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Katoomba

Cedar Take Away

A local secret for kebabs, salads and fluffy, herb-strewn falafel.

  • Erina Starkey
Blueberry danishes at Hominy Bakery.

Hominy Bakery

A Katoomba bakery serving croissants, danishes and three kinds of pastry snails.

  • Erina Starkey
Black Cockatoo Bakery has a shop in Lawson and Katoomba.

Black Cockatoo Bakery

Make sure you come on the right day for the ham and gruyere bechamel croissants.

  • Erina Starkey
The Mountain Culture brewpub is set in the old printing press for the Blue Mountains Echo.

Mountain Culture

A Katoomba brewpub set in an old printing press.

  • Erina Starkey
The potato and leek soup at Megalong Restaurant.

The Good Food Guide to a road trip to the Blue Mountains

Ham and bechamel croissants from Black Cockatoo bakery, loaded Lebanese wraps from Cedar Kebab Cafe and dinner at Megalong Restaurant should be on every Blue Mountains food trail.

  • Erina Starkey and Good Food Guide reviewers
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Katoomba bistro-style spot Tempus.
14/20

Tempus Katoomba

Sustainability is at the heart of this bolthole.

Go-to dish: Steak with chimichurri.
14.5/20

Tempus Katoomba keeps things simple and cosy in the Blue Mountains

This no-funny-business bistro-style restaurant offers just about everything you could want after a day scaling Govetts Leap. All that’s missing is a fireplace.

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Darley's Restaurant
Good Food hat15.5/20

Darley's Restaurant

Dining at Darley’s is like entering another world. One that is calmer, slower, considered and designed for pleasure.

Hominy Bakery

There are some things you’ll go out of your way for, such as the sugar-dusted apple (or spiced pear) turnovers here; especially when they’re still warm from the oven.

Cassiopeia

It may be off the main road and away from foot traffic, but for the brewed-bean hunter this is The Destination.