Bistra
This minimalist bistro in a Carlton terrace makes classic dishes feel new again.
Toddy Shop
Whether boutique or blockbuster, Mischa Tropp’s Indian multiverse delivers spicy thrills.
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Kafeneion
Refined Athenian comfort food stylishly extends Melbourne’s Greek repertoire.
The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant
GT's 2024 Restaurant of the Year continues to dazzle with clever simplicity.
De’sendent
Punk rock dining that makes and breaks all the rules.
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Gibney
Cottesloe’s big-night-out brasserie is perfect for special occasions.
Omotenashi
Kaiseki that’s inspired by Japan, but quintessentially Tasmanian.
Supernormal Brisbane
Andrew McConnell brings his pan-Asian diner to town with a whole new vibe.
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Firepop
This Enmore firestarter is top of the pops.
Gum Bistro
This relaxed neighbourhood diner serves serious food from brunch to dinner.
Thelma
A cosy-cool farm-to-table bistro with a short menu embracing local produce.
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Postino Osteria
A new Italian restaurant that seems like it’s been there forever.
Maison Bâtard
Winner of our Best New Restaurant Award, this opulent four-level portal to France is far more than a bistro.
Ondeen
This no-waste Adelaide Hills utopia celebrates the best of South Australian produce.
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Ah Um
A dining spinoff from listening bar Astral Weeks pumps up the volume.
Olympus Dining
Glamorous Greek eats in one of Sydney’s liveliest dining rooms.
Staġuni
Convivial Maltese cooking in a heritage primary school is a gamechanger for the Barossa.
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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.
Bar Soma
Hervey Bay is known for its beaches, humpback whales – and now, this brilliant little wine bar.
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Norté
Exciting Latin flavours with a sophisticated Gold Coast pedigree.
Corner 75
Heartfelt Hungarian, preserved and protected by a gun restaurant team.
Marmelo
This is the hotel restaurant Melbourne has been waiting for.
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Lunetta
A Canberra icon rises again as a sleek Italian-ish fine-diner.
Oirthir
Spectacular views, French technique and Scottish heritage combine for a meal that’s worth a detour.
Scholé
Garagistes’ Luke Burgess returns with this intimate Japanese-inspired gem.
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Mínima
Bold contemporary flavours in an intimate setting from local restaurant royalty.
Allegra Dining Room
Fine dining with vegan verve, this intimate spot serves up bold flavours with flair.
Oscar’s in the Valley
A bright new star for Western Australia’s oldest wine region.
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Barragunda Dining
A game-changing new destination diner on the Mornington Peninsula.
R by Raita Noda
An intimate omakase experience that puts flavour at the heart of the action.
A.P Bread and Wine
The A.P empire makes its first night moves at this round-the-clock diner.
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Baba’s Place
This warehouse of fun cartwheels between cultures and cuisines.
Bessie’s and Alma’s
The most “Sydney” restaurant in Sydney right now.
How the Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Guide works
Our team has travelled wide and far to compile our Restaurant Guide celebrating the top 100 restaurants around Australia.
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Revealed: Winners of the Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Awards
Celebrating the best and brightest in Australian dining this year.
Hook, line and sinker: Josh Niland’s Saint Peter crowned Restaurant of the Year
Taking home our top honour, Saint Peter offers the most unforgettable meal you can eat in Australia today.
Berowra Waters Inn is the first NSW restaurant to win Gourmet Traveller’s Icon Award
This waterfront dining institution is the third Readers Choice Icon Award winner in GT history.
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It’s official: +81 Aizome Bar in Brisbane is the best bar in Australia
The moody blue-hued Japanese-style cocktail bar is the winner of our prestigious Bar of the Year Award.
Nik Hill of Porcine wins Chef of the Year, as voted by his industry peers
The chef-owner of Paddington restaurant Porcine presents French cuisine with a unique modern approach.
Maison Bâtard in Melbourne has been crowned Australia’s Best New Restaurant
Chris Lucas' four-level Parisian wonderland takes home one of our top honours.
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Tony Tan is this year’s recipient of our Outstanding Contribution to Hospitality Award
The chef and cooking school host is a master of hospitality, and a genius at making people feel comfortable cooking outside their comfort zone.
Staġuni in Barossa is the winner of our Best Destination Dining Award
Chef Clare Falzon channels her Maltese heritage, and the rural site's charming history.
Meet our Restaurant Personality of the Year, Angie Giannakodakis of Taverna
A champion of Greek food and the art of hospitality.
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Ozge Kalvo is the rising star awarded Best New Talent
The head chef at one of Sydney's hottest restaurants, Olympus Dining, Kalvo is one to watch.
Tom Sarafian’s first restaurant, Zareh, is now open in Melbourne
Named for the Melbourne chef's Armenian grandfather, Zareh celebrates a historic mingling of food cultures.
Wills Domain
This Imaginative, artful winery dining delivers on deliciousness.
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Lulu La Delizia
This northern (Italian) star is shaped by Joel Valvasori-Pereza’s bold, refined vision.
Le Rebelle
True to its name, this French bistro charts its own course.
Jungle Fowl
Vibrant Thai fare in the tropical heart of Far North Queensland.
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Onzieme
A charismatic Australian wine bar with Parisian charm to burn.
Tedesca Osteria
A long, languid lunch that dreams are made of.
Serai
A big-flavoured, wood-fired Pinoy party.
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Provenance
Provenance’s Japanese-esque mastery now includes an à la carte option.
All the chefs and restaurants popping up at the Australian Open 2026
The Australian Open’s top-tier culinary experiences for 2026 have been revealed, listing a star-studded line-up of local and international chefs.
Luxe for Less: Melbourne happy hours, lunch specials and bar menus in 2025
Customers are looking to dip in to fine-diners a little more lightly. Here's how to experience the best of Melbourne for less in 2025.
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Meet the finalists for this year’s Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards
The annual awards are back. Here are the finalists for this year's awards, from Best New Restaurant to Restaurant Personality of the Year.
Finalists: Best New Restaurant
From farm-to-table dining near Adelaide to an exciting Greek gem in Sydney, meet our Best New Restaurant Award finalists.
Finalists: Best New Talent
We highlight the up-and-coming chefs excelling in Australia's hospitality scene.
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Finalists: Bar of the Year
From moody mid-century wine bars to tiny blue-hued Japanese cocktail spots, meet our Bar of the Year finalists.
Finalists: Best Destination Dining
Here are the finalists for this year's Best Destination Dining Award, celebrating the restaurants worth travelling for.
Finalists: Restaurant Personality of the Year
Meet the charismatic finalists for this year's Restaurant Personality of the Year Award.
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An omakase restaurant in Redfern delivers dinner and a show – without the cringe, writes ALEXANDRA CARLTON.
Giovanni Pilu is opening Flaminia, a new Italian restaurant overlooking Sydney Harbour, this spring
Flaminia will be a seafood-starring restaurant inspired by Italy’s port cities.
Molli
A handsome neighbourhood bistro embraces fermenting and preserving, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
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The team behind Tipo 00 to open a European restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD
Harriot is set to stride in with a gun team and swish Euro plates at the fore.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 winners have been announced
First Nations chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Mindy Woods is honoured with the Champions of Change Award — the first Australian to receive the prestigious award.
Snack attack: Have menus in Australian restaurants lost the plot?
As seductive as they are, snacks have shamelessly overtaken our restaurant menus and morphed into share plates, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
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Editors’ picks: The best cookbooks we’re loving at the moment
Whether you’re giving something special or treating yourself, these cookbooks promise to inspire and delight.
Neil Perry’s top 10 restaurants around the world
We ask the revered Australian chef for his fine-dining hitlist.
It’s a shore thing: Melbourne’s Stokehouse events make a lasting impression
Where the iconic location is just part of the experience.
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Australia’s Saint Peter reappears in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants longlist for 2025
Josh Niland's acclaimed fine diner has jumped 32 spots since last year. Plus, a daring new NZ restaurant makes its list debut.
Discover local favourites and world-class cuisine on the NSW Central Coast
Plus, it’s just 45 minutes north of Sydney.
Gourmet Traveller Readers’ Choice Icon Award — Voting closed
With GT’s Restaurant Awards on the horizon, these are the beloved institutions up for our Icon Award.
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On the pass: An interview with Agnes chef Ryan Carlson
We chat to the fire-focused chef about his love for dry-aging pork, using the whole beast and mentoring young chefs.
Etta owner Hannah Green to open Daphne, a new venue in the former home of Bar Romantica
Brunswick East will welcome the neighbourhood bar-restaurant this spring.
Wines of While
Who says natural wine (bars) don’t age well?
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36,000 hours of flames burning: A decade of Firedoor
Sydney restaurant Firedoor celebrates a decade of fiery service this year, with chef Lennox Hastie at its coalface.
Vivid Sydney announces two Michelin-starred chef takeovers and the return of Fire Kitchen
Fire cooking, headline chefs, night food markets and more are set to descend on the city for Vivid Sydney 2025.
Nigella Lawson on her favourite Sydney restaurants and what’s on her dining hitlist for 2025
The British food icon on the Sydney restaurants, bakeries and cheese shops she's dreaming about ahead of her return for Vivid Sydney 2025.
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Gigi
Prahran welcomes an enthusiastically theatrical Parisian-themed companion bar to a French favourite.
Kylie Kwong’s guide to her favourite dining spots in Western Sydney
“What I love about these places is their authenticity. Each time I dine in these eateries, I feel like I’m sitting at their family dining room table."
Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar
This excellent winery's food offering is on par with its vino, writes MICHAEL HARDEN
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Station Road
French fare with a redeveloped Festival Plaza view lands in Adelaide’s CBD, writes KATIE SPAIN.
Cordelia is the soon-to-open seafood restaurant from the Don’s team
The Carlton newcomer is set to make a splash when it lands on Rathdowne Street next month.
The Porcine and P&V teams debut a new courtyard wine bar, L’Avant Cave
The long-time P&V collaborators make the official move to take over the food offering of the courtyard wine bar.
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What’s open this Easter long weekend 2025
A round-up of some of the top restaurants and bars open across Australia for the upcoming Easter holiday long weekend.
Hay St Market has opened in beloved Paddy’s Markets after a multimillion-dollar renovation
The new food market delivers everything from a butcher and cheese shop to florists and dumpling stalls.
Golden Century
A reborn Cantonese classic still glitters, writes ALEXANDRA CARLTON.
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Former Firedoor chef Ahana Dutt to lead kitchen at Kolkata Social
The new restaurant is paying it forward by sharing tasty Indian eats and providing meals for those facing food insecurity with every set menu purchased.
Vue de Monde’s Hugh Allen is set to open Yiaga in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens
The former Gourmet Traveller Chef of the Year announces his new venture, opening his own restaurant later this year.
Osteria Mucca, the penultimate piece of the Pasiano and Daughters’ Newtown precinct, is now open
Flora and Mister Grotto are set to open on Australia Street this February — with a third to follow.
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An Australian pub lands in New York City with proper parmis, pints and more
Fronted by Australian talent, Old Mates is bringing our unique brand of hospitality to the Big Apple.
The Grill at The International
Sydney’s latest chophouse is classy, confident and cosmopolitan in the same breath, writes Matty Hirsch.
No Taste Like Home is a delicious new series by Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski
In this new National Geographic series, Antoni Porowski travels the globe to explore the powerful living histories of A-listers
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V-Day or mayday: Why Australia’s hospitality scene hates the Hallmark holiday
From near-death proposals to demoralising dessert fails, author JESS HO asks the country's top hospo talent to share their agonising and amusing anecdotes.
Table for two: the most romantic restaurants in Melbourne for Valentine’s Day in 2025
Turn the lights down low. Whether it's the food or your dining companion, you can't help falling in love at these Melbourne eateries.
Kiln reopens with a fresh new menu and incoming chef-partner Beau Clugston
One of our favourite Sydney rooftop restaurants now has an ex-Noma chef at the helm.
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Table for two: the best romantic restaurants in Sydney for Valentine’s Day in 2025
This one is for the lovers.
Anchovy
Thi Le and Jia-Yen Lee’s mod-Viet returns with gusto in its latest incarnation, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.
