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The best restaurants in South Australia

The best restaurants in South Australia

A CBD favourite with a new fit-out, a restaurant that doubles as charity, and some must-visits out of town. Here's where to eat in South Australia, according to our 2022 Restaurant Guide.
The best restaurants in NSW right now

The best restaurants in NSW right now

A restaurant where it's near-impossible to score a booking, thanks to Netflix; an agrarian fantasy in the Southern Tablelands; and a family-run eatery reimagining Korean flavours. These are the best restaurants across the state, as reviewed for our 2022 Restaurant Guide.
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Victoria’s best restaurants right now

Victoria’s best restaurants right now

A luxe newcomer, the best bar seat in the city, and a Ballarat venue open two days a week. These are Victoria's best restaurants, as reviewed for our 2022 Restaurant Guide.
Balthazar

Balthazar

A discreet façade in Perth's white-collar heartland.
Chaco Bar

Chaco Bar

To have the complete Chaco Bar experience one must surrender all inhibitions at the fabric-draped door.
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Grossi Florentino

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.
Nomad

Nomad

Nomad has never been an intimate venue, but the food is deeply familiar and personal.
O.My

O.My

Since grabbing attention in 2013 with their low-waste farm-to-table concept, O.My has only gone bigger and better.
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Osteria Oggi

Osteria Oggi

Sink into a booth under trailing plants while easy, breezy, super-smart staff bring a succession of pretty plates.
Stillwater

Stillwater

A Launceston restaurant that only gets better with age.
Africola

Africola

A menu shift to more plants has only amped up the sense of exploration.
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Anchovy

Anchovy

Besides the thrilling, original cooking, the most exciting thing about this modern Vietnamese-Australian restaurant is its constant evolution.
Attica

Attica

Ben Shewry recognises the expense of his world-famous 10-ish course meal and strives to honour Indigenous culture and ingredients. He succeeds, completely and beautifully.
Aubergine

Aubergine

Chef-owner Ben Willis continues to refine a menu that effortlessly drifts with the seasons.
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Bar Lourinhã

Bar Lourinhã

Bar Lourinhã's emphatic 15-year influence on Melbourne's dining scene DNA has it nudging institution status, even if its fresh, modern energy makes that label seem odd.
Brae

Brae

Brae is one of Australia's great food offerings, bringing an experience that's unforgettable, educational and unmissable.
Bread in Common

Bread in Common

Restaurant? Bakery? This carefully restored 1898 heritage-listed building is both.
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Gather at Coriole

Gather at Coriole

A thoughtful experience from beginning to end, peppered with creative surprises.
Dier Makr

Dier Makr

Expect magnificent flavours to emerge from this Hobart restaurant.
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Embla

Embla

Since opening five years ago, Embla has offered one of Melbourne's quintessential dining experiences: eating at its kitchen bar.
Fico

Fico

A Hobart restaurant that embraces and interprets local produce with flair.
Firedoor

Firedoor

There's a lot more to Firedoor than just meat. Ignore the hype, trust the chef and enjoy the show.
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Fleet

Fleet

Fleet, the exceptional Brunswick Heads fine-diner, is getting ready to welcome diners back in January 2022.
Flower Drum

Flower Drum

Whether celebrating life's milestones or simply treating yourself, dining at the Drum is the ultimate expression of self-care.
Gerard’s Bistro

Gerard’s Bistro

A rich, multi-layered menu that draws from Lebanese, Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, and is boosted with an arsenal of techniques.
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GOMA Restaurant

GOMA Restaurant

Forget what you know about gallery restaurants. Brisbane's GOMA is a cut above the rest.
Igni

Igni

Featuring a mysterious six-course dégustation menu that's the best thing to happen to Geelong since the Cats won the flag in 2011.
Kazuki’s

Kazuki’s

Behind a monochrome shopfront is Kazuki's, an oasis of minimalist, mustard-carpeted calm, where Japanese and European flavours are fused brilliantly.
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Lake House

Lake House

Lake House provides many applause-worthy moments and deserves every ovation.
Lee Ho Fook

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.
LuMi

LuMi

Set in an ultra contemporary yet cosy glass "box" on Pyrmont Bay, LuMi is unlike anything else in Sydney.
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Minamishima

Minamishima

The Japanese notion of "ichigyo zammai" – doing one thing excessively well – is on vivid display at this backstreet Richmond sushi temple.
Mr Wong

Mr Wong

After nine years, Merivale's answer to Cantonese cuisine is still a CBD favourite.
Otto

Otto Brisbane

New riverfront lodgings means Otto is an even more alluring prospect for diners keen to push the boat out.
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Peel Street

Peel St

Always bustling, but rarely raucous, this bright, buzzing place hasn't faltered for a second since opening in 2013.
Propeller

Propeller

Don't let the café-esque aesthetic fool you. Propeller is an operation of substance.
Provenance

Provenance

The elegantly refreshed Provenance has never shone brighter, promising diners a riot of colour, slow food and ceramics.
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Quay

Quay

Post-lockdown, Peter Gilmore is back, and he's unveiled a new signature tasting menu that's as ingenious as ever.
Shobosho

Shōbōsho

A space that channels Tokyo's jumble of cheap grills and thrills, with a dash of Korea and kitsch.
Templo

Templo

From a softly glowing shopfront on the fringe of the CBD, Templo serves Hobart's best Italian food.
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Tulum

Tulum

Refreshingly modern takes on traditional dishes, Turkish wine, pretty cocktails and well-versed staff shine through at Tulum. Clever delicious.
XO

XO

A punchy pan-Asian party in sunny Scandi-esque surrounds, with a Savage Garden soundtrack.
Pilot chef Malcolm Hanslow and owners Ross McQuinn and Dash Rumble.

Pilot

This Canberra restaurant is soaring: confident, playful and polished.
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The façade of Restaurant Labart, Burleigh Heads

Labart

A Gold Coast diner that deftly balances the old-school and the on-trend.
Lankan Filling Station

Lankan Filling Station

The aroma of fried curry leaves, mustard seed and cardamom lures diners to O Tama Carey's hot-to-trot Sri Lankan eatery.
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Raes

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.
Sunda

Sunda

Khanh Nguyen, Melbourne's latest chef hero, deftly mixes a grab-bag of Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese traditions with native ingredients to deliver something shockingly new.
Fleur

Fleur

A pub, a French floral name, a modern Japanese menu. It just works.
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Si Paradiso

Si Paradiso

Perth is crushing hard on this fantasy of '60s Roman cool.
A white dish with wide ribbons of pasta, a wine glass with white wine, and a wine bottle.

Vasse Felix

This Margaret River pioneer has found another gear of late.
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Van Bone

Van Bone

Celebrating the immediacy of the land and sea, the entire Van Bone experience is uniquely Tasmanian.
Raku

Raku

An extensive drinks offering and clockwork service equals a leisurely dining experience at this Japanese diner.
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a’Mare

a’Mare

The shining jewel in Crown Sydney's dining portfolio, a'Mare promises a polished night out without the pretence.
Grazing

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.
Ho Jiak Town Hall

Ho Jiak Town Hall

Malaysian favourites, bold takes and neon lights – expect these and more at Junda Khoo's playground.
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Sáng by Mabasa

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.
The Gidley

The Gidley

Slick service, killer cocktails and the best steak in Sydney – you'll find yourself back at The Gidley again and again.
Una Más

Una Más

Breezy Mediterranean plates and spectacular beachfront views, Una Más easily takes the crown for cool, casual dining in the harbour city.
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Tedesca Osteria

Tedesca Osteria

Underlined by the laidback service and the single seating policy, Tedesca Osteria has a dinner at a friend's place vibe. With faultless attention to detail, it's a must.
Gimlet

Gimlet

With escape from reality at a premium, Gimlet's gorgeously renovated, high-ceilinged space is the perfect bolthole.
Underbar

Underbar

Open just two days a week, Underbar plays a great game of hard-to-get. The room is minimalist, the service warm, the encounter unforgettable.
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Restaurant Botanic

Restaurant Botanic

The restaurant in Adelaide's tranquil Botanic Gardens has always been perfectly situated, and has now been injected with wild new life.
Aurora

Aurora

Aurora is more than just a fabulous newcomer to the Adelaide restaurant scene – it's also a registered charity. Eat well and do good in one sitting.
Elska

Elska

If you ever think the quirkiness will overwhelm, just trust the chef and know it'll all work out for the best.
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Biànca

Biànca

Sure it's a scene, but this Fortitude Valley diner is also approachable.
Essa

Essa

An elegant take on progressive dining.
Same Same

Same Same

The elevator pitch might be elegant share-style street food, but expect more.
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Hotpot ingredients

My winter without hotpot

Lockdown has paused many of life’s simple pleasures. But for one GT writer, the erasure of a family dinner ritual is the cruellest transgression of all.
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Lucio’s lives on

Lucio’s lives on

Sydney restaurant Lucio’s closed after a stellar 40-year run. But the story continues with the next-generation of the Galletto family making a seachange, and opening a waterfront trattoria in Noosa.
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