Bowen Park is a 6 hectare lakeside park on Lake Burley Griffin’s East Basin in Barton. Set at the end of Brisbane Avenue, which forms one of the main paths to access the Parliamentary zone.  

There are paved level accessible pathways around the park, an accessible cafe called On The Lake Cafe, quiet areas, with space for picnics, fishing & walking.  The park also offers electric & gas BBQs, picnic tables  & large open grassed areas.  Dogs are allowed (on the leash). 

Accessible parking & toilets can also be found in the park. 

Bowen Park

On-Lake Cafe is an accessible cafe located in Bowen Park, Barton.  

The cafe features a ramp into the cafe with paved level pathway approach. There is easy access to the counter, freestanding tables, chairs & outside seating.

There are accessible pathways along the lake, free BBQs & picnic benches in Bowen Park. 

Accessible toilets are located in Bowen Park & a large car park.

On-Lake Cafe

Canberra Glassworks is an accessible gallery & glass art studio housed in the historic Kingston Power House.  Built & supported by the ACT Government, Canberra Glassworks is a dynamic, professional glassmaking facility, dedicated to artists’ working in contemporary glass art, craft & design.

The Glassworks offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to automatic glass doors.  Inside there is a viewing platform overseeing the hotshop Glassworks floor & artists at work.  The platform through to the coldworking & flameworking stations does feature some stairs. but this does allow for access through to the shop & hotshop (where artists will be blowing glass).  Outside is a coffee cart with tables & chairs.

Accessible parking is available onsite along with accessible toilets 500m away at Bowen Park. Free parking on Eastlake Parade near the Fyshwick side.

Canberra Glassworks

Brodburger is an accessible burger restaurant located at Kingston Foreshore at Canberra Glassworks.

The venue offers step free entry via paved pathway approach.  Inside there are freestanding tables & chairs, high tables with stools & easy access to the counter. There are plenty of outside tables & chairs along with high tables over barrels with non fixed stools.

Accessible parking is onsite at the Glassworks with accessible toilets 500m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & Bowen Park on Bowen Drive.

Brodburger

Walt & Burley is an accessible gatropub located on the north-western edge of Kingston Foreshore presenting a mix of classics matched with more contemporary fare of Southern American style dishes.

There’s a range of seating options – both indoor & outdoor – that allow you to enjoy Walt & Burley regardless of the weather. With large floor-to-ceiling-windows, clusters of couches, banquette seating, freestanding tables & chairs, bench tables & seats with uninterrupted view across the city’s beautiful lake.

Accessible toilets can be found under 1km away at Bowen Park, Eyre Street - Road Verge & Telopea Park.  Accessible parking can be found on  Eastlake Parade & at Canberra Glassworks.

Walt & Burley

Canberra’s famous Old Bus Depot Markets are accessible markets for lovers of fine hand crafted wares, clothing collectors, food fanatics, jewellery junkies & so much more.

The markets offer step free entry via paved pathway approach to the old industrial building for the markets held every Sunday from 9:30am-2:30pm.

There is space around inside the markets to move around the ailses & freestanding tables & chairs in the food area.

Accessible parking can be found nearby & accessible toilets under 500m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge.

Old Bus Depot Markets

Morks is an accessible contemporary Thai restaurant located on the waterfront on the Kingston Foreshore. Morks offers step free access to a modern dining room with simple unfixed timber furniture, fixed banquette seating  & large contemporary canvases on the walls. Morks also has a covered outdoor area with unfixed tables & chairs along with heaters.

Accessible toilets can be found just over 500m away at Bowen Park.  Accessible parking can be found at Canberra Glassworks & Highgate Lane.  

Morks Restaurant

La Rustica is an accessible Italian restaurant located on the Kingston Foreshore with views of the lake & the city skyline.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large glass doors.   Inside is spacious with easy access to the vounter & bar with high stools, freestanding tables, chairs, fixed banquette seating & further covered outdoor seating area.  

Accessible parking can be found closeby on Trevillian Quay & Highgate Lane, accessible toilets at Eyre Street - Road Verge.

La Rustica

Bean & Table is an accessible venue located on Trevillian Quay, with views over the boat harbour.

The cafe offers step free entrance via a level paved pathway approach to double doors.  There is freestanding tables & chairs inside, easily access to the counter & room to move around.   There is ample outdoor seating with room to move around.

Accessible parking can be found closeby at Canberra Glassworks Eastlake Parade.  Accesible toilets 600m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge.

BEAN & TABLE

Magoo's Cafe & Bar is an accessible venue situated on the picturesque Kingston Foreshore.

Magoo's offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach along the foreshore into the outdoor seating area with open large glass doors into the bar.  The covered outdoor area has high tables with stools with further high tables & stools inside & easy access to the bar.

Accessible toilets can be found at Eyre Street - Road Verge.

Accessible parking can be found along Eastlake Parade.

Magoo's Cafe and Bar

Barton Kebab & Pides is an accessible Turkish kebab & pide shop offering both eat-in & takeaway options located on Macquarie Street, Barton.

The venue features step free entry to large glass door via paved level pathway approach.  The venue is clean & well-maintained with easy access to the counter & freestanding tables & chairs inside & outside.

Accessible parking is right outside & accessible bathroom under 400m away at Bowen Park. 

Barton Kebab

Coconine is an accessible Thai restaurant located on Trevillian Quay, Kingston Foreshore.  

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large open step free doorway.  The restaurant has a spacious & modern dining room with freestanding tables, chairs & easy access to the bar. There are also covered water-view outdoor tables.

Accessible parking can be found at the Quay, Eastlake Parade & Canberra Glassworks.  Accessible toilets can be found at Eyre Street - Road Verge.

Coconine Kingston

Dockside Cafe is an accessible restaurant with picturesque views of the Kingston Foreshore.

The venue offers step free entry to glass doors via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is spacious with easy access to the counter, fixed banquette seating, freestanding tables & chairs, high tables with stools & an outdoor seating area.

Dockside serves breakfast & lunch from 7am to 3pm then re-opens its doors at 5pm for cocktails & Japanese fusion cuisine.

Accessible parking can be found just slightly further along the road.

Accessible toilets 600m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & 1.5km away at Boundless Playground & Manuka Terrace.

Dockside Cafe Kingston

Black Salt Dining is an accessible restaurant featuring a fusion of French, Italian & Asian cuisine located on the Kingston Foreshore opposite the boat dock.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large glass doors.  Inside is spacious with freestanding tables & chairs, access to the counter & large covered outdoor seating area.  

Accesible parking can be found on Trevillian Quay along with accessible toilets 700m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge.  

Black Salt Dining

Telopea Park is an 8 hectare space in Barton with picnic and playground areas, parking, cycle and pedestrian paths, accessible public toilets and barbecues.

Created in 1922, Telopea Park is named after the floral emblem of New South Wales, also known as the Waratah.  It features an informal mix of mature exotic and native trees, and is a popular venue for family picnics. It attracts pedestrians and cyclists from Kingston and Manuka.

Telopea Park

Yogis Kitchen is an accessible Indian restaurant located on Macquarie Street, Barton.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass door.  Inside there is easy access to the counter, freestanding tables, chairs, stools & banquette seating along one wall.

Accessible parking can be foud right outside & accessible toilets at Bowen Park.

Yogis Kitchen

Genki is an accessible sushi restaurant  on Macquarie Street, Braddon.

Genki offers step free entry to glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is spacious with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables & chairs & further umbrella shaded outside seating.  

Accessible toilets can be found under 1km away at Old parliament House Rose Gardens & Australian Parliament House.  Accessible parking can be found at Windsor Walk.

Genki

Chong Co is an accessible Thai restaurant located on the Kingston Foreshore.

Chong Cho features step free entry to large open glass doorway via paved level pathway approach.  Inside the sleek modern dining room offers freestanding tables & chairs, access to the counter & large covered outdoor seating. 

Accessible parking can be found on Eastlake Parade & the Glassworks.  Accessible toilets can be found at Manuka Terrace the corner of Franklin Street & Flinders Way.  

Chong Co Thai Kingston

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Place Of Worship

Located in the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture this Labyrinth can be seen when walk past the buildings on the right (St Mark's Theological Centre) and the Giant Cross, and Firepit, and then about 20m beyond is the labyrinth.

Parking is available and the terrain is mixed so assistance would be ideal for wheelchairs users. 

No toilets available,  but you can visit Old Parliament  3 mins drive. 

Canberra labyrinth

Chifley's Bar & Grill is an accessible restaurant located in the Hotel Kurrajoung, CBD Canberra.  

The restaurant retains a sense of history with its warm, nostalgic interior, comfortable leather chairs, elegant décor & glassed-in terrace overlooking the hotel gardens. There are also freestanding tables & chairs, banquette seating, easy access to the bar & covered outside seating area.

Chifley’s Bar & Grill pays homage to the region’s wineries & boutique food producers with a seasonal modern menu.  Serving steaks, seafood, chicken & other dishes cooked on the grill which are a speciality. The menu also features pasta, risotto, a wide range of vegetarian options, dishes designed for sharing, & tempting desserts.  There is a wide range of local & international wines, cocktails, craft beers & ciders.

Acccessible parking can be found onsite, accessible toilets under 500m away at Bowen Park & just further away at Parliament House & Old Parliament House Rose Garden.  

Chifley's Bar and Grill

Vincent is an accessible restaurant hidden amongst the Government Departments & new apartments of the leafy suburb of Barton renowned for its innovative & unconventional cuisine.

The venue offers step free entry to its dark & moody yet warm & ambient interior featuring high tables, stools, banquette seating & easy access to the bar.  Outside there are picnic benches with umbrella shase.

Accessible parking spots can be found on Allardyce Street where the accessible pathway approach is to the venue (there are steps at the front).  Accessible toilets can be found under 500m away at Bowen Park & Old Parliament House Rose Garden.

Vincent Restaurant

Giles Kitchen is an accessible cafe & wholesfood shop located on Giles Street, Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry to large glass doors via paved level pathway approach.  Inside the cafe area features freestanding tables & chairs, high bench tables with stools, large communal table with stools & easy access to the counter.  To the rear is the wholesfood shop area with a a selection of 120  bulk foods, fresh produce & housemade frozen meals.

Accessible parking can be found closeby on Highgate Lane.

Accessible toilets can be found under 500m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & under 800m away at Telopea Park.

Giles Street Kitchen

Rosemary by Eighty/Twenty is an accessible cafe serving healthy, clean, natural & unprocessed whole foods.  With five locations across Canberra this Eighty/Twenty is located at the Griffith Business Centre, Tench Street, Kingston.  

There are a few steps at the front of the venue however there is a ramp at another entry with step free doorway. Inside are freestanding tables, chairs, high benches with stool, easy access to the counter & further covered outside seating.  

There is an accessible toilet onsite with rail & further toilets 225m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & 940m away at Manuka Terrace..  There are 3 disability parking spots right outside the cafe. 

Rosemary by Eighty Twenty

Gravy ‘n’ More is an accessible Indian restaurant & pizzeria located on Giles Street in Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry via paved pathway approach, there is a step at the front however there is level entry further along.  Inside features freestanding tables, chairs, banquette seating, easy access to the counter & outside seating. 

Accessible parking can be found  further along on Giles Street.  Accessible toilet can be found on Eyre Street  Road Verge & Telopea Park.  

Gravy N More

Lakeside Gurkhas is an accessible East-West eatery offering a fusion of Indian, Nepali & Australian cuisines set against the picturesque lakeside backdrop of the Kingston Foreshore.

The venue features step free entry via paved level pathway  approach to large open doorway.  Inside offers easy access to the bar, freestanding tables & chairs, sofas, banquette seating & large outside covered seating area.

Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & under 1km away at Bowen Park & Telopea Park.  Accessible parking closeby on Eastlake Parade. 

Lakeside Gurkhas

Little Bird is an accessible cafe located in the heart of Barton featuring step free entry. 

White tables & chairs line the interior with racks of greenery hanging above diners with easy access to long timber-clad counter bar.   There is a large outdoor terrace with ample tables & chairs.

Accessible toilets can be found at Bowen Park, Old Parliament House & Australian Parliament House.  Accessible parking can be found Windsor Walk.

Little Bird

Eighty/Twenty is an accessible cafe serving healthy, clean, natural & unprocessed whole foods.   With five locations across Canberra this Eighty/Twenty is located on Brisbane Avenue, Barton.

The venue offers step free entry to wide glass door via paved pathway approach.  Inside has a modern & minimalist design, with a bright, airy atmosphere & easy access to the counter. The seating area is spacious & comfortable, with both indoor & outdoor seating options available. 

Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Bowen Park & under 1km away at Australian Parliament House & Old Parliament Housr Rose Garden.  

Accessible prking can be found 5 mins away at Little National - At Grade Car Park on National Circuit.

Eighty/Twenty Food Barton

Wild Duck is an accessible fine dining restaurant featuring the broad world of China's numerous domestic cuisine, as well as other authentic offerings from across South East Asia.

Located on Giles Street on the Kingston Foreshore the venue offers step free entry via ramp to the side as there are steps at the front.  Inside there are white table-clothed freestanding tables & chairs.  The venue has 5 private dining rooms in total, these rooms can also be opened into one room and be able to accommodate up to 40 guests.

Accessible toilets can be found under 500m away at Telopea Park & Eyre Street - Road Verge.  Accessible parking can be found further down the road along with Canberra Glassworks. 

Wild Duck Fine Asian Cuisine

Local Press Cafe is an accessible wholefoods based cafe which provides fresh, natural, honest foods & cold pressed juices. Local Press Cafe is a family owned & operated cafe which came to be through a common passion for cooking, healthy living & clean eating.

The cafe features step free access via paved pathway approach siutated on the lake, corner of Eastlake Parade & Giles St, in the Kingston Foreshore.  Inside there is easy access to the counter, freestanding tables & chairs, large communal high table with stools & ample covered outside seating & tables overlooking the water.

Accessible toilets can be found at Eyre Street (road verge) & Bowen Park.  Accessible parking can be found at Canberra Glassworks & Highgate Lane.

Local Press Cafe

Pomegranate is contemporary Mediterranean cuisine restaurant located on the ground floor of Kingston's York Apartments. 

The venue offers paved level pathway approach to steps on entry that will need to be navigated before gining access to the double glass doors.  There is no ramp.  Inside is spacious with white clothed tables, chairs, red banquette seating & further covered outdoor seating (access via steps).

Accessible parking can be found closeby, accessible bathrooms Eyre Street - Road Verge & Telopea Park. 

Pomegranate Restaurant

Sammy's@Foreshore is an accessible restaurant serving Chinese & Malaysian cuisine, local Canberra wines, Japanese whisky, Asahi Beer & Cider on tap.

Sammy's is located on the Kingston Foreshore & offers step free entry via paved level pathway aproach.  Inside is spacious with easy access to the bar, freestanding tables, chairs, banquette seating, high window tables with stools, lower tables with stools & covered outdoor seating.  

An accessible toilet can be found at Manuka Terrace on the corner of Franklin Street & Flinders Way.  Accessible parking can be found on Eastlake Parade & Canberra Glassworks.  

Sammy's@Foreshore

Med is an accessible Mediterranean restaurant at the base of Barton’s Burbury Hotel with paved level pathway approach to side ramps as there are steps at the front of the hotel.

The restaurant is accessed via huge glass & wooden oval door into spacious interior with floor to ceiling windows & access to the bar.  The dining area features freestanding tables, chairs, banquette seating & large outdoor covered courtyard dining.  

The restaurant menu goes big on share plates drawing on flavors from Turkey, Greece & large swathes of the Middle East.  A tight wine list takes in local & international options, including lesser-known ones from Lebanon’s thriving scene, such as marijuana-farmers-turned-winemakers Couvent Rouge.

Accessible parking & toilets can be found in the hotel.

Med Barton

The Chairman & Yip is an iconic Canberra institution, operating for 30 years and one of the capital's most highly regarded restaurants. Centrally located & accessible in the Hotel Realm precinct in Barton, serving modern Pan-Asian cuisine in spacious and elegant surrounds, with private dining rooms, fully-enclosed balcony garden.

The venue offers step free access via the hotel entry.   Tables are spaciously dotted throughout the dining room with non fixed chairs along with fixed seating booths.  There’s also an accessible outdoor terrace that’s primed for year-round dining.

Accessible toilets can be found within the hotel, Telopea & Bowen Park. accessible parking at the Brassey Hotel & Little National - At Grade Car Park.

Chairman & Yip

Burger Craft is an accessible burger restaurant located on the ground floor of the Ebsworth Building, National Circuit, Barton.

The venue features step free entry to large glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is clean & spacious with easy access to the counter, tables both communal & separate with stools & banquette seating.  There is a large outdoor covered seating area with communal tables & stools.

Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Bowen Park & just under 1km away at Old Parliament House Rose Gardens & Australian Parliament House.  Accessible parking can be found at Windsor Walk. 

Burger Craft

OTIS Dining Hall is an accessible restaurant serving an elevated fine-casual menu using local produce for their ever-changing seasonal menus.  

Housed in the site of a former Belgian beer hall OTIS offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach.  Inside the warm & welcoming lounge space features freestandning tables, chairs, banquette seats & easy access to the bar with stools.

Accessible toilets can be found closeby at Eyre Street - Road Verge, accessible parking right outside the venue along with Highgate Lane.

OTIS Dining Hall

Hideout is an accessible coffee house located on National Circuit, Barton.

The cafe offers step free entry to glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside there are freestanding tables, stools, banquette seating, easy access to the counter & large bookcase full of books to browse.

Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Bowen Park & Old Parliament House Rose Garden.  

Hideout

Thai Chiang Rai is an accessible casual Thai eatery located on Giles Street, Kingston.

The restaurant offers step free entry to glass doors via paved level pathway approach. Inside there are freestanding tables, chairs with easy access to the counter & further outdoor limited seating.  

Accessible parking can be found further down Giles Street & futher parking closeby on Highgate Lane.   Accessible toilets 200m away at Eyre Street - Road Verge & just under 1km away at Manuka Terrace.

Thai Chiang Rai - Kingston

Tea Jac is an accessible tea house serving a wide variety of traditional Chinese loose leaf teas located on Eastlake Parade, Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry to glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is freestanding tables & chairs & access to the counter.

Accessible parking can be found on Eastlake Parade & accessible toilets on Eyre Street - Road Verge & Bowen Park.  

Tea Jac

Bollywood Masala is an accessible Indian restaurant located on Giles Street, Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry to glass doors via paved level pathway approach.  There are both a front & rear dining areas with freestanding tables, chairs, banquette seating & easy access to the bar area with high stools. 

Accessible toilets can be found closeby at Eyre Street - Road Verge & Manuka Terrace.  Accessible parking can be found further down Giles Street & furhter parking on Highgate Lane.

Bollywood Masala

7 By The Lake is an accessible Indian restaurant offering a selection of 7 different regional cuisines including Maharashtrian, Punjabi, Bengali, Rajasthani, Goan, Gujarati & South Indian, located on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra’s Kingston Foreshore.

The venue features step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large glass doors & easy access to the counter. Inside is spacious with freestanding tables, chairs & covered outdoor seating overlooking the water.

Accessible parking can be found on Eastlake Parade, accessible toilets nearby at Eyre Street - Road Verge & Bowen Park.

7 by the Lake

Saigon Foodies is an accessible Vietnamese street food eatery located on Giles Street in the heart of Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry to glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is small with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables, chairs & further outdoor street seating.

Accessible parking can be found further down Giles Street, accessible toilets at Eyre Street - Road Verge & Telopea Park.  

Saigon Foodies

Two designated accessible parking bays can be found in Wilsons car park on Darling Street, Barton.

The two spaces are situated next to each other accessed via paved level pathway with drop kerb.

Off-street accessible parking

Caribou is an accessible Canadian pub located in Green Square, Kingston. 

The venue offers step free entry via the paved level pathway beer garden at the front of the pub. Inside is a mixture of freestanding tables, chairs, high tables with stools, bar seating, benches, banquette seats, pool table & a large beer garden with umbrella shaded picnic benches. 

Accessible toilets can be found at Eyre Street - Road Verge, accessible parking just at the front on the street & Highgate Lane.

Caribou Kingston

Curry Twist is an accessible Indian restaurant located on Jardine Street, Kingston.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass double door.  Inside is spacious with freestanding tables & chairs with easy access to the bar.

Accessible parking spots can be found right outside, accessible toilets 1km away at BP Express Kingston.

Curry Twist Indian cusine

7th & Bake Patisserie is an accessible cafe on the lakefront in Kingston.

The cafe offers step free entry to wide doorway via paved pathway approach with easy access to the counter. Inside there are freestanding tables & chairs, further outside seating & tables overlooking the water.  

Accessible toilets can be found over 1km away at Manuka Terrace the corner of Franklin Street & Flinders Way.  Accessible parking can be found at Canberra Glassworks.  

7th & Bake Patisserie Cafe

Bui's is an accessible Vietnamese restaurant located on Giles Street, Kingston.  

The venue offers step free entry to glass door via paved level pathway approach.  Inside features banquette seating along one wall, freestanding tables, chairs with easy access to the counter & a few tables outside. 

Bui's Restaurant

The Durham Castle Arms is an accessible pub located on Green Square, Kingston.  

The pub features step free entry via paved level pathway approach.  Inside the pub has a relaxed atmosphere with retro booths, banquette seating, tables & stools, easy access to the bar with high stool seating.  The dining area offers larger freestanding tables, chairs & outdoor tree covered seating.

There is a rotating selection of Australian & International craft beers, along with staples of the domestic beer scene & pub grub.  The Durham also offers live lusic, comedy & trivia nights. 

Accessible parking can be found on Jardine Street.

 Accessible toilets can be found closeby at Eyre Street - Road Verge & Telopea Park.  

The Durham Castle Arms Pub

Silo Bakery is an accessible cafe & bakery renowned for having some of Canberra's finest pastries, artisanal bread & tarts located in the heart of Kingston in Canberra's innner south.  All products are made & sold exclusively on the premises. The vibrant, licensed café serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon teas, coffees, pastries & wines by the glass. Their a la carte menu features simple European bistro food such as piperade & Tarte Flamiche. Walk in to their cheese room and discover an interesting collection of Australian & European farmhouse cheeses ready to take away or eat as part of a cheese platter.

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