Best places to eat and drink in the Blue Mountains

When it comes to spending a long weekend in the Upper Blue Mountains, Blackheath is a smart choice for snacking and staying. There is a growing trend for good food and accommodation in the town. Kyah The hotel where you will find a new Mexican style restaurant Blaq. Chefs Alejandro Huerta and Galia Valadez are behind the menu here, serving up fun things like banana and corn cake with caramelized white chocolate and koji. You can also make a reservation at Will Cowan-Lunn’s cozy hearth restaurant nearby. Fire (Don’t miss the focaccia and homemade ricotta).

rod Frankie and Mo’s offers a nice monthly guest chef program, or if a cold beer and a countertop meal is more your speed, check out: New Ivanhoe Hotel. We must also mention the excellent interior and the shrimp toast. Ho’s Palace Chinese Restaurantlooks like a Hong Kong set The Man with the Golden Gun.

Farm-to-table restaurant in Megalong Valley down the hill Megalong in Lot 101 It offers a tasting menu surrounded by jaw-dropping cliffs. They also offer rooms, meaning you can browse the impressive wine list and hold a farm market every Saturday. Drive down the road for five minutes and crash Megalong Valley Tea Rooms for freshly baked scones the next morning. And since you have bravely traveled this far, pass by Logan Brae Orchards To buy apples from his 110-year-old shop. There’s also a luxury cabin on the property if you want the full fruit experience.

Falafel rolls made by a chef who once catered for the Rolling Stones. A shortcut could be made for Aussie-Chinese lovers Canton Palaceand there’s also a local secret Unique Patisserie – party pies and sponge cakes at the front, and Malaysian hawker food classics like laksa and char kwai teow at the back.

Oh, and let’s not forget the thriving bar scene. Two Doctors Whiskey Tavernin the long standing basement Fairmont Resortoffers a surprising mix of good whisky, smooth Chesterfields and karaoke. Factory Bara branch Blue Mountains Gin CompanyIt’s a cozy place to try some of the neighboring distillery’s gins. Mountain Culture excels when it comes to cheeseburgers and craft beer. And if it’s the call of a warm fire, dark beer and the comfort of a bar, Old City Bank Bar and Pub There’s a bar stool with your name on it.