Victoria
A mainstay on Ballarat’s cafe scene for over 30 years, this old-school European-style cafe doubles as a cool record shop – choose from the impeccable…
Must-see restaurants in Victoria
Warrnambool
Standard Dave attracts a young indie crowd, here for awesome pizzas, delicious homemade pastas, a drink and decent music. Its thin-crust pizzas use…
Geelong
Featuring an elegant interior of retro wood panels and light fittings, this popular cafe bakes its own sourdough and delicious cakes. It does great…
Melbourne
An Australian bakery with an American twist: anything is possible here. Sit at the communal table or order from the concrete counter to go. Try a…
Victoria
Owned by the Ballarat Yacht Club (established 1877), this bright and breezy modern cafe has a prime location directly on the lake. Grab a table on the…
Bellarine Peninsula
One of Queenscliff's best restaurants, 360 Q has wonderful views over the picturesque marina. It does an original breakfast menu and light lunch options…
Victoria
One of the best spots for coffee in South Gippsland is this rustic cafe-provedore with a countrified inner-Melbourne vibe. Its menu is big on local…
Victoria
Pt. Leo Estate's flagship restaurant is named after the Jaume Plensa work seen from its panoramic windows, which looks onto the estate's impressive…
Victoria
Set over 7 hectares, this cellar door offers tastings of its French-style wines and ciders. It's most popular, however, for its alfresco provincial-style…
Geelong
Divey hang-out Pistol Pete's serves up Cajun-style burgers, shrimp po'boys, Southern fried chicken, gumbo, swamp fries and baloney sandwiches. Live music…
Port Albert Wharf Fish & Chips
Victoria
If there's one reason to visit Port Albert, it's to drop in for a bit of flake from this renowned fish and chippery on the jetty. Expect lightly battered,…
Great Ocean Road
This fish-and-chip shop famously serves the freshest fish in Victoria, caught daily off its boat. Whether you go the flake or the calamari rings, you're…
Bellarine Peninsula
Come by the surf club to enjoy Mod Oz classics with a beer or wine while gazing out at the crashing waves. It was undergoing a $7-million redevelopment at…
Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Great Ocean Road
A sure way to placate those backseat cries of 'are we there yet?' is this chocolaterie located 4km outside Anglesea. It's a massive site that makes all…
Melbourne Region
Inspired by the Agatha Christie character (specifically the Margaret Rutherford incarnation), the fusty decor at this time-warp cafe features chintz…
Great Ocean Road
Snack among the foliage at this lovely sunlit cafe with a nursery-atrium locale. The menu is largely organic, using produce from the attached food store…
Geelong
Jutting out into the water, this fish-and-chip joint is built atop a barge once used to dredge the Yarra River. Grab a chair on the deck or rooftop, or…
Great Ocean Road
Across from the Anglesea River, this bright, rustic cafe doubles as a provedore and general store, stocking a good range of local produce. It has a wide…
Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club
Great Ocean Road
The slickly renovated surf club runs a bar and bistro from January to Easter from its commanding dune location overlooking Fairhaven Beach; it's a…
Great Ocean Road
With a menu of 20-plus inventive burgers, all stacked with fresh ingredients, it's hard to go wrong at this popular hang-out on the main strip. As well as…
Great Ocean Road
Bright and perky, Kaos typifies Lorne’s relaxed foodie philosophy – barefoot patrons in boardies or bikinis tuck into first-class sandwiches, wraps,…
Victoria
Across from the station, the art nouveau Provincial Hotel has been returned to its former splendour thanks to a boutique makeover in 2018. Its refined…
Geelong
Using fresh produce hand-picked from its kitchen garden or sourced from its family farm in nearby Waurn Ponds, this cafe is highly driven by what's…
Port Fairy
Set up by the team from Gladioli and Tulip (both lauded restaurants in the region), this classy affair occupies an attractive 19th-century building on the…
Melbourne
When a cheese craving strikes, head to this licensed fromagerie for baked camembert with a crusty baguette or a farmer's board of country-style bites. The…
Melbourne
The Italian equivalent of a diner, locally famed Pellegrini’s has remained unchanged since 1954. There's no menu; staff tell you what's available. Expect…
Victoria
Occupying a cavernous old department store on Korumburra's main drag, this stylish complex comprises two cafes and a cellar door stocking Gippsland wines…
Victoria
This rustic inn has recently changed owners, and is now run by a local woman who's returned home after a successful stint running a pub along the…
Victoria
The restored platforms of Wodonga's former railway station have been transformed into a foodie hub. Grab a brew at Bean Station (7am to 4pm) before…
Victoria
The Shed Restaurant at the Epicurean Complex serves tasty wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas as well as pastas and classic Italian mains. Housed in a…
Victoria
Every superhero has a special power and here it's prowess in manifesting superb, authentic banh mi. Filled with anything from classic roast pork to five…
Victoria
So named because it was originally built to service the train line before the age of the dining car, this small corner cafe opposite the train station is…
Geelong
It's been a few years in between drinks for this historical waterfront kiosk, but the much-loved Beach House is back, and refitted with a modern coastal…
Yarra Valley
Located in an old goods shed on the Warby Trail, this cafe and bike workshop is the perfect pit stop for a coffee or light meal. It offers all your bike…
Victoria
The latest chapter in the history of this long-standing pub (established 1842) sees contemporary Australian artist David Bromley take over the reins,…
Melbourne
Named for the temperature of the wood-fired oven, 400 Gradi stretches some of Melbourne's best Neapolitan-style pizzas. It's headed by pizzaiolo Johnny Di…
Victorian High Country
Attached to the Cofield winery, this popular little eatery does some interesting dishes such as honey-and-muscat-glazed confit duck, and twice-baked…
Yarra Valley
Moving outside his usual inner-Melbourne patch, multi-hatted chef Teage Ezard has collaborated with the Levantine Hill winery to open this upmarket…
Melbourne Region
This classy bistro in the Macedon Wine Collective building features an open kitchen, airy dining space and knock-'em-dead views over the local countryside…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Step off Cambridge St through noren curtains into this small, country-style izakaya. Homely dishes are simultaneously delicate and comforting, whether…
