Guidebook for Torquay

Emily
Guidebook for Torquay

Food Scene

Amazing Cali/Japanese cuisine. Bookings recommended, limited tables. Local's fave.
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Roku Den
34 Bell St
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Amazing Cali/Japanese cuisine. Bookings recommended, limited tables. Local's fave.
A fave for locals and becoming increasingly popular with visitors; best coffee, juices, big brekkies, healthy lunch options too. Great decor, vibe and atmosphere. Love Swell!!
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Swell Foods & Coastal Catering
Stuart Avenue
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A fave for locals and becoming increasingly popular with visitors; best coffee, juices, big brekkies, healthy lunch options too. Great decor, vibe and atmosphere. Love Swell!!
No explanation needed, it's a huge chocolaterie, with all the goodies made here! Enjoy ice cream, chocolate galore, coffee, meals, or tours (bookings essentials). Great enclosed kids playground and grassy area outside.
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Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
1200 Great Ocean Rd
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No explanation needed, it's a huge chocolaterie, with all the goodies made here! Enjoy ice cream, chocolate galore, coffee, meals, or tours (bookings essentials). Great enclosed kids playground and grassy area outside.
Excellent coffee
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Sticks and Stones Cafe
61 Surf Coast Hwy
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Excellent coffee
Ethically caught, sustainable catch, seasonal fish. Gourmet fish n' chips and salads, overlooking the beach. Spectacular.
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Fishos Torquay
36 The Esplanade
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Ethically caught, sustainable catch, seasonal fish. Gourmet fish n' chips and salads, overlooking the beach. Spectacular.
Great pizza and licensed venue, overlooking the ocean.
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Bomboras Torquay
37 The Esplanade
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Great pizza and licensed venue, overlooking the ocean.
Best local Italian restaurant! Homemade gelato!
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Il Matto
15 Bell St
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Best local Italian restaurant! Homemade gelato!
Classic grillhouse serving hearty portions of grass-fed steaks and ribs, plus surf 'n' turf.
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Squire's Loft
15 Bell St
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Classic grillhouse serving hearty portions of grass-fed steaks and ribs, plus surf 'n' turf.
Authentic Thai restaurant, this establishment has been here forever, run by the lovely Sujin herself :). The kids love sitting at the 'sunken tables'.
Sujin Thai Torquay
45 Geelong Rd
Authentic Thai restaurant, this establishment has been here forever, run by the lovely Sujin herself :). The kids love sitting at the 'sunken tables'.
Local favourite. Love the Lamb pizza!!
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The Cave Wood Fired Pizza
20 Princes Terrace
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Local favourite. Love the Lamb pizza!!
Located just opposite our place, all are welcome to enjoy meals, drinks, or a coffee at Hanners. Enjoy bar snacks or a full menu, and they serve buffet breakfast for $18pp. Great beer garden with amazing golf course views.
Hanners Restaurant
Located just opposite our place, all are welcome to enjoy meals, drinks, or a coffee at Hanners. Enjoy bar snacks or a full menu, and they serve buffet breakfast for $18pp. Great beer garden with amazing golf course views.
Take away fish n' chips. Yum!
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Flippin Fresh
33 Surf Coast Hwy
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Take away fish n' chips. Yum!
Overlooks the breathtaking magnificence of Torquay beach and serves meals plus has a bar serving craft beer. Breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week.
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Frontbeach Taphouse & Restaurant
16 The Esplanade
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Overlooks the breathtaking magnificence of Torquay beach and serves meals plus has a bar serving craft beer. Breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week.
A local favourite for eating and drinking, locals and tourists love it! The ocean view is incredible and there's a play area for the kids with sandpit and chalkboard.
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Growlers
23 The Esplanade
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A local favourite for eating and drinking, locals and tourists love it! The ocean view is incredible and there's a play area for the kids with sandpit and chalkboard.
Stylish and elegant, with spectacular golf course views, relaxed dining and high quality food. Enjoy a meal or come and have drink in the lounge area (great in winter, with cosy open fire places).
Number One Restaurant
1 Great Ocean Rd
Stylish and elegant, with spectacular golf course views, relaxed dining and high quality food. Enjoy a meal or come and have drink in the lounge area (great in winter, with cosy open fire places).
Baked daily on site, they serve pies, sausage rolls, quiche, pasties, cakes, slices and more.
Surfside Patisserie
13 Gilbert St
Baked daily on site, they serve pies, sausage rolls, quiche, pasties, cakes, slices and more.
Healthier, tastier pizza.
Sugo Gourmet Pizza Bar
22 Pearl St
Healthier, tastier pizza.
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Torquay Fish & Chips Shop
34 Gilbert St
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Delicious old style pizzas.
Torquay Waves Restaurant
24 Bell St
Delicious old style pizzas.
Family friendly bistro with an indoor kids playroom. Public bar with bar meals. Local fave. Famous 'Parmageddon' parma's on Wed nights.
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The Beach Hotel
3-9 Stuart Ave
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Family friendly bistro with an indoor kids playroom. Public bar with bar meals. Local fave. Famous 'Parmageddon' parma's on Wed nights.
Authentic, delicious, a local favourite.
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Jashn - Torquay
24 Bell St
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Authentic, delicious, a local favourite.
Farm cafe with sustainable, closed loop practices.
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The Farmer’s Place
675 Anglesea Rd
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Farm cafe with sustainable, closed loop practices.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local's eat and drink here - get some share plates and enjoy cocktails, beers and wine.
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SEÑORS
17 The Esplanade
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Local's eat and drink here - get some share plates and enjoy cocktails, beers and wine.
Good for family meals in the bistro (indoor kids playground). Live music in the bar in peak season.
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Torquay Hotel Motel
36 Bell St
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Good for family meals in the bistro (indoor kids playground). Live music in the bar in peak season.
Great atmosphere, good specials, open fire in winter, beer garden in summer.
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Blackman's Brewery Bar and Restaurant
26 Bell St
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Great atmosphere, good specials, open fire in winter, beer garden in summer.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ocean views. Beach chic atmosphere. Delicious food, extensive wine list, exclusive cocktails.
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Whytes on the Esplanade
40 The Esplanade
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ocean views. Beach chic atmosphere. Delicious food, extensive wine list, exclusive cocktails.

Sightseeing

Winkpop is the name of the right hand reef break that you will see as you arrive in the Bells Beach Surfing Reserve. Park your car and walk down to the lookout for the best vantage point of both fantastic waves. Keep your eyes open for the 'locals', as we often see native echidna's in the scrubby vegetation. Out at sea you might catch a glimpse of whales migrating past our coast during winter.
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Winkipop
90 Bells Beach Rd
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Winkpop is the name of the right hand reef break that you will see as you arrive in the Bells Beach Surfing Reserve. Park your car and walk down to the lookout for the best vantage point of both fantastic waves. Keep your eyes open for the 'locals', as we often see native echidna's in the scrubby vegetation. Out at sea you might catch a glimpse of whales migrating past our coast during winter.
Birds eye view of the Great Ocean Road!
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Tiger Moth World Adventure Flights
325 Blackgate Rd
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Birds eye view of the Great Ocean Road!
Freefall from 15,000 feet!
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Skydive Great Ocean Road
1421 Barwon Heads Rd
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Freefall from 15,000 feet!

Parks & Nature

Park your car at any of the coastal carparks in nearby Jan Juc, and walk along the clifftop track to Bells Beach and Winkipop. It's about an hour return when walking briskly, with breathtaking scenery. Or, drive there to visit this iconic place. World famous surfing location, and one of the world's only Surfing Reserves. Home of the world's oldest and longest running World Championship Tour Surfing event, the Rip Curl Pro - held every Easter. Visit any day of the year and you will be awed by the breathtaking scenery of this natural amphitheatre, with surfers carving up the waves in any conditions.
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Bells Beach
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Park your car at any of the coastal carparks in nearby Jan Juc, and walk along the clifftop track to Bells Beach and Winkipop. It's about an hour return when walking briskly, with breathtaking scenery. Or, drive there to visit this iconic place. World famous surfing location, and one of the world's only Surfing Reserves. Home of the world's oldest and longest running World Championship Tour Surfing event, the Rip Curl Pro - held every Easter. Visit any day of the year and you will be awed by the breathtaking scenery of this natural amphitheatre, with surfers carving up the waves in any conditions.
Go for a drive to the Anglesea Golf Course and spot the Kangaroos basking in the sun! Free fun!
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Anglesea Golf Club - Bistro
45 Golf Links Rd
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Go for a drive to the Anglesea Golf Course and spot the Kangaroos basking in the sun! Free fun!
Stroll, jog or bike ride along the ochre clifftops. Varying grades available along this 44km walking track.
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Surf Coast Walk
Surf Coast Walk
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Stroll, jog or bike ride along the ochre clifftops. Varying grades available along this 44km walking track.

Arts & Culture

The Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay, Australia’s surfing capital, celebrates the story of surfing. It has an extraordinary collection of surfcraft, important surfing artefacts and memorabilia, the museum commemorates Australia’s fantastic surfing heritage and rich beach culture.
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Australian National Surfing Museum
77 Beach Rd
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The Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay, Australia’s surfing capital, celebrates the story of surfing. It has an extraordinary collection of surfcraft, important surfing artefacts and memorabilia, the museum commemorates Australia’s fantastic surfing heritage and rich beach culture.

Shopping

Get some surfwear bargains at the Surf Factory Outlet stores in Baines Crescent. Rip Curl, Quiksilver, Roxy can all be found here.
Surf Factory Outlet
16 Baines Cres
Get some surfwear bargains at the Surf Factory Outlet stores in Baines Crescent. Rip Curl, Quiksilver, Roxy can all be found here.
Iconic Australian surf brand, this store is home to Rip Curl and you can buy all your surf gear here.
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Rip Curl Torquay
101 Surf Coast Hwy
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Iconic Australian surf brand, this store is home to Rip Curl and you can buy all your surf gear here.
Famous surfwear giant Quiksilver and Roxy have a massive store here, with Bar 61 upstairs for food, drink and live music on occasion.
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Boardriders Torquay
61 Surf Coast Hwy
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Famous surfwear giant Quiksilver and Roxy have a massive store here, with Bar 61 upstairs for food, drink and live music on occasion.
Beautiful unique plants, succulents, cacti, woven baskets and pots. Heavenly, a local fave!!!
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Arizona Living
1-7 Haystacks Drive
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Beautiful unique plants, succulents, cacti, woven baskets and pots. Heavenly, a local fave!!!
Handcrafted hand shaped longboards and twin fins. Call in for a look at the boards and have a coffee and meal at in-house cafe, Monkey's Uncle. Local hang out and favourite!
Southcoast Longboards PTY Ltd.
1 Baines Cres
Handcrafted hand shaped longboards and twin fins. Call in for a look at the boards and have a coffee and meal at in-house cafe, Monkey's Uncle. Local hang out and favourite!
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Ryans IGA Torquay
9 Gilbert St
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Every Saturday morning at the Shire office carpark.
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Torquay Farmers' Market
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Every Saturday morning at the Shire office carpark.

Essentials

Certified organic bulk food, natural & organic grocery items, books, gifts, vitamins and supplements, protein powders, superfoods and more. Cafe serves amazing food and drinks. Outside is a play area that's great for kids, while you enjoy a chai or fresh juice.
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Surfcoast Wholefoods
41 Bristol Rd
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Certified organic bulk food, natural & organic grocery items, books, gifts, vitamins and supplements, protein powders, superfoods and more. Cafe serves amazing food and drinks. Outside is a play area that's great for kids, while you enjoy a chai or fresh juice.
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Woolworths Torquay
Walker Street
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Coles Torquay
41 Bristol Rd
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Very new, this is the closest shopping centre to our property. There is a bakery, bottle shop, cafe, discount pharmacy and other specialty stores in this strip too.
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Woolworths Torquay North
222 Fischer St
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Very new, this is the closest shopping centre to our property. There is a bakery, bottle shop, cafe, discount pharmacy and other specialty stores in this strip too.
Extensive wines, craft beers, ciders and spirits, excellent knowledge, service and prices.
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Corks Crew Cellars
5 Bristol Rd
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Extensive wines, craft beers, ciders and spirits, excellent knowledge, service and prices.
Beauty services, facials and massage.
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endota spa
41 Bristol Rd
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Beauty services, facials and massage.
Luxurious treatments, facials, massage, and group options including Hamman bathing facility.
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One Spa At Racv Torquay Resort
1 Great Ocean Rd
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Luxurious treatments, facials, massage, and group options including Hamman bathing facility.
Overlooking rolling hills and ocean waters.
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Saltair Day Spa
50 Ashmore Rd
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Overlooking rolling hills and ocean waters.