Your guide to the new foodie residents in regional Victoria

This month regional Victoria welcomed new cafes, bakeries, and cellar doors to the region.

Regional Victoria is a melting pot of hospitality with cafes, fine dining, wineries, bakeries and specialist cuisine restaurants booming across the state. It’s not just Bendigo, the UNESCO City of Gastronomy that is heating up with foodie finds. Geelong and Ballarat are growing their hospitality portfolios quite nicely, with this June seeing some new faces to the scene.

This month we welcome these new residents to the regional Victorian hospitality scene.

Keep up to date with the latest in food and drinks across regional Victoria here.

Betty’s Café Geelong

Where: 198 Moorabool Street, Geelong

When: Mon – Fri, 6AM – 2PM

From the owners of Blank Space in partnership with Geelong Cats star Jed Bews, Betty’s Cafe is a green goddess, slinging coffee on weekdays.

 

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Ket Baker

Where: 1/174A High St, Belmont

When: Daily, 8am – 4pm

From the Bellarine to Belmont, Ket Baker opens its second location. From baker, chocolatier and patissier, Miek Paulus, Ket Baker is an artisan operation, specialising in 100% sourdough croissants, breads and small batch pastries.

 

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Silo Bar X Baie Wines

Where: 2102-2120 Portarlington Road, Drysdale

When: Sessions available. Bookings required.

A collaboration between Baie Wines and Bellerine Distillery, Silo Bar is set in The Whiskery, offering intimate tastings as led by Baie general manager Nadine Kuc.

 

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Native Circles

Where: Unit 3/8 Bayley St, Geelong

When: Mon – Fri, 7.30am – 3.30pm

Nestled in Wurriki Nyal, Native Circles are tea and coffee specialists brewing from handmade specialty tea and herbal tisanes. 

 

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Cross Roads Coffee Bar

Where: 32 Skipton Street, Ballarat

When: Daily, 6am – 2pm

A longstanding music store turned café, Cross Roads Coffee Bar is the new go-to for Veneziano coffee, sandwiches, cakes, and sweet and savoury pastries.

 

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The region is firing up with food and drink delights. Give these spots a try this week!