As we enter the holiday season and end of year break, many of us look to get away for a little while to rest and recoup before the upcoming year. Whether it be travelling around locally, heading interstate or overseas we find ourselves making use of hotels and encountering the inevitability of hotel dining.

When you hear people talking about restaurants and eateries, more often than not they are talking about what’s new or who’s just opened down the street. But what happened to the classics? The stalwarts... the institutions?

We love travelling! More often than not, the highlight of our travels are found off the beaten track, or wherever the creative community can be found coming together. Here are a couple of our favourite discoveries.

The classic American burger is dead, simple as that.