https://melbz.com.au/tags/johnston-road/Recent content in Johnston-Road on MELBZHugoen-auMon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://melbz.com.au/ashburton/food-crawl/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://melbz.com.au/ashburton/food-crawl/<p>You want to eat your way through Ashburton without wasting five stops on same-same cafes. The route is High Street for coffee, Johnston Road as the spine, The Wide Post as the main meal anchor, dessert on Rowan Crescent, and a final drink on Young Avenue. Full day comes in around $119 per person and takes 5-6 hours at a pace that lets you actually digest between stops.</p> <h2 id="verdict-box">Verdict Box</h2> <p><strong>Best for</strong> a slow Saturday crawl with a partner or one friend, built around High St and Johnston Rd inside a 900m radius. You barely move the car. <strong>Skip if</strong> you want a destination-feast suburb. Ashburton is a quiet village strip, not a Smith Street or a Sydney Rd. <strong>Food scene:</strong> small but high-density. ~10 places worth your time. <strong>Late night reality:</strong> kitchens close 9-10pm. After that, drive 8 min to Camberwell. <strong>Overall score:</strong> 7/10. Real venues, sensible scale.</p>