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Former Good Food Guide Chef of the Year swaps bowlo for revamped motel restaurant
Two years after closing her hatted Lorne bistro Little Picket, Jo Barrett is back cooking in a different Great Ocean Road town.
- Dani Valent and Emily Holgate
The Good Food Guide to a road trip through Geelong and the Surf Coast
From wine bars to bakeries, pub meals to cocktails, here are our top picks for spending a delicious few days in this rapidly changing coastal region.
- Emily Holgate and Good Food Guide reviewers
- Recommended
- Torquay Farmer’s Market
Torquay Farmer’s Market
Matcha, Tibetan momos, giant spring rolls and more in a sunny council carpark.
The Age Good Food Guide 2026: Best places to eat and drink in Geelong and the Surf Coast
From wine bars to bakeries, pub meals to cocktails, here’s how to spend a delicious few days in this rapidly changing region.
- Emily Holgate
- Review
- Samesyn
This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment
Chef Graham Jefferies’ compelling, startlingly creative waste-not cooking sees his rejigged Samesyn restaurant gain a second chefs’ hat.
- Dani Valent
The Good Food guide to eating and drinking in Torquay
It had always been the centre of every Victorian surfer’s universe. But now Torquay is riding a food and drink wave too. Here’s what you need to know.
- Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers