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( 03-5033 0042; 233 Campbell St; 8am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun)
Gelati on a hot summer's
day? Unbeatable. This little cafe specialises in Italian-style gelati with local fruit flavours,
along with great coffee and Spanish
churros
(fried dough dusted in sugar).
JAPANESE
$$
Yutaka Sawa
( 03-5032 3515;
www.yutakasawa.com.au
;
107 Campbell St; mains $14-27; 11am-8pm Mon & Wed-Sat, 5-8pm
Sun)
A Japanese restaurant in a small country town may sound a bit dodgy but this one has
the goods, with expertly prepared sushi and sashimi, and a fine choice of noodle dishes,
teriyaki and tempura.
Java Spice
( 03-5033 0511;
www.javaspice.com.au
;
17 Beveridge St; mains $19-32; noon-2pm & 6pm-late Fri & Sat, 6pm-
late Tue-Thu & Sun; )
Dining under open-sided thatched and teak-wood huts in a tropical
garden, you'll think you've been transported to Southeast Asia. The authentic cuisine is
predominantly Thai, with some Malaysian and Indonesian influences mixed in.
THAI
$$
Spoons
Riverside Café
( 03-5032 2601;
www.spoonsriverside.com.au
; 125 Monash Dr, Horseshoe Bend; lunch mains $9.50-20, dinner
$28-35; 8am-5pm Sun-Wed, to 11pm Thu-Sat)
The riverside location alone is enough to lure you
to this licensed cafe, which offers a big timber deck overlooking the Marraboor River and
Pioneer Settlement. As well as light lunches and innovative dinners (in which fresh, local
ingredients take centre stage), there's a provedore deli selling fresh produce and gourmet
hampers.
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$$
Information
Swan Hill Region Information Centre
(
03-5032 3033, 1800 625 373;
www.swanhillonline.com
; cnr McCrae &
9am-5pm)
Helpful maps and brochures on the region.
Curlewis Sts;
Getting There & Away
Swan Hill is 338km northwest of Melbourne, travelling via Bendigo and Kerang; it sits on
the Murray Valley Hwy (B400), 218km from Mildura and 156km from Echuca.
V/Line
( 1800 800 007;
www.vline.com.au
)
runs trains between Melbourne and Swan Hill
($35.80, four hours, three to four daily), and some train and coach services with a change
