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Favourites for Canberra Dining
*Look out for Canberra Entertainment Book 2017-18 Discounts
Favourites for Breakfast or Brunch
For Breakfast I do love a place that has interesting dishes or a great setting.
Pod Food* – Pialligo – the star in this category
Interesting Brekkie Dishes are easy to find at…
The Cupping Room – New Acton
Local Press – Kingston
Maple & Clove – Barton
Penny University – Kingston
Great Brekkie Settings are found at…
The Conservatory Restaurant – the Arboretum – be prepared for the pay parking
Little Brother – Red Hill Lookout
Ivy & the Fox – Acton – gorgeous in good weather
Favourites for Lunch
Weekdays
I love interesting dishes for lunch too, especially lighter main meal salads full of flavours and textures.
Muse – Kingston – good lunch specials that include a glass of wine
ONA, on the Lawns – Manuka
The Palette Cafe* – Deakin – interesting and beautifully presented dishes
Penny University – Kingston – interesting dishes
Vincent – Barton – the 2 course $30 Wed-Fri lunch menu is quick and has wonderful flavours (small serves)
Space Kitchen – Woden – the prettiest dishes in Canberra
Cream – City
Weekends
Akiba – City – Great Yum Cha 11:30-3pm
Monster Kitchen – New Acton, Hotel Hotel – great, any weather
Pialligo Estate Pavillions – Pialligo – gorgeous setting
Poacher’s Pantry – on the way to Murrumbatemen – worth the drive
Cork Street Cafe – Gundaroo – also worth the drive
Pod Food* – Pialligo – fixed 2 or 3 course lunch
Favourites for Dinner
Top End
Courgette – best service in Canberra
The Boathouse Restaurant* – Lake Burley Griffin
Pialligo Estate Farmhouse Restaurant – Pialligo – now with A la Carte menu
Monster Kitchen – New Acton
Mid Range with BYO
Binny’s Kathitto* – Braddon – South Indian
Kinn Thai – City – Thai – go for Kinn’s favourites
Kusina* – Philippino – the beef cheek and pork dishes are amazing
Chong Co, Kingston Foreshore – Thai – well sized delicious curries and stir-fries, best in good weather to sit outside.
Cheap and Cheerful
($15 per person or less + BYO)
Claypot Chef – Farrer – Sri Lankan, good weather only
Brodburgers – Kingston Foreshore – love the baby brods, perfectly sized, especially the salmon with blue cheese.
Pizza Gusto – Braddon
Pho Phu Quoc – Dickson – Vietnamese -don’t miss the ‘birdsnests’
Mandalay Bus – Braddon – good weather only
Favourites for a drink
Bar Rockford – City
The Pedlar – Campbell – $5 happy hour drinks daily and great nibbles dishes
Monster Kitchen – New Acton -relaxed lounge, great share plates, open every day
Favourites for Ice-cream
Frugii Dessert Laboratory – Braddon – unique homemade flavours
**Please do check the current menus, prices and discounts, because these change constantly.
25 August 2017
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