Newcastle
This understated pizza and pasta joint is a real hot spot for locals craving wood-fired pizza. The sparsely topped, crisp-based pizzas are so authentic…
Newcastle
This understated pizza and pasta joint is a real hot spot for locals craving wood-fired pizza. The sparsely topped, crisp-based pizzas are so authentic…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
There's something really life-affirming about quality Malaysian cooking, and what you get here is certainly that. Dishes bursting with flavour and spice…
City Centre & Haymarket
Even if you ask for your Thai 'hot' in Sydney, some chefs are reluctant to open fire – but here you can expect mind-bending spice hits as a matter of…
Northern Beaches
Be transported to a blissful seaside holiday with a long lunch at this elegant Palmie favourite. Overlooking glorious Pittwater from its dreamy location…
Southern NSW & The Murray
One of the tastiest – and definitely the healthiest – places in town serves up energising breakfast treats like acai, granola and muesli bowls, while…
Outback NSW
Pull up a barstool at the White Cliffs Hotel and get ready to meet the remote settlement's friendly roll call of local characters. The beer's super-cold,…
Sydney
In an appealing block of cafes close to the beach action but more peaceful, this little square place has more kitchen than customer space, but it's worth…
Sydney
Perhaps not Sydney's absolute best seafood, but few can compete with Doyles' location or history – it first opened in 1885. Catching the harbour ferry to…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This breezy, spacious restaurant on the Customs House roof has marvellous harbour and bridge views, an outdoor terrace, a glass ceiling, a cocktail bar…
Mid-North Coast
More than 50 varieties of pies ranging from flavours such as macadamia-nut Thai satay chicken to the classic savoury mince or old-school lamb's fry and…
City Centre & Haymarket
This impressive carnivores' paradise in the depths of the GPO building was doing top-quality steaks way before the current craze put a Wagyu in every…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Dusky pink walls and candlelight set the scene at this atmospheric restaurant on the hill. Traditional French cuisine is tweaked with a modern approach by…
Newcastle
A happy indoor-outdoor venue that had just opened at the time of research and brings new life to the former railway signal box near the waterfront. Eggs,…
Coffs Harbour
Lime does modern Mexican tapas-style, designed to share. The taco line-up includes tempura fish, braised lamb and halloumi, and there are share plates of…
Sydney
Carrying on the tradition of its Darlinghurst sister, Bondi's A Tavola gathers around a big communal marble table where, before the doors open, the pasta…
Mid-North Coast
Vintage Japanese posters, noren (hanging curtains) and large sake bottles set the scene at this delightful, authentic and intimate Japanese restaurant…
Byron Bay
Drenched in white with woven straw accents, this chic bar-restaurant nails the Greek Islands vibe. Enjoy a lazy afternoon grazing on share plates of…
Newtown & the Inner West
You can tell a good yum-cha joint by the number of Cantonese diners inside and by that measure Hung Cheung is the best in the inner west. Gung-gungs …
Newtown & the Inner West
A creative menu of wood-grilled dishes is the backbone of the menu in this Tramsheds restaurant from the team behind Bodega and Porteño in Surry Hills…
Southern NSW & The Murray
In a leafy neighbourhood on the edge of the CBD, Trail St's tattooed and Doc Marten'd crew serve up Wagga's best coffee and a concise menu of interesting…
Mid-North Coast
This delightfully rustic, charming cafe at the Lookout Mountain Retreat is the perfect spot for a road-trip stop. Some of the produce is sourced from the…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A good job's been done making a cosy restaurant out of this high-ceilinged former commercial space. It's a pleasure to watch the chef at work from the bar…
Southern NSW & The Murray
European and Asian influences combine with local produce at this cosmopolitan dining room upstairs on Dean St. Try one of Albury's best pre-dinner…
City Centre & Haymarket
Brightening up a dull corporate entrance with its upbeat rustic decor, this has tasty, fast-made juices, decent coffee and covered outdoor seating, making…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Secure a table on the outside deck and combine parkland views with wood-fired pizza and Beechworth craft beer, or more substantial and sophisticated…
South Coast NSW
Enjoy seafood and pub classics in a casual historic venue (1895). The hotel's a decent night out with the locals and serves very good burgers, beer…
Sydney
With artfully bland modern decor, the focus is on the food at the Bondi outpost of this beloved-of-brunchers Sydney icon. Silky-smooth scrambled eggs,…
Blue Mountains
With a mission to take you around the world in a single sitting, this elegant place on the highway offers very tasty fusion share plates. They play fast…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
If it's boring old bacon and eggs you're after, look elsewhere. Devon energetically fuses the cuisines of multicultural Australia to deliver an extremely…
Newtown & the Inner West
This crowd-pleasing restaurant is a favourite for birthdays and family dinners. The army of staff are efficient and friendly, and the food reliably…
Tathra & Around
A corner of Tuscany between Tathra and Bermagui, this winery and restaurant occupies a beautiful ochre-coloured stone building with views across the vines…
Sydney Region
Share tasty, unpretentious, flavourful Modern Australian creations at this very cute wooden beach house right on the sand at idyllic little Pearl Beach…
Sydney
This former hardware store has kept the idea going, with designer rough-and-ready decor and plenty of small thematic touches, though sofa seats and…
Broken Hill
This friendly place pulls an unfussy local crowd pining for its bumper portions of meat dishes (classics like steak and chicken parma) and crowd-pleasing…
Byron Bay
No bones, no problem at this plant-based restaurant that doesn't compromise on flavour. It's not your typical Buddha bowls and tofu here – dine al fresco…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Let the aroma of freshly baked sourdough lure you in, then stay for the crispy pork belly or perhaps a beef bacon burger at this cafe run by a local…
Hunter Valley Smelly Cheese Shop
Hunter Valley
Along with the great range of stinky desirables filling the cheese counter and gloriously whiffy fromagerie fridge, there are deli platters, pizzas,…
Sydney
The views are not just impressive from this high-end restaurant above the North Sydney pool, they are immersively like a 3D movie, with the bridge looming…
Sydney
Offering lovely harbour views in a historic sandstone barracks, this is a refined spot for a morning or afternoon cuppa from the lengthy tea menu. Grab a…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The leafy streets of east Redfern have become a rapidly gentrified southern extension of Surry Hills. This corner cafe has an artfully crumbly facade, and…