Housed within Bespoke Letterpress’s stationery-filled haven, The Press Shop is a ‘gram-ready cafe, where apron-clad waitstaff serve up lattes in every hue alongside flavoursome dishes. After lunch, pick up a letterpress card or notebook to bestow upon your nearest and dearest.

As handsomely decorated as it is popular, Ludo boasts contemporary, innovative menu offerings inspired by diverse international cuisines. Try the line caught market fish with kohlrabi, sea greens, grilled tomato broth and native pepper followed by a dessert comprising pressed beetroot, chocolate pavé, goats curd, satin blanc chocolate and feuilletine.

With its regularly changing menu that moves with the seasons and is dictated by the flourishing land of local farmers, Biota’s kitchen team is continually reinventing the local cuisine. Five- and seven-course tasting menus accompany a fine selection of wines.

An inviting family restaurant beckons diners with the scent of warm Italian cuisine. Here, the delicious hearty fare is traditional and the wine list is plentiful.

Follow the irresistible scent of chocolate to a small storefront where fine chocolates await sweet tooths. Salted butter caramels, chocolate-coated honeycomb, and creatively adorned bars and truffles can be taken home to devour whole, or given to loved ones. (Check out the store’s ‘send a mystery’ service).

Soak in the sunshine outside Dirty Jane’s vintage and antique markets, while you imbibe a Green Lane coffee paired with a generous slice of cake. Not in a hurry? Stay for slow-cooked curries and warming soups come lunchtime.

Take your place at the end of the queue that winds its way around the corner of this multi-award-winning patisserie. All the classics line the windows, from tangy citrus tarts to cream-filled eclairs and flaky almond croissants plus savoury bites and large treats to share – if they survive the trip home.

Offering a contemporary menu with French flair – including souffle, confit trout and top-notch cheeses – Hickory’s Restaurant and Bar overlooks the lush green golf course at Peppers Craigieburn.

Pull up a stool along a 1950s-style bar. Presenting Americana cuisine at its finest, Bernie’s Diner dishes up old-school burgers, house-made beer-smoked pastrami, corned beef sandwiches, cheesy fries, classic hot dogs, shakes and more. Finished, naturally, with a sundae or split.

Sitting pretty along Bong Bong Street, Flour Water Salt is a go-to for picnic provisions in this neck of the woods. With freshly baked breads, treats and preserves, they offer a pre-packed picnic service for those seeking fresh air in the highlands.