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We welcome Gourmet Traveller readers to an exclusive five-course dinner.

The best new restaurants around Australia to have on your radar.

Your 2026 cultural calendar.

From funky sherry bars to New York cocktail lounges, discover the latest watering holes in Melbourne.

Table Nineteen at Atria brings the chefs to you.

The tyre brand’s 126-year-old dining guide acknowledged over 100 restaurants in the country.

The collaborative event designed as an ode to the sea.

Basement bars and chic wine rooms for your next drink in Sydney.

The most exciting restaurants in Sydney right now.

The revamp of the South Coast boutique hotel marks a new era for the group's accommodation offering.

For years, a meal at this level meant a trip into the city. Dany Karam decided Western Sydney had waited long enough.

Neil Perry has been inspired by the sea.

The Leea hotel will welcome a refreshed pool bar and more later this year.

26 venues. 160+ dishes. One unmissable Sunday at Brisbane’s biggest table

The Pacific Regional Jury for the prestigious culinary program has been announced for 2026.

All of Melbourne's latest restaurant openings to have on your radar.

Your guide to experiencing the best of Melbourne for less in 2026.

From experimental elegance to hearty classics.

The 14-seat restaurant unfolds across several spaces in an 1860s church in Stirling.

All of Melbourne’s latest cafés and bakery openings to have on your radar.

The Queensland capital's restaurant scene is booming.

Expect bistro favourites with an Asian bent and reworked classic cocktails from renowned mixologist, Joe Jones.

It's the first Australian location of the celebrated Chinese restaurant.

Feeling the pinch? Experience the best of Sydney's fine-dining scene for less with these lunch specials.

Gold-medal ingredients you can keep in the pantry or fridge.

A round-up of some of the top restaurants and bars open across Australia for the upcoming Easter holiday long weekend.

Our 2025 Restaurant of the Year is marking a milestone with a series of one-off dinner parties — and you’re invited.

From beloved institutions to flash new openings, there’s never been a better time to dine in the coastal town.

The California restaurant will operate in Sydney for four weeks this winter.

From Mermaid Beach to Surfers Paradise, try these stylish Gold Coast eateries.

Two chefs from the Michelin Guide-recommended spot will take over Howard Smith Wharves and Manly Wharf for two weeks only.

The new multi-storey seafood market hosts more than 40 retailers, including favourites from the former site.

The leading hotel is bringing together neighbouring restaurant talent for a good cause.

With a fine dining restaurant, beachy bistro, barefoot kiosk and invite-only cocktail bar.

The leading Sydney restaurant will welcome its final guests in February.

The oceanfront restaurant is celebrating summer on the Pacific with dining specials, events and more.

The seafood-starring restaurant is inspired by Italy’s port cities.

Fine dining restaurants that will start your new year right.

The celebrated British chef has brought his signature seafood fare to Coogee Beach.

A world-renowned Prosciutto producer is blessing Sydney this Christmas.

The three-in-one dining destination dishes up everything from acai bowls to tuna crudo.

The Lucas Collective restaurateur’s popular Italian steakhouse opens on 19 November in the Sydney CBD.

Pre-order these pronto, these seasonal pork centrepieces run out fast.

New restaurants and bars in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth that deserve a visit.

The former deli, café and cellar will be reborn as an osteria and wine bar, pizzeria and cocktail bar.

A historic park kiosk has been transformed into an innovative restaurant inviting the outside in.

The Oxford Street hotel has a restaurant, rooftop bar, lounge bar and cafe.

Chris Lucas's popular New York-style grill restaurant will open in Sydney’s CBD in spring.

Ready to try something new? These September openings in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are worth a booking.

The Double Bay site has switched from Canto to Italo, transforming into a classic Italian restaurant split across two storeys.

The popular Melbourne Chinese restaurant now has a location in the Sydney CBD.

Pecorino Romano PDO proves great flavour never goes out of style.

Wood ovens and charcoal grills make for a heady atmosphere in the spacious CBD restaurant.

Named for the Melbourne chef's Armenian grandfather, Zareh celebrates a historic mingling of food cultures.

The Australian Open’s top-tier culinary experiences for 2026 have been revealed, listing a star-studded line-up of local and international chefs.

Harriot is set to stride in with a gun team and swish Euro plates at the fore.

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.

We ask the revered Australian chef for his fine-dining hitlist.

Josh Niland's acclaimed fine diner has jumped 32 spots since last year. Plus, a daring new NZ restaurant makes its list debut.

Plus, it’s just 45 minutes north of Sydney.

Brunswick East will welcome the neighbourhood bar-restaurant this spring.

Sydney restaurant Firedoor celebrates a decade of fiery service this year, with chef Lennox Hastie at its coalface.

The British food icon on the Sydney restaurants, bakeries and cheese shops she's dreaming about ahead of her return for Vivid Sydney 2025.

The Carlton newcomer is set to make a splash when it lands on Rathdowne Street next month.

The long-time P&V collaborators make the official move to take over the food offering of the courtyard wine bar.

The new food market delivers everything from a butcher and cheese shop to florists and dumpling stalls.

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.

The former Gourmet Traveller Chef of the Year announces his new venture, opening his own restaurant later this year.

Flora and Mister Grotto are set to open on Australia Street this February — with a third to follow.

Fronted by Australian talent, Old Mates is bringing our unique brand of hospitality to the Big Apple.

One of our favourite Sydney rooftop restaurants now has an ex-Noma chef at the helm.

The news comes just weeks after the Nilands announced a new restaurant on Hamilton Island.

With a slew of new and upcoming food, beverage and retail openings, Wunderlich Lane is well worth a spot on your radar.

Croissant extraordinaire Kate Reid confirms Lune's Sydney flagship will open in Rosebery — this Saturday.

Josh and Julie Niland are bringing their whole-fish ethos to Hamilton Island’s newest boutique hotel, The Sundays, in the form of an elevated, family-friendly seafood diner.

Whether you're sipping and supping somewhere balmy and coastal or rugged up lakeside, these are the waterfront diners to keep front of mind.

We take a first look at The Grill, the luxe new restaurant at the heart of the CBD’s latest hot spot.

The ambitious project from Lucas Restaurants has been several years in the making. And it boasts a rooftop terrace.

Experience a taste of the Margaret River Region like never before.

S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 Gala Dinner becomes a masterclass in making it as a top chef in Australia now. Hint: it’s not just about the cooking.

The winner will head to Milan to represent the Pacific region at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy grand final.

Step inside the heritage-listed space, right by the Capitol Theatre, for a fun drinks list and a menu that’s very French – but also not very French at all.

Perry considers this 230-seat, mostly Cantonese restaurant in Double Bay, to be a Chinese counterpart to Margaret, packed with his “greatest hits.” Downstairs, you’ll find Bobbie’s, a clubby basement bar fuelled by jazz and Martinis.

The neo-French restaurant from the Pellegrino 2000 team will serve last drinks on 3 November.

Josh and Julie Niland's ambitious revamp of Paddington hotel is finally open for service.

The popular Sydney restaurant by the Bentley Group is set to close following failed negotiations with a new landlord.

Etymon opens a new dining precinct, with two restaurants, a wine bar-bakery and an artisan grocer

From beachside Bellarine to the rolling hills of the Moorabool Valley and buzzing Geelong, a new drinking and dining frontier is waiting to be explored.

The chef's much-loved Asian restaurant is finally opening on Queen Street’s riverfront.

The award-winning bar collective behind Maybe Sammy and El Primo Sanchez is the latest operator to cut ties with Public Hospitality and its owner Jon Adgemis.

We chat to the Noma chef about his sizzling new eight-part documentary series.

The CBD wine bar has ushered in a new era.

The European-inspired bar will open alongside the highly anticipated opening of Supernormal Brisbane mid-2024.

Two new restaurants from Lucas will open in the forthcoming $1 billion precinct at 435 Bourke Street, slated to open in 2026.

Kylie Kwong marks the end of her illustrious decades-long career with Lucky Kwong's closure next month.

A curated edit for the discerning home chef.

The revered Sydney fine-diner is calling an end to its almost 40-year run.

Hannah Green’s seminal Brunswick East restaurant embarks on a new chapter, welcoming Lorcan Kan into the kitchen.

All the new openings, food-fuelled events and tasty things happening around the country.

We unpack the upcoming Vivid-inspired culinary offering at The Dining Room, featuring a three-course set menu led by head chef Brian O'Flaherty.