Dining in style around and about Lorne
â€¢ Pizza Pizza: A project set up by local mates Brett Graham and Robert Lowther to serve the food they have loved eating during their world travels. 2 Mountjoy Parade; pizzapizzalorne.com. 
â€¢ River Tea House: A haven for lovers of good cuppas with a great selections of blends to be savoured in a serene riverside location. 6B Mountjoy Parade; riverteahouse.com.au.
â€¢ The Ovenhouse Restaurant: James Fuller has spent every summer in Lorne since he was a baby holidaying with his family and now offers an easy lunch menu, elegant dining at dinner time, French crepes cooked on the porch, and a variety of wood-fire dishes. 46A Mountjoy Parade; ovenhouse.com.au.
â€¢ Louttit Bay Bakery: Not only does this bakery produce the best baguettes in Lorne but the young baker who creates all those delicious cakes and pastries is one of the town's star footballers. 46B Mountjoy Parade; lovelorne.com.au.
â€¢ Cuda Bar: There's a veranda offering water views by day while, after dark, the restaurant serves modern Australian cuisine before tables and chairs are moved to make way for a live music venue. 82 Mountjoy Parade; cudabar.com.au â€¢ The Bottle of Milk: The good things in life - milkshakes, burgers made with 100 per cent Aussie beef (or vegetarian options), good coffee - are on the menu at this cafe, also operated by Brett Graham and Robert Lowther. 52 Mountjoy Parade; thebottleofmilk.com.
â€¢ Moons Espresso Bar: This is the spot where locals go for coffee (Moons is often packed with tradies on their morning breaks) and it's a favourite for breakfast and brunch. 108 Mountjoy Parade; lovelorne.com.au.
â€¢ Marks Restaurant: Talented chef Mark Purdie blends regional ingredients into fine fare partnered with boutique wines. Reopens   September 2 after a winter break. 124 Mountjoy Parade; marksrestaurant.com.au.â€¢ Swing Bridge Cafe & Boathouse: Head beyond the delights of town to the Great Ocean Road where Argentina-born owner and chef Jorge Guerrero's breakfast menu at the beach shack-style Swing Bridge Cafe, at the mouth of the Erskine River, is the talk of Lorne; on Fridays he sets up a barbecue to grill a lunch for carnivores. 30 Great Ocean Road; visitgreatoceanroad.org.au.