Northern Territory
Some people stop here because, well, it's the sort of name you'd like to tell your friends about when you're back home, but there's more to this place…
Must-see restaurants in Northern Territory
Yulara
if you want to treat yourself, this is the place to try. With a recent makeover, and the feel of a Hilton Hotel bar, the excellent food and friendly…
Outback Northern Territory
Undoubtedly one of the best dinner choices in Katherine, it's predominantly an outdoors garden restaurant, with a cool breeze wafting through the tropical…
Alice Springs
The place for steaks, big succulent cuts of beef – plus a range of native animals. Amid the cattle station decor you can try Stuart's Tucker Bag: a combo…
Alice Springs
Offering innovative fusion dishes with a focus on outback cuisine, the menu here usually features the usual meats plus locally bred proteins, such as…
Kakadu National Park
This restaurant inside the Mercure Kakadu gets mixed reviews. Some love it, others hate it; the truth is somewhere in between. A good fallback, it's…
Outback Northern Territory
The food here at the visitor centre is excellent, with highlights including the Nitmiluk burger and the pepper berry steak sandwich. There's also pasta,…
Yulara
For great value, a warm atmosphere and tasty food, head to this buzzing licensed cafe. The wood-fired pizzas and kangaroo burgers go well with a carafe of…
Alice Springs
Made from the raw materials of an outback water tank (corrugated iron, decorated with a range of recyclables), this quirky cafe serves up decent…
Darwin
With a prime deck overlooking the marina, Yots serves up classic Greek and Mediterranean fare from saganaki and souvlaki to moussaka and spanakopita,…
Outback Northern Territory
In a town where eating rarely rises above the mediocre, the Memorial Club is a reliable if generally unexciting option, and it's your best choice for…
Darwin
Ice cream and Darwin are a fine combination – it's always warm enough for one – and this terrific central place has nearly 50 flavours of fantastic gelato…
Alice Springs
Breakfast with the birds at this superb outdoor cafe tucked away in the Olive Pink Botanic Garden. It's a relaxing place to sit and the wholesome,…
Northern Territory
The most sophisticated dining option at Kings Canyon Resort, Carmichael's uses local ingredients where possible in dishes such as kangaroo satay, pan…
Northern Territory
Within Hermannsburg Mission, Kata-Anga Tea Rooms, in the old missionary house, serves Devonshire teas, sandwiches and strudel, and displays historic…
Yulara
The lobby bar in the Desert Gardens Hotel has a cafe-bistro feel to it, with small and big plates to share, as well as burgers and barista coffee. The…
Outback Northern Territory
This is the best place in town for breakfast, as well as a good bet at lunchtime. Dining is in a light-filled contemporary space. On offer are decent…
Yulara
For a fun, casual night out, this lively tavern is the popular choice for everyone from backpackers to grey nomads. Choose between kangaroo skewers,…
Alice Springs
There’s no Bollywood drama in the decor of this humble family restaurant. While covering ubiquitous curries and tandoori favourites, the menu includes a…
Darwin
This central CBD patisserie serves up seriously good coffee, puff pastries and fab breads. They also do a few light meals such as bagels and sandwiches…
Northern Territory
The menu here promises the best and most varied meals in town, with burgers, wild-caught barramundi, pizzas, lamb racks and a range of schnitzels. The…
Darwin
Pull up a stool at this hip sushi circuit, hidden down a lane off Mitchell St. Despite the obscure location it's hugely popular, and deservedly so with…
Thirsty Dingo Bar & Outback BBQ
Northern Territory
The mainstay and most popular restaurant of the resort, this place does OK pizza in the Thirsty Dingo and steaks, barramundi fillets, Wagyu burger or…
Outback Northern Territory
Every town in the NT, no matter how remote, has a Chinese restaurant. After a few changes of name and management, this one's an excellent deal for dinner,…
Yulara
This three-course buffet at Sails in the Desert will satisfy the hungriest of Uluru sightseers. It includes seafood, sashimi, Asian dishes, roasts and a…
Darwin
If you've spent any time travelling in provincial Australian towns, you'll know the RSL (Returned Services League) clubs are a good deal. Sadly this place…
Litchfield National Park
Filo parcels (try the chicken, mango and macadamia) make for a super lunch at this excellent licensed cafe, or you could go for a meal of grilled local…
Alice Springs
This modern cafe is popular with locals for its excellent food and some of Alice's best coffee. Try the toasties or one of the breakfast rolls. Lunch is a…
Northern Territory
Offering Pine Creek's best lunches, Mayse's does sandwiches, homemade pies, fish burgers, steak sandwiches and a mean lamb souvlaki in a cavernous dining…
Alice Springs
With tables and chairs strewn out over Todd Mall, this place is good for people-watching, hearty breakfasts and fresh, well-brewed coffee. Lunch is all…
Yulara
Run by trainees of Uluru's Indigenous training academy, Kulata is a good place to pick up a coffee in the morning and a light lunch (including pies) later…
Outback Northern Territory
Katherine's largest supermarket is the best choice for self-caterers.
Kakadu National Park
This low-slung hangar is the only place to meet locals over a beer or glass of wine, but the atmosphere is either stale or rowdy. The bistro meals, such…
Darwin
The old Rourke’s Drift pub has been completely remodelled into a sassy restaurant-bar with an Oriental/Indian feel – all dark wood, high-back chairs and…
Darwin
Reliable pan-Asian flavours are served up with reasonable prices and a casual atmosphere in the city centre. The outdoor tables are a fine Mitchell St…
Darwin
Roma is a local institution and the most reliable place for quality coffee in Darwin. It's a meeting place for lefties, literati and travellers. Well away…
Darwin
Brought to Darwin by ship in 1897, this lovely old Methodist church building provides an atmospheric respite in Darwin's botanic gardens. The large…
Litchfield National Park
This busy cafe at Wangi Falls is one of few places in the park for a light meal. There are hot rolls, OK burgers and other bites to eat as well as a small…
