Purple Possum Wholefoods& Café

Behind a shopfront on St Marys' main street, this wholefoods store and café has anchored the Fingal Valley town for years. The bulk store carries more than 220 lines — grains, nuts, local honey, organic flours — alongside a grinder that turns out peanut butter to order. The kitchen leans vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options, seasonal soups and salads drawn from the garden; the rhubarb cake earned a mention in Lonely Planet, and the coffee has a following well beyond the district. Meals spill into a garden courtyard hung with work by Fingal Valley artists and photographers. It functions as much as a village meeting point as a provisioner — a dependable stop between the ranges and the coast for travellers stocking up or lingering over lunch.