How to eat like local in Toowoomba
IN CASE you missed it, Toowoomba has been named Australia’s coolest country town.
With a reputation like that, it’s astonishing we have to convince our city cousins to visit.
Everyone knows the best way to explore a town is through the eyes of a local.
So enough with these city slickers and their lists telling us what’s best in our town.
Here’s how to eat, drink and play like a local in Toowoomba.
FOR COFFEE Sleepless City Roasters
THE micro-roastery is renowned for its creamy, nitrous, cold-pressed coffee.
The team offers customers a theatre experience with live roasting within view of the public and a coffee drive-through.
Location: 538 Alderley St
Wendland Fine Foods
WENDLAND Fine Foods is a European-style café deli offering fresh savoury and sweet dishes for any occasion.
Location: 76 Bridge St
The Bungalow Basket
perfectly decorated store all about inviting customers in to have coffee like they are old friends.
Location: 400 Ruthven St
FOR BREAKFAST The Vintage Cafe
THE Vintage Cafe has quickly become the place to be on a weekend morning.
It is the cafe’s maple-glazed, thick-cut bacon that has customers rushing through the doors.
Location: Cnr of Ruthven and Long Sts
Espresso Bar
TOOWOOMBA’S latest cafe breaks away from the “grungy and industrial” cafe scene residents can’t seem to get enough off.
It offers all-day breakfast and on-the-go breakfast and lunch options, coffee and freshly-squeezed juices.
Location: 6 Ann St
Kingfishers Cafe
AT Kingfishers Cafe, not only will customers be served a delicious breakfast but they can also eat in a tranquil setting, surrounded by trees and a beautiful lake.
Location: 333 Spring St
The Baker’s Duck
FROM a pastry and coffee cart making in-demand appearances at Toowoomba’s most popular markets to their own shop front, The Baker’s Duck is fast becoming the latest Chinese whisper for breakfast lovers too.
Word on the street is that their coffee is just as delectable as their pastries.
It is open on Saturdays from 7am-2pm. Location: Shed one at 55 Bellevue St
FOR LUNCH Homegrown Health
SUSTAINABILITY is on the menu at this family-run organic cafe and produce store.
Location: 11 Railway St
O Banh Mi
THERE are lines out the door most lunch times which is a key indication that this place knows what’s up.
Location: Duggan St
Wheat Sheaf Bakery
JUST ask any Toowoomba resident and they’ll tell you that a trip out to Pittsworth to visit this bakery automatically warrants you “local” status.
Location: 69 Yandilla St
FOR DINNER Meringandan Pub
THE popular country pub is famous for its over-sized and decently-priced meals.
The 20-minute drive from Toowoomba is worth it.
Location: 30 Main St, Meringandan
Skewers
TUCKED away in unsuspecting Club Ln is the coolest space to pop up in Toowoomba in the past year.
They also have the biggest spring rolls in Toowoomba.
Location: Club Ln
Tastes of the World
TALK of this place is like talking about Fight Club you know the rule.
The Rangeville takeaway store offers an ala carte menu with cuisines from around the world.
The surprising and amazing thing is that it nails the authenticity of every dish.
Once you taste it, just remember the first rule of Fight Club...
Location: 85 Perth St