Overview

Celebrate the local harvest and sample the best of local growers and artisanal producers on a culinary journey through Geelong and the Bellarine. Revel in the flavours of the region at hatted restaurants, friendly local eateries and cosy country pubs. Soak up sweeping views of Port Phillip Bay, explore the cosmopolitan city centre or enjoy a slow lunch out in the vineyards and experience a region overflowing with creativity and natural beauty.

Global flavours, modern inflections

Find the world at your doorstep in Geelong. Be charmed by refined French classics, awakened by aromatic Thai and Indian cuisine and intrigued by Alma's contemporary take on South American specialties. For some Italian comfort fare, head to Lipari, a local favourite.

Get your tastebuds going on dishes championing the best local and sustainable produce at contemporary Geelong restaurants Tulip (awarded a hat by the Good Food Guide 2020) and Black Salt.

If you're in the mood for something extraordinary, book in for lunch at Igni, winner of two hats in the Good Food Guide 2020. There's no menu to peruse, just a chat with the friendly staff before Chef Aaron Turner puts together a bespoke banquet just for you. Matched wines? Yes, please.

Going provincial

Turn towards coastal Queenscliff and head straight to the harbour for a delicious meal paired with ocean views at 360Q. Pick from a menu loaded with seasonal fare at Noble Rot, paired with the perfect bottle of plonk.

Hit the Moorabool Valley Taste Trail, stopping at Clyde Park Vineyard & Bistro for a drop of excellent local wine and European-style eats or pop into a great winery restaurant on the Bellarine Taste Trail, like Oakdene Vineyards Restaurant or Jack Rabbit Vineyard, and settle in for an evening of outstanding wine-matched seasonal fare.

Highlights

Oakdene Cellar Door

Oakdene Vineyards Cellar Door
Wineries
Oakdene is an original 1920s homestead that has been beautifully restored and now offers dining, accommodation and cellar door with estate grown wine.
Dish of sweetcorn, almonds, grapes and seaweed

Tulip Restaurant
Restaurants
Cruise down Pakington Street to find Tulip, a cosmopolitan bistro that packs a flavour punch – hatted by the Good Food Guide 2020.
Jack Rabbit Vineyard

Jack Rabbit Vineyard
Wineries
Hop to it for sophisticated cool-climate wines, an award-winning restaurant, cellar door, tasting room, bistro-style cafe and stunning coastal views.
Igni, Geelong & the Bellarine, Victoria, Australia, Credit: Julian Kingma

IGNI
Restaurants
Igni literally means 'from fire' in Latin and Aaron Turner's two-hatted restaurant in the backstreets of Geelong has no shortage of creative fire.

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