Eat & Drink
Wine, Dine, Celebrate
The best eat & drink in Fleurieu Peninsula
Everything edible on the Fleurieu - wineries, restaurants, cafés, breweries, distilleries, markets and makers.
The Fleurieu Peninsula is a genuine paddock-to-plate region, and eating your way around it is half the reason to visit. This is one of South Australia's most productive corners — vineyards and olive groves, market gardens and orchards, almond and citrus, cheese makers and small-batch producers all within an easy drive of one another.
It shows up everywhere. Spend a morning at the famous Saturday farmers market in Willunga, graze your way through farm gates and cellar-door kitchens around McLaren Vale, or pick up fresh fish, local cheese, olive oil and just-baked bread to take to the beach. The region's restaurants and cafés lean hard on what's grown nearby, and many of the best meals are had at winery and brewery tables looking out over the vines.
From long vineyard lunches and seaside fish and chips to country bakeries and good coffee in almost every town, there's something for every appetite and budget. If you're planning a trip around food, aim for a weekend so you can catch the markets, and book ahead for the popular winery restaurants — they fill quickly, especially in spring and over the summer holidays.
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Thicker Than Water Wines
$$Home of Giant Squid Ink shiraz
A family-run McMurtrie Road cellar door famous for its Giant Squid Ink shiraz.
Vale Brewing Taphouse
McLaren Flat brewery and restaurant
Vale Brewing's home base on Ingoldby Road at McLaren Flat - a full brewery, restaurant and bar with a long menu and all the Vale beers on tap.
Victor Harbor Farmers Market
Saturday morning produce market in Grosvenor Gardens
Every Saturday morning, over 30 local producers set up in Grosvenor Gardens in central Victor Harbor with fresh produce, seafood, meat, baked goods and Fleurieu wine.
Willunga Farmers Market
$Every Saturday morning, rain or shine
One of Australia's most celebrated farmers markets, running every Saturday morning in the grounds of Willunga High School.
Woodstock Wine Estate
$$Family-friendly Douglas Gully winery
Family-owned winery with the Stocks Tasting Room, Coterie Restaurant, native wildlife park and extensive gardens on Douglas Gully Road.
Yankalilla Bakery
$Award-winning country bakery
A legendary country bakery on the Main South Road at Yankalilla - celebrated for its vanilla slice, pies and pasties on the drive to Cape Jervis.
Yilki Store
$Beachfront cafe and store on Franklin Parade
A beloved Encounter Bay beachfront cafe, grocery and takeaway - open from 6am for breakfast, coffee, burgers and famous fish and chips.
Zonte's Footstep
$$Cellar Door & Kitchen on the Main Road
Family winery with a casual cellar door and kitchen on Main Road, McLaren Flat, known for Chocolate Factory Shiraz and a fun, family-friendly vibe.