Mid-North Coast
Opened in early 2019, CH Dining is a welcome addition to the Crescent Head dining scene. Located at The Med motel, the space is contemporary cool and the…
Must-see restaurants in Australia & Pacific
Fleurieu Peninsula
Crazy-busy-popular Pizzateca occupies a little back-blocks cottage, with a broad deck beneath a couple of huge old redgum trees. Generously sized pizzas…
Mid-North Coast
Settle in on the candlelit verandah or cosy into a table inside the smart contemporary fit-out of this humble weatherboard house, where sophisticated open…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
With huge picture windows, this bright, all-day waterfront food room is perfect for coffee and cake, a beer, a glass of wine, or all of them in sequence…
Te Anau
Fantastic food truck delivering Kiwi-Asian fusion baos, rice burgers and salads to hungry travellers and locals alike. Try the Bambi Bao, with wild…
The Southeast
Just south of Woodbridge at Birchs Bay, hidden up a winding dirt track, Pepperberries is a sophisticated little glass-fronted cafe in the trees. Utilising…
Palmerston North
Brilliant Local specialises in build-your-own meals. For breakfast, that means eggs with additions like potato-herb hash and grilled salmon, and for lunch…
The Whitsundays
This melange of nautical cliches (rum barrels, dangling buoys, octopuses adorning walls) and fish plucked fresh from Poseidon's realm is a wonderful spot…
Kangaroo Island
In a handsome corner shopfront with a lace-trimmed balcony, Amadio blasts reggae and retro Brit-pop into Kingscote's sleepy streets. It's a mainland-SA…
Hobart
This old petrol-station building has been reworked as an earthy cafe, with a quirky retro interior, staff dancing in the kitchen and herbs growing in…
Fiordland & Southland
Looking over Taramea Bay, Beach House is a stylish, comfortable cafe famous for seafood, especially its creamy chowder studded with juicy mussels and…
Cairns
Formerly Green Ant Cantina, Pacifico – opened late 2019 – carries on the traditions of its predecessor: huge portions of Tex-Mex and gourmet pub grub,…
Kangaroo Island
Hungry? Thursday night? If it's 'affirmative' to all of the above, wander over to this big steel farm shed (a couple of kilometers down a dirt road across…
Gisborne
'We cut lunch, not corners' is the motto at Frank & Albie's, a neat little hipster place on Gisborne's main drag (check out the old art-deco leadlighting…
Hobart
Stepping into this brilliant little coffee-and-bagel joint, run by a chipper Minnesotan who ended up in Hobart accidentally, is like waking into an old…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Cookbook author Sevtap Yüce steps out of the pages to deliver her bold Turkish Flavours to the plate at this wonderful little cafe. Most of the tables are…
Wellington
Watch the top-knotted bakers baking through the big picture window, then head inside to taste some scones, biscuits, cakes and lovely loaves, plus simple…
Hobart & Around
The best spot for a coffee in New Norfolk is this cheeky little cafe occupying a minuscule shopfront in the middle of town. On the menu are soups, curries…
The East Coast
Super-popular Freycinet Marine Farm grows huge, succulent oysters in the waters around Coles Bay, while its farm-gate cafe also dishes up fish and chips,…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Nino's cafe has been here since 1974 (and the building a lot longer), but it manages to put a contemporary sheen on central VH. Hip young staff and a mod…
Mid-North Coast
Fresh from a fabulous, multi-million-dollar refurbishment, the iconic 1930s Shoal Bay Country Club, opposite gorgeous Shoal Bay beach, isn't a country…
Bruny Island
Hankering for a quivering sliver of cheese? Head to the Bruny Island Cheese Co, where Kiwi cheesemaker Nick Haddow produces eight varieties of fromage…
Clare Valley
Umbria looks like a high-end Melbourne Italian restaurant, lifted from Lygon St and dropped onto Main North Rd. But the exposed stonework and moody…
West Coast Australia
Craving some cray? They don't come much fresher than at this lobster-factory-turned-lunch spot, where half a grilled lobster, chips and salad will set you…
Yorke Peninsula
In a lovely old shopfront up the hill from the pub, Ma drives Stansbury wild with her superior seafood, wood-oven pizzas, craft beers, boutique wines and…
Taranaki & Whanganui
Chilled-out Lahar occupies an angular, black-trimmed timber box in Okato (hard to miss – there's not much else here). It's a lofty space with a few…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Sovereign Resort's formal Balcony Restaurant serves Mod Oz cuisine such as Atherton eye fillet and crispy skinned coral trout, as well as share plates…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Check the 'fish of the day' on the blackboard out the front of this fabulous seafood shack. Inside you can buy fresh local seafood straight off the boats …
Outback South Australia
It may sound a bit odd, but this brightly lit petrol-station diner is one of the best places to eat in Coober Pedy! Roasts, pastas, burgers, lasagne,…
Napier
Seemingly always busy when everywhere else is half-full, Hunger Monger is a funky seaside seafood diner with sheepskin-covered seats, quirky tablecloths…
Fleurieu Peninsula
This old vine-covered inn has been here since 1851. Its latest incarnation features super Mod Oz offerings with an Asian twist: launch into the Berkshire…
West Coast Australia
A first-class Indian restaurant that would do any large city proud, Grace serves an excellent range of North Indian standards to please all palates,…
Whanganui
With cheeky signage and a flip calendar of witty quotes not suitable to print, Mischief on Guyton is true to its name. Step inside (or through to the…
West Coast Australia
Corrugated iron, hessian hangings and rustic timber collude to create a happy vibe at this cosy corner cafe, offering stonking homemade sausage rolls and…
Great Ocean Road
This well-loved general store has provisions and groceries, but it's most noteworthy for its contemporary indoor-outdoor cafe-bar. With polished-concrete…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Drink in the views as well as the coffee at this restored, solar-powered 1957 caravan at the Pirates Bay Lookout that doles out fastidiously prepared…
Mid-North Coast
An urban sensibility combines with beach-town charm at this busy cafe. Pick up an early-morning latte or grab a seat for crumpets with macadamia crumble,…
Adelaide Hills
Japanese comes to Aldgate in the form of the highly rated Yuki – a minimalist room with a central kitchen, clad in blonde wood and kimonos. Sushi and…
West Coast Australia
Toodyay Bakery has been here since 1980, but recent refurbishment brings a little city-style artisan sheen to Toodyay. Excellent sourdough loaves and…
Southern WA
Seafood is the star at FishFace. One half is a busy fish-and-chip takeaway, with punters lining up for superior battered snapper, whiting and cod. The…
