Beef is the most popular meat and lamb is also of a high quality. There is a wide variety of excellent fruits and vegetables. Bistros, caf s, family-style restaurants and 'pub' lunches at the counter offer good food at reasonable prices. Some restaurants will allow guests to bring their own alcohol and are called 'BYO' restaurants. Australia also offers an enormous variety of cuisines, including Italian, French, Greek, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Japanese, Indian, African, Lebanese and Korean.
Australian wines are good and inexpensive.
Beer is served chilled. Restaurants, clubs and hotel lounges have more flexible hours. Drinking age is 18 years or over. Many cities and towns have small shops devoted to the sale of 'Australiana', where Australian souvenirs, ranging from T-shirts to boomerangs, can be bought. Sat, except in South Australia and Western Australia where shops are open all day Saturday.