Cafes in Rutherglen, VIC

Finding a cafe in Rutherglen

Coffee, breakfast, lunch and a table you can sit at for an hour without anyone hovering. Regional cafe culture in NSW and Victoria has closed most of the gap with the cities, and plenty of country main streets now roast their own or buy from a roaster down the road. The ones that last keep a short menu and open at 7am for tradies rather than 9am for tourists.

Rutherglen is the fortified wine capital of Australia, with muscat and topaque cellar doors running along the Murray Valley Highway and out towards Wahgunyah. Main Street has the wide verandahs and the Victoria Hotel at its centre. Winery infrastructure, cool rooms, irrigation and tourism accommodation give local trades steady work outside vintage.

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