Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Hugely popular, this humble-looking and humbly priced eatery has the best dahi puri (chickpea, potato and yoghurt on a pappadam) in town.
Must-see restaurants in Australia & Pacific
The East Coast
This friendly main-street cafe serves decent coffee, wallaby pies and excellent homemade sausage rolls. Some gluten-free stuff too if you need it.
New South Wales
Enjoy wood-fired pizza, pasta and homestyle Italian cooking, with a frequently changing blackboard menu at this cafe by day, restaurant by night.
Tasmania
A roaring wood stove on cold days makes this cafe a popular choice in winter. It serves simple fare including homemade pies, cakes and slices.
Victoria
One of the few eateries in Portsea, this cafe offers croissants, croque monsieurs, omelettes and other simple but tasty Gallic treats.
Cairns & Far North Queensland
The local IGA supermarket is the place to stock up on groceries if you're staying along the Bloomfield Rd. Also has the Croc & Barra Cafe.
Western Australia
Mt Magnet's only restaurant option, with steaks, fish and chips and chicken parma served nightly. Ample portions, but quality is inconsistent.
Noosa
Ideal for a very cheap feed on Hastings St, this no fuss, old-school Aussie bakery peddles award-winning pies and a delicious vanilla slice.
Melbourne
Grab a seat outside or in the fresh-looking interior and tuck into spicy curries, fresh dhal and homecooked naan for very reasonable prices.
Victoria
Attached to the Star Hotel, this cafe serves breakfasts, pies, toasted sandwiches, coffee and cake.
Launceston
Cleverly crafted little chocs, choc-themed tasting plates, ice creams, handmade cookies, hot chocolate… It's all here, and it's all good.
New South Wales
Part cafeteria, part groovy cafe, part takeaway store, this busy place does Orange's best burgers, as well as fish and chips and salads.
Western Australia
Across the street from the visitor centre, this cheerful place serves heaped plates for brekkie, as well as burgers and fish and chips.
Port Douglas
At Wildlife Habitat sanctuary, this is a buffet lunch and guided tour in the wetlands habitat.
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Park yourself by the sunny window or take in the scene from one of the pavement tables for good cafe fare and even better baked goods.
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This shop-cum-service station stocks groceries and tramping food. Fill your backpack here before doing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Manly
Handy for the ferry, this is a larger outpost of the casually excellent Barefoot Coffee folk.
Southern WA
Stop here to eavesdrop on the local gossip. Homemade cakes and robust eggy breakfasts will set you up for another day on the road.
Western Australia
This epitome of a greasy spoon is locally famous for its sausage rolls, and also serves up burgers, kebabs and toasted sandwiches.
West Coast Australia
Sit under the big shady tree and enjoy the light lunches, Devonshire teas and excellent coffee served here in the tourist season.
New South Wales
Hearty country-style Aussie food rules the menu here, with pies, burgers and cheesy pastas all featured prominently on the menu.
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Water views and carefully prepared dishes make this old-school Italian restaurant beneath the Ramada hotel a fine dinner choice.
Victoria
Morningtonians feast on street-style tacos and quesadillas at this noisy place, accompanied by house-mix margaritas and sangria.
Bay of Islands & Northland
This longstanding cafe has outdoor tables overlooking the forest of yacht masts, and indoor seating that segues into a gallery.
Auckland
The highlight is the 'lump rice', a prosaically named but very tasty array of curries cooked with spicy rice in a banana leaf.
Melbourne
Burgers, chips and shakes are the mainstays here, devoured on the bench seating or at a handful of little tables on the lane.
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Self-caterers should head for New World, your best bet for stocking up before heading to National Park Village or Whakapapa.
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
A broad range of 'Australian' and gourmet pizzas is rounded out with pasta, risotto and a good osso bucco. Takeaway also.
West Coast Australia
Sweet little cafe serving fresh, tasty meals with a good selection of salads. Nice outdoor terrace. Hit-and-miss service.
Yulara
This takeaway-only joint does a reasonable job with stir-fries and is a good change of pace from the hotel restaurants.
Great Ocean Road
Uber Mama does modern Aussie cooking with Asian inflections that's creative without straying too far from local roots.
Tasmania
Full cooked breakfasts, steak sandwiches for lunch and scones with jam and cream in the afternoon. What's not to like?
Western Australia
At the historic Palace Hotel, this tall-ceilinged dining room serves good-value, tasty pub grub and ample breakfasts.
Melbourne
This sexy Italian bar-restaurant package brings antipasti, pasta, meat and seafood dishes to a Chinatown laneway.
Cairns & Far North Queensland
This is a bit of a one-stop shop 5km north of Wujal Wujal, with fast food, fuel, fishing tackle and groceries.
Victoria
The Wally is a cosy one-room pub decked out with prints of old Walhalla and serving good-value counter meals.
Wanaka
Grab a few of the finer things for your backpack or that picnic stash at this buono grocery store.
Manly
A popular takeaway in the pedestrian zone assembling juicy gourmet burgers for beach bums and backpackers.
Victoria
Do as locals have been doing since the 1950s and grab a pie from the window counter at this corner bakery.
Australian Capital Territory
The small general store at Tharwa sells coffee, cold drinks, pies, ice creams and other basic foodstuffs.
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