Victorian High Country
For an all-day breakfast, or lunch of antipasti, damper rolls, veggie burgers and quiches with a glass of local wine or hot coffee, this welcoming cafe is…
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Tasmania
The premium seating at this pub bistro is on the balcony overlooking the Train Park and river. All of the usual pub grub favourites feature on the menu,…
Adelaide Hills
This sprawling multi-tiered pub is packed on weekends (with 18 to 25 year olds, oddly enough). The bratwursts and schnitzels here are legendary. Live…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Pick up heat-and-eat gourmet dinners or a takeaway cone of salt-and-pepper squid with lime-salted fries. If you feel like lingering, nab a table for…
Northern Territory
Typical Aussie bistro cooking is what's on offer here: salt and pepper calamari, steak burger, beer-battered flathead, caesar or Greek salad…you probably…
Forster-Tuncurry
This cheery spot by the water in Tuncurry has friendly staff, an airy, open atmosphere and serves great breakfasts (try the Eggs Benny!); burgers, salads…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
The glass frontage and faux leather furniture at this sea-facing pub invites punters in off the street. The food is pretty good, ranging from pizzas ($20…
West Coast Australia
The garden bar is our favourite spot for a sunset beer, and there's occasional live bands on Friday and Saturday nights. The menu is a roll call of well…
Flinders Ranges
Chunky slate floors, old-time photographs and pub meals collide at the renovated 1869 Blinman Hotel. The kitchen serves up big, basic steaks, schnitzels,…
Byron Bay
Pull up a chair on the covered deck at this cafe-restaurant with its enviable position across from Main Beach. Expect consistently good Aussie brunch…
The East Coast
Inside the Tin Centre (seemingly attracting more customers than the museum itself), Crank It cranks out reasonable coffee and homemade cakes, slices, pork…
Cradle Country & The West
The food is served with pride at this friendly cafe inside the highway service station. The hearty breakfasts are sure to keep bushwalkers going all day,…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Enter through the health-food shop to reach an easygoing cafe with a focus on all things organic, local and sustainable. It's all very tasty too, and…
Brisbane & Around
Grab a table on the deck and choose from a jack-of-all-trades menu, covering the likes of BLTs, burgers, steaks, salt-and-pepper calamari, butter chicken…
Victoria
The name alone should guide you to this quirky licensed cafe on the Esplanade, opposite the footbridge. There's good locally roasted coffee, all-day…
Melbourne
Since 1892 patrons have been nibbling pinwheel sandwiches here, taking tea (with pinkies raised) and delicately polishing off a lamington. Hopetoun's…
Hobart
Forgive the faux roses in jars of pink-tinted water because the dumplings here are transcendent, handmade and either boiled or pan-fried (try the chicken…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
Set back from Fisherman's Beach in natural subtropical gardens, this decent pizzeria is one of – count 'em! – three places to dine out on Keppel. The…
Clare Valley
The tarted-up Taminga is looking good: polished floorboards, exposed stone walls and pressed-tin ceilings. Pub classics are what you're here for: surf 'n'…
West Coast Australia
At this casual restaurant near the water, the menu is heavy on seafood and veers all over the globe, from pasta made with local prawns to green seafood…
Fremantle
Asian food with a Freo feel: this bright cafe's fragrant soups – pho, bun bo Hue (spicy beef noodle soup) and Malaysian laksa – are all fantastic. Plus…
Hunter Valley
In a lovely end-of-the-road location, this winery has appealing tasting and accommodation options. The restaurant is also worth the trip and one of the…
Sydney
An interesting casual-dining concept, Macelleria is a butcher's shop that will cook for you. Line up and pick your steak, chicken, sausages or burger then…
Melbourne Region
Housed in the Convent Gallery, this cafe is proud of its high teas, which are served at 11.30am and 2pm daily and include a glass of sparkling wine and…
South Coast NSW
Market fish, Eden mussels and chargrilled chicken salads can be enjoyed on the upper deck of this restaurant by Merimbula Lake. Views of the water are big…
Charleville RSL Memorial Club Bistro
Outback Queensland
Visiting an RSL Club for a meal while on an Australian road trip is something of an Aussie institution. Meals here are large with steaks, roasts, barra…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Almost hilariously informal, Goolwa's Indian diner features goofy-font signage, a loud turquoise colour scheme, a Taj Mahal kitchen service window and…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
This grand old corner hotel has a small but sociable bar, a spacious covered beer garden and reliable pub meals of steak, schnitzel, burgers and salads,…
The East Coast
Light lunches, snacks and great coffees are produced by the chef-hatted (no, not Michelin-hatted) crew at this rather unexpected, urbane cafe. Meals are…
City Centre & Haymarket
Waiters bustle about in black ties and long aprons in this faithful French bistro, with Parisian subway tiles on the walls and a solid list of tried-and…
The Southeast
Cygnet's old 'bottom pub' has turned its front dining space into an all-day cafe, serving light meals and passable coffee. But where you really want to be…
Sydney
Good luck getting a seat at this hugely popular steakhouse that specialises in juicy Australian beef steaks, and racks of ribs marinated and grilled in a…
Newtown & the Inner West
Comfortably elegant, with striking, well-placed art on the walls, this corner spot offers inventive, tasty modern Australian fare designed for sharing…
Outback Northern Territory
This casual cafe offers some respite from the heat and dust. There's a small range of homemade sandwiches, chicken nuggets and chips, and milkshakes; don…
Clare Valley
We're not sure how much wild saffron grows in the Clare Valley (most of it seems to be 'under vine', as they say), but this cafe is hugely popular…
Melbourne
It’s unclear whether you’re in a diner or trapped inside a video game at this popular takeaway, which serves the kind of juicy burgers in brioche buns…
Cradle Country & The West
The last coffee stop for those making their way into the Southwest National Park, this cafe offers simple food, hot drinks and a wood fire to keep…
Newtown & the Inner West
What a sweet-smelling combo: a florist and a cafe that's stylish, reasonably priced and friendly. The menu at sophisticated and serene Yuga starts with…
Melbourne Region
Housed in the old National Bank building, this hybrid cafe and vintage homewares store is a super-stylish recent addition to Trentham's eating scene…
Victoria
Tucked away off the main road is this friendly artisan bakery that uses an old wood-fire Scotch oven to bake its organic sourdough. It's only open on…
