Where to drink and eat in Coffs Harbour

It’s been an energising 2 years for the Mid North Coast’s food scene, which remains to grow in self-confidence and uniformity, and this fresh plant of dining establishments are no exemption. This time we’re mainly concentrating on Bellingen and Coffs Harbour, with a mix of brand-new areas and those soon-to-open, plus a number of old favorites completely action.

For beverages with a sight

Stef & Co is a stylishCoffs Harbour beachfront bakeshop, coffee shop and downstairs bar from the previous proprietor of the Jetty’s precious Fiasco dining establishment. Hidden away in the Promenade complicated, the dining establishment sticks out straight above Coffs Creek with trendy winds blowing off the eco-friendly water stuck to mangroves.

Hot beverages are from the wellness playbook– medical mushroom-laced cacao, for instance– while the liquor listing is a limited collection of Italian and Australian red wines and delicious mixed drinks. A Euro- leaning food selection listings lots of snackable, shareable alternatives for informal eating, and the pizza stove terminates out just covered standards. Hot information: a Sicilian osteria by the very same proprietors results from open up following door in very early 2025.

319-321 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour, stefandco.com.au

For coffee

Longtime coffee roasters Amelia Franklin (founder of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance Australia) and Toby Smith (creator of Toby’s Estate) developed Amelia + Toby in 2024, toasting natural Fairtrade beans every week and beginning a cooperation with smart-casual favoriteFiume What that suggests is living in the dining establishment’s outdoor patio and bar location and developing up exceptional coffee daily. They make use of top quality different milks, and have natural loose-leaf teas, sticky chai and a strong variety of wellness-boosting drinks.

58 Hyde Street, Bellingen, ameliaandtoby.com.au

For fish, chips and hamburgers

While not precisely “new”– the riverfront store has actually primarily stayed in business considering that the 1800s– a modification of possession has actually seen a fashionable refit atNorth Beach General Store This area pumps hard throughout vacations, with a mesh river swimming pool and children’ play ground throughout the roadway, carbonated water sights, and the spectacular, wild sea of North Beach one block away. Roll up for damaged fish tacos, hamburgers, and traditional chips prepared generally in lard. Dogs rate.

16 George Street, Mylestom, northbeachgeneral.com.au

For beer and pizza

“What’s happening at the Brewery?” is the concern on residents’ lips that are missing out on the staple neighborhood bar which has actually been primarily closed considering that COVID. Set to open up in very early 2025, Bellingen Brewery‘s pleased brand-new proprietors are siblings Nick andCharlie Boshier Will there still be natural, sourdough pizzas?Yes The wood-fired stove has actually been walled-in and there’s a brand-new prep cooking area upstairs with strategies to broaden the food selection. Nine faucets put neighborhood beers (consisting of 4 house-made mixtures), and there are superior mixed drinks with neighborhood gins and vodkas. Will there still be online exploring bands and DJs? Absolutely.

3/5 Church Street, Bellingen, instagram.com/bellingenbrewingco

For the entire gang

Aanuka Beach House obtained a shot of glam in 2024 with a requisition by Sydney friendliness team Tilley & &Wills They have actually gone for it to allow the great times roll: delighted hours, endless breakfasts, sundowner spritzes, motion picture evenings, fish and shellfish buffets and DJs– Aanuka understands just how to celebration and just how the botoxed teams clothed to the nines enjoy it. Out the back, an enormous verdant area rolls delicately to the protectedDiggers Beach Here, it’s even more of a towel-and-thongs ambiance with family-friendly video games. Who’s up for a fast round of quoits?

11 Firman Drive, Coffs Harbour instagram.com/aanukabeachhouse

For smart-casual eating

Run by Fiona Richardson and cook Megan Black, Fium e had a full rebrand in 2024 loosening up the procedure for a much more informal ambiance and relocating from an Italian food selection to a modern-day Australian offering. Perhaps a tuna crudo with celeriac puree or pork stubborn belly with zucchini and capers? Always showcased are Nambucca oysters offered all-natural with an eschalot mignonette, and fish and shellfish is fresh-that-day off the Coffs’ trawlers. In various other information, Fiume currently does breakfast Friday to Sunday, also.

58 Hyde Street, Bellingen fiumebellingen.com.au

For resort eating

After a somewhat rough begin, Three Blue Ducks has actually resolved perfectly right intoThe Lodge The refurbished hotel-motel flaunts 16-acres and outstanding hill sights of Dorrigo National Park, and there’s lots of room in the no-expenses-spared dining-room (with ability for 200 visitors, wedding events are a success). It’s ideal fit for a long, careless lunch, and on Sundays there’s a complete roast with all the trimmings.

1381 Waterfall Way, Bellingen threeblueducks.com/bellingen

For subtle French

You can quickly miss out on Miquette, a natty French coffee shop in a subtle strip of midtownCoffs Views there aren’t, however this is the area if you enjoy French feelings– proprietors Edouarde and Jade Deschamps satisfied while operating at renowned Paris dining establishmentBistrot Paul Bert Expect buttery breads, filled up baguettes, and texturally fantastic crepes. On Friday, Miquette remains open till 8pm for beverages and food (and live songs on the very first Friday of every month).

214 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour, miquette.com.au

For breads, pies and bread

New developments are vital at Peaches Patisserie, the two-year-old patisserie where proprietor Beth O’Loughlin cooks seasonal deals with. In summer season, you can attempt a blueberry bread after that head to Boss Blueberries where the fruit is expanded and choose some on your own. Start the day with chilly mixture from neighborhood micro-roaster Full Spectrum at Supply Coffee in Coffs, include a waterfall discovery and Dorrigo’s mountain-town appeal, and it’s a tops nation outing all round. Back down capital, Hearthfire cooks unbelievable natural, woodfired sourdough loaves and made-from-scratch pies.

Peaches Patisserie, 53 Hickory Street, Dorrigo; Boss Blueberries, 24 Emersons Road, Bostobrick; Supply Coffee, 15 Orlando Street, Coffs Harbour; Hearthfire, 73 Hyde Street, Bellingen and 9A First Avenue, Sawtell

Highlights from The Sydney Morning Herald 2025 Good Food Guide

Bruno’s

A refined fragrance of smoking cigarettes hardwood remains behind the easy-to-miss door of this restaurant off Bellingen’s defeated course. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and below it’s blazing– licking salted, plump king shellfishes later on soaked in fermented chilli butter; pieces of zucchini teamed with house-preserved lemon; and a preposterously succulent pork slice that includes smoked fennel and silky apple sauce. Banquette seats is the very best area to enjoy the activity, however it’s the dubious tables on the verandah that truly make this sleek Mediterranean dining establishment seem like home.

2 Oak Street, Bellingen brunosbellingen.com.au

Bar Que Sera

Snack- sized alternatives match the tiny dining-room of this happy bar and dining establishment, with its timber floorings and classic floor tiles, and super-fluffy sourdough flatbread with sumac-whipped labne and charred butter is something of a trademark. Meanwhile, crispy, buttery crumpets are combined flawlessly with Balmain pest, lemon mayo and chives, while the strength of swine rillettes is reduced with mustard and marinaded onions. Kicking off following door with a neighborhood brew at Que Sera’s dive-style sibling bar Morty’s Joint is a great concept (and Morty’s fried hen is quite banging, also.)

61 First Avenue, Sawtell, bar-que-sera.com

Charlie’s at Church
This green-toned, warm-lit Italian is the area to be on a Friday evening inBellingen Beneath necklace lights, seats is conveniently spaced, with area for pleasant team to dance in between tables. Pepperoni and pesto sourdough pizza is an emphasize, plucked the exact 2nd from a raving fire, and humming with honey and flavor. Dorrigo lamb celebrities in an abundant ragu holding on to bows of mafalde pasta, and you can anticipate a strong choice of regular specials, commonly headlined by rib-eye dry-aged in home. Good food to place you in an excellent state of mind.

7 Church Street, Bellingen, charliesbellingen.com.au