Australian Food

Can we tempt you with Australian cuisine?

Food, wine and a relaxed lifestyle combine to form an important element in the Australian culture. All have an effect on the way we live, work and play.

Modern Australian cuisine is the result of its vibrant multicultural society. Australian food and winemaking is not restricted to traditional methods. The cross-pollination of ideas brought to the country by migrants from the four corners of the earth means travellers will find tasty dishes with a touch of Asian, European, and Mediterranean flavours.


From cafés to five-star restaurants, travellers are spoilt for choice. Whether it be grazing at an outdoor market or taking a class in whatever your passion, here are some truly iconic ways to experiences Australia’s food and wine.

Dine under the big sky

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Sounds of Silence: Dining under the Big Sky country of Uluru and take in the galaxy of stars with a little help from an astronomer!

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney Seafood School: Learn to cook seafood with the guidance of an array of experts at the Sydney Fish Markets.

Bathers’ Pavilion: Waterside Dining at Balmoral, Sydney www.batherspavilion.com.au


VICTORIA

Melbourne’s St Kilda: Cafes, restaurants and pubs of St Kilda are found along Fitzroy and Acland Streets. There are many favourite dining spot crowded with eateries - most are open fronted with tables spilling onto the footpath. Alternatively you can dine with a bay view at one of the renowned restaurants on the foreshore.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Blessed Cheese: a cafe and store offering local produce and cheese from all over the world. It’s renowned for cakes, chocolates and organic coffee and runs cheesemaking and appreciation courses as well as the McLaren Vale Cheese and Wine Trail.

TASMANIA

Peppers Calstock at Deloraine offers Tasmanian organic produce with French-style cooking – captured in a magnificent Georgian home.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Margaret River region: a wine region of renown in Western Australia has much to offer the traveler when it comes to food and wine.

QUEENSLAND

Flames of the Forest, in the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest, you’ll feast on indigenous flavours.

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