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The Alpine Hotel is located in a quiet pocket of Victoria in the Yarra Ranges.

Time slows at this 141-year-old pub in a quiet pocket of Victoria

In the heart of the Yarra Ranges, the refurbished Alpine Hotel serves elevated pub grub and stilling mountainside views.

  • Sanka Amadoru
Claret Club.
14/20

Wine bar downstairs, restaurant up, this spot from gun sommeliers is revitalising Stanley St

Owners Harry Hunter and Bridget Raffal bring experience from three-hatted Sixpenny, Where’s Nick and Bentley to their new labour of love, which feels a little like the caves à vin of Paris.

  • David Matthews
Mishy's, Surry Hills.
14/20

Mishy’s is like a big-hearted dinner party. So why aren’t more people talking about it?

With hand-selected market fare, $600 worth of crystals and a menu reminiscent of Three Blue Ducks, this beautiful, sunlit restaurant has a bright creativity and personality all its own.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The “Polish vanilla slice” is a must.

Has Sydney’s best vanilla slice been hiding in plain sight for 18 years?

Homemade cakes, pierogi and pork shank: this Polish restaurant has it all.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Dawning Day Winery and Distillery in Exeter.

Dawning Day Winery and Distillery

This family-run winery is one of the best ways to spend an afternoon.

  • Callan Boys
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The beer garden at the Sutton Forest Inn.

Sutton Forest Inn

The Southern Highlands’ best all-rounder pub.

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Produce from Moonacres Farm is on the menu at Moonacres Kitchen.

Moonacres Kitchen

A spacious cafe-restaurant built on produce from nearby Moonacres Farm.

  • Callan Boys
White, spelt and multigrain sourdough on display at Althea by Zin.

Althea by Zin

Find golden, ridged baguettes and quince-filled danishes at this Mudgee bakery.

  • Erina Starkey
Enjoy a breakfast bowl on the Alby and Esthers terrace.

Alby and Esthers

A charming cafe tucked down a cobblestone alley.

  • Erina Starkey
The Cellar by Gilbert in Mudgee.

The Cellar by Gilbert

Elegant, structured wines by fifth-generation winemakers.

  • Erina Starkey