Guidebook for Jan Juc
Food Scene
great Mexican Food on Thursday night. Themed meals for different nights of the week. Great relaxing environment for a chat and drink.
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Bird Rock Cafe
2 Princes Terracegreat Mexican Food on Thursday night. Themed meals for different nights of the week. Great relaxing environment for a chat and drink.
Swell Foods & Coastal Catering
Stuart AvenueGreat coffee and breakfast menu to die for.
Great eat in or take away wood fired pizza. Licensed so can sit and enjoy a drink and the casual environment this restaurant has to offer.
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The Cave Wood Fired Pizza
20 Princes TerraceGreat eat in or take away wood fired pizza. Licensed so can sit and enjoy a drink and the casual environment this restaurant has to offer.
The best Japanese food on the coast and great service. Don't miss visiting this restaurant, but make sure you make a booking.
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Roku Den
34 Bell StThe best Japanese food on the coast and great service. Don't miss visiting this restaurant, but make sure you make a booking.
Great restaurant on the Esplanade overlooking the stunning Torquay Front Beach. Great food and comfortable atmosphere for a few cold drinks with friends and family. Music entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Frontbeach Taphouse & Restaurant
16 The EsplanadeGreat restaurant on the Esplanade overlooking the stunning Torquay Front Beach. Great food and comfortable atmosphere for a few cold drinks with friends and family. Music entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights.
Every Saturday morning this market is great to visit - local produce - great food products.
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Torquay Farmers' Market
Every Saturday morning this market is great to visit - local produce - great food products.
This walk in fish and chip shop is an upmarket version with yummy fresh fish and chips to die for. Setting is magnificent on the Esplanade at Torquay. Worth a visit
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Fishos Torquay
36 The EsplanadeThis walk in fish and chip shop is an upmarket version with yummy fresh fish and chips to die for. Setting is magnificent on the Esplanade at Torquay. Worth a visit
Great Cafe on the Esplanade, yummy well priced meals and great coffee.
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The Pond Cafe
39 The EsplanadeGreat Cafe on the Esplanade, yummy well priced meals and great coffee.
Taste testing the yummy beer and food selection is worth a visit.
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Blackman's Brewery Bar and Restaurant
26 Bell StTaste testing the yummy beer and food selection is worth a visit.
Meet Bob Sugar for Asian-fusion you can't refus-ion and fresh cocktails, just across from the Torquay beach.
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Bob Sugar
17 The EsplanadeMeet Bob Sugar for Asian-fusion you can't refus-ion and fresh cocktails, just across from the Torquay beach.
The Gypsy's Lunchbox
5 Zeally Bay RoadBurgers, canapes
Il Matto
15 Bell StItalian cuisine - pizza, pasta and lots more
Eat in, take away, right on the Esplanade opposite the beach. Great coffee and breakfast menu. Also have a beach bar further down the Esplanade opposite the Bowling Club with live music - worth checking out.
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Bomboras Torquay
37 The EsplanadeEat in, take away, right on the Esplanade opposite the beach. Great coffee and breakfast menu. Also have a beach bar further down the Esplanade opposite the Bowling Club with live music - worth checking out.
Rocky Point Torquay
24 Bell StGreat burgers and chips
Pholklore is about enjoying delicious Vietnamese food in a relaxed casual environment. Our menu is a mix of plates to share, salads, and hearty serves of pho. Open seven days a week
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Pholklore
38 The EsplanadePholklore is about enjoying delicious Vietnamese food in a relaxed casual environment. Our menu is a mix of plates to share, salads, and hearty serves of pho. Open seven days a week
Sightseeing
Iconic Bells Beach where the annual Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro is held every April
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Bells Beach
Iconic Bells Beach where the annual Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro is held every April
Surf World Museum - check this out whilst in town, history of surfing, great displays.
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Australian National Surfing Museum
77 Beach RdSurf World Museum - check this out whilst in town, history of surfing, great displays.
This is such a fun thing to do if you have time to travel to this spot - zipline through the trees and enjoy the amazing surroundings of the Otways
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Otway Fly Treetop Adventures
This is such a fun thing to do if you have time to travel to this spot - zipline through the trees and enjoy the amazing surroundings of the Otways
Such a beautiful coastline - drive along the Great Ocean Road and stop and the many beautiful beaches along the way.
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Great Ocean Road
Such a beautiful coastline - drive along the Great Ocean Road and stop and the many beautiful beaches along the way.
This is a beautiful surf beach walking distance from the apartment. Walk up to the cliffs and along the track and onto the beach. Patrolled beach during summer months. Make sure you swim between the yellow and red flags!!
Clubhouse open to visitors for drinks on Friday and Sunday nights from 5pm. Come and enjoy the amazing view and the new clubhouse.
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Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club
10 Clubhouse RdThis is a beautiful surf beach walking distance from the apartment. Walk up to the cliffs and along the track and onto the beach. Patrolled beach during summer months. Make sure you swim between the yellow and red flags!!
Clubhouse open to visitors for drinks on Friday and Sunday nights from 5pm. Come and enjoy the amazing view and the new clubhouse.
Home to world famous Bells Beach and the birth place of iconic surf brands, Torquay is the surfing capital of Australia. Located 95 kilometres South West of Melbourne, it is the official start of the Great Ocean Road.
Whether you need a relaxing escape by the ocean or adrenaline pumping adventure is your thing, you can do it in Torquay. Board shorts aren't just the dress code in Torquay, they were invented here.
The Torquay Visitor Information Centre has a fantastic range of fact sheets, maps and brochures available to help you experience the town, the Great Ocean Road and the rest of the Surf Coast. Drop in or call for more information on the region and help with planning your holiday. There is also a gift shop featuring a wide range of souvenirs and surf memorabilia.
Torquay Visitor Information Centre
77 Beach RdHome to world famous Bells Beach and the birth place of iconic surf brands, Torquay is the surfing capital of Australia. Located 95 kilometres South West of Melbourne, it is the official start of the Great Ocean Road.
Whether you need a relaxing escape by the ocean or adrenaline pumping adventure is your thing, you can do it in Torquay. Board shorts aren't just the dress code in Torquay, they were invented here.
The Torquay Visitor Information Centre has a fantastic range of fact sheets, maps and brochures available to help you experience the town, the Great Ocean Road and the rest of the Surf Coast. Drop in or call for more information on the region and help with planning your holiday. There is also a gift shop featuring a wide range of souvenirs and surf memorabilia.
Essentials
Woolworths Torquay
Walker StreetColes Torquay
41 Bristol RdRyans IGA Torquay
9 Gilbert StGilbert Street Torquay is the main shopping strip which includes all the major banks, newsagency, clothes shops, cafes, fish n chip shops, bakeries and other specialist shops.
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Gilbert Street
Gilbert StreetGilbert Street Torquay is the main shopping strip which includes all the major banks, newsagency, clothes shops, cafes, fish n chip shops, bakeries and other specialist shops.
Woolworths Torquay North
222 Fischer StALDI Torquay
18 Winki WayPharmacy 4 Less Torquay
222 Fischer StFor all your pharmacy needs
Drinks & Nightlife
Popular spot in the mornings for a coffee, right on the beach.
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The Salty Dog Cafe
47 The EsplanadePopular spot in the mornings for a coffee, right on the beach.
Growlers - a great place to have a drink on the frontbeach or a yummy meal and then wander along the beautfiul path of Torquay Front Beach.
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Growlers
23 The EsplanadeGrowlers - a great place to have a drink on the frontbeach or a yummy meal and then wander along the beautfiul path of Torquay Front Beach.
Torquay Hotel often has musicians playing in a great venue. Worth checking their webpage to see who is playing when!
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Torquay Hotel Motel
36 Bell StTorquay Hotel often has musicians playing in a great venue. Worth checking their webpage to see who is playing when!
Entertainment & Activities
If you are chocolate lover, don't miss visiting this place!
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Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
1200 Great Ocean RdIf you are chocolate lover, don't miss visiting this place!
If you need some help to get on that surfboard and learn the skills of surfing, this is a great place to start!
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Go Ride A Wave Torquay
15 Bell StIf you need some help to get on that surfboard and learn the skills of surfing, this is a great place to start!
Every Saturday 8.30am - 1pm in the car park outside Surf Coast Shire Offices
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Torquay Farmers' Market
Every Saturday 8.30am - 1pm in the car park outside Surf Coast Shire Offices
Shopping
Rip Curl Surf Shop located on Surfcoast Highway is in the hub of the Surfcoast Plaza where all the surf shops can be found including Quiksilver and Billabong. Don't miss visiting here whilst on holidays and grabbing bargains at the discount surf shops in Baines Crescent.
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Rip Curl Torquay
101 Surf Coast HwyRip Curl Surf Shop located on Surfcoast Highway is in the hub of the Surfcoast Plaza where all the surf shops can be found including Quiksilver and Billabong. Don't miss visiting here whilst on holidays and grabbing bargains at the discount surf shops in Baines Crescent.
Parks & Nature
This is a great trail to see the sights of the beautiful Victorian Coast line including Bells Beach.
Ironbark Basin Nature Trail
Ironbark Basin Nature TrailThis is a great trail to see the sights of the beautiful Victorian Coast line including Bells Beach.
Great park walking distance from the apartment. Head down to Sunset Strip, turn left and walk approx 300m. On the right is a park, oval, skate park, bbq area and great place to relax and enjoy.
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Bob Pettit Reserve
87 Sunset StripGreat park walking distance from the apartment. Head down to Sunset Strip, turn left and walk approx 300m. On the right is a park, oval, skate park, bbq area and great place to relax and enjoy.