Bendigo

Bendigo Food and Wine

Bendigo’s food scene offers easy ways to settle in for a meal, meet over drinks or explore the region’s produce. Familiar pub dining sits alongside wood-fired cooking, Mediterranean sharing plates, garden-set café fare and dedicated gluten-free options. Beyond the city, cellar-door tastings, a recurring farmers market and hands-on cocktail sessions add different ways to enjoy food and drink around Bendigo.

Whether you are planning an everyday lunch, a celebration or a relaxed outing, these local providers offer a useful starting point. The selection includes public venues, food shopping, catering and experiences, with nearby Ravenswood included where its Bendigo connection is explicit.

🍺 Pub & Bistro Dining

The National Hotel Bar and Bistro

The National Hotel’s bar and bistro provides a familiar pub-dining choice for a casual meal or drinks. The published offering includes a bistro menu, weekday lunch menu, specials and a drinks list with handcrafted cocktails, making it suitable for a straightforward lunch, dinner or relaxed catch-up.

182–186 High Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 · ☎ 03 5443 0591 — Hotel Office, Bar & Bistro

🍽️ Restaurants & Dining

The Woodhouse

The Woodhouse is a wood-fired steakhouse and grill centred on wagyu, grass-fed and dry-aged beef, with charcuterie, cheese and desserts also on the menu. Redgum is used on the chargrill and applewood in the charcoal oven. Its bar adds wine, cocktails, craft beer and snacks, while private dining and event options support larger occasions.

101 Williamson Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 · ☎ (03) 5443 8671 — restaurant and event enquiries

GPO Bar & Restaurant

GPO brings modern Mediterranean dining, tapas for sharing, lunch, dinner and cocktails together with function spaces. The main bar and dining room offer different ways to dine, while the mezzanine, courtyard and balcony room provide settings for celebrations and group occasions.

60–64 Pall Mall, Bendigo · ☎ (03) 54434343

☕ Cafes, Coffee & Gluten-Free Baking

Omari Bendigo

Set within the Bendigo Botanic Gardens, Omari combines all-day café dining with house-made pastries, Honeybird-roasted coffee, brunch dishes, seasonal specials, cocktails and regional wines. The garden setting and deck suit coffee, lunch or an afternoon drink, and the venue also accommodates events.

27–32 Hamelin Street, White Hills VIC 3550 · ☎ 03 4062 1216 — venue enquiries

Crooked Kitchen

Crooked Kitchen is a dedicated gluten-free and peanut-free café overlooking Rosalind Park, serving seasonal brunch, coffee, lunch and gluten-free treats. Its separate Kitchenette offers takeaway meals, salads and ready-made dinners. Crooked Catering also prepares gluten-free food for office lunches, celebrations and other events, with pickup or delivery across Bendigo.

4 Howard Place, Bendigo VIC 3550 · ☎ 03 5447 0412 — café enquiries · ☎ 03 5441 1581 — Kitchenette enquiries

🍺 Breweries, Distilleries & Drink Experiences

Bendigo Brewing

Bendigo Brewing pairs its brewery setting with wood-fired pizza from The Forge Pizzeria. The food centres on pizza made with slow-fermented dough, designed for sharing alongside a pint, offering a simple combination for an informal meal and brewery visit.

25 Farmer Lane, Bendigo · ☎ 0429 232 928

The Urban Cellar

The Urban Cellar in East Bendigo combines a distillery and winery venue with dining, functions and bookable drink-focused experiences. Its programme includes cocktail high tea, cocktail masterclasses, paint-and-sip sessions and private-group experiences. In the masterclass, participants make three cocktails using Ironstone Farm spirits, with food included.

East Bendigo, Victoria

🍷 Wineries & Cellar Doors

St Anne’s Winery Bendigo

At Big Hill, south of Bendigo, St Anne’s Winery Bendigo offers wine tastings and grazing platters at its cellar door. The estate’s indoor, outdoor, garden and shed spaces can be used for functions and celebrations, providing a choice between a tasting visit and a larger gathering connected with the Bendigo wine region.

3 Belvoir Park Road, Ravenswood VIC · ☎ 03 5435 3601 — Bendigo cellar door enquiries

🧺 Specialty Food & Markets

Bendigo Community Farmers Market

The recurring Bendigo Community Farmers Market is held at Bendigo Foodshare in Golden Square and is accredited by the Victorian Farmers Market Association. Its published producer mix includes seasonal produce, olives, cheese, wine, honey, pasta, preserves, baked goods and prepared food, with shoppers buying directly from farmers and producers who grow or make the goods.

Bendigo Foodshare, 227 Breen Street, Golden Square VIC 3555 · ☎ 0498 186 491 — market manager

🥕 Catering & Private Dining

Adamo Catering

Adamo Catering provides food for meetings, conferences, celebrations, weddings and club events across Bendigo. Menus cover breakfasts, morning and afternoon teas, lunches, canapés and drinks. The operator is the exclusive caterer at Ulumbarra Theatre, the Capital Theatre and Bendigo Town Hall, and also supports off-site functions.

Bendigo, Victoria · ☎ (03) 5444 2111 — catering and function enquiries

There is plenty of scope to build a food-focused day around Bendigo: share a pub meal, pause for coffee and pastries, browse the market, or make a tasting or drinks experience part of a celebration. Restaurants, cafés, producers, caterers and other local food businesses are warmly invited to add or update their listing, helping people connect with your own menu, reservations or enquiries.

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