Wollongong

• Recommended
• The Black Cockatoo

The Black Cockatoo

A fun grungy bar in Wollongong with ’80s records spinning all night.

• Isabel Cant

• Recommended
• Millers’ Local Bakehouse

Millers’ Local Bakehouse

These buttery, flaky almond croissants are 10 years in the making.

• Bianca Hrovat

• Recommended
• Halfday Deli

Halfday Deli

A Wollongong deli serving sandwiches by day and pizzas by night.

• Isabel Cant

• Regional guides

The Good Food Guide to a summer road trip through Wollongong and surrounds

You’ll find a contender for the best fish and chips in the country, a retro servo with snacks and a fun vibe, outstanding baked goods and more.

• Isabel Cant

• Review
• Roy’s Restobar

Roy’s Restobar

Come for a drink or dine your way through to dessert at this buzzy hub.

• Review
• Restaurant Santino

Restaurant Santino

Simple Italian fare with soul and smarts.

• Review
• Casa Lu

Casa Lu

Italian-style sandwiches on stone-baked schiacciata.

• Erina Starkey

• Recommended
• Babyface Kitchen

Babyface Kitchen

A spunky and free-wheeling spark plug of the Coal Coast scene.

• Review
• Restaurant Santino

Why it’s worth building a long weekend around this slick trattoria in a shopping mall

Wollongong is currently experiencing a food and wine boom. You really should go.

• Callan Boys

• Review
• New South Wales

Good things in the Gong at Babyface Kitchen

Wollongong's five-year-old Babyface has the attitude of a lo-fi wine bar with a serious kitchen at its heart.

• Terry Durack