Best places in East Geelong, Australia to visit (UPDATED March, 2024)

Botanical garden

👍👍 Love coming here each time I'm in Geelong. Beautiful gardens with nice representations of flora. The 18; 19; 20; garden displays are spot on. Great for pictures. Love historical aspects. Found the 21st display lacking. My wife loved all the seats throughout the park. The toilets are clean and good....

4.70 (596 reviews)

Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

Leafy gardens attracting varied local bird species & hosting regular educational programs.

4.60 (757 reviews)

Feast Geelong

Takeout restaurant

👍👍 This is one of those places where you just want to try everything on the menu. A must visit for vegans when in Geelong! The cafe has a great selection of vegan cakes, biscuits, and treats and a well designed menu, which includes hot comfort food and healthy salads. You must try their mouthwatering l...

4.80 (175 reviews)

Eastern Park

Park

👍👍 This has become a place to stealth camp overnight, if you're waiting on the ferry to Tasmania. There are a few local dealers who use the side trails to meet clients, which adds an element of surprise to your hike. Worth a visit.

4.70 (180 reviews)

The Sprout About

Cafe

👍👍 Great little Cafe, shsh don't tell anyone about our hidden Gem.staff friendly and the chief is a legend, just tell her to surprise you with your egg order. Also the dessert night...u have to do it...

$ $$$

4.80 (84 reviews)

Limeburners Bar

Bar

👍👍 A nice afternoon enjoyed on the curbside at Limeburners with our dog. Staff were exceptionally friendly and we felt very welcomed. We enjoyed dinner from the sharing menu, 7 items between 4 of us was more than enough.

$$ $$

4.60 (110 reviews)

Eden Oak Geelong

Hotel

Contemporary venue with 7 fully equipped conference rooms, an airy cafe & relaxed garden patio.

A$164/night

4.30 (226 reviews)

Eastside Pizza & Pasta

Takeout restaurant

4.70 (80 reviews)

Geelong Play Space

Park

👍👍 Nice place for gathering, walking and sightseeing. Convenient car parking.

4.30 (175 reviews)

Black Cup Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 Sitting in my car out the front writing this because I couldn’t go anywhere without reviewing the takeaway I just had. The toasted chicken Caesar sandwich is magnificent. The egg! That yolk! The hens are eating well. The bread was perfect combo of crunchy and chewy. Every ingredient you’d expect in...

$$ $$

4.30 (151 reviews)

Mercy Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 Jan 2024 update - everything is still so good! I visitied on a busy Sunday morning and the vibe was excellent... Thanks team, for being our local favourite cafe. This unassuming little container cafe co-located with the East Geelong Golf Club over-delivers every time! The coffee really is some of th...

4.90 (46 reviews)

Howard Glover Reserve

Park

👍👍 Great, well-kept oval and tennis courts too!

4.40 (75 reviews)

Common People

Coffee shop

👍👍 Coffee better than Melbourne. They seem to take a lot of care to get it right. Really nice cakes made by them. Mandarin cake is great, and I had the chicken pesto toastie which was excellent. Staff are really nice and welcoming. Will be back. Highly recommend.

4.50 (63 reviews)