melbourne
Everyday Midtown – Really good coffee. To be honest though, Melbourne is full of amazing coffee shops so you’d struggle to pick a bad one.
Paperboy Kitchen – Small Vietnamese place which do amazing banh mi. Banh mi is a Vietnamese baguette made with rice flour as well as wheat flour. We shared the spicy BBQ pork and the pulled lamb & hoisin.
Naked for Satan – Really good pinchos place where you can get good pinchos for $1 each if you time it right. Amazing!
great ocean road
Fisho’s – Excellent fish and chips in Torquay! I had the gummy shark and Paul had the tilapia. The tilapia had a slightly stronger taste but both were delicious!
The Alcove Cafe – We had a really good lunch here in Port Campbell. It was blowing a gale outside so I opted for the soup and Paul got a chicken and bacon filo parcel. Both were gorgeous and rounded off nicely with a hot chocolate.
Dart & Marlin – Really nice cocktail bar which is going for the speakeasy vibe.
The Last Coach – Really nice pub which also do good pizzas. The lamb was really good!
Wild Ginger – Gorgeous thai food in Mount Gambier. We shared the thai chilli basil stir fry and the pad phed spicy stir fry. Probably our favourite thai meal of the trip so far.
Nino’s – This was in Victor Harbor. They did a really good deal with the family run cinema down the road so we got a pixxa each and cinema ticket for Blade Runner. Both pizza and Blade Runner were amazing!!
adelaide
Adelaide Central Market – Another heaven for foodies. So much to choose from. We opted for pea and ham soup served inside a crusty roll. Delicious!
Alfred’s Bar – Really nice bar with a good atmosphere and nice ales.
Kaffana – Lebanese tapas place. Really good food and the potato salad was to die for!!
2nd & 6th – We had a glass of wine here which was lovely. Peel Street is full of really nice places to eat and drink.
sydney
Sichuan Hot Pot House – This was brilliant. A hot pot is basically a soup and it’s made with your choice of boiling stock (we opted for chilli) in the middle of the table then you choose your ingredients and cook them yourself in the stock for about 10mins. We loved it!
The Q on Harris – We were very lucky to be staying a 30 second walk from this really good coffee shop! The croissants etc were also good for a 2nd breakfast!
Panthers Penrith – A really cool entertainment complex owned by Penrith Panthers full of places to eat and drink. We opted for the Italian but we forgot to take photos! Oops!
Doyles – We shared fish and chips for lunch at Watsons Bay. You don’t need one each as it’s plenty for 2, especially in the hot weather.
Zaaffran – Date Night!! ❤️ Really good Indian in Darling Harbour and we even had a 50% off food voucher so it was even better! We got the banquet and loved the spinach and veg dish the most. Very spicy!
The Pumphouse – They do pizza for $15 all day on a Saturday so we shared one to set us up ready for our flight to Cairns!
port douglas
Betty’s Bohemian Beach Cafe – Awesome place for brunch! We both had kasundi eggs with bacon, halloumi and tomato kasundi. Totally delicious then we finished it off with an iced latte for me and a honey soaked chai latte for Paul. Really recommend this place!
kuranda
Sprout – Really good cafe for fresh smoothies. I had a berry one and Paul had a banana, oats and honey one.
cannonvale
Fat Frog Beach Cafe – Really good cafe that is a perfect place to stop and have a bite to eat after walking from Airlie Beach. We both had the homemade chicken wrap and lemon and ginger iced tea. Delicious!
yeppoon
Afishionados – A recommendation from our lovely host, Gwen. We had takeaway and ate it on the esplanade. Gorgeous! Paul had crumbed barramundi and I had crumbed scallops and prawns. All delicious!
Capricorn Tavern – Another recommendation from our host because they do a 3 course roast on a Monday night for $12.50 and it is actually really good! It’s more like a carvery really and the meat was divine, as was the apple crumble!!
hervey bay
Paolo’s Pizza Bar – All homemade pizzas cooked in a wood fired oven. Our new favourite pizza place! We shared the diavolo (it was mega spicy) and the capriciossa. We loved both!
Maddigans Seafood – Our hosts took us here on our last night in Hervey Bay. You can’t really see the picture because it was dark as we ate it on a picnic blanket on the esplanade at sunset. We had the sweetlip and chips and calamari hand. The calamari was amazing!!
sunshine coast
Cafe Jilarty at Rainbow – Really cool cafe very close to the beach. They do a big range of homemade food ranging from turkish flatbreads to curries. They also have really good backpacker deals on and we were really hungry after swimming in the sea so we both ordered the butter chicken. After that, we had their cold brew coffee which was also really good
Greenout Cafe & Bar – We only wanted a light bite so we ordered a calamari taco and a sangria (as they had an offer on) and it was so good that we ordered another one! It’s a really cool and relaxed place.
Junk Boat – Asian Street Food – junk style! We shared the gangnam fries and the chicken katsu bao. Both really good!
