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Where to eat and drink in the Hunter Valley

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Hunter Valley locals are a savvy foodie community. Here are some regional gems worth visiting for breakfast, lunch and dinner

As well as being a new meeting point for millennials and a much-loved destination for oenophiles, the Hunter Valley is now widely known for its culinary delights. Here is where to eat and drink in the Hunter Valley.

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The Deck Café
The Deck Café, Lovedale, is tucked away amid a tangled knot of forest bushland overlooking a dam.
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Myrtle and Stone
Myrtle & Stone is located in the village of Wollombi, in the thick of wine country and is a popular cafe by day and tapas and gin bar by nig
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Mockingbird Café
Mockingbird Café is considered one of the best places to eat in Newcastle.
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Usher Tinkler Wines
This next-gen winemaker’s cellar, is regarded as one of the best in the mix of Hunter Valley wineries.
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Wandin Wine Bar & Diner
Wandin Wine Bar & Diner is a haven for foodies visiting the Hunter Valley.
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Muse Restaurant
Muse Restaurant is the two-hatted restaurant that is one of the Hunter Valley’s main draws.
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Boydell’s Cellar Door & Restaurant
Boydell’s Cellar Door & Restaurant in the main street of Morpeth has made a visit to Maitland a must.
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Coquun
Coquun (which means ‘fresh water’ in the local Wonnarua people’s language) is another reason to ‘make it Maitland’.
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Yellow Billy
According to local legend, Yellow Billy was a local bushranger who raided and plundered around the Broke and Pokolbin region in the 1860s.
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The Mill
The Mill located on the grounds of Estate Tuscany is one of the destination diners in the upper Hunter Valley.
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Fawk Foods Kitchen & Bakery
Fawk Foods Kitchen & Bakery is a spectacular spin-off by Frank Fawkner, head chef at EXP. Restaurant.
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Cafe Enzo
For a cafe to stand out in the Hunter Valley it has to be doing something right. Cafe Enzo does a lot of things right.
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Restaurant Cuvee
Located at the gateway to the Hunter, Restaurant Cuvee is a picturesque sandstone homestead famous for the champagne-fuelled meals
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Muse Kitchen
Hunter Valley award winning restaurant, Muse Kitchen, Pokolbin NSW offers relaxed dining in beautiful surrounds
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Leaves & Fishes
Leaves & Fishes Restaurant is the unique dining alternative, with a proven fresh, smart and simple approach
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Margan Restaurant
Margan Restaurant is one of the top-rated regional restaurants for a reason.
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Eremo Restaurant
Take in the views of the undulating hills in the distance at Eremo Restaurant, located at the newly restored Spicers Guesthouse.
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Restaurant Botanica
Chef Matthew Bremerkamp is now at the helm of Restaurant Botanica on the grounds of Spicers Vineyards Estate
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Bistro Molines
Wend your way south for about 20 clicks to find Bistro Molines, which overlooks a hillside of rose-lined vines at Tallavera Grove Vineyard
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EXP. Restaurant
Walking into the intimate EXP. Restaurant dining room at Oakvale Winery feels like going to a friend’s house for dinner.
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Esca Bimbadgen
There is a sunny energy to the experience of dining on the balcony at Esca Bimbadgen.
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Hunters Quarter
Hunters Quarter has been a hotspot since opening in 2017 as word of the head chef Brian Duncan’s credentials grew from a whisper to a roar.
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