Wines of While
Who says natural wine (bars) don’t age well?
The best restaurants in Sydney for 2025
The best restaurants in Sydney, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide. There are old favourites, new trailblazers, and a lot of dining out to be done in the harbour city. Pull up a seat.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Station Road
French fare with a redeveloped Festival Plaza view lands in Adelaide’s CBD, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Bar Soma
More than three hours north of Brisbane, this tiny wine bar is proving well worth the drive, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Golden Century
A reborn Cantonese classic still glitters, writes ALEXANDRA CARLTON.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in South Australia right now
These are the best restaurants in South Australia, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Ah Um
Hidden deep inside Chinatown, this intimate new restaurant from the Astral Weeks crew is an adventure worth seeking out, writes Max Veenhuyzen.
The Grill at The International
Sydney’s latest chophouse is classy, confident and cosmopolitan in the same breath, writes Matty Hirsch.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in Melbourne right now
The best restaurants in Melbourne, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide. There are old favourites, new trailblazers, and a lot of dining out to be done.
Ondeen
Sustainability and provenance is a priority at this new no-waste Adelaide Hills wonderland, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Maison Bâtard
More is more at Chris Lucas’ opulent four-level French fantasy, which has cemented itself as Melbourne’s most talked-about new opening, writes MICHAEL HARRY.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in Adelaide (plus a few nearby)
The dining scene continues to heat up in our nation's south. Here are the restaurants we love in and around Adelaide, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in Canberra to visit in 2025
These are the best restaurants in Canberra, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in Perth (plus a couple nearby)
These are the best restaurant in and around Perth, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in Australia to visit in 2025
These are the best restaurants across the country, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Anchovy
Thi Le and Jia-Yen Lee’s mod-Viet returns with gusto in its latest incarnation, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
Botanic Lodge
Casual long lunches and leafy tranquillity still sit in the heart of
Adelaide Botanic Garden, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Song Bird
Neil Perry’s presumed swan song in Double Bay has found its melody and pitch, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Central
An underground dumpling bar and restaurant is bringing the flavours and energy of Hong Kong to Brisbane’s CBD, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
The best restaurants in NSW right now
These are the best restaurants in New South Wales, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Asha
Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African fare in a neighbourhood setting is the bright new kid on the block, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Naldham House Brasserie and Terrace
A once-exclusive building now houses a European-style eatery blending modern elegance with old-world charm, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Reed House
Refined Anglo-Aussie comfort food is back in full force at the fringe CBD dwelling restaurant, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best waterfront restaurants in Australia for alfresco sipping and snacking
Whether you're sipping and supping somewhere balmy and coastal or rugged up lakeside, these are the waterfront diners to keep front of mind.
Postino Osteria
Now in the hands of a modern Italian master, a storied inner west address becomes a reason to cross town
Firepop
A fan-favourite pop-up finds a forever home in the inner west, writes MATTY HIRSCH, and proves its mettle in the process.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Bossa Nova
Con Christopoulos’ new venture with chef Victor Liong brings a sushi train loaded with delicious hits and Brazilian good times, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
Gum Bistro
A relaxed inner-city newcomer from a talented young duo is making all the right moves at West End, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Thelma
A new Adelaide Hills bistro nails the neighbourhood dining brief with a thoughtful menu focused on local produce and wines, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Doju
An intriguing, exciting addition to the burgeoning Melb-Korean food scene arrives in the CBD, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
Maria
Sun-drenched flavours on the water’s edge get a Tasmanian twist, writes ALIX DAVIS.
Supernormal Brisbane
The first interstate foray by Andrew McConnell’s Trader House is a pleasant surprise – it’s bold, beautiful and entirely different to the original, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Brisbane’s best restaurants right now (plus two on the Gold Coast)
The top restaurants in Brisbane sway between artful fine dining to fine interpretations of Thai cuisine. These are the best Brisbane restaurants to hit, plus two on the Gold Coast worth the drive.
The Waterloo Inn
Thanks to the work of a plucky young couple, the sleepy Tasmanian town
of Swansea is now a dining destination, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Ester
Annual Restaurant Guide: NSW top 25
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in Queensland right now
These are the best restaurants in Queensland, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in Tasmania to visit in 2025
These are the best restaurants in Tasmania, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in Western Australia right now
These are the best restaurants in WA, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The best restaurants in ACT right now
These are the best restaurants across the state, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in Victoria right now
These are the best restaurants in Victoria, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
Ursula’s
Annual Restaurant Guide: NSW top 25
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Yoshii’s Omakase
Annual Restaurant Guide: NSW top 25
Saint Peter
The latest incarnation of Sydney’s pre-eminent seafood shrine is a full-throated triumph, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Revealed: Winners of the Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Awards
Celebrating the best and brightest in Australian dining this year.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Gourmet Traveller’s Restaurant of the Year: The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant
New Norfolk, Tasmania
Gourmet Traveller’s Best Destination Dining: Chauncy
Heathcote, Victoria
Gourmet Traveller’s Best New Talent: Mischa Tropp
The head chef and owner of Fitzroy's wildly popular Toddy Shop.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
The Gourmet Traveller Readers’ Choice Icon Award: Lake House
Daylesford, Victoria
Bosco
Inside a dark industrial warehouse, a veteran restaurateur is highlighting bread and open-fire Mediterranean cooking, writes ELLIOT BAKER.
Bar Olo
The new wine bar from Italian veteran Scopri lands with style, charm and confidence.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Good Luck Restaurant Lounge
It's been a minute, but Merivale is back with a vengeance – and a concept that's hard to pin down, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Gourmet Traveller Readers’ Choice Icon Award — Voting closed
After more than 500 reader submissions, these are the finalists for this year's Icon Award. Now, it's time to vote!
Lola’s
Aussie nostalgia plus modern-day restaurant and wine-bar thinking equals a likeable new player in WA’s pizza landscape.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Threecoins & Sons
Old-school pleasure plus modern-day kitchen skills equals a neighbourhood Italian restaurant delivering the best of both worlds.
The Waratah
A new boozer with a keen native focus is putting back some much-needed pep in the step of inner-city Sydney, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Jim’s Greek Tavern
Old-school Greek hospitality is alive and well after more than four decades, which is a rare feat.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Pilu at Freshwater
As it sails into its third decade, this northern beaches benchmark furthers the argument that old school is the best school, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Funda
At a new Korean hotspot in Sydney's CBD, the level of creativity is as high as the decibel count, writes MATTY HIRSCH.
Commis
The art of hospitality is on show with Gerald's Bar alumni forging something new and excellent.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Raja: Restaurant Review
In Sydney's inner east, an accomplished young chef is quietly rewriting the rules for Indian dining.
First look: Josh Niland’s new restaurant Fysh Singapore is now open
Josh Niland's first international restaurant, Fysh, has opened in Singapore's brand-new Edition hotel. And the pescatarian steakhouse concept might just be the chef's most extravagant venue yet.
MoVida Aqui: Restaurant review
The Spanish sibling returns with a serious new look and seriously good food.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
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.
Reine and La Rue Melbourne: Restaurant Review
One of Melbourne’s most ambitous openings of 2023 is also one of the priciest, but it’s all part of the experience.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Four unique Hong Kong dining experiences
The culinary capital of Asia undergoes an exciting transformation.
Komeyui Brisbane: Restaurant Review
Melbourne’s Komeyui has a slick new Brisbane outpost and it’s bringing a little Zen interconnection to the everyday.
Fino Seppeltsfield
As far as last meals go, you'd be hard pressed to go out with a more satisfying bang than Fino's Basque cheesecake and a nip of Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
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.
Wildflower
Don't be deceived by the name. Wildflower is a class act, but would you expect anything less from the debonair rooftop fine-diner atop COMO The Treasury?
Alberto’s Lounge
Anchovy toast has gained peak popularity, but Alberto’s Lounge takes the road less travelled, serving up umami-rich sardine pâté on triangles of crisp-fried crostoli.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Bentley
The nugget of rosemary-skewered kangaroo that opens your Bentley voyage might look simple, but a bite detonates a flavour-packed core.
Same Same
Same Same's main room provides dining drama aplenty: flames flashing, woks hissing in the central open kitchen, bustling communal tables channelling Thailand's streets through a glamorous lens.
Anekawa
This pint-sized, chef-run venue isn't quite a portal to Shibuya, but it does leave the Gold Coast behind.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Institut Polaire
It's a rare and impressive feat for a restaurant to both rock a theme and look cool doing it.
Van Bone
Van Bone exemplifies destination dining, with every mouthful as uniquely Tasmanian as the stunning coastal views.
Restaurant Botanic
At Restaurant Botanic, the line between the kitchen and the surrounding Adelaide Botanic Garden is all but invisible.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Arkhé
Of course there's (very good) steak at a restaurant focused on cooking with fire, but the joys of Arkhé are in the unconventional.
Tulum
Perhaps it's the glowy backlighting, moody as all get-out. Or maybe it's the genuine sense of hospitality, instantly evident in the bright-eyed welcome.
Omnia
Old-school, theatrical hospitality is where Omnia shines.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
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.
Clarence
You'd be crazy to forgo the flavour-forward $75 prix fixe menu at this bastion of fair pricing, but be sure to add a turnip cake or two.
Jungle Fowl
Eating coral trout mere kilometres from one of the world's most impressive reefs is a sensible choice.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Morks
Morks may no longer be the well-kept secret it was when the brothers Ratanakosol took over their parents’ restaurant back in 2013, but its relevance and fandom have not waned.
Chae
Patience. You'll need it to land one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae's Cockatoo home, where the seasonal, medicinal, ferment-heavy Korean menu unfolds.
Etta
Is it possible to improve on alt-bistro perfection?
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Her Bar
Her Bar keeps feet on the ground with a swanky fit-out and a menu delivering greatest hits in the key of France.
Market Bistro
Don’t let the location – in the heart of Maroochydore’s new CBD, surrounded by construction – put you off.
Patch Kitchen and Garden
Andrew Davies, much loved for his work at Osteria Oggi and Press Food and Wine, recently took over a cottage-style building in Stirling – and, of course, diners have followed.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Topiary
The flora-packed Newman’s Nursery grounds provide a fitting backdrop for Topiary.
Glenarty Road
Old William “Aussie” McDonald had a farm: grandson Ben and his wife Sasha turned it into a verdant cellar-door restaurant worth travelling for.
Yiamas
The title of “cool new kids on the block” looks good on team Yiamas.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Bar Vincent
Some restaurants like to surprise. Bar Vincent prefers to delight.
Brasserie 1930
The signature restaurant at the swish new Capella Sydney nails the five-star hotel restaurant brief.
The Dining Room at Promenade
It shouldn't be so surprising that the food in Promenade's Dining Room is this good.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Clam Bar
In a city so packed with New York-style chophouses it's starting to feel like Manhattan Lite, Clam Bar's edgier riff on the genre is a welcome relief.
Alta Trattoria
A Piedmontese trattoria promises to become a Fitzroy favourite with impressive dishes and wines to match.
Stanley
There’s an appropriate seafood skew at Brisbane’s top Chinese fine-diner, named after Hong Kong’s Stanley Bay.
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
.png?resize=380%2C304)
Alta Trattoria: Restaurant review
A Piedmontese trattoria promises to become a Fitzroy favourite with impressive dishes and wines to match.
.png?resize=380%2C304)
Clam bar: Restaurant review
The team behind Pellegrino 2000 and Bistrot 916 go Americana with rollicking results.