Castlemaine

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The Good Food guide to a road trip in Castlemaine from beers to bang-on banh mi

Castlemaine has lately become a destination in its own right – particularly for anyone who’s hungry. These 15 bakeries, bars, coffee windows and fine diners are our top picks.

• Dani Valent and Emily Holgate

• Recommended
• Mostyn Street Cellars

Mostyn Street Cellars

The perfect meeting spot for a Castlemaine bar crawl.

• Recommended
• Johnny Baker Uptown

Johnny Baker Uptown

A bakery so good they opened two in one town.

• Recommended
• Maurocco Bar

Maurocco Bar

Quirky cocktail bar for live music within a historic hotel.

• Recommended
• New China Restaurant

New China Restaurant

Old-school Chinese eatery with stunning decor and very good food.

• Recommended
• Gornelly’s

Gornelly’s

From daytime sandwich stop to chatty wine bar.

• Recommended
• Origini

Origini

A charming bolthole for home-style Italian classics.

• Recommended
• Shedshaker Brewing

Shedshaker Brewing

An exuberant hangout making its own brews.

• Recommended
• Das Kaffeehaus

Das Kaffeehaus

Viennese coffee roastery at The Mill precinct.

• Recommended
• The Mill

The Mill

Must-visit art, food and shopping precinct in an old wool mill.