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Assorted dishes at The Petrel Hotel in Geelong West.

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Road trip! 15 new regional restaurants to check out this long weekend

From southern Indian food or a dive bar on the city’s fringe to five new-ish spots in Geelong, here’s where to hit up this Labour Day break.

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The new-look, low-waste Torquay restaurant where cling film is banned

  • Emma Breheny
Temperance House, where Ali Currey-Voumard has a summer kitchen residency.

Three new venues in (and near) Castlemaine − but one lunch-only spot is here for a good time, not a long time

  • Emma Breheny
Steamed pea custard with broad beans and zucchini at fine-diner Babae.

Victoria’s newest destination diner Babae is not where you might expect it

  • Emma Breheny
Buxton trout is dressed with ginger and spring onions, Cantonese-style.

Find full-tilt Thai in Geelong, Chinese at a Yarra Valley winery, and contemporary food in a ferry terminal

  • Emma Breheny
Assorted dishes at The Petrel Hotel in Geelong West.

A classic Geelong pub gets a hip makeover (don’t panic, it still has bags of charm)

  • Emma Breheny
Two Noble’s snacks include a Chinese take on oysters kilpatrick and scallops with charred corn custard.

All aboard the G-train: Three new-ish Geelong restaurants, from meaty to mod-Asian

  • Gail Thomas
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Babaji’s Kerala Kitchen opens second restaurant in lush Warburton.

Hatted Indian restaurant Babaji’s Kerala Kitchen opens a location on the city’s fringe

  • Emma Breheny
The birria spliff at Honcho, Mansfield.

Honcho brings a fun taste of Mexico (hola, birria ‘spliffs’, pictured) to Mansfield

  • The Good Food team
Two of Humdinger’s new owners

Frankston’s new-look Humdinger is your dream US-style dive bar

  • Dani Valent