Sydney
Legendary enough for a local rock band to name themselves after it, Gelbison entertains local families and backpackers with great-value pizza and pasta…
Must-see restaurants in Australia
The East Coast
There's a hint of the bayou about this fish shack, up on stilts above the muddy reaches of Medeas Cove. Crayfish is the speciality – pick one right out of…
Magnetic Island
Better Mexican food than you'd probably expect from a small restaurant on a tropical Australian island. This Nelly Bay institution trades on its…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
The busiest business on the main street (always a good sign), this little glass-fronted bakery does the usual range of pies, pasties and cakes, plus…
Mother Chu’s Vegetarian Kitchen
City Centre & Haymarket
Shimmering in plastique splendour, Mother Chu’s blends vegetarian Taiwanese, Japanese and Chinese influences to ensure the perfect tofu or claypot hit…
Port Fairy
Excellent for breakfast and light lunches, Rebecca’s has interesting items on the menu, including rich wild-rice porridge topped with rhubarb for…
Melbourne
A casual neighbourhood taqueria that packs out on weekends, with people visiting as much for tequila in the courtyard as they are for tacos in the small…
Melbourne
Wonderbao does only one thing – no prizes for guessing what. Its bao (steamed buns) range from the traditional sticky-barbecue-pork variety to oddities…
Limestone Coast
Hey presto! Occupying a heritage shopfront in downtown Mount G, Presto is a stylish cafe with blonde-wood floorboards, blonde waitstaff, bentwood chairs…
Outback Queensland
With a bar, beer garden and bistro all rolled into one, the Imperial is the pick of the places to eat along the main street. The menu covers roasts,…
Mid-North Coast
This takeaway joint at the top of the hill leading down to Shelly Beach does great greasy breakfasts and burgers, killer milkshakes and awesome loaded…
Victorian High Country
Behind the visitor centre, the deck here overlooks the Ovens River and park. It's a great place for coffee, a cooked breakfast or a gourmet sandwich with…
Rockhampton
Branching out beyond the Vietnamese palate, this glass-fronted high-street restaurant does decent southeast Asian food. Laksa, sizzling tamarind prawns…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Rather unobtrusively located by a gym on a seldom-transited Kings Cross street, this spacious restaurant attached to a hotel has restrained style and…
Walhalla General Store & Miner's Cafe
Victoria
In a replica historical building on the main road, this cafe does burgers, flathead tails, steak sangas, beers and wine, and, most importantly, bottled…
Geelong
A reason to come to this lesser-visited end of Pakington St is Zigfrids, with its contemporary space and menu of Middle Eastern fusion cuisine. Food is…
West Coast Australia
Coca-Cola memorabilia runs amok at this coked-up diner, with over 6000 red-and-white ashtrays, yo-yos, signs, cans, bottles, bottle caps, belt buckles etc…
Sydney
Easy Middle Eastern comfort food draws surfers up the hill to this spot. Falafels served in pitta bread, a bowl or on a plate are a quick-fire bargain,…
Hobart & Around
Amid the jingle jangle of the poker machines there’s standard pub fare at this old-school boozer in the middle of town: big on steaks, fish and chips and…
Blue Mountains
A little removed from the crowds on the Mall, this local favourite is tucked away out the back of the Woolworths car park. There's pleasant patio seating…
Southern NSW & The Murray
This fabulous little cafe doing great breakfasts and healthy (and delicious) lunches including vibrant salads, pastas and risottos (as well as great…
Sydney
This friendly cafe does decent breakfasts and sandwiches but it's best for its handful of Brazilian dishes. Delicious moqueca (fish stew) and feijoada …
West Coast Australia
The best coffee in town is at the retro-centric Wheatbelt Gallery, opposite the visitor centre. There's also pizza and toasted sandwiches, and it doubles…
Melbourne
Every imaginable variety of mock meat (generally made from wheat gluten or soy) is on offer here, served up in traditional Chinese style, from kung pao …
Hobart
Lunch with a view? Grab a window table at this elegant, glass-fronted brasserie with awesome Derwent River views, inside Mt Nelson’s 120-year-old…
Melbourne Region
One of Daylesford's most popular cafes, this business in the handsome and historic Victoria Hotel building is divided into a main cafe and a small next…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Part of the Albury dining scene along Dean St, South Cali Cantina has a great vibe with tasty Tex-Mex treats, burgers, Mexican brews and tasting flights…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Breaking the rule that states regional pubs must be cavernous and starkly lit, this historic corner hotel is a cosy spot for a drink or a bite to eat in…
Tasmania
This inn has been in the hospitality business since 1833 – plenty of time to perfect the art of pub grub. You can order everything from pizza to steak,…
Victoria
For simple and inexpensive family dining, with all the atmosphere of the Grand Hotel dining strip, Pizza Café is perfect. The wood-fired pizzas hit the…
Victorian High Country
Formerly a heritage pub, the Vine reopened in late 2018 as a cafe and gift shop. Feast on breakfast and lunch or refresh with Chiltern's best milkshakes…
Sunshine Coast
Standard pub grub is what you get at salt-of-the-earth Joe's, from BLT sandwiches and bangers and mash, to burgers and fish and chips. It's an old-school…
Melbourne
Part of the wonderful Curtin House complex, Mesa Verde does great Mexican food to a backdrop of Sergio Leone screenings. As well as street-food dishes,…
Clare Valley
Put some spice in your Clare Valley life with a visit to this modest, charming curry house on the main drag, ceilings draped with bright bolts of purple,…
Melbourne
The traditional wisdom is that Sydney does Thai and Melbourne does Vietnamese, but this little neighbourhood restaurant bucks the trend, serving…
Sydney
This well-loved diminutive space serves cooked breakfasts, pastries, sandwiches, salads and evening antipasti as well as daily specials. It serves food…
Clare Valley
There's a cellar door here, focusing on small-production local vineyards, but most folks are here for the bakery, serving excellent pies, cakes, big…
Tasmania
Host Annie gives a cheerful welcome to diners as they enter the barn-like upper-floor dining room of Wynyard's RSL and both she and her staff work hard to…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Another day in Sydney, another huge CBD construction project finished. Gateway is opposite Circular Quay and offers a range of decent eating options from…
Limestone Coast
Nooked into a car park off Meningie's main drag, this little bake house does a brisk seven-day trade. Pies, pasties, lamingtons, lemon tarts and bodacious…
