Broome & The Kimberley
Hip and healthy offerings include breakfast burritos, succulent salads, mouth-watering pancakes, chai smoothies, real coffee and homemade gelato. The…
Must-see restaurants in Australia & Pacific
Townsville & Mission Beach
An Innisfail institution, this culinary superstar offers goodies including 60-plus varieties of European cheese, ham and salami, and scrumptious…
Albany
Squeeze inside this bright and cheerful little French bakery and help yourself to quiche, freshly baked croissants and bread, organic coffee and all…
Southern WA
Denmark's best coffee, as well as the most creative breakfasts – from avo crisp to poached eggs with a spicy, Tunisian-style tomato sauce.
Adelaide
The pick of the restaurants on office-heavy Waymouth St. Press is super stylish (brick, glass, lemon-coloured chairs) and not afraid of offal (pan-fried…
Adelaide
Racking up recent 'Australia's Best Restaurant' awards, Orana is a secretive beast, with minimal signage and access via a black staircase at the back of…
Adelaide
Enter this basement wonderland for magical north Indian curries and consummately professional staff (they might remember your name from when you ate here…
Adelaide
Superb, freshly constructed rice paper rolls, pho and super-crunchy barbecue-pork báhn mì, eat-in or take away. Wash it all down with a cold coconut milk…
Barossa Valley
Run by a charismatic couple – a Columbian and a Brit – El Estanco is one of the best things to happen to the Barossa in recent times. Earthy, authentic,…
Adelaide Hills
The huge spinning waterwheel on Bridgewater's towering 1860s flour mill counts out the days, the years, the decades… There's a timeless class about this…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Bread Social's concession at Byron Bay's The Farm is the worst-kept secret; now the word is really out with this dedicated bakery and cafe, opened just a…
Snowy Mountains
Located in farmland midway between Jindabyne and Thredbo, this artisanal distillery offers tastings of its excellent schnapps, a rainbow of flavours from…
Fiordland & Southland
Located in a former Victorian schoolhouse, this excellent 'old-school' cafe puts the emphasis on local produce – free-range eggs, veggies from the garden,…
Fremantle
A blue shipping container doubles as a coffee-window and bar inside this sunny cafe-bistro in North Fremantle, enclosed in glass from sometimes-icy winds…
Clare Valley
'Terroir' – a word often associated with the wine trade – defines the nature of a place: its altitude, its soil, its climate. At this excellent restaurant…
Launceston
Bryher's super-appealing 1920s stained-glass shopfront and well-loved floorboards set the scene for a rootsy, meaty menu. The baked giant beans, black…
Great Ocean Road
The guys from Portland's stylish Margaret & Agnes have opened a second venture within the lighthouse precinct, offering a similar menu of quality homemade…
Brisbane & Around
A modern, warehouse-style space, Jamworks serves up quality, produce-driven cafe grub, from poached eggs with chilli cornbread, baby spinach, sautéed…
Hobart & Around
A snappy piece of hillside architecture, Coal River Farm is a family-friendly spot to try some artisanal cheese and chocolate or grab some breakfast or…
Cairns
This tried-and-true waterfront seafood and steak restaurant comes up trumps for ambience, generous portions and friendly service. The varied menu of…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
The chef at this breezy, stylish bistro is a real globetrotter, offering Moroccan-style goat curry on the same menu as Vietnamese-style barramundi spring…
Brisbane & Around
Super casual and neighbourly, Toowoomba's best pizza joint occupies a nondescript suburban strip mall in Rangeville. A real-deal Italian pizzaiolo (pizza…
West Coast Australia
The ornate Guildford Hotel reopened in 2016 after a 2008 fire, and the flash makeover is still looking great. Smart design choices have retained many…
Melbourne
Originating in Tel Aviv, Miznon is a fun and fresh option on iconic Hardware Lane. Book seats at tables outside, or sit on the 'steps' inside or on the…
Te Anau
Housed in a replica settler’s cottage, candlelit and cosy Redcliff offers well-executed, locally sourced food amid nostalgic decor (including old photos…
Whanganui
Inside a downtown heritage timber building (a 1901 saddlery, straight outta Dodge City), Honest Kitchen serves cafe wonders – wraps, sandwiches, bagels,…
Hastings & Around
OMG! Baked in a 100-year-old oven, the organic, gluten-free, vegan, paleo-friendly, dairy-free loaves produced at this bakery/cafe are seriously high…
West Coast Australia
Built in 1896, this cheery red-brick pub 3km northwest of Mundaring is a surprising find. Pub grub is the main lure (brilliant BLTs, perfect parmas), plus…
Midlands & Central Highlands
Hyperactive Zeps is pretty much the compulsory coffee stop for drivers between Hobart and Launceston. It's a place of two halves – takeaway coffee, pies…
Brisbane & Around
Cheery, new-school Brinx 'gets it'. The coffee is excellent and the cafe grub fresh, honest and made using products from the in-house gourmet deli…
Adelaide Hills
Whether or not these guys pilfered their name from a song by The Cure is debatable. Discuss it over an indescribably delicious bánh mi pizza (cider…
West Coast Australia
This slick bistro is a breath of fresh Indian Ocean air for Jurien Bay, with savvy interior design, amiable staff, quick-fire tapas plates (cheese-stuffed…
Hobart
There are four floating fish punts moored in Constitution Dock, selling fresh-caught seafood either uncooked or cooked. Our pick is Flippers, an enduring…
Wellington
Olive boldly attempts to be all things to all Wellingtonians: breakfast cafe, nocturnal bistro, wine bar, craft-beer joint and live-music venue...and…
Perth
Top-notch brunch options – including leek and Parmesan croquettes in dreamy leek cream with poached eggs – combine with eclectic interiors that are said…
Hastings & Around
Blur the lines between breakfast, lunch and dinner at Havelock North's best cafe, inside a former post office infused with stylish retro Kiwiana decor…
West Coast Australia
The Endeavour is a classic Aussie beachfront beer bunker, with a big grassy terrace overlooking the Indian Ocean. The kitchen cooks up hefty pub-grub…
West Coast Australia
This moody tapas/wine bar caps the northern end of Rockingham's beachside strip, with authentic Spanish-style food and an ocean-view corner terrace…
South Coast NSW
Eden mussels, Tilba cheeses and Gippsland wines find their perfect setting in this shack-chic, upper-floor restaurant overlooking the wharf. The sunset…
Christchurch
Shared plates enjoyed around an elegantly curved bar are divided into Earth, Land and Sea and include innovative and playful dishes harnessing ingredients…
