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Contentious Character is an urban winery in Fyshwicks located in the Dairy Road Precinct Canberra.

Providing a great atmosphere with great food,  wine and wine tastings .

Wine tastings available       Bookings Preferred

Contentious Character  is very inclusive  providing accessible entry and ramps . Wheelchair Accessible bathroom and  parking.

Contentious Character

As Nature Intended is an accessible organic cafe & grocery shop located on Dairy Road in Fyshwick.  They offer organic coffee, fresh juices & smoothies, organic food, fruit & vegetables, a wide range of vegetarian, dairy-free & gluten-free options, as well as earth-friendly groceries. The cafe is open from 8.30-3pm with the shop open till 5.30pm.  

There is a spacious outdoor area with tables, chairs & benches.  There are steps to inside however there is an accessible side entrance.  Inside there free standing tables & chairs along with the whole food grocery store. 

There is an ambulant toilet onsite, closet accessible toilet can be found at Maryborough Street public toilets, 4 Wollongong Street.  There is plenty of parking onsite including disabled bays.

As Nature Intended

Theo's is an accessible cafe & buffet restaurant situated in Fyshwick Village on Barrier Street Narrabundah.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass double entry doors.  Inside is bright & spacious with floor to ceiling windows, freestanding chairs, tables, easy access to the counter, fridges & covered outdoor high tables & stools.

Parking can be found out the front & accessible bathroom 1km away at  Maryborough Street Pedestrian Parkland. 

Theo's Cafe and Buffet

The Melted Toasted Sandwich Emporium is an accessible sandwich shop located on Pitie Street in Fyshwick.

There is step free entry to double doors via paved pathway approach with easy access to the counter.  Inside there are limited fixed seats & small tables.  There is more fixed tables with shade umbrellas & freestanding chairs.

Accessible toilets can be found at Maryborough Street bus station on Wollongong Street.  There is plenty of regular parking right outside, accessible parking can be found at 26 Ipswich Street.

Melted Toasted Sandwich Emporium

Celestino Cafe Bar Torrefazione is an accessible restaurant specialising in Italian cuisine.

There are steps at the front of the venue but there is a ramp to the side leading to large glass doors.  Inside is spacious with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables & chairs, long communal high tables with stools & outside seating.

Regular parking can be found out the front, accessble toilets 650m away at Marlborough Street along with an accessible parking spot.

Celestino Cafe Bar Torrefazione

Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets are Canberra's oldest food market.  Accessible via paved level pathways to step free entry doors the markets are home to over 25 stores, including a range of fruit & vegetable shops, butchers, delicatessens, bakeries, cafes, seafood shops, a speciality Asian grocery, a boutique bottle shop & pet shop. Gates open Thursday to Sunday from 7am-5:30pm.

There are a number of cafes with outside seating & wide ailses inside the market to move around. 

There is a large car park onsite with accessible parking spots.  The main carpark is located off Mildura Street. This carpark is the only one with disabled parking spots. Additional parking can be found on Level 1.

Accessible toilets can be found 2km away at Manuka Terrace & Maryborough Street bus station.

Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets

Brew & Bun is an accessible cafe located on Maryborough Street in Fyshwick.

The cafe offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass entry door.  Inside features freestanding tables, chairs & easy access to the counter. There is further umbrella shaded & non shaded outdoor seating bench tables.

A car park can be found adjacent to the cafe, accessible bathrooms at Maryborough Street bus station on Wollongong Street.

Brew n Bun

Jerrabomberra Wetlands is an accessible nature reserve located near the Canberra CBD.  The filling of Lake Burley Griffin in 1964 led to an artificially high water table on the MolongloRiver floodplain resulting in the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.  The reserve is an important sanctuary for local birds as well as bird species migrating from the northern hemisphere & from inland Australia & includes over 170 different bird species.

The Jerrabomberra Wetlands walk consists of a 3.2km loop trail considered a moderately challenging route, taking an average of 40 min to complete.  All the mapped walks are pram & wheelchair accessible.  The Wetlands office has a ramp for access & additional parking.

This trail begins at the designated parking area of the reserve, head west along Kellys Loop & continuing onto Woodland Loop until you get to the Tadorna bird hide. From here you'll double back & do a short loop following the shores of Jerrabomberra Creek before completing the full circuit of Kellys Loop.  There are different style paths from paved to gravel with covered seating along the way & bird watching huts

Free off-street parking is available at the end of Dairy Road in Fyshwick and also Eyre Street in Kingston.  Accessible tilets can be found 2km away at Marlborough Street bus station & Boundless Playground on Parkes Way.

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

Red Brick Coffee's flagship store; is located in the heart of Fyshwick, part roastery, part coffee shop.

The venue offers step free enty via paved pathway approach into an interactive space where you can experience & gain insight into specialty coffee production.

The venue is spacious with easy access to the counter, large communal tables with stools, high bench tables, further sofas, chairs, stools & outside tables & chairs under shade umbrellas.  

An accessible toilet can be found400m away at Shell Coles Express Fyshwick & BP Fyshwick.  Regular parking spots can be found outside. 

Redbrick Coffee

Axxe is an accessible Urban Axe throwing venue offering a unique experience of throwing solid steel axes at wooden targets & playing fun axe throwing games.  

Axxe offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to glass double doors & easy access to the counter.  There is also step free entry to the throwing lanes.  There are high tables & stool seating along with sofas & armchairs.

Drinks & snacks are available to purchase, the venue is not licenced so no alcohol is permitted on the premises.

The venue also offers Breakr which is a ‘break out’ room which is a dedicated space for breaking plates, mugs, glasses, vases & other fragile items.  These can either be thrown at the wall or smashed with tools provided.

Accessible parking spot can be found just further along the road from the venue.  Accessible toilets can be found 400m away at Maryborough Street bus station on Wollongong Street.

Axxe - Urban Axe Throwing

Red Baron is an accessible cafe available for both dine-in & to takeaway with paved pathway approach to step free wide entry door.

Inside the venue is spacious with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables & chairs, fixed banquette seating with tables & chairs opposite, fixed communal tables with stools & plenty of outside tables & benches.

Accessible parking can be found onsite along with an ambulant toilet.  

Red Baron

Ona Coffee House Cafe is an accessible venue located in Fyshwick.  With a step free entry cafe and retail shop out the front, with Ona’s roasting machines and temperature-controlled production facilities visible out the back.

The cafe features freestanding tables & unfixed chairs along with higher tables & stools.  The venue is spacious with easy access to the counter with outdoor seating also available.

The coffee menu is extensive, with at least 25 different coffees to choose from. It showcases four core blends with a variety of milk based, espressos, filter and iced, and there are special reserve single origin options that rotate on a monthly basis, including a selection of low caf-feine ones. On the “freezer menu” you’ll find exceptional and award-winning coffees, vacuum-sealed into individual doses and frozen to keep indefinitely.

There is a small all-day menu offering generously sized meals, a kids’ menu and a pastry selection, so there’s something to cater for everyone. 

There is regular parking onsite, accessible parking can be found further away at 26 Ipswich Street.  Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Maryborough Street.

ONA Coffee House Cafe

Cup & Coaster is an accessible coffee shop serving a wide selection of Cafe food located on Wollongong St, Fyshwick.

The venue offers step free via paved pathway approach to a  single slightly wider door.  Inside there are freestanding table & chairs, fixed banquette seating with chairs opposite, spacious with room to move around & easy access to the counter.  Outdoor there are shaded tables & chairs accessed via level paved approach.  

Accessible toilets can be found under 500m away at Maryborough Street Train Station.  Plenty of regular parking is onsite.

Cup & Coaster

Diplomat Bar & Grill is an accessible restaurant featuring multi-course meals, drinks, snacks at the bar located within the Ramade Diplomat Hotel.

The hotel offers step free enty via a side ramp (there are also stairs leading tot eh entrance) via paved pathway appaorach.  Inside the venue is spacious with freestanding tables & chairs, bar seating, sofas, armchairs & easy access to the bar.

There are regular toilets onsite, accessible toilets can be found just over 1km away at Manuka Terrace.  Disabled parking can be found onsite.  

Diplomat Bar & Grill

Three Mills’ Newcastle Street branch features an accessible casual dine-in eatery serving coffee & brunch. It’s also where Three Mills’ pastries are made.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach.  Inside is spacious with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables, chairs, high bench table with stools & umbrella shaded outdoor seating.

Accessible toilets can be found at 4 Wollongong Street & spacious flat regular parking at the front.

Three Mills Bakery Newcastle St

La Cantina is an accessible Italian restaurant located on Iluka Street, Narrabundah.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass door into an intimate warm open space with classic Italian oil paintings, dark timber floors & Roman style brick walls creating a ‘cellar feel’.  The restaurant features whiteclothed tables with chocolate brown leather lounge banquette seating on one side & chairs the other. 

Accessible parking can be found directly opposite.

La Cantina Italian Restaurant

Two designated accessible parking bays can be found on Iluka Street, Narrabundah.

The two bays are situated next to each other with dropped kerb leading to the pathway.

On-street accessible parking

Kingsborough ‘The Cafe’ is an accessible cafe serving healthy, clean, natural & unprocessed whole foods. Thecafe is part of the is one of the Eighty/Twenty chain with five locations across Canberra this Eighty/Twenty is located at the Kingsborough Shophouses on Parbery Street, Kingston. 

The Kingsborough offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach & easy access to the counter.  The cafe has 12 seats indoors & 40 in the pretty courtyard shared by local business people & residents.

There is only regular parking available, closest accesible bathroom is 1.5km away at Manuka Terrace.

Kingsborough 'The Cafe'

XO is an accessible Malaysian & Vietnamese restaurant with step free access via a paved pathway approach.  Inside the venue is a mix of fixed booth benches, moveable chairs, tables & high tables with stools.  There is room to move around the venue however this woud be limited when busy.

Accessible toilets can be found less that 50m away at Narrabundundah Shopping Centre on the same street as the restaurant.  Accessible parking can be found on closeby on Constitution Avenue & Akuna Street. 

Cafe Noon is an accessible cafe serving Pablo and Rusty’s coffee, plenty of delicious grab-and-go items like fresh sandwiches, bacon & egg rolls, meat pies & more.

The cafe offers step free access via paved pathway approach to single glass door.  Inside the venue is spacious with long communal tables & smaller freestanding round tables all with stool seating.

There is regular parking outside, accessible parking is  much further away.  Accessible toilets canbe found just over 500m away at Maryborough Street Train Station.  

Cafe Noon

D'Browes is an accessible restaurant located within the Narrabundah shopping complex. 

The venue features step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass fronted dining room, black & white patterned wall & a little archway with specials scrawled in chalk. 

D'Browes offers traditional dining with freestanding candle-lit, crisp linen lined tables, chairs & covered outdoor dining area.  There is a BYO policy which helps keep the prices down.

Accessible toilets & parking can be found under 50m away at Narrabundah Shopping Centre. 

D’Browes Restaurant

Kita is an accessible family-run all-night, alcohol-free cafe offering step free access via large double entry doors with a paved pathway approach.

Kita is located on a quiet shopping strip in Narrabundah in the city's south & offers freestanding tables with unfixed chairs, sofas & outdoor seating access via paved pathway approach.

Kita is a nocturnal hotspot, determined to breathe life into Canberra's nightlife & offer a haven for those seeking quality food & coffee beyond traditional operating hours. They don't take bookings walk-in only, card payments only, no split bills or alcohol.

An accessible parking spot can be found closeby on Boolimba Crescent along with plenty of regular parking spots.  Accessible toilets can be found 30m away at Narrabundah Shopping Centre.

Kita

Mint Road is an accessible cafe located on Boolimba Crescent, Narrabundah.

The cafe offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to glass entry door.  Inside is cute & cosy with stripes of mint on the walls, natural elements of wood, stone & concrete, freestanding tables, chairs, access to the counter, vertical garden & further outdoor seating. 

Accessible parking can be found further along the road & accessible bathrooms in the shopping centre.

Mint Road

A designated accessible parking bay can be found at Boolimba Crescent.

Teh dropped kerb lead to the paved level pathway to the Nuarrabundah Shopping Centre shops, restaurants & cafes. 

Off-street accessible parking

Uppa Level is a semi accessible cafe located on Leichhardt Street accessed via paved level pathway approach to large double glass doors.

The cafe is small but comfortable with a casual & relaxed atmosphere.  The seating inside is on the mezzanine level accessed via an open staircase.  The ground floor is spacious with easy access to the counter, high bench tables with stools & outdoor tables & chairs. 

Accessible parking can be found on Leichhardt Street.  

Accessible toilets just over 1km away at Manuka Terrace.

Uppa Level Cafe

Wildflour is an accessible Artisan Bakery & Cafe known for their exceptional creations, specialising in crafting artisanal pastries, bread, & other delectable treats.

The cafe offers step free access via level pathway approach to double entry doors.  There are freestanding tables & chairs inside, communal high tables with stools & easy access to the counter, fridge & water table. The cafe is bright & airy with floor to ceiling windows & lots of greenery hanging form the high ceilings.

Outside there is a covered seating area with long tables & benches along with a gated childrens play area with slide, cubby house & swing set.

Accessible toilets can be found 450m away at Maryborough Street bus station on Wollongoing Street. Regular parking can be found right outside the venue. 

Wildflour Artisan Bakery & Cafe

Beef & Barley is an accessible restaurant located on the Kingston Foreshore.

There is step free entry to the venue with easy access to the bar.  Inside there are freestanding tables & chairs, high tables with stools.  There is an outdoor covered area which has tables & chairs, high tables & stools.

There is a disabled toilet onsite & closest accessible parking can be found at Canberra Glassworks.

Beef & Barley

Cinnabar is an accessible Asian fusion eatery located on the Kingston Foreshore serving traditional Chinese dishes in a modern form with dishes inspired by the flavours of China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, & other countries across the continent. 

Cinnabar offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large entry doors.  Inside the dining room is decked out in luxurious materials; a pressed metal feature wall, quilted leather banquettes, freestanding tables & chairs, access to the counter, armchair seating area & private dining rooms for a more intimate setting.  There is a outdoor seating area overlooking the water.

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

Cinnabar Asian Restaurant

Molto is an accessilble Italian restaurant overlooking the idyllic Kingston foreshore that celebrates both new and traditional techniques and flavours.

The trattoria offers step free entry accessed via paved pathway approach.  There is outside seating with fixed benches & unfixed chairs along with high tables & stools. 

Inside the interior is sleek and dark, with high ceilings and unfixed bentwood chairs, tightly packed wooden tables and a long marble counter. There is a white-tiled open kitchen and bar with stools, complete with a large woodfire oven & neon sign on the wall that declares: “In heavenly pizza we crust”.

Accessible parking can be found at Canberra Glassworks & Highgate Lane.  Accessible toilets can be found at Manuka Terrace, Boundless Playground &  Australian Parliment House.

Molto Italian

Coffee Collective is an accessible cafe on Wentworth Avenue, Kingston serving the Coffee Coffee blend by Redbrick Coffee.

The cafe offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to large open doorway.  The cafe is mainly takeaway but there are outdoor tables & stools available.  

Accessible parking can be found right outside & accessible toilets 1km away at Manuka Terrace.  

Coffee Collective

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caffe Cherry Bean is a coffee house chain with stores throughout Australia. This branch is located in the Canberra Outlet Shopping Centre, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch & a wide range of speciality coffee.

The Fyshwick branch is located in the Canberra outlet Centre accessed via paved level pathway approach.  The cafe features a large open step free entry into spacious interior with freestanding tables, chairs, banquette seating along one wall & access to the counter.

Accessible parking & toilets can be found in the Canberra Centre. 

Caffé Cherry Beans

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

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

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

Canteen in an accessible Japanese restaurant tucked away in Fyshwick’s Dairy Road precinct specialising in Tori style ramen (paitan n Shoyu) with Fench influences using hand made noods.  Each noodle is handmade daily on site from Australian rye in a custom noodle room and grain mill.

There are three accessible eating zones including the large shared internal courtyard in the foyer of the building with long shared tables, unfixed seats and fixed booths.  There is an outdoor garden courtyard and a more intimate indoor restaurant with seating for 30 with unfixed seating, fixed Izakaya bar overlooking the kitchen and indivdual tables.  Here you can order with a QR code and then it’s table service. 

There is step free access to the areas, wide corridors in the shared area, accessible bathroom onsite and accessible parking spaces out the front of the building.  

Accessible Restaurant & Cafe In Dairy RoadCanteen