• Many regional Victorian towns are known for their culinary attractions. And Bright is no exception.

Morning time (or anytime if we are honest)

Coffee, coffee everywhere – and it is! There are heaps of great coffee shops in Bright, but of course we have a few faves. You’ll find your own too, but here are a few of our favouites:

Food Wine Friends at the top of Ireland Street is always our go-to for our ‘quick shot stop’ and the closest to Red Tank Road. The vibe and the staff match the yumminess of the coffee. For a home-grown retro feel, Coral Lee Café in Barnard Street is another great place for a great brew, while you listen to some great vinyl classics.  

That said, it hardly feels fair to call them favourites — Bright has so many fantastic cafés, and there are plenty more well worth discovering, including:

• Ginger Baker; Sixpence Coffee; Cinco

Lunch time 

For those famous Aussie staples, whether savoury or sweet, you can’t go past Gumtree Pies: all manner of savoury flavours of pie, bought hot for immediate enjoyment or in cold packs for cookin’ up ‘back at the house’. And if you want to step back in time to when a salad roll was made painstakingly slowly, with love, and every element was fresh and carefully curated on a soft sesame seed bun, then Morse’s Creek Bakery is the place to be.  And there is more, of course:

• Clean bowled; Pit Stop Bright; Tomahawks

 Evening time

• Bright has an abundance of eateries within walking distance of each other – everything from casual fish and chips, authentic international fare and locally-focused Australian fusions.
• Bars and pubs — for an evening swill, or just a respectable tipple, Bright brings you everything from the local Australian experience you expect from excellent bars and pubs:
• Bright Brewery; Billy Button; North East Wine; Alpine Hotel and Reed & Co Distillery