Eat & Drink

Grab a bite or a post-ride refreshing ale

Manuka, Kingston and Braddon are some of the most café and restaurant dense suburbs of Canberra. Any day of the week you will find a number of bicycles faithfully awaiting their owners, lined up outside the door. On weekends it’s normal to find cleats under most of the feet of the patrons enjoying a hearty breakfast or afternoon refreshments.

Here’s some local tips to quench that hard earned hunger and thirst.

Cafes

Ojo Cafe and Bar

PH: 02 6293 2029

Ojo caters for all requirements and moods. They have a number of places to lounge for a coffee or cocktail, a covered terrace for a great meal or a quite drink.

Pod Food

PH: 02 6257 3388

Podfood offers a unique position, set amongst the beautiful established gardens at Pialligo Plant Farm, offering breakfast and lunch Wednesday through to Sunday.

Black Pepper Cafe and Bar

PH: 02 6251 0922

Black Pepper is a stylish, up market cafe offering alfresco dining with views of Lake Ginninderra. Black Pepper Cafe and Bar is open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch.

Cafe Momo

PH: 02 6253 4964

Cafe Momo offers indoor and outdoor dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Set in a beautiful environment Cafe Momo is just perfect for time out for breakfast or lunch.

Debacle

PH: 02 6247 1314

Debacle is more than a pub, and more than a cafe, it is a funky and casual place for you to pass the time over a drink or meal. Debacle offers a huge menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Bars

B Bar

PH: 02 6295 1949

BBar has established itself as one of Canberra’s favourite night spots. It’s a lively bar humming with the buzz of a chic nightlife.

The Lighthouse

PH: 02 6253 0390

Relax in the waterfront beer garden and let the stresses of the rat race be washed away by the refreshing local and boutique beers.

Ha Ha Bar

PH: 02 6251 6110

On the shores of Lake Ginninderra, HaHa Bar offers a tasteful, cosy atmosphere overlooking where you can enjoy a drink and tapas and watch the sun slip away over another day.

All Bar Nun

PH: 02 6257 9191

Combined with a quality expanded menu and excellent staff, All Bar Nun provides one of Canberra’s largest arrays of international and domestic beers within an exciting and friendly atmosphere.

Restaurants

Kingston Grind

PH: 02 6295 8189

If you are looking for a cafe/restaurant, look no further than Kingston. With friendly staff and excellent coffee, you will not be disappointed with Kingston Grind.

A Bite to Eat

PH: 02 6260 3703

A Bite to Eat is a laid back café/bar located in the heart of Chifley, where the locals catch up with friends for a quality bite to eat or a tasty drink.

Beess & Co

PH: 02 6285 0116

Delightfully located under grand London Plane trees with warm South American music in the background, Beess & Co Cafe is ideal for a superb meal or an exotic drink.

Carlos

PH: 02 6255 6965

Carlo’s is Canberra’s favourite, relaxed dining venue, priding themselves on exceptional food, excellent service and reasonable prices.

Tilley’s

PH: 02 6249 1543

Tilley Devine’s Cafe Gallery is unique to Canberra’s hospitality scene, a warm space guaranteed to permeate positive vibes sure to linger in the minds of customers until their next visit.

Supplies

Manuka

Manuka is Canberra’s cafe and restaurant district. It also offers a range of upmarket fashion stores and services, cinemas and Coles.

Riverside Plaza Queanbeyan

PH: 02 6299 2466

Riverside Plaza offers a great range of shops and services including fashion stores, food retailers, butchers, bakeries and Coles.

Cooleman Court Weston Creek

PH: 02 6288 8800

Cooleman Court has a great range of shops and services, with many of your favourites like ALDI, Baker’s Delight, Harvey World Travel, Michel’s Patisserie, Miller’s Retail, Target Country and Woolworths.

Dickson

Dickson provides a hub of some of Canberra’s best restaurants and bars. It also offers Woolworths, butchers, bakeries and hairdressers.

Tuggeranong Hyperdome

PH: 02 6293 1232

Tuggeranong Hyperdome offers more than 170 specialty stores including MYER, Target, Kmart, Coles, Woolworths, Best & Less and Hoyts Cinema’s.

Westfield Belconnen Shopping Centre

PH: 02 6251 4333

Westfield Belconnen offers a range of fashion stores, restaurants and cafes, cinemas, fruit and vegetable shops, butchers, bakeries, Coles and Woolworths.

Westfield Woden Shopping Centre

PH: 02 6283 6000

Westfield Woden offers a range of fashion stores, restaurants and cafes, cinemas, fruit and vegetable shops, butchers, bakeries, Coles and Woolworths.

Canberra Centre

PH: 02 6247 5611

The ultimate shopping destination, Canberra Centre offers the city’s best collection of fashion, lifestyle and food retailers.

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