Head to Good Eddy for excellent coffee and a concise menu of A+ breakfast items including toasted muesli with berries and yoghurt, bacon and egg roll with spicy caramelised onion and relish, and avocado and feta on local sourdough.

So you’re staying at Orange’s design-driven Byng Street Boutique Hotel? Look no further than the Yallungah Dining Room, set in its glorious circa-1896 heritage wing, for a breakfast bursting with the vibrant local produce the region is famed for.

Byng Street Local Store is a bright and bustling Orange institution – trademarked by its postbox-red door – serving Allpress coffee, T2 teas and a brunch and lunch menu that gives simple and satisfying a gourmet twist.

Groundstone is a modern cafe set within the Orange Regional Museum precinct. The welcoming space is marked by clean Scandinavian lines and colours and serves an impressive breakfast and lunch (weekdays) and brunch (weekends) menu that utilises the best local and in-season ingredients available.

For your morning caffeine fix and some of the best croissants in Australia, form an orderly queue at Racine Bakery. Tucked away behind the main drag of Summer Street, this small space sells a big roster of patisserie and viennoiserie, sourdough and organic breads – all of which are made on site and by hand daily.

Enjoy lunch with a view over the vines at Sister’s Rock Restaurant on the grounds of Borrodell Estate, which sits a lofty 1000 metres above sea level on the slopes of extinct volcano Mt Canobolas.

Nile Street Cafe is a local’s haunt that prides itself on delicious dishes and desserts made from fresh and local produce. On the ever-evolving menu you might find eats like spiced beef goulash with sour cream, mashed potato and fresh garden herbs...

A one-stop shopping and dining experience housed in a straw bale and brick building with a locavore philosophy permeating everything it does. Its cafe’s all-day menu runs the gamut from local eggs cooked as you please and served with greens and dukkah to warming soup and milk-poached chicken burger with Agrestic hand-cut chips.

A unique, relaxed and diverse environment, it’s made up of indoor and outdoor areas that incorporate a restaurant serving gourmet pub meals, a bakery pouring coffee, a wine bar, a wood-fired pizza kitchen and garden bar outside on the lawn, and a ‘family pavilion’ for kids to be entertained.

Tonic, a highly-awarded, refined and relaxed contemporary restaurant housed within a heritage-listed building.Chef and co-owner Tony Worland has worked alongside culinary luminaries like Matt Moran and Gordon Ramsay and showcases finely crafted meals focused on seasonal produce from local suppliers including Mandagery Creek venison and Cowra lamb.

Make your way to the historic Union Bank building on Byng Street, which opened its doors in 1858 as Orange’s first bank, to sip on an al fresco ale or local wine at The Art House Bar & Courtyard before heading for dinner at the adjoining Schoolhouse Restaurant.

Hatted restaurant Lolli Redini has been an Orange special-occasion fixture for almost two decades. Based in a cosy Federation cottage next door to much-loved homewares boutique Hawkes General Store, it celebrates Australian produce with a creative approach and leanings towards Italian and French.

Orange’s second hatted restaurant, makes use of a wood and charcoal oven named Lucifer to give its dishes their signature flavour. Charred Kitchen and Bar bills itself as ‘serious food, relaxed dining’, and has cultivated an inviting space full of booths and nooks and warm timber accents.

Sweet Sour Salt is an ever-popular modern Asian restaurant on Summer Street. Set in a funky space with wall art and neon signage, its menu’s clean and vibrant flavours come courtesy of chef Ivan Podres.

Begin or end your evening at Ferment the Orange Wine Centre, a bright and characterful wine bar in a heritage building that acts as a great introduction to the cool-climate wines of the NSW Central Ranges and beyond.