Torquay

• Regional guides

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
• Gooley’s

Gooley’s

Hole-in-the-wall sandwich joint just back from the beach.

• Recommended
• Torquay Farmer’s Market

Torquay Farmer’s Market

Matcha, Tibetan momos, giant spring rolls and more in a sunny council carpark.

• Geelong

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

Samesyn

A study in deliciousness and social responsibility.

• Recommended
• Mortadeli

Mortadeli

A sandwich shop, deli and pasta bar under one roof.

• Recommended
• Mortadeli

Mortadeli Pasta Bar

Cheery hotspot for first-rate pasta and quirky vino.

• 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

• Regional guides

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

• Review
• Victoria

Samesyn slipped under the radar, but the secret's out

With a home-game winter ahead of us, this Torquay restaurant promises to be a standout for crisp coastal trips.

• Gemima Cody