Sydney
This historic no-frills spot at Cottage Point caters for both national park visitors and passing boat traffic. It's got a lovely deck overlooking the…
Must-see restaurants in Australia
St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick
Choosing from the vegetarian menu is easy. Deciding what to pay can be hard. This not-for-profit operation provides training and educational opportunities…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Explore this two-storey warehouse – there's lots going on from cafe, coffee roaster, bakery and deli to brewery and distillery. Most of the daytime menu's…
Brisbane & Around
Although lacking finesse and atmosphere, this carpeted eatery is loved locally for its quality Aussie beef, much of it sourced regionally. Steaks aside,…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Project Forty Nine brings a slice of the country to Collingwood's industrial backstreets with this outpost of its original cafe in Beechworth, regional…
Victoria
Formerly known as the Bridge Hotel, this historic spot and Echuca's oldest pub was built in 1859 by town-founder Harry Hopwood. Now it's a family-oriented…
French Island
The only shop on the island, this place serves simple takeaway-style food and also sells basic groceries, supplies and bottles of local wines. It also…
Adelaide
The prefix ‘nano’ applies to a one-billionth measure of something…something extremely small. But neither the servings nor this ebullient Italian cafe…
The East Coast
Artifakt has Swansea's takeaway coffee market cornered, but if you want to linger there are local art displays and leather lounges inside, plus a couple…
Surfers Paradise
In sophisticated PR-speak, 'you can eat your way around the globe' at Bazaar; in crude terms, this means you can stuff yourself silly by selecting from…
Brisbane
On restaurant-lined Grey St, Ahmet channels the Bosphorus with its Grand Bazaar murals, riotous colours and decent Turkish fare. Tuck into pides stuffed…
Hobart
Perpetuating the Australian trend towards silly non sequitur 'something and something' business names, Basket & Green redeems itself with excellent…
Hobart
Adhere to the 'When in Rome' dictum and take yourself out for a Tasmanian seafood dinner. Malaysian seafood laksa, oyster po'boy sandwich with Cajun mayo,…
Barossa Valley
The better looking of the town's two pubs, the affable 1846 Angaston serves Barossa wines and pub standards (schnitzels, pasta, salt-and-pepper squid)…
Great Ocean Road
The pick of Aireys' cafes at the bottom (as opposed to top) shops, this predominantly vegetarian and vegan spot offers healthy concoctions such as yogi…
Brisbane & Around
Set in Towoomba's heritage-listed old post office – complete with relaxing verandah and an intimate dining room – GPO serves tasty (though not especially…
Noosa
This local stayer pumps out thin-crust, Aussie-style pizzas with names like 'Hoisin Duck' (with fresh chilli, cucumber, cashews and spring onion) and …
Cradle Country & The West
The quality of food and service doesn't live up to the relatively high prices at the self-professed fine-dining restaurant at Cradle Mountain Lodge. The…
Hobart
Inside the excellent Henry Jones Art Hotel, this atmospheric cafe is jam-packed at breakfast time. If you’re sporting a hangover of some description, the…
St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick
Like a pair of well-worn slippers, Batch feels snug and familiar. Upcycled artworks by Melbourne-based artists Joost Bakker and Peter James Smith share…
Melbourne
Popular and packed, Tiamo is a go-to for the Aussie-Italian dining experience, but that doesn't make the food or service the best on Lygon St. There's…
Adelaide Hills
Big with the lycra-clad cyclists who sweat their way here from the city, Uraidla Republic is a bakery/brewery/cafe combo, and you can have a glass of wine…
Noosa
Perfect beach views from the deck make for idyllic beer-sipping and reasonable (if erring towards pricey) pub-food chomping. That is, everything from …
South Coast NSW
With pub mainstays like fish and chips, lamb and potato cakes, pizzas and steak, the menu at the Berry Hotel doesn't have many surprises, but the ambience…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
The innovative Indian menu here spans street food, curries, dal and tandoor dishes. You might find papadi chaat, described as 'Indian nachos', creamy…
Sunshine Coast
Relaxed Amici is a popular spot for Italian-inspired grub. The food is generally flavourful, though not particularly authentic, with a range of staples…
St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick
Affable and reassuringly worn, this '80s veteran is a true St Kilda institution, having pumped caffeine, grub and Bloody Marys into generations of local…
West Coast Australia
Jezebelle's fine selection of WA, Spanish and Italian wines is as attention-grabbing as its curvy art-deco exterior. Tacos, paella and quesadillas all…
Melbourne
Accessed via the unmarked door on Hardware Lane beside Kirk's Wine Bar, this très chic space features a zinc-topped bar all the way from France,…
West Coast Australia
This little Gallic slice in far-flung Moora is a real curio, hung with plastic plants and faux-vines creeping across the shopfront windows. It's mostly a…
Victorian High Country
The Mansfield has a huge dining room and an extensive bistro menu to go with it. Pull up a couch by the fireplace in winter, or eat out on the sunny beer…
Adelaide
A spin-off branch of Henry's original Kent Town operation, this city locale shares an industrial space with Prohibition Liquor Co (caffeine or gin: what's…
Tasmania
This mumma knows how to show guests a good time. On Saturday night, she hosts top-notch live music (country, bluegrass, blues, folk) and does a bustling…
Melbourne
According to local dumpling experts, New Shanghai, in a flash corner of the Emporium shopping complex's food hall, serves up Melbourne's best xiao long…
West Coast Australia
Meals at the curvilicious art deco Wongan Hills Hotel are typical country-pub fare, including decent pizzas and the odd international guest (mango chicken…
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…
West Coast Australia
The seafood platters at this humble sporting club (shorts and sandals are OK – but don't even think about showing up with a motorcycle helmet) are…
Melbourne
The vibe couldn't be more different than that of the much-loved original MoVida at this financial-district outpost. Darkened, bohemian and intimate have…
Launceston
Wandering New Zealanders (and everyone else) are welcome at this affable city-centre pizzeria. Fab discs (made with Tasmanian flour) emerge straight from…
Fortitude Valley
Under the watchful eye of Thai royalty, locals sit at easy-wipe tables and tuck into chilli-loaded Thai and Laotian dishes at this lo-fi Chinatown eatery…
