Eating out in Ballarat with dietary requirements

Where to go for Ballarat’s best vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal offerings.

Vegan and vegetarian

Cafes

• Drive (227 Grant Street, Golden Point)
• Eclectic Tastes Cafe & Pantry (2 Burnbank Street, Lake Wendouree)
• The Turret Cafe (802 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Webster’s Market and Cafe (61 Webster Street, Ballarat)
• Hydrant Food Hall (3 McKenzie Street, Ballarat)
• Pipers By The Lake (403 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree)
• Clothesline Cafe (202 Humffray Street South, Ballarat)
• Tin Roof (302 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill)
• Refuel Hub (2 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Maggie & Kate (403 Warrenheip Street, Buninyong)

Restaurants and pubs

• The Forge Pizzeria (14 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• Mr Jones (42-44 Main Road, Bakery Hill)
• Saigon Allee (30 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• Carboni’s (152 Eureka Street, Ballarat)
• Pancho (213 Mair Street, Ballarat)
• Peasant (13 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Lola at The Provincial Hotel (121 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Boatshed Restaurant (27a Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree)
• Hotel Canberra (812 Macarthur Street, Ballarat)
• The Mallow Hotel (20 Skipton Street, Ballarat)
• Golden City Hotel (427 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• The Lake View Hotel (22 Wendouree Parade, Ballarat)
• The North Star Hotel (302 Lydiard Street North, Soldiers Hill)
• Red Lion Hotel (217-229 Main Road, Ballarat)
• Griller’s Mark (58 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Table 48 (48 Humffray Street North, Ballarat)
• Chat for Tea (25 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• Indian Grill (602 Eureka Street, Ballarat)
• Merkama (30 Doveton Street North, Ballarat)
• Aroma of India (432 Sturt Street, Ballarat) 
• Ballarat Indian Restaurant (7 Wainwright Street, Golden Point)
• Gor Gai Thai (320 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Hecho en Mexico (411 Sturt Street, Ballarat)

Casual eats

• Grill’d (37 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Aussie Oggie Pasty Company (100 Simpson Street, Ballarat North)
• Woodside Food and Co boutique food truck (dine in at Midtown Cellars and Bar, 405 Sturt Street, or takeaway from Leechs Lane)
• Il Piccolo Gelato (217 Sturt Street)
• The Little Cupcake (223 Eureka Street, Ballarat)
• Daniel’s Donuts (Stockland Wendouree)
• Ballarat’s Grounded Pleasures drinking chocolate (online and numerous Ballarat cafes)

Read more >> Your ultimate vegan and vegetarian guide to eating out in Ballarat

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Gluten-free

Cafes

• Hydrant Food Hall (3 McKenzie Street, Ballarat)
• Eclectic Tastes Cafe & Pantry (2 Burnbank Street, Lake Wendouree)
• The Turret Cafe (802 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Common Ground (306 Howitt Street, Ballarat)
• Clothesline Cafe (202 Humffray Street South, Ballarat)
• Eau Verte Cafe (31 Burnbank Street, Lake Wendouree)
• Oscars Hotel & Cafe Bar (18 Doveton Street North, Ballarat)
• Refuel Hub (2 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Arch View (1728 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Maggie & Kate (4/403 Warrenheip Street, Buninyong)

Restaurants and pubs

• Pancho (213 Mair Street, Ballarat)
• Meigas (33 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• The Forge Pizzeria (14 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• Roy Hammond (24-28 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat)
• Boatshed Restaurant (27a Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree)
• Lola at The Provincial Hotel (121 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Hotel Canberra (812 Macarthur Street, Ballarat)
• Squires Loft (10 Grenville Street, Ballarat)
• Golden Point Hotel (639 Main Road, Golden Point)
• The Mallow Hotel (20 Skipton Street, Ballarat)
• The Lake View Hotel (22 Wendouree Parade, Ballarat)
• The North Star Hotel (302 Lydiard Street North, Soldiers Hill)
• Red Lion Hotel (217-229 Main Road, Ballarat)
• Griller’s Mark (58 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Table 48 (48 Humffray Street North, Ballarat)
• Gor Gai Thai (320 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Time4Thai Restaurant (34 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Hecho en Mexico (411 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Kosaten (30 Sturt Street, Ballarat)

Casual eats

• Grill’d (37 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Woodside Food and Co boutique food truck (dine in at Midtown Cellars and Bar, 405 Sturt Street, or takeaway from Leechs Lane)
• Burger Brothers Ballarat (1219B Howitt Street, Wendouree)
• Gluten Free 4 U Bakery (513 Main Road, Golden Point)
• The Rusty Spud (21 Peel Street North, Ballarat) 
• The Little Cupcake (223 Eureka Street, Ballarat)
• Daniel’s Donuts (Stockland Wendouree)
• Ballarat’s Grounded Pleasures drinking chocolate (online and numerous Ballarat cafes)
• Ballarat’s O’Brien Beer (online)

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Halal

Cafes and restaurants

• Kazan Central Asian Kitchen (202 Albert Street, Sebastopol)
• Aroma of India (432 Sturt Street, Ballarat)
• Masala Valley Indian Restaurant (429 Main Road, Golden Point)
• Ballarat Indian Restaurant (7 Wainwright Street, Golden Point)
• Sovereign Hill (Bradshaw Street, Ballarat)
• Kryal Castle (121 Forbes Road, Leigh Creek)

Casual eats

• Woodside Food and Co boutique food truck (dine in at Midtown Cellars and Bar, 405 Sturt Street, or takeaway from Leechs Lane)
• Country Kebabz (54 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat)
• Capricho Grilled Chicken (101 Bridge Mall, Ballarat)
• Dukaan (40 Mair Street East, Ballarat)
• Craft Burger Co Wendouree (1002 Howitt Street, Wendouree)
• The Food Squad (514 Skipton Street, Redan) 
• Daniel’s Donuts (Stockland Wendouree)

Note: This list is based on Ballarat cafes and restaurants which list these dietary-friendly dishes on their menus and websites. Please check with individual businesses regarding meal preparation, cooking methods, cross-contamination measures etc. And always notify staff of any allergies and intolerances.

Main image: Webster’s Market and Cafe