Located upstairs above the Old City Bank Bar the Old City Bank Brasserie serves modern Australian food with an Asian twist, thanks to the creative influences of its head chef. Think great pub food with a selection of vegetarian options.

A visit to the Blue Mountains earns a tick on any bucket list but these bucket list activities will push the experience to the top!

When the sun sets on the Blue Mountains escarpment, our towns and villages light up with live music vibes, late night bevs in intimate bars and ambles through the bush along artfully lit tracks.

For early travellers, the only place to stop for a drink was along the old highway, where rough drops were served at colonial inns. Now we’ve carved out a different route, featuring everything from roasteries to wineries. Find cider from a century-old orchard, beers brewed down canyons and spirits infused with local botanicals for a true taste of the Mountains.

Just off the Great Western Highway near the village of Leura, where the World Heritage-listed national park meets the community, east meets the oldest continuous culture on earth in a yin and yang of harmony, kinship and respect.

A former school on 12ha of natural Australian bushland within the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park, Sinofield Edu-Retreat is a gem hidden in plain sight.

Restaurants in famous venues often rest in the love diners have for the building itself.

So it was with some trepidation that we placed the first fork of food in our mouths at Jamison Views Restaurant at Hotel Mountain Heritage, one of the grand heritage hotels for which the region has become renowned.