Guidebook for Ballarat Central

Ruby
Guidebook for Ballarat Central

Food Scene

Retro style cafe, great food and delicious sweet treats.
Little Bird cafe
205 Sturt St
Retro style cafe, great food and delicious sweet treats.
Great coffee and great vibes.
42 locals recommend
L'espresso
417 Sturt St
42 locals recommend
Great coffee and great vibes.
Good coffee and nice snacks.
19 locals recommend
Yellow Espresso
13 Sturt St
19 locals recommend
Good coffee and nice snacks.
Great whole food and a nice place for brunch.
34 locals recommend
Webster's Market And Cafe
61 Webster St
34 locals recommend
Great whole food and a nice place for brunch.
Good coffee, sweet treats and location.
8 locals recommend
The Local
313 Lydiard St N
8 locals recommend
Good coffee, sweet treats and location.
A nice alternative to the other coffee places if you can't get a table.
Europa Cafe
411 Sturt St
A nice alternative to the other coffee places if you can't get a table.
Good food and very close to Ruby's Cottage.
Cornerstone Cafe
206 South St
Good food and very close to Ruby's Cottage.
Great Vietnamese food as well as plenty of nice baked goods (pies, cakes, doughnuts etc).
Mr Le
8 Armstrong St N
Great Vietnamese food as well as plenty of nice baked goods (pies, cakes, doughnuts etc).
Great for soups and other Vietnamese dishes. Nice on a cold Ballarat day.
Saigon Vietnam Noodle House
10A Armstrong St N
Great for soups and other Vietnamese dishes. Nice on a cold Ballarat day.
Pub with a great food reputation and lots of options for evening entertainment.
24 locals recommend
The Mallow
20 Skipton St
24 locals recommend
Pub with a great food reputation and lots of options for evening entertainment.
Who doesn't love Pizza. Good family option.
48 locals recommend
The Forge Pizzeria
14 Armstrong St N
48 locals recommend
Who doesn't love Pizza. Good family option.
Spain meets Ballarat.
43 locals recommend
Meigas
33 Armstrong St N
43 locals recommend
Spain meets Ballarat.
Always good to have a Japanese Grill House at your fingertips.
Tokyo Grill House
37 Armstrong St N
Always good to have a Japanese Grill House at your fingertips.
Great ice-cream. Ballarat does get hot in summer so a must visit.
Il Piccolo Gelato
217 Sturt St
Great ice-cream. Ballarat does get hot in summer so a must visit.
One needs at least 2 options for ice-cream wherever you are.
Cold Rock Ballarat Ice Creamery
4 Sturt St
One needs at least 2 options for ice-cream wherever you are.
Great sausage rolls and other baked goods. Longstanding reputation in Ballarat.
King's Hot Bread And Bakery
5 Sturt St
Great sausage rolls and other baked goods. Longstanding reputation in Ballarat.
Great bakery with dine in option.
Beechworth Bakery Ballarat
6 Grenville St S
Great bakery with dine in option.
You can never do without a French sweet option.
Le Petit Patissier
223 Mair St
You can never do without a French sweet option.
A great food and drink venue. Can get busy but always good to have as an option.
6 locals recommend
Oscar's Hotel & Cafe Bar
18 Doveton St S
6 locals recommend
A great food and drink venue. Can get busy but always good to have as an option.
A great eating venue at Craig's Royal Hotel if you're looking for something a bit more elegant. Nice wine list as well.
The Gallery Bistro
10 Lydiard St S
A great eating venue at Craig's Royal Hotel if you're looking for something a bit more elegant. Nice wine list as well.
A gorgeous Vietnamese restaurant in a lovely space with good food. The mural on the wall is a point of interest and adds to the experience.
11 locals recommend
Saigon Allee
30 Armstrong St N
11 locals recommend
A gorgeous Vietnamese restaurant in a lovely space with good food. The mural on the wall is a point of interest and adds to the experience.
This is a super cool venue for a stylish dinner. The food and service are great in this wonderful addition to the Ballarat food scene.
9 locals recommend
Lola
121 Lydiard St N
9 locals recommend
This is a super cool venue for a stylish dinner. The food and service are great in this wonderful addition to the Ballarat food scene.
Great artisan bakery serving delicious bread and other baked treats that are very hard to resist.
11 locals recommend
1816 Bakehouse
18 Armstrong St N
11 locals recommend
Great artisan bakery serving delicious bread and other baked treats that are very hard to resist.

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer expertise with a great reputation.
55 locals recommend
Hop Temple
24 Armstrong St N
55 locals recommend
Beer expertise with a great reputation.
Amazing venue. Fantastic place to enjoy drinks with friends. They also do some amazing Japanese inspired lunch items on selected days during the week.
62 locals recommend
Mitchell Harris Wines
38 Doveton St N
62 locals recommend
Amazing venue. Fantastic place to enjoy drinks with friends. They also do some amazing Japanese inspired lunch items on selected days during the week.
Great venue. The charcuteries platter is to die for and who doesn't love an underground bar.
7 locals recommend
The Lost Ones Basement Bar
14 Camp St
7 locals recommend
Great venue. The charcuteries platter is to die for and who doesn't love an underground bar.

Parks & Nature

Just a wonderful setting and so close to Lake Wendouree.
20 locals recommend
Botanical Gardens station
20 locals recommend
Just a wonderful setting and so close to Lake Wendouree.

Arts & Culture

Wonderful place to catch a show in Ballarat.
14 locals recommend
Her Majesty's Ballarat
17 Lydiard St S
14 locals recommend
Wonderful place to catch a show in Ballarat.
So well known in the region and amazing history. A must see.
113 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ballarat
40 Lydiard St N
113 locals recommend
So well known in the region and amazing history. A must see.
A small gallery but a good place to find good art. Can also do framing and other services.
Gallery On Sturt
421 Sturt St
A small gallery but a good place to find good art. Can also do framing and other services.

Essentials

Woolworths
76-82 Albert St
27 locals recommend
Coles Ballarat (Peel St)
20 Peel St S
27 locals recommend
Pharmacy as well as a medical centre.
Bridge Mall UFS Pharmacy
40 Bridge Mall
Pharmacy as well as a medical centre.

Sightseeing

123 locals recommend
Lake Wendouree
123 locals recommend
56 locals recommend
Sovereign Hill station
56 locals recommend

Shopping

Great homewares and also good food if you have a snack while shopping.
6 locals recommend
Wen & Ware Living
52 Bridge Mall
6 locals recommend
Great homewares and also good food if you have a snack while shopping.
Another great homewares store with plenty of beautiful items.
Linen & Living
74 Bridge Mall
Another great homewares store with plenty of beautiful items.
Lovely homewares store and great owner who is always happy to assist.
Ing homewares Ballarat
4 Doveton St S
Lovely homewares store and great owner who is always happy to assist.
Unique gift shop.
Simply D'Vine
405 Sturt St
Unique gift shop.
9 locals recommend
Myer
301 Sturt St
9 locals recommend