Mussels with macadamia “tofu” and fish-eye crackers.
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Samesyn

Food for Good winner showcases ethics in action.

Mortadeli is a pasta bar,deli and grocer in one.
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Mortadeli Pasta Bar

Cheery hotspot for first-rate pasta and quirky vino.

Potato churros with fermented capsicum puree.
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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
Mortadelis is a pasta bar inside a European deli.

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 andGood Food Guide reviewers
Jerusalem artichoke,grilled radicchio,goat's feta.
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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
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Soft-shell crab burger.

Sticks and Stones

This bruncher is tucked down a walkway off Torquay's surf shop strip.

  • Matt Holden

Bottle of Milk

The dynamos from Lorne’s Bottle of Milk have taken a nightclub in Torquay,

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Scorched

For the complete experience,round up a group and order one of everything on Scorched's thrilling ...

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Torquay Larder

If one more gourmet treat was shoved on the shelves at Torquay Larder,the shoebox-sized store just ...

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Scorched

Middle Eastern flavours work spiffingly at this sweet little shopfront facing Zeally Bay,so much ...