Start from 27 curated places around Jindabyne, AU, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Banjo Paterson Inn
Jindabyne's anchor pub and social hub — an alpine stone inn housing Clancy's Brasserie (sit-down dining with lake views), The Overflow (burgers and pizza at the bar), Musters Bar and the Kosciuszko Brewhouse with Pale Ale on tap. Four different rooms, four different moods, all under one roof with mountain views from every corner. The kind of place you spend more time in than planned.
Birchwood
A cosy all-day café with strong local following — wholesome breakfast dishes, Single O coffee and mountain-ready lunch packs. The interior combines warm timber and gallery-quality artwork in a neutral palette that feels designed rather than decorated. One of the newer additions to the Jindabyne dining scene, it has quickly become the default morning coffee stop for people who care about the cup.
Trails & outdoors
Kosciuszko Walk — Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko
The 13-kilometre return walk to Australia's highest point — accessible from Jindabyne via the 30-minute drive to Thredbo and the Kosciuszko Chairlift. The boardwalk trail crosses the Ramshead Range, passes Lake Cootapatamba and climbs to the 2,228-metre summit across terrain that holds wildflowers in summer and snow into November. The most famous day-walk in New South Wales and genuinely worth it.
Lake Jindabyne Foreshore Walk
A flat, paved circuit around the Jindabyne foreshore and down to the main boat ramp — the most accessible walk in the region, suitable for all fitness levels and genuinely lovely when the lake is calm. The mountain backdrop (Kosciuszko range visible on clear days) makes the flat terrain irrelevant; this is a walk for the view rather than the exercise.
Things to do
Lake Jindabyne Kayaking and Paddleboarding
A vast, calm alpine lake within walking distance of Jindabyne's centre — paddleboard and kayak hire is available from operators near the main boat ramp, and the conditions on still mornings are excellent for beginners. The mountain backdrop makes even a basic paddle on Lake Jindabyne more scenic than most open-water experiences in New South Wales.
Wildbrumby Distillery Tours
A cellar door and distillery experience on a 20-acre raspberry farm between Jindabyne and Thredbo — schnapps, gin and vodka tastings with guided insight into the production process, surrounded by a sculpture garden with mountain views. The property claims the title of Australia's highest distillery. Open daily for tastings; the Stillhouse Kitchen serves lunch Thursday to Monday.
Landmarks & sights
Lake Jindabyne
A vast man-made lake formed when the original township of Jindabyne was flooded for the Snowy Hydro scheme — the lake now stretches 22 kilometres and frames the mountain backdrop that defines the town's identity. Foreshore walks, kayaking, paddleboarding and sailing are the summer activities; in winter the glassy water reflects snow-capped peaks in a scene that regularly stops traffic. The old town foundations are visible on calm, low-water days.
Gaden Trout Hatchery
One of Australia's main cold-water fish breeding facilities on the Thredbo River, 10km from Jindabyne — a working government hatchery that raises rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and Atlantic salmon for release into Snowy Mountains waterways. Guided tours twice daily show the full breeding process; the parkland setting with coin BBQs and picnic tables makes it a proper half-day family stop.