Northern Territory
Combines a well-stocked supermarket, takeaway, newsagent and post office.
Must-see restaurants in Australia
Melbourne
Risotto is the speciality here, ranging from a simple Venetian risi e bisi (rice and peas) to some fabulously luxe options involving truffles or spanner…
Byron Bay
Bounteous baked goods include huge muffins, calorific cakes and overstuffed sandwiches on beautiful bread. Tuck in to them at one of the outdoor tables or…
Byron Bay
Fine cheeses, deli items, take-home salads, and baguettes or burgers to order; enjoy the beautifully prepared foods at shady pavement tables or decamp to…
Melbourne
Semi-al fresco with great river and city views, this family-friendly place serves salads, pasta and wood-fired pizza at reasonable prices.
Great Ocean Road
Just next to Kennett River Holiday Park, this laid-back beach kiosk does pies, bacon-and-egg rolls, fish and chips, cakes and soft drinks. It also hires…
Melbourne
Come for the sweet, fluffy, barbecue-pork buns, which became famous when the original Hong Kong branch became the cheapest ever Michelin-starred…
West Coast Australia
You can almost picture horse-drawn coaches pulling up to the Hampton Arms Inn, built in 1863. It features period bedrooms, a cluttered bookshop crammed…
The East Coast
The best thing about this place – an '80s aquarium successfully reincarnated as a seafood restaurant – is the view over the startlingly blue waters of…
Phillip Island
Here's our advice: to open a successful Melbourne-style cafe outside the city, you need to get coffee, food and service right. Sadly, this new addition to…
Cradle Country & The West
Built over the water, the restaurant at the Risby Cove development gives its best tables to in-house guests but welcomes others if there is space…
Melbourne
Who said veg food was all lentils and lettuce? This fast-food chain, which has eight branches in Melbourne, should hit the spot when plant-based carbs are…
Great Ocean Road
Arab started as a beatnik coffee lounge in 1956 and single-handedly transformed Lorne from a daggy family-holiday destination into a place for groovers…
Melbourne
A split-level, mural-covered coffee haven, Drugstore does serious trade for nearby workers. The menu can be a little overwhelming, from burgers involving…
Whitsunday Coast
At this eccentric garden cafe, emphasis is placed on horticultural pursuits: the culinary aspect is forgettable, and the hospitality can be bizarre. Still…
Tasmania
The fact that so many locals love this old-fashioned Italian restaurant is a total mystery to us, as we found its food sub-standard, its service brusque…
Victoria
Seemingly unchanged from the gold-rush era, this low-lit bakery is set in an old corrugated-tin shed with uneven brick flooring. Its 100-year-old scotch…
The East Coast
This rustic, woody, hilltop place, 9km south of St Marys on the wiggly road to Bicheno, is a bit of an institution. Some say it's overrated, but the…
Adelaide Hills
Inside Cleland Wildlife Park, Cleland Café serves light inoffensive lunches and snacks – handy if you've made the trek here without a sandwich. To get…
Hobart
A rockin’ pub in the 1970s, the Beach House is now a basic but reliable cafe-bar next to the beach at Lower Sandy Bay. Wander along the sand before…
Victoria
New owners have transformed this tapas bar into a smart cafe-bar serving excellent coffee, brekky burritos, steak sandwiches and salt-and-pepper calamari…
Mid-North Coast
Locals like to hang out at this spacious pub, sipping beer on its large waterside terrace or dining on classic pub bistro fare while gazing out big…
Melbourne
The self-proclaimed 'queen of rice-paper rolls', Misschu (the enigmatic Nahji Chu, a former Laotian refugee) serves cheap and tasty Laotian-Vietnamese…
