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Cafes

Ballarat is bursting with cafes serving locally-roasted and Melbourne-style coffee. Combine this with classic and contemporary breakfast and lunch options and you have yourself an unparalleled cafe experience

1816 Bakehouse

Established in 2018, 1816 Bakehouse is an artisan sourdough bakery in the heart of Ballarat. The team, led by head baker Josh Chapman is proud...

Arch View Cafe

Arch View Cafe offers a cafe experience with stunning views that overlook one of Ballarat’s major tourist attractions, The Arch of Victory which is just...

Aussie Oggie Pasty Company

Aussie Oggie Pasty Company serving traditional Cornish pasties, or the ‘proper job’ as known in Cornwall, and Aussie Pies, Aussie Oggie sources the finest local...

Beechworth Bakery Ballarat

Welcome to Beechworth Bakery. Make yourself at home and allow the friendly staff to look after you. Smell the freshly baked bread and pastries mingled...

Betty’s Red Star Cafe

Betty’s Red Star Cafe is an all new cafe located in the heart of Ballarat. Offering breakfast and lunch six days a week. Simple, homemade...

Black Vault

Black Vault is an independent food takeaway shop in Ballarat. Opened in late 2020, they like to add a positive impact on Ballarat locals by...

Brick Lane Bagels

Brick Lane Bagels boil and bake New-York style hand-crafted bagels. Available varieties include Traditional (plain white), Everything, Poppy and Sesame Seed, Blueberry, Pumpernickel, Cinnamon and...

Cafe at Provincial Ballarat

Cafe at Provincial is a recently opened specialty Cafe in the bustling heart of Ballarat. Located on the second floor of the Provincial Home Living...

Clothesline Cafe

Sitting humble on Humffray, Clothesline Cafe is a family run business with a passion for memorable customer service, a refined take on brunch and creating...

Cobb’s Coffee

Cobb’s Coffee is a neighbourhood cafe from the team behind Rumble Coffee. Bringing you coffee, sandwiches and brew gear from home in the heart of...

Drive Cafe

Drive Cafe is a place to enjoy food and drink (coffee especially) in a relaxed environment with a welcoming vibe to the local and wider...

Eau Verte Cafe & Gifts

Only metres from Lake Wendouree, Eau Verte, perched on the corner of Cardigan and Burnbank Streets, this little treasure of a Cafe welcomes the young...

Emma’s Bakery

Emma’s Bakery brings homemade cakes to the plate. Emma’s is a passionate baking business, always striving for perfection. Everything produced is truly homemade and created...

Espresso Depot

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world and you will find the best coffee in Victoria at Espresso Depot. Espresso Depot...

Fika Coffee Brewers

Fika Coffee Brewers is not like most cafe’s. Their attention to detail, engaged staff, delicious food options and exceptional coffee set them apart from the...

Fossick coffee & wares

Fossick coffee & wares welcome all visitors who enjoy great coffee, amazingly simple yet satisfying food, surrounded by modern-day souvenirs and wares of Ballarat. Fossick...

Groundworks Cafe

Groundworks Cafe is your destination for quality food and coffee. From pastry, to sandwich, hot food, they have something for your everyday cravings. Their experienced...

Hydrant Food Hall

The Hydrant Foodhall is a leading café destination located within a heritage laneway in the CBD of Ballarat, an easy seven minute walk from the...

Johnny Alloo

Johnny Alloo is an all day eatery and function space in Ballarat, serving specialty coffee, a thoughtful food offering, wine and beer. Fresh sandwiches and...

LYDIARD general

A destination to delight. Wait at the window bench, lounge in the laneway or sit inside this eclectically filled café whilst you sip on a...

Maggie & Kate

Maggie & Kate is a cafe offering great coffee, all-day breakfast and brunch, light lunches and house-baked sweet treats. Gluten-free and vegan diets catered for....

Orchard Cafe Lucas

A beautiful space full of greenery to transport you to an Orchard. The Orchard Cafe Lucas supports local producers and suppliers via 100 percent usage...

Oscars Hotel and Cafe Bar

Oscars offers a style unrivalled in a city renowned for its abundant history, beautiful gardens and world-class tourist attractions. The team are certain that your...

Pipers By The Lake

Pipers By The Lake is proud to be one of western Victoria’s leading restaurants and function centres. The location of Pipers is a stand out,...

Racers Bar & Cafe

Situated on the corner of historic Webster Street and Lake Wendouree, Racers oozes the charm of a recently revamped racy 1930s corner shop. Owner-operator Adam...

Refuel Hub

The idea behind Refuel Hub is simple, to put good, ethically sourced food on the table for everyone to enjoy. The vision is to serve...

The Gatehouse Ballarat

The Gatehouse is located in the picturesque Ballarat New Cemetery just inside the gates. It specialises in home-cooked treats with a Mediterranean flair. Gluten-free and...

The Lane at George Hotel Ballarat

Located on historic Lydiard Street in the heart of Ballarat, The Lane precinct offers a cafe, bars, club, numerous event spaces and a restaurant and...

The Little Cupcake Ballarat

The Little Cupcake specialises in creating cakes and cupcakes that are beautiful, delicious, affordable and are made completely from scratch using the very best quality...

The Pancake Kitchen

A Ballarat Institution for over 40 years, set in a historical 1860’s period blue stone building, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. Open...

Tin Roof Ballarat

Located at 302 Macarthur Street in Soldiers Hill, Tin Roof Ballarat provides a relaxing atmosphere for its patrons, with excellent coffee and delicious food. They...

Webster’s Market and Cafe

Webster’s Market and Cafe is a gourmet cafe and specialty food store. Webster’s serve fresh local produce along with specialty coffee and teas. You will...

Your Mocha Your Mantra

Your Mocha Your Mantra provides you with the freshest of food made on site daily as well as gourmet coffees, cakes and treats. Cakes made...

84 on Albert Cafe & Restaurant

This little café restaurant offers more than meets the eye, with a comfortable and friendly atmosphere inside. Don’t be deceived by the small shopfront of...

Angela Gerrard Art

‘Angela Gerrard Art’ is an Art Gallery with Tea Rooms on a family-run farm in Beaufort. Here you can escape and devour home-made ‘afternoon tea’...

Beaufort Christmas Shop, Gifts & Cafe

Beaufort Christmas Shop, Gifts & Café sells over 1000 ever-changing gift ideas, at wholesale prices, for all occasions. Five rooms are dedicated to shopping. One...

Café Sidra

Café Sidra is a beautiful cafe only fifteen minutes from Ballarat. The cafe is a stunning destination nestled on the tree lined avenue of the...

Kittelty’s

A tiny cafe in a rural town offering specialty Campos coffee, Timboon fine ice cream, a selection of local gourmet food items and a changing...

Le Peche Gourmand

Le Péché Gourmand boulangerie – patisserie is a French small bakery-pastry shop in the heart of the Goldfields in Creswick, Victoria. Creswick is at the...

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Come to Ballarat for Winter Wonderlights, stay for…

Come to Ballarat for Winter Wonderlights, stay for…

So you’ve scored yourself tickets to Sovereign Hill’s Winter Wonderlights – lucky you! While you’re in town, why not stay a little longer and experience the…

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Winter Wonderlights tickets now on sale

Winter Wonderlights tickets now on sale

Tickets are now available for Sovereign Hill’s annual Winter Wonderlights spectacular. From Saturday 25 June until Sunday 17 July, the popular tourist attraction will come…

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