Victoria
Attached to a coffee roastery, Nash Lane's shared tables are popular with savvy locals enjoying brunch and lunch classics. Grab a spot under the…
Must-see restaurants in Victoria
Melbourne Region
Translating to 'from the farmhouse', Du Fermier is owned by well-known chef and food writer, Annie Smithers. Her menu focuses on rustic French provincial…
Melbourne
Insanely popular, bustling Chin Chin serves Southeast Asian hawker-style food with big flavours, designed to share. It's housed in a glammed-up warehouse…
Melbourne
Melbourne's most impressive cafe looks more like an industrial designer hotel as it's housed in a former power station. Within 15m-high ceilings are nooks…
Victoria
Casual yet sophisticated, the acclaimed Mason's has an agreeable mix of inventive, beautifully plated fine food and great atmosphere. Order several…
Melbourne Region
Daylesford's best coffee, made using Wide Open Road beans and Inglenook Dairy milk, is served here. It's the perfect accompaniment to the all-day…
Victoria
A beachside outpost of the much-loved Carlton cafe and pizzeria empire, this cafe and deli is the best place to eat in Mornington. Molto autentico Italian…
Port Fairy
This historic building, once used by a coffin maker, is now well regarded for traditional thin-crust pizzas, cooked in an open kitchen and wolfed down on…
Melbourne Region
You can’t talk about Daylesford without waxing lyrical about Alla Wolf Tasker's Lake House restaurant, long regarded as the region’s top dining experience…
Victoria
In an unbeatable location overlooking Metung Wharf, this iconic pub has big windows and a deck, making the most of the water views. The bistro serves top…
Melbourne
Big, breezy eatery on Chapel St, with high ceilings, potted plants, and a touch of glam in its marble table tops and timber finishes. It’s a cafe during…
Victoria
Whoa there! If driving through Rye, be sure to stop for a gelato at this exceptionally good gelateria. The pistachio is as good as anything you'll eat…
Chris’s Beacon Point Restaurant
Great Ocean Road
Feast on memorable ocean views, deliciously fresh seafood and Greek-influenced dishes at Chris' hilltop fine-dining sanctuary among the treetops…
Victoria
Lucy’s is popular for delicious and great-value homemade rice noodles with chicken, prawn or abalone, as well as dumplings stuffed with ingredients from…
Yarra Valley
Enthusiastic owners Amanda McCrea and Simone Janken make the town's best coffee at their cafe on the main strip, and also offer a tempting menu of…
Great Ocean Road
Views just don't get any better than this: plonked directly on the beach, this cafe serves up homemade sausage rolls, fresh fish and chips, single-origin…
Victorian High Country
If you think a pie is just a pie, this award-winning local institution might change your mind. Try the gourmet pastries – emu, venison, crocodile, buffalo…
Victoria
Modern Japanese cuisine, perfectly prepared. Start with tender sushi or sashimi, and don’t miss the gyoza (dumplings) or tempura tiger prawns. There's…
Great Ocean Road
The guys from Portland's stylish Margaret & Agnes have opened a second venture within the lighthouse precinct, offering a similar menu of quality homemade…
Melbourne
Originating in Tel Aviv, Miznon is a fun and fresh option on iconic Hardware Lane. Book seats at tables outside, or sit on the 'steps' inside or on the…
Great Ocean Road
This well-loved general store has provisions and groceries, but it's most noteworthy for its contemporary indoor-outdoor cafe-bar. With polished-concrete…
Great Ocean Road
This health-conscious cafe has a prime location on the foreshore and a menu loaded with superfoods, protein balls, salads, vegan and paleo dishes, and…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Housed in a former bluestone bank, this training restaurant for Indigenous and disadvantaged young people is one of the best places to try native flora…
Geelong
A fixture along Little Malop is this welcoming diner specialising in authentic Nashville chicken. Choose from a menu of wings, tenders or dark meats – or…
Victoria
This breezy beach bistro along Sorrento's foreshore has undergone a smart revamp, as well as a shift in culinary focus to create a menu driven by…
Geelong
Geelong's developing food scene is moving out into the 'burbs. In the residential neighbourhood of Belmont, this French cafe-restaurant offers classic…
Great Ocean Road
A tasteful cafe in a modern architecturally designed space, Platypi has a prime location overlooking the bush where you can enjoy its delectable homemade…
Geelong
Esteemed Sydney chef Peter Conistis' first venture south of the border is within Geelong's heritage bluestone customs house on the waterfront. He brings…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Word spread quickly when Attica sous chef Peter Gunn started his own establishment, where he implements a creative contemporary take on fine dining,…
Melbourne
Established in 1975, Flower Drum continues to be Melbourne’s most celebrated Chinese restaurant, imparting a charmingly old-fashioned ambience through its…
Victoria
In Chewton, 5km east of Castlemaine, this beautiful 19th-century pub has a new Scottish owner who's given it polish while retaining its classic country…
Melbourne
Get in early or expect a long wait – upstairs, Longsong is a beautiful holding space – before sampling this delicious Thai cuisine. Communal tables don’t…
Victoria
It's pubs like this that make travelling in country Victoria so great. Built in 1865, the Criterion was restored in 2013 and is one of Sale's best spots…
Victorian High Country
This rightfully popular cafe within a cute rustic weatherboard cottage opens up to an expansive garden with seating overlooking the river. Locally roasted…
Port Fairy
While Port Fairy may still miss its acclaimed fine-dining restaurant, Fen, the good news is that the owners Kirstyn and Ryan are back, and this time they…
Geelong
One of only two Geelong restaurants to earn a prestigious Good Food Guide chef's hat, unassuming Tulip delivers a gastronomic experience with its mix of…
Geelong
Tucked just off Pakington St, Box Office is a standout along a celebrated cafe strip. Amid industrial decor featuring handmade furniture, it serves a…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Chef Morgan McGlone knew he was onto a good thing while honing his kitchen skills in the States. But since bringing Nashville fried chicken to Australia…
Melbourne
Quintessentially Melbourne, Cumulus is famed for its generous slow-roast lamb shoulder. It's all about beautiful produce and artful cooking here, served…
Melbourne
A favourite among spice lovers and chefs since 2009, there's nothing Dainty about the numbing chilli effects of the food here. Among more challenging…
