Hands down, my favourite place in NSW to buy snacks. Even with the distance from Sydney and…read moreconstant season-independent fog and rain factored in, there's nothing like being able to buy as much or as little as you want of delicious food unsullied by corporate greed and glaring fluorescents. The Blue Mountains Food Co-op is the largest and most well stocked Food Co-op I've come across. I could lose hours examining all the different varieties of flour, exotic spices and dried fruit in their clean perspex tubs and jars. They have a great range of oils and condiments like mirin, tahini and Pukara Estate vinegars, plenty of locally grown, seasonal organic produce, a few hard-to-find bush foods and even fresh yeast in their fridge. Coming back to the snacks, I never visit Katoomba without buying some of their delicious dried fruit. It's none of that sugary, sulfur-y junk you get in weirdly greasy plastic bags in supermarkets. Nope, just beautiful fruit, dehydrated to lock all their glorious summer flavours and colours in. The dried apple slices and dried mango are my favourites, but I got my friend hooked onto their dried pineapple rings. The tamari almonds are super addictive too, and who can pass up freshly ground, natural peanut or almond butter - getting to operate the machines yourself is half the fun! And don't forget to bring your own clean jars and tupperware! Saves yourself a pretty 5c per paper bag and all that plastic waste.

'10 to 15 minute queue potential' said the handwritten sign. Electrical problems and cash only for…read morethe day. You've got to appreciate the care taken to warn us of the wait. Not that anyone who shops here'd mind. You spend longer waiting in a generic supermarket to buy over-processed, allegedly food-approximating substances anyway. I wish I lived closer to Katoomba and could do all my shopping here. Dragging your own containers up and down Katoomba street and then on the train make it a bit beyond even my patience. Yet I pop in when I go past for the odd fresh-as-anything locally grown vege, or the odd unusual ingredient hard to find elsewhere. The place is always buzzing with warmly clad, healthily fed people. The staff are lovely, and it's worth becoming a member if you shop here often, you get 10% off. Prices are fantastic to begin with, and the quality top notch organic-y, fair trade-y goodness. Sigh, I live too far away. Ha'Penny Lane is tucked behind the Post Office, and between Fresh and the Korean place if you're coming from Katoomba Street. Come armed with your own storage/packaging and be prepared to struggle out under a load of foodstuffs that'd make a doomsday prepper proud.

Pack your Sensodyne. We're off to Blighty for our next feast. The kids are cashed up and we've…read morebeen handed the keys to the Tuck Shop aka Treats from Home. Antacids at the ready. Here we go: Entrée: Monster Munch, Salt and Vinegar Discos, Squares Crisps, Spicy Nik-Naks, Wheat Crunchies. (NEXT!) Main Course: Paxo Stuffing, Colmans Mustard, Pot Noodle, Mushy Peas, Sandwich Spread washed down with Lilt and Vimto....(cor! ) Dessert: Blackcurrant and Liquorice, Polos, Fruit Salads, Black Jacks, Lemon Sherberts, Wispa, Double Decker, Lion Bar, Revels. (Belch!) Petit Fours: After Eight Mints (Groan...). If you were born in the Mother Land and have sugar issues, this is your place. Either show discipline and turn up with $10 in coins and pretend you're enjoying a slightly inflated re-inaction of your visit to the corner shop as a kid OR take the credit card and buy a three figured amount of calorific nostalgia and promise yourself you won't eat it all in a week. If you're a fish crisp connoisseur then this is the place for you: Walkers Prawn Cocktail, Skips or Scampi Fries (which actually smell like Gents toilets but taste great!). You can buy online too!

THIS PLACE HAS MOVED!!!! It is now located at Level 1, Piccadilly Arcade, 210 Pitt Street Sydney…read more Setting foot inside this place is like the fabric of space and time have folded and you have been transported home to any local shop in the UK or Ireland. Screw your markets and bazaars with their aromas of herbs and spices, nothing awakens the senses like the playful crinkle of a monster munch packet or the shine in your eye when the sun catches off the packaging of a Capri Sun (The only place I have found in Australia that stocks them FYI). Expect a friendly greeting from the Welsh lady who's on the counter and get lost in the selection of stuff you'd forgotten you'd missed. Apart from Taste Ireland, which I have also reviewed there is nowhere that I have come across that has as much selection as these guys. While it is mostly sweets and confectionery there is a huge selection of grocery items available too. You name it they pretty much have it. from washing up liquids, to powders, sauces, stuffing, cordials, soft drinks and football merchandise as well. The selection is absolutely massive. if you're missing home and some of your favorite grub pop in and see these guys. It'll be money and time well spent. If you can't make it into the city, they do online ordering too.

Northmead is not known for quality food stores, in fact you would think that this old suburb…read morepopulated by elderly people and young families was not the best place to open a gourmet food store. But Fine Wine Fine Food Northmead were brave enough to try and they have been very successful. It is family owned and run and most of their customers are on a first name basis. The front of the shop is all food: jars of preserves and conserves, sauces and oils along with a fridge that sells English pork pies, exquisite dips and lovely cheeses. The rear of the shop has been laid out as a bottle store and has a good range of Australian Wines. It's well worth a look if you're in the area, you might be surprised at what you will find.

What a find! A charcuterie in the St George area! Whether you need gourmet meat, gourmet sausages,…read moresmall goods, gourmet grocery or a bite for lunch ... it is a one stop wonderland. For lunch we chose the 3 sausages with salad option and the pasta with fresh tomatoes and cheese. It was simply produce at its best - the simplicity of the pasta showed off the fresh and fine ingredients, with the fresh pasta cooked to al dente perfection. The sausages were also amazing combining herbs with succulent mince. Can't wait to go back and venture back here for my small goods purchases.

Pino Tomini-Foresti is passionate about the highest quality sausages. And this led to the…read moreestablishment of Pino's dolce vita, a butcher and fine food shop at President Avenue in Kogarah. People from far off places visit Pino for his quality products. His sausages are of the highest quality and people who know this really appreciate what he does. Hand crafted with pride Pino and his sons,Fabiano and Marco, they offer over hundreds of varieties sausages and salami.They use traditional methods passed on by different generations to Pino and his family. there is also a huge variety of other fine food such as cheese, olive oil, biscuits, Dry pasta, coffee and what not. I happened to taste their Antipasto plate at an Italian friends party and boy it was brilliant. Yes its a bit pricey but trust me its worth it for the quality , the taste and the love and passion that's gone into each one of its products. The Italian particularly love this place . And as Pino puts it - they know the art of manufacturing fine foods. This is the perfect place for a connoisseur of fine food !

Delicious selection of products. Great choices of quality cheeses. The type of place I was looking…read morefor. Highly recommended

My little sister told me about this place. We've never been to Camden and it wasn't what we…read moreexpected, we were pleasantly surprised. This place was also a little gem. We came on a Saturday morning on our way down south and had some cheesey cheesey sandwiches to eat for our mid morning snack. We were adventurous, well adventurous for us (!) and had the blue cheese and Comte ones. So very very tasty! Be prepared they don't have coffee (gasp!) but they welcome you to bring your own - so my hubby tells me when he spoke to them. I had their organic hot chocolate spiced with cinammon. Can't say I loved It but I still finished and enjoyed it that cold morning! They have an interesting and vast selection of cheeses. They have a cheese club that you can join for one month, 3 months or a year and you get to have a go at some different cheeses. Sounded cool except we live too far to come each Friday or Saturday to pick it up! They have great and wide variety of local products in store including teas, granola and desert road to name a few! ( we took some desert road for the road trip!) So if you're in Camden and have a hankering for cheese and not coffee, come here and give it a go!

Lovely service. Beautifully laid out shop with lots of gorgeous fabrics to choose from. I come here…read moreevery time I come to the Blue Mountains from Qld.

While visitng Leura last January, my friend and I stumbled across this treasure of a store. The…read moreproprietor was joyful and helpful and we only wish we had more time to visit with her. The fabrics were gorgeous and our only regret was that some of our favorites were not in stock and though they could be special ordered, we were too close to the end of our visit. Next time we go down under, this will be one of our first stops.

In the main street towards the train station end of town…read more Friendly efficient staff serving fresh and freshly cooked seafood to take away. Excellent quality and value. Get huge tender fried calamari rings (with a hint of garic in the batter) for $1 each. Get 10 pieces of fish cocktail and chips for $10. Enough for two people. Head down to the picnic tables in the reserve near the historic wagons at South Creek a few blocks away, (corner of Charles Hackett Drive and the Great Western Highway). Or, a bit further away go to the quit retreat which is Werrington Lakes. It has children's playground, water fountains in lake, water fowl, water play area, clean electric BBQs and picnic tables, bike and walking tracks.

Hmmm, what is it? I would call it a... Café, with a bottle shop attached, with an choclateur…read moreattached, with some really good ice cream off to one side. It feels like a one stop shop fo r a really good night, doesn't it? Theres heap s of wines to choose from, and you can visit the discount bin if youre looking for a bargain, or grab a bite to eat at the café - there are some great healthy options, looking pretty kosher, I think there'll even be some vegan alternatives and such. It also feels like a supermarket of up market goods, they're heap to peruse in the aisles, a surprising amount considering how small the store is. Theres a kitchen too, that'll whip you up something, but if I were you, I wouldn't leave without one of the chocolates. Just a great mixture of stuff! Deinately worth a look!

My Friend Gonzie lives a few doors from Bottega Del Vino in Potts Point and at times he can be a…read morebit of a hermit with expensive taste, so Bottega Del Vino is perfect for him. Whenever I come over and say lets go out for dinner, he says lets go to the deli and get something and to be fair they have everything you could want. I often get a serve of their Lasagne and heat it up and a salad. These prepared meals are reasonably priced for what their quality. What really makes this shop worthwhile is the gourmet foods and wine. The selection is pricy but impressive. We had a $40 bottle of red wine from there one evening and it was one of the best I've ever had. Although their products are expensive, the quality is the highest and you know you will enjoy what you have. Bottega Del Vino is like something which has escaped from Europe and is a cut above the average deli.

If you like chocolate this is the place for you! My kids tried several things and they loved them…read moreall. I had a milkshake and that tasted great. My only negative is that being in a tourist area its a little overpriced for what you get.

Friendly staff. More tourist cafe atmosphere than a quiet local retreat. Really good hot chocolate…read morewith novel serving that lets you add the chocolate drops yourself to hot milk. Lots of chocolate related memorabilia to look at and a viewing window into the inner workings of chocolate making. Worth the visit.