Other restaurants in Australia
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Organic Market & Café
Rejecting Stirling’s pompous tendencies, hirsute Hill-types flock to this vibrant, hippie cafe. It’s the busiest spot in town – and rightly so; the food’s delicious and everything’s made with love. Gorge on bruschetta, plump savoury muffins, great coffee and wicked Portuguese custard tarts.
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Blue Duck Inn
Beside the Cobungra River, about 30km north of Omeo, you’ll find the legendary Blue Duck Inn Hotel, popular with fly-fishers, canoeists and bushwalkers. Comfy self-contained cabins sleep up to eight. The hotel serves superb country meals and there’s a good riverside barbecue area.
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Onba
Quirky Onba is a bit of everything – brilliant breakfast cafe, great lunchtime cook-house and happenin’ evening tapas and wine bar. Local art adorns the walls and food-art is done in the kitchen. Buy a coffee (or anything) and get 30 minutes complimentary wi-fi.
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Grassy Club
The chef in the restaurant here can be hit-and-miss, but at least he’s ambitious. Expect creative mains utilising produce from around the island (often involving cheese) served attentively in discreet surrounds.
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Point
In a prime sunset-watching spot overlooking a jetty, this BYO place is Derby’s best, with delicious seafood. The barramundi and croc steaks are popular. It also does takeaway.
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Peppermint Bay
Established in 1874 as Peppermint Bay, Woodbridge was eventually renamed by a nostalgic English landowner. It’s a quiet village sitting squarely on the tourist trail, thanks to the sexy Peppermint Bay development that consumed the old Woodbridge pub. On a glorious D’Entrecasteaux Channel inlet, Peppermint Bay houses a provedore, an art gallery, an upmarket Dining Room, and a casual Terrace Bar. Local produce – seafood, fruits, meats, cheeses and other foodstuffs from the region – is used to fantastic effect.
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Meadowbank Estate
Richmond is the centre of Tasmania’s fastest-growing wine region, the Coal River Valley, with wineries popping up in all directions. Overlooking the Mt Pleasant Observatory, 9km southwest of Richmond, Meadowbank Estate is the area’s best-known winery (brilliant Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir), with an acclaimed restaurant serving lunch daily, plus an art gallery, kids’ play area, tastings and sales. Check out Flawed History, an in-floor jigsaw by local artist Tom Samek.
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Jack’s Teppan Char
Noosa’s very own brewery – Laguna Bay – now has its very own teppan-yaki restaurant serving char-grilled goodness in a hip cocktail-induced atmosphere. The vegetarian udon is deliciously crunchy and the noodles perfectly sweet and sticky, while the chicken teriyaki is outstanding. Serves are not huge, so dig into the extensive entrée menu. Best of all, the adjoining bottle shop keeps the price of the booze down.
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Mahjong
If budget is an issue then plant yourself in the front of this snappy dumpling house and tuck into the well-priced bamboo baskets containing bite-size treats. Think yum-cha meets à la carte, such as san choi bao, shredded beef in mandarin sauce or dumplings done just about any way you like. The ‘back’ menu (mains $28 to $38) is superior with dishes such as lobster tail baked with spicy salt and chilli.
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Riverhouse
Understated, underrated Riverhouse has a stylish Queensland sensibility, with a bright, open aspect on a street away from the Noosaville drag. Staff are warm and non-intrusive, while the seasonal menu includes buttery Wagyu steak, organic chicken and ham hock terrine with fig chutney and angel shell pasta with croutons, tomato, rocket, fresh basil and dollops of sweet olive oil.
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Spicy Fish Restaurant
In true Chinatown tradition the ambience at this busy Szechuan and Shanghai restaurant simmers somewhere between snappy and hectic. But the food has them lining up at the door, and justifiably so. Tables are peppered with large and steaming portions of dumplings, hot, dry and spicy chicken and squid dishes, and stir-fried vegetables. Great value and authentic flavours.
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Iceworks
You guessed it: this place was formerly an ice factory (1926–96) and reopened as a swanky bar-lounge-restaurant in 2008 with cool light-blue-and-white modern decor. Coffin Bay shucked oysters or Szechuan spiced calamari are popular shared-food options, or sit back with your sparkling white and gaze out through the enormous bi-fold windows towards Suncorp Stadium.
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Gus’ Café
Founded by Gus, a homesick Viennese, this cafe was one of the city’s first and is about as close to European bohemia as Canberra gets. The exhaustive menu offers all-day breakfast, sandwiches and an array of hot dinners, along with good vegetarian and gluten-free options. There are plenty of outdoor tables, and the kitchen never closes before 10pm.
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Victory
On the highway near Sellicks Beach is the rowdy, 1858 pub the Victory. The pub has awesome views of the silvery gulf and a cheery, laid-back vibe. Factor in inspired meals, an impressive cellar and wines by the glass and you’re onto a winner. Renovations were afoot during research – expect even better views!
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Palate
Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you’re heading here for breakfast. For lunch bring a friend and natter over delicious risottos and pastas, and more inventive fare including chicken bisteeya – Middle Eastern–spiced minced chicken and almonds in puff pastry served with spicy eggplant pickle and yoghurt.
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Humpty Doo Hotel
The Arnhem Hwy branches off towards Kakadu 34km southeast of Darwin. About 10km along the road, in the small agricultural hub of Humpty Doo, the self-proclaimed ‘world famous’ Humpty Doo Hotel is a popular local (even with Darwin locals) serving up meals (mains $12 to $20), big Sunday sessions and weekend bands.
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Lion
Off to one side of this popular, upmarket boozer (all big screens, beer terraces and business types) is a sassy restaurant with a cool retro interior and romantic vibes. Hot off the menu are luscious Coorong Angus steaks, market fish and corn-fed chicken breasts, served with a professionalism far exceeding the average pub.
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Shipwrecked
An exceptional wine list accompanies the best seafood menu in town. The barramundi and coral trout are always safe bets, but you’re on holidays, for crying out loud, so try the sweet and sultry Penang seafood curry or the Shipwrecked Platter ($135 at last count), which will easily please three fussy pescatarians.
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Ugly Duck Out
This casual diner was named as a play on Swansea's Swan Inn, which burned down some years ago. The Sydney Morning Herald has proclaimed it the home of the best fish and chips in Tasmania – they also do a great salads, gourmet burgers, curries and pastas. The whole menu is available as takeaway.
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La Piadina
A piadina is a filled flat bread common in northern Italy, and the Zizioli brothers are the only ones serving them in Sydney. Fillings include prosciutto, rocket, mozzarella and ndjua, a kind of spicy sausage. Have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but whatever you do have them – they’re delicious!
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King River Cafe
In Oxley, it’s worth a stop for a coffee or light meal at the King River Café, an unassuming but inviting place in an old general store, serving scrumptious lunches bringing together much of the region’s famous produce. Ask about the attached self-contained accommodation.
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Reefton Hotel
A bona fide slice of colonial Australiana, the Reefton is authentic. Eat your fish and chips or burger out back near the kiln or in the fancier restaurant. The beautiful winding drive to get out here is popular with motorcyclists who discuss conrods on the veranda. Follow Warburton’s Main Rd east.
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Stefan’s Pizza
This place does vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free pizzas, as well as meat versions. You can choose your base: cape seed, wholemeal, low GI, sourdough or standard, and the toppings are both unique and tasty – with pine nuts, pumpkin, chilli, soy cheese and spinach. Service is fabulous and worth the trip.
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Beach House
In a town blessed with fantastic waterfront restaurants, this might be the best. The modern international menu includes a seafood paella, eye fillet and char-grilled pork over braised cabbage. A sure bet for starters is the pan-seared Lakes Entrance scallops. The café downstairs is more casual.
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Pizza Mario
This is the only pizzeria in Sydney to be given the seal of approval from the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana – the governing Naples body established to ensure pizzaioli (pizza makers) aren’t corrupting the trade. Not surprisingly, the pizzas are kickin’ (as is the tiramisu).
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