang said.
"Every business that has had to endure these lockdowns and restrictions deserves our most sincere thanks.
"Small businesses make up more than 80 per cent of all the businesses operating in our city, employing almost 80,000 people."
Commendations for small business proprietors include:
| 40+ years |
| Domain Dry Cleaners | Papa Gino's Restaurant |
Peter Sheppard Footwear
| Sackville Wilks Lawyers |
| Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant | |
| 25+ years |
| Alpha Lewis Signs Pty Ltd | Camilla Gough |
| City Baths Spinal & Sports Medicine Clinic | Elizabeth Street Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy Centre |
| Camilla Gough | City Baths Spinal & Sports Medicine Clinic |
| Elizabeth Street Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy Centre | Il Solito Posto |
| Louise Macdonald Milliner | Nuttshell Graphics |
| Renato Jewellers | The Network Group |
| Timeless Gold Jewellery | |
10+ years
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| AA Business Brokers | Ambiance |
| Bar Lourinhã | Cabinet Bar & Balcony |
| Docklands Health | EARL Canteen |
| Fetching Events & Communications | Flex Sports Physiotherapy and Clinical Pilates |
| I C Fashion | Jasmine Fraser |
| Jissara Hair | Khokolat Bar |
| Kozminsky Studio | La Petite Crêperie |
| Leanne Cain & Associates | Lord Coconut |
| Michelangelo Osteria | MISS FOX Melbourne |
| NatPost Business Centre | Optimal Health Exercise Physiology |
| Red Pepper Restaurant | Self Preservation |
| Shelley Roberts Architects | Soul2Sole Healthcare |
| The Drunken Poet | The Little Royal |
| The Melbourne Headshot Company | The Royal Melbourne Hotel |
| Vertigo High Access Specialists | YNJ Migration Consultants |
| Yarra River Business Association Inc. | |
For more information visit the Lord Mayor Commendations.