Clare Rise Bakery

Skip Clare's crowded main-street cafes—this spot just outside town is where you pull over. Road-trippers bank on the easy caravan parking, then queue for regional staples like the chicken Riesling pie, flaky pasties, and pepper steak. Sweets lovers hunt down the bakery's snot block—custard packed thick between pastry sheets—or grab a loaf of fresh sourdough. The counter crew moves fast, tucking bagged pies back into the warmer until your coffee is poured. Out back, a wide deck looks across open farmland, complete with greetings from the resident winery dog.