Victoria
Eating here is like taking a culinary tour of the Mediterranean – Greek, Lebanese and North African dishes all get a run with subtle flavours. The decor…
Must-see restaurants in Australia
Southern NSW & The Murray
Zecca serves up handmade pasta and Italian meals in the modern setting of a converted 1940s Rural Bank building. The kitchen uses local ingredients where…
South Coast NSW
With more hats than a milliner, Caveau is at the forefront of native Australian cooking. This lauded restaurant serves gourmet fare such as barramundi…
Tasmanian Food & Wine Conservatory
Tasmania
With the laudable aim of showcasing Tasmanian food and wine – especially from boutique and small producers – this stylishly converted conservatory 15km…
Brisbane & Around
Chef Amanda Hunt has saved Hampton from eternal culinary damnation with this smart, produce-driven cafe. Local produce (including ingredients from Amanda…
Hunter Valley
Local lad Frank Fawkner's compact space tucked into a corner of Oakvale winery makes you feel you are all – chefs, waiters, diners – on a convivial shared…
Sunshine Coast
A mishmash of recycled furniture and vintage ephemera, side-street Velo is an easy-going, breezy affair. Here, locals play board games while munching on…
Victoria
Miss Amelie's elegant dining room is easily Albury Wodonga's classiest place to eat, and the menu and service also don't disappoint. Mains could include…
The Southeast
What a surprise! Tasmania's best sushi – including fresh Tasmanian wasabi – is in sleepy Geeveston. Opening hours are disappointingly limited (and he…
Melbourne Region
Built as a residence in the 1890s and operating as a teahouse and restaurant since the 1930s, this is undoubtedly the best dining destination in the…
Broome
The hippest place in town to grab a great coffee, healthy juice and Mexican-themed brekkies. Locals queue for its fabled lunchtime burgers. Follow the…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
The Rocks sometimes seems like it's all pubs, so it's a delight to find this contemporary cafe that works for a sightseeing stopover or a better, cheaper…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Out of town opposite Shelly Beach, this destination cafe attracts local and travelling bohemians and their respective entourages. Bliss out over eggs on…
Tasmania
Country Chinese restaurants never used to be as good as this unassuming treasure. T's delivers a full paddock-to-plate experience, with the free-range…
Mid-North Coast
This fresh, seaside spot is one serious dining destination. The inspired contemporary menu features dishes like award-winning Tajima Wagyu beef, alongside…
Exmouth
If you don't believe that breakfast is an exciting meal, this cafe will blow your misconceptions out of the water. Everything is vegan or vegetarian and…
Melbourne
Seating 25 people, chef Julian Hills serves an eight-course tasting menu (five courses for $85 on Wednesday and Thursday), expertly prepared using local…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Turn left 1km beyond the Denison Canal to discover this excellent vineyard cafe, sitting atop an open rise on one of Tasmania's oldest family farms – it's…
Perth
One of Perth's best wine bars, Must is also one of the city's slickest restaurants with a cheeky, playful vibe that particularly resonates on Fridays,…
Victorian High Country
Housed in a former Masonic hall, Templar Lodge is a showcase for well-known Victorian chef Emma Handley. Secure a table on the verandah and feast on…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Harnessing produce from Southern Highlands farmers and growers, the Press Shop is the best of Bowral's excellent cafe scene. Try the super-healthy quinoa…
West Coast Australia
Overlooking aquamarine waters at Ocean Park, breakfast is served here until 11am, and you can partner craft beer and award-winning wines with the freshest…
Darwin
At the forefront of Parap's burgeoning culinary scene and one of Darwin's best Indian restaurants, multi-award-winning Saffrron puts sustainability and…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Creative, cute and quite unlike anywhere else on the Tablelands, this fun cafe-gallery is locally famous for its outrageous desserts and milkshakes…
Victorian High Country
Deconstructed sushi and vegan doughnuts are definitely items you once couldn't order in Yackandandah, but those days are gone since the arrival of this…
Port Douglas
Marco Pierre White–trained chef-owner Spencer Patrick whips up culinary gems that stand toe to toe with Australia's best. Fresh, locally sourced produce…
Adelaide
Adelaide's most hyped restaurant deserves the limelight: its fun, generous, irreverent attitude has challenged haughty fine-dining norms across the city…
City Centre & Haymarket
Concealed in a villa behind a historic cottage amid the high-rises, this extraordinary restaurant is for those seeking a culinary journey rather than a…
Mid-North Coast
Japanese chefs work their magic in this imposing and beautifully rustic two-storey former Freemason building. It's run by the same owners as Federal's…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Aria is a star in Sydney’s fine-dining firmament, an award-winning combination of chef Joel Bickford’s stellar dishes, floor-to-ceiling windows staring…
Victoria
Not your usual country bakery, here it's all about hand-rolled croissants baked with Belgian butter, among other mind-blowing sugary pastries. Its pies…
Melbourne
The original of four locations, Gensuke only does one thing and does it extraordinarily well: tonkotsu (pork broth) ramen. Choose from four types – …
Melbourne Region
Refined cooking, expert wine matches and a laid-back ambience make Midnight Starling a destination restaurant for Melbourne's foodies, who dominate the…
West Coast Australia
Sure, you can get your standard bacon and eggs here, but why wouldn't you go for banana-flour waffles or tuna poke? There's lots of organic, hard-to…
Barossa Valley
From humble beginnings in a little stone cottage on the Fleurieu Peninsula, Fino has evolved into one of Australia's best restaurants, now ensconced in…
Hobart
Unpretentious little Templo, on a nondescript reach of Patrick St, is a Hobart dining treasure. With only 20 seats (bookings essential), most of them…
Newtown & the Inner West
Ester exemplifies Sydney's contemporary dining scene: informal but not sloppy; innovative without being overly gimmicky; hip, but never try-hard. The menu…
Rockhampton
This restaurant is a worthy contender for 'Best Indian/Sri Lankan Food in Queensland' title. Biryanis come studded with tender pieces of smoked goat, …
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Queuing outside this teensy bakery, which has sprouted branches across the city, is an essential Surry Hills experience. It sells a tempting selection of…
Melbourne
This plant-based cafe (eggs and feta are on the menu, but a lot is vegan) on the cusp of Richmond is centred on happiness – the joy that comes from seeing…
