Where to eat in Ballarat

13 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Ballarat. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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L'espresso
Formally a music store, this place serves some of the best coffee in town, along with quality Italian-based fare that is interesting and reasonably priced. Choose a CD from the wall to listen to, and try the housemade icecream.
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Meigas
Authentic Spanish food that is much better than you would expect to find in a regional centre. They also have Pancho's around the corner for some great Mexican.
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Mr. Rice
Chinese, Thai, Malaysian. Great value with daily lunch deals. Eat in or take away. Very popular.
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Oscar's Hotel & Cafe Bar
Oscar's Hotel & Café Bar is a unique art deco, boutique hotel in the heart of Ballarat's CBD. Now privately owned and operated, Oscar's used to be the Criterion Hotel, a popular venue in the gold rush days.
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The Forge Pizzeria
Decent, dependable pizza, served in an industrial-chic space with exposed-brick walls.
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The Pancake Kitchen
The original Pancake Kitchen. All Pancake Parlours are franchises of this; original and the best.
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Crazy Asian
Good value Chinese, Indian and Thai.
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Eureka Pizza & Bistro
Italian institution.
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Gor Gai Thai
Surprisingly authentic and tasty Thai food.
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Jasmine Thai Restaurant
213 Sturt St
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The Main Bar
Café and grocery.
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The Provincial
It has been renovated to its former glory.
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Tokyo Grill House
Always gets great reviews!

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ballarat (CC BY-SA 4.0).