Swing Bridge Cafe & Boathouse

Great Ocean Road


This tiny cafe at the historic swing bridge (c 1934) has an appealing retro vibe. It's the place for single-origin coffee to go with a brioche filled with anything from pulled pork to beef brisket to jerk tofu with salsa verde. On summer evenings it does Argentine-style charcoal barbecues or paella on the lawn, paired beautifully with a carafe of wine ($28).

Its Argentine owner also runs Mestizo.