Food & DrinkKatherine
The Restaurant
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🚗 12h 4min📍 966km💰 Free
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Best Time
May-Sep
Entry Fee
Free
Drive Time
12h 4min
Access
All vehicles
- Limited or no mobile phone signal
- Carry minimum 3L water per person per day
- Tell someone your plans before departing
The Restaurant is a dining experience in the Katherine region, gateway to spectacular gorge country, thermal hot springs, and the transition zone between the tropical Top End and the arid Red Centre. The Katherine food scene blends Australian bush tucker with influences from Southeast Asia, creating a unique culinary identity you won't find anywhere else. Located 966km from Darwin.
Explorer Verdict
Free entry
Best for
Foodies, after-sunset social travellers
Skip if
You're remote camping with cooked food onboard
Time needed
1-2 hours
Best season
May-Sep
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Getting There
Distance from Darwin966km
Drive Time12h 4min
4WD RequiredNo
Facilities
ToiletsParking
Safety Warnings
• Limited or no mobile phone signal
• Carry minimum 3L water per person per day
• Tell someone your plans before departing
Distance
966km from Darwin
Drive Time
12h 4min
Best Season
May-Sep
Rating
No reviews yet
Safety Warnings
• Limited or no mobile phone signal
• Carry minimum 3L water per person per day
• Tell someone your plans before departing
Distance
966km from Darwin
Drive Time
12h 4min
Best Season
May-Sep
Rating
No reviews yet
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Barkly Homestead
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Camping
118m
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Rest Areas
37km
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Camping
54km
Sun & light times
The Restaurant · ACST
Sunrise
05:12
Sunset
18:12
Day length13h 00m
Golden Hour AM
05:12 – 05:43
Golden Hour PM
17:41 – 18:12
Blue Hour AM
04:49 – 05:12
Blue Hour PM
18:12 – 18:35
Calculated with NOAA solar algorithm. Times are sun centre at the horizon (refraction-corrected).
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