Thredbo Alpine Hotel (pictured, above)
Thredbo Alpine Hotel offers a proper winter experience that is just a coach ride from Canberra, in the NSW ski fields.
Although it is open for business events all year round, it is the quintessential Australian winter destination, offering snowy explorations followed by gluhwein by the fire and new connections in high altitude.
The venue offers banquet-style dinners for up to 220 people, followed by live music in the outdoor Alpine Bar for an event experience at the top of Australia.
Thredbo Alpine Hotel photo credit: Magnus Agren Photography.
thredbo.com.au/accommodation/thredbo-alpine-hotel
Beltana Farm (Canberra)
Beltana Farm is tucked away in the rural setting of Pialligo, just 10 minutes from Canberra’s CBD.
A truffle farm with gourmet paddock-to-plate dining, its Hunt and Lunch experience offers a guided hunt through trees with dogs on the search for black truffles followed by a long-table feast in front of a roaring fire overlooking the trufferie.
One-hundred guests can also be seated in the restaurant and its temperature-controlled terrace.
Ostani Bar (Canberra)
A well-known after-work drinks venue in Canberra’s popular Realm precinct, Ostani Bar comes into its own in winter.
A drawcard is the lux firepit ambience of the 360-degree fireplace – the perfect warming spot to sip cocktails before dinner.
Ostani Bar caters for up to 260 guests for cocktail-style events and offers European-style cuisine, from tapas to pizza, and is central to all the accommodation and restaurant options of the Realm precinct.
Tesoro (Hobart)
Award-winning Tesoro offers flavourful Italian cuisine inspired by Tasmania’s finest produce, with executive chef Glen Tilly combining local ingredients and traditional techniques to create modern Italian classics.
Bold Italian flavours include Cape Grim steaks dry-aged in-house and an array of pastas with succulent pork and fennel sausage, pomodoro and lashings of stracciatella.
Tesoro also offers some of Hobart’s best pizza, made with natural living yeast and Tasmanian milled flour to produce a delicious slow-fermented dough with toppings including local mushrooms, fior di latte and prosciutto.
For dessert, enjoy classic cannoli or indulge in the restaurant’s famous chocolate rocher with hazelnut mousse and vanilla mascarpone.
If undecided, Tilly’s “Chef’s Road Trip” is a multi-course adventure showcasing seasonal specials and taking diners on a culinary journey from Tasmania to Italy.
Bistrot Bisou (Melbourne)
In Melbourne’s CBD, new 96-seat Bistrot Bisou by celebrity chef Luke Mangan brings classic French fare with modern twists in a European setting.
A love letter to the progressive yet relaxed style of French dining, the restaurant and bar offers a carefully crafted menu of comforting individual and share-style dishes, with ingredients charred and smoked over a woodfire grill.
Highlights include seabream carpaccio, Flinders Island lamb rump and calvados-soaked apple tarte tatin.
Complementing the cuisine is a sensational list of French and Victorian wines, and creative cocktails, including two-sip martinis, the signature Tomber dans les Pommes and French aperitifs.
Located adjacent to the boutique Hotel Indigo Melbourne on Flinders, Bistrot Bisou also features a 14-seat semi-private dining room and is open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner, and Tuesday to Friday for lunch.
Luma Restaurant & Bar (Adelaide)
Luma Restaurant & Bar is the culinary heart of The Playford Adelaide – MGallery Collection, where Art Nouveau elegance meets modern Australian dining.
A luminous, design-led space sets the tone for an experience that is as refined as it is inviting.
Showcasing South Australia’s finest seasonal produce, the menu reimagines European-style cuisine with contemporary flair.
From artisanal breakfasts to immersive evening dining, every dish is crafted with precision, passion and a sense of occasion.
Awarded a chef hat by the Australian Good Food Guide, Luma is a destination for guests who appreciate thoughtful detail and exceptional flavour. Whether it’s morning, noon or night, each visit offers a moment to savour and a story to tell.
