Gareth Meyer

A short lease, new energy and an ever-changing menu. After a self-imposed sabbatical, Louis Couttoupes is back.

From Monster to culinary revolutionary, chef Sean McConnell further stakes his claim in the capital.

The city’s hippest restaurants and bars may be clustered around the CBD. But Lamshed’s has quietly snuck in on a sleepy shopping strip down south, and it's doing great things.

There are rainbow-freckle Easter eggs and a chocolate bar that mimics a Jackson Pollock painting.

Pulp Kitchen has reopened with a stepped-up look and a stand-out French onion soup.

A wine bar with simple food to match.

Smørrebrød by day, craft beer by night.

A Thai-Laotian mix opens in Braddon.

Elegant classics and a vast wine list are present at Canberra's restaurant, Vincent.

Canberra gains a new bar, with top-notch bar snacks and a touch of jazz.

Replacing Hill Street Grocer, Smolt Kitchen by the Smolt and Frank team opens in the landmark space.

The long-standing Chairman and Yip has relocated, and undergone a facelift.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now...

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.

He's made a list and checked it twice. Drum roll, please, for Gourmet Traveller Australian Capital Territory editor Gareth Meyer's 10 best dishes of the year (in no particular order).

No other meal is more important, so get up and at ’em: 26 of the most exciting breakfast experiences in the country, in no particular order. Candied bacon, anyone?