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THE ONE FOOD TOUR
Just arrived? Get your bearings and meet fellow foodies on a three-hour Darwin gourmet lunch or dinner trek. Sample fare from places like Phat Mango in Smith Street (Martin the chef specialises in punchy local flavours: Rum Jungle buffalo carpaccio with river mint salsa verde; NT reef fish wings with peri peri); at PepperBerry in the revamped Hilton try native pepperberry loaf with saltbush dukkah or salt and pepper crocodile; and at Chow on the waterfront it s crunchy green rice flake spring rolls and do-or-die desserts. As you walk, then waddle, between restaurants you ll spot landmarks including the interactive street art (below). See darwingourmettours.com