Aløft
Casting a glow over the waterfront, Hobart's most stylish treehouse shines.
Provenance
Michael Ryan’s High Country diner is an ever-evolving beacon of regional, Japan-inflected deliciousness, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
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Carnation Canteen
Carnation elevates simplicity in flavour and design to the level of art.
Brae
Home-grown fruits, vegetables and herbs play the starring role in this uniquely Australian culinary performance.
Pilu at Freshwater
A beloved waterfront favourite still radiates Sardinian sunshine.
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Porcine
Paddington’s salon de swine now has a broader remit.
Ho Jiak Town Hall
This modern Malay powerhouse is hotter than ever after five years.
Essa
This ever-consistent wood-fired favourite brings playfulness to fine dining.
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Agnes
The flames – and new ideas – keep burning bright at Brisbane’s temple of fire.
Hearth Restaurant and Lounge
Playing with fire brings out the best in Western Australian produce.
Lee Ho Fook
Wit, flavour and skill come together beautifully at this modern Chinese diner.
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Embla
This ever-packed, ever-delicious wine bar is a beloved Melbourne legend.
Di Stasio Carlton
This inner-north outpost is a masterclass in Italian design and flavour.
Etta
This beautifully run neighbourhood restaurant deftly balances comfort and creativity.
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Lagoon Dining
Exciting pan-Asian flavours in the heart of Little Italy.
The Little Rickshaw
Book early for this contemporary take on Southeast Asian cuisine.
Casa
It’s “mi casa, su casa” at this neighbourhood wine bar and bottle-o.
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Glenarty Road
Farmhouse dining and wining done right.
Pilloni
Disarmingly good Italian food executed with a regional twist.
King Clarence
Khanh Nguyen’s pan-Asian diner is the city’s hottest power lunch spot.
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Kiin
A creative, contemporary twist on Thai street food
Bathers’ Pavilion Restaurant
A waterfront classic that delivers reliable delights.
Bistra
This minimalist bistro in a Carlton terrace makes classic dishes feel new again.
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Supernormal Brisbane
Andrew McConnell brings his pan-Asian diner to town with a whole new vibe.
Ondeen
This no-waste Adelaide Hills utopia celebrates the best of South Australian produce.
Olympus Dining
Glamorous Greek eats in one of Sydney’s liveliest dining rooms.
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Staġuni
Convivial Maltese cooking in a heritage primary school is a gamechanger for the Barossa.
August
European-inspired plates and relaxed service inside a former house of worship.
Eleven Barrack
A glamorous dining room in a heritage bank is another hit for Bentley Group.
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Norté
Exciting Latin flavours with a sophisticated Gold Coast pedigree.
Marmelo
This is the hotel restaurant Melbourne has been waiting for.
Lunetta
A Canberra icon rises again as a sleek Italian-ish fine-diner.
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Scholé
Garagistes’ Luke Burgess returns with this intimate Japanese-inspired gem.
Oscar’s in the Valley
A bright new star for Western Australia’s oldest wine region.
Wills Domain
This Imaginative, artful winery dining delivers on deliciousness.
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Le Rebelle
True to its name, this French bistro charts its own course.
Serai
A big-flavoured, wood-fired Pinoy party.
The Grill at The International
Sydney’s latest chophouse is classy, confident and cosmopolitan in the same breath, writes Matty Hirsch.
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Anchovy
Thi Le and Jia-Yen Lee’s mod-Viet returns with gusto in its latest incarnation, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
Mu Omakase
Mu’s 12-course menu, based on the Japanese omakase and served at a counter, delivers an array of small jewels both subtle and robust.
Greasy Zoe’s
Annual Restaurant Guide: VIC top 25
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Restaurant Dan Arnold
Annual Restaurant Guide: Queensland Top 15
Bosco
Inside a dark industrial warehouse, a veteran restaurateur is highlighting bread and open-fire Mediterranean cooking, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Pitzi
The team behind Fico trot out a chic new pasta bar which makes simplicity special.
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Tama Brisbane: Restaurant Review
Two of Brisbane’s finest hospitality talents bring glitz and glamour to the new (and improved) GPO building.
Longshore: Restaurant Reivew
Where once Automata stood, you’ll now find a playful aquatic adventure fuelled by some seriously skilful cooking.
Komeyui Brisbane: Restaurant Review
Melbourne’s Komeyui has a slick new Brisbane outpost and it’s bringing a little Zen interconnection to the everyday.
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Hentley Farm
Chefs momentarily down tools to welcome guests and lead them to the dining room, where views over the gum-lined creek and single estate vineyard delight.
Bentley
The nugget of rosemary-skewered kangaroo that opens your Bentley voyage might look simple, but a bite detonates a flavour-packed core.
Van Bone
Van Bone exemplifies destination dining, with every mouthful as uniquely Tasmanian as the stunning coastal views.
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Omnia
Old-school, theatrical hospitality is where Omnia shines.
Kazuki’s
The dramatic transformation that occurs as you step from hectic Lygon Street into the upholstered serenity of Kazuki's is one of Melbourne's great dining overtures.
Alta Trattoria
A Piedmontese trattoria promises to become a Fitzroy favourite with impressive dishes and wines to match.
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Alta Trattoria: Restaurant review
A Piedmontese trattoria promises to become a Fitzroy favourite with impressive dishes and wines to match.
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Clam bar: Restaurant review
The team behind Pellegrino 2000 and Bistrot 916 go Americana with rollicking results.
Yūgen: Restaurant review
It's time to live large at this glitzy multi-faceted restaurant.
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Mr Vain: Restaurant review
Brisbane's Mr Vain is a call to party like it's 1999.
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Such and Such: Restaurant review
More is more at the sequel to Pilot – and Canberra dining is better for it.
Osteria Il Coccia: Restaurant review
An Italian-accented tasting menu licked by open flames sets a high standard for finer dining on the Central Coast
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Kiln: Restaurant review
A rooftop party palace atop Sydney’s Ace Hotel blends nostalgia with hope for better times ahead.
Aru
Quite simply, this is one of Melbourne’s best places to be: a stylish bar-cum-casual-diner livened by wood fire and fermentation, curing and smoking, spotted gum and sandstone.
Arimia
Space is integral to the work of this organically certified, off-grid farm – and Arimia really is best considered as a farm with a restaurant rather than vice versa.
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Fugazzi
Energy pulsates through this New York-inspired Italian restaurant all seven days of the week.
Gerard’s Bistro
Bring an open mind to this benchmark for innovative Levantine cooking. You’ll experience familiar flavours in novel ways and encounter ingredients not found elsewhere, thanks to tireless chef Adam Wolfers.
Mr Wong
The fact that Mr Wong – a walloping 240-seater offering 70-plus dishes and 40-odd pages worth of wine – continues to fire on all cylinders is a downright masterstroke.
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Shell House Dining Room and Terrace
A laneway lift takes you up to the Dining Room and Terrace, where serious cooking with share-plate generosity awaits
Restaurant Hubert
How easy is it to love Hubert? It all begins the second you step from an ordinary city street into this parallel universe heaving with life and laughter.
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Ursula’s in Sydney is the new girl in town
Everything old is new again at this historic Paddington terrace, writes Karlie Verkerk.
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Africola
A menu shift to more plants has only amped up the sense of exploration.
Aubergine
Chef-owner Ben Willis continues to refine a menu that effortlessly drifts with the seasons.
Di Stasio Città
An utterly familiar menu of Italian perfection right in Melbourne's CBD.
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Gather at Coriole
A thoughtful experience from beginning to end, peppered with creative surprises.
Dier Makr
Expect magnificent flavours to emerge from this Hobart restaurant.
Fico
A Hobart restaurant that embraces and interprets local produce with flair.
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Firedoor
There's a lot more to Firedoor than just meat. Ignore the hype, trust the chef and enjoy the show.
Fleet
Fleet, the exceptional Brunswick Heads fine-diner, is getting ready to welcome diners back in January 2022.
Flower Drum
Whether celebrating life's milestones or simply treating yourself, dining at the Drum is the ultimate expression of self-care.
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Gerard’s Bistro
A rich, multi-layered menu that draws from Lebanese, Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, and is boosted with an arsenal of techniques.
Grossi Florentino
With chandeliers, meticulously ironed linen, charming service and menus that riff on grand Roman ristorante, Grossi Florentino is one of the foundations of Melbourne's dining scene.
Lee Ho Fook
Victor Liong's new-style Chinese food takes its cues from the lilting elegance of Cantonese, but heads off in its own unique direction.
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Mr Wong
After nine years, Merivale's answer to Cantonese cuisine is still a CBD favourite.
Otto Brisbane
New riverfront lodgings means Otto is an even more alluring prospect for diners keen to push the boat out.
Provenance
The elegantly refreshed Provenance has never shone brighter, promising diners a riot of colour, slow food and ceramics.
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Stillwater
A Launceston restaurant that only gets better with age.
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Templo
From a softly glowing shopfront on the fringe of the CBD, Templo serves Hobart's best Italian food.
Pilot
This Canberra restaurant is soaring: confident, playful and polished.
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Restaurant Dan Arnold
Come for the tasting menu, stay for the snacks.
Labart
A Gold Coast diner that deftly balances the old-school and the on-trend.
Raes
It would be easy for this Byron mainstay to rely purely on its good looks, but chef Jason Saxby brings genuine substance to the table.
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Fleur
A pub, a French floral name, a modern Japanese menu. It just works.
Van Bone
Celebrating the immediacy of the land and sea, the entire Van Bone experience is uniquely Tasmanian.
Raku
An extensive drinks offering and clockwork service equals a leisurely dining experience at this Japanese diner.
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a’Mare
The shining jewel in Crown Sydney's dining portfolio, a'Mare promises a polished night out without the pretence.
Grazing
This agrarian fantasy is manifested in the diminutive town of Gundaroo, where comforting dishes are constructed under the historic tin roof of the 1865 Royal Hotel.
Sáng by Mabasa
At Sáng, spicy, sweet and fermented flavours are combined with truckloads of texture and a refined touch, expanding the definition of Korean dining in Australia.
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Gimlet
With escape from reality at a premium, Gimlet's gorgeously renovated, high-ceilinged space is the perfect bolthole.
Elska
If you ever think the quirkiness will overwhelm, just trust the chef and know it'll all work out for the best.
Same Same
The elevator pitch might be elegant share-style street food, but expect more.
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Review: Melbourne’s Chancery Lane is bringing aspic back
At Scott Pickett’s smooth new clubhouse expect old-school French flavours, reworked for the modern day.
Review: Sydney’s Jung Sung isn’t afraid to mess with tradition
A modern Korean fine-diner offers twists on traditional dishes with finesse, with a rule-breaking bibimbap, red snapper hwe with karkalla, and Brussels sprouts kimchi.
