The best restaurants in Bendigo right now

Bendigo's restaurant scene benefits from the Heathcote wine region 50 kilometres south, the cool-climate vegetable producers of the central Victorian plateau, and the community of food-engaged residents whose expectations have pushed the city's hospitality industry to improve consistently over the past decade.

GPO Bar and Dining

The grand old post office building on Pall Mall has been transformed into Bendigo's most atmospherically complete dining experience — the heritage interior, the cocktail bar in the former mail sorting room, and the cooking that draws on the Heathcote and Macedon Ranges produce create an experience of regional Victorian dining at its most self-assured.

Dispensary Enoteca

The wine bar and Italian restaurant in the former pharmacy on Chancery Lane is Bendigo's most beloved casual dining institution — the pasta made daily, the Italian and Victorian wine list, and the intimate laneway setting create the evening that Bendigo residents default to for mid-week meals and celebration dinners with equal frequency.

Woodhouse

The wood fire restaurant on Hargreaves Street uses the open flame for everything — the pizza baked in the wood-fired oven, the vegetables roasted on the fire, and the meats charred on the grill create the kind of direct, honest cooking that rewards good ingredients and punishes average ones. The Heathcote wine list is the best in Bendigo.

Selini

The Greek and Mediterranean restaurant on Mitchell Street delivers a menu of shared plates — the saganaki, the souvlaki, and the moussaka that Bendigo's Greek-Australian community considers the standard — served in the generous, festive spirit that Greek hospitality demands. The wine list extends to Greek varietals alongside Australian producers.

Eat Munchetty

The Korean-Australian cafe on Bull Street is the best breakfast in Bendigo — the kimchi pancake, the Korean-spiced eggs, and the specialty coffee program that sources from the most interesting Victorian roasters make it the morning destination that food professionals from Melbourne will make the detour for.

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