Reserve well ahead. Don't miss it. Below, I review the best restaurants, divided into the five regions we visited. Just west of Sydney are the famous Blue Mountains where we hiked and stayed at the comfortable Jemby-Rinjah Lodge and ate well at both casual Vulcan's in Blackheath and a bit fancier Silk's in Leura. There is also a very good wine shop in Leura called Barman's.
Many people even wear shorts.
North of Sydney we loved our beautiful cottage at Koompatoo Lodge in Bellingen. Making a good fruit salad was easy too. Driving further north up the coast we spent time in Byron Bay. It's known as a Bohemian enclave but the suburban hoards have moved in lately, making it feel a bit like Key West. Inland, we had lunch at the very cool Workshop Caf in Tamworth.