Northern Eats

If you’re doing the drive up north, this is the stop you actually want to make. The food is genuinely good — we’re talking fresh seafood and BBQ, not just service station pies — and the kids can burn off some energy on the open grass while you eat. It’s relaxed out here, no one’s rushing you along. Dome Valley’s a decent stretch from the city, so it hits at just the right point in the journey.