The Mornington Peninsula

Pick your own strawberries.

Bags of lollies and cafe classics, united.

A backstreets cafe worth seeking out, if only for the locally famous breakfast roll.

A cellar door for coffee.

Beach, brunch and books. What more could you want for your weekend?

More fine coffee and a metropolitan-inspired menu from the team at Commonfolk.

Raw food and sweets in an industrial fit-out.

Take your tasting platter onto the deck. You might spot a koala.

An iconic 1920s homestead offering food, wine and art.

Traditional apple pies meet modern-day cronuts at this home-style bakery.

Outstanding coffee hidden in the back streets.

Ten Minutes by Tractor's farmhouse-style sibling offers simpler but no less compelling French food.

A modern, leather-clad dining room led by executive chef Josh Pelham that looks out over Fingal Beach.

The most grandiose winery on the Mornington Peninsula, complete with its own sculpture park.

Southern American barbeque in a big, pleasant shed.

Some of the finest food, wine and views on the entire Mornington Peninsula, which is saying something.

Fine wine since 1982, and food to match.

Jackalope’s in-house fine diner.

A warm, communal restaurant next door to Jackalope.

Woodfired pizzas, wine and live music.

A quintessential Mornington Peninsula food and wine experience.

Wine tastings and share plates overlooking the vineyard.

The retirement project that “got out of hand” in a great way.

Come for a paddock-to-plate lunch, stay for a farm tour.

A Baja-style restaurant that brings fun and flavour to Sorrento.

A distillery, cocktail bar and rum garden featuring rums distilled on premises.

This huge Tudor-style pub is a summer destination, reliably beset by crowds every day of the season. With views like this, we can see why.

Beautiful, boutique winery making wine by hand.

One of the oldest vineyards on the Peninsula is also one of its most elevated: it's eighty metres above sea level.

Footy on the TV, plenty of food and a big outdoor area for kids to play in. This one is made for long, lazy afternoons.

A big, family-friendly brewery on the site of a former horse-training facility.

A peaceful, low-key spot that specialises in easy-drinking European-style beers.

An avant-garde bar next to the Jackalope hotel.

Learn to make your own gin.

Sample biodynamic apples and their many liquid expressions.

A bottle shop where you can stay a while, with a glass of wine and a platter.

The owner has been selling vinyl since 1976.

Melbourne street style meets beachside boho.

Here, it’s as if the digital revolution never happened.

This huge Tudor-style pub is a summer destination, reliably beset by crowds every day of the season. With views like this, we can see why.

Some of the finest food, wine and views on the entire Mornington Peninsula, which is saying something.

A quintessential Mornington Peninsula food and wine experience.

Glamour and surrealism meet at this designer hotel.

A grand beach-shack out of a futuristic dream.