As you breathe the refreshing sea air and wander at your leisure, you’ll encounter some of the Peninsula’s best fine-dining alternatives with top-end operators who have settled in the area to share their artistry. Electric café culture is abundant, with baristas mastering the art of coffee and relaxed seaside bars offering cocktails to dazzle. Stylish eateries provide a plethora of cuisine options alongside boutique retail shops that are begging to be explored. All of this and more is tucked away in this part of the Peninsula, where dedication to excellence and deliciousness reign.
Explore Safety Beach, with vibrant beach boxes dotting the shoreline. Watch the yachts glide over the cobalt water as schools of whiting swim beneath their hulls from Capel Sound to Martha Cove and beyond. Dappled sunlight reveals the clear teal water that changes mood as the daylight fades at the idyllic Tootgarook foreshore. The industrial zones of Dromana and Rosebud have become a mecca for brewers and distillers. World-class food shops flourish and global eateries open their arms to all in this region of grandeur. Venture inland to Boneo and beyond, where rural life thrives with exceptional wineries, cellar doors and restaurants serving up paddock-to-plate creations.
This is one of the earliest parts of the Peninsula to be colonised, with the majestic Arthurs Seat towering above and its greenery draping down towards Port Phillip. Here, history shines as McCrae Homestead celebrates Indigenous and first settlement relationships and the McCrae Lighthouse stands proudly.
The coastal boulevard attracts all, with a foreshore full of possibilities for fine dining, fancy feasts and laid-back meals by the inviting water.
For those who identify with the sea and rolling tree-lined streets, these windswept towns are inviting. We’ll see you there.
Arthurs Seat Eagle Bass & Flinders Distillery Blue Mini @Boneo Park Blue Mini, Eatery, Emporium, Events Boneo Road Roasters Charli Bean Café Crittenden Wines D’Alia’s Fresh Produce Elements Eatery Goldrim Food Service Heronswood Hickinbotham of Dromana Jetty Road Brewery Laneway Espresso Martha’s Table McCrae Gourmet Mushrooms Mumma Made Peninsula Beer Garden Provincia Food Store Rahona Valley Red Hill Confectionery Ritchies Dromana Rosebud Country Club Southern Seagreens Tallarida Vineyard & Winery The Milbri The Peninsula Club Torello Farm Two Buoys Restaurant