This list of the best restaurants in Australia is all you will need to ensure you enjoy countless dining experiences. Our team of reviewers spend months crisscrossing the country, knife and fork in hand, kicking the tyres of old favourites, putting new players through their paces and generally taking stock of the nation’s dining scene to compile this comprehensive run-down for your eating pleasure.
Reviews are written independently for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way. To learn more about the process, head over here.
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The Best Restaurants in New South Wales
Cafe Paci, Sydney (State winner)
Aalia, Sydney
Ante, Sydney
Bar Heather, Byron Bay
Bathers’ Pavilion, Sydney
Bistro Livi, Murwillumbah
Ester, Sydney
EXP., Hunter Valley
Ho Jiak Town Hall, Sydney
Kiln, Sydney
King Clarence, Sydney
Margaret, Sydney
Megalong, Blue Mountains
Ormeggio at the Spit, Sydney
Petermen, Sydney
Pipit, Pottsville
Porcine, Sydney
Porkfat, Sydney
Quay, Sydney
Saint Peter, Sydney
Sixpenny, Sydney
The Zin House, Mudgee
Ursula’s, Sydney
White Horse, Sydney
Yoshii’s Omakase, Sydney
The Best Restaurants in Victoria
Vue de Monde, Melbourne (State winner)
Attica, Ripponlea
Bistra, Melbourne
Brae, Birregurra
Chauncy, Heathcote
Di Stasio Carlton, Melbourne
Embla, Melbourne
Flower Drum, Melbourne
Gimlet, Melbourne
Greasy Zoe’s, Hurtsbridge
Grill Americano, Melbourne
Julie, Abbotsford
Kafeneion, Melbourne
Lagoon Dining, Melbourne
Lake House, Daylesford
Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne
Manzé, North Melbourne
Minamishima, Melbourne
O.My, Beaconsfield
Patsy’s, Melbourne
Pipis Kiosk, Albert Park
Provenance, Beechworth
Serai, Melbourne
Tedesca Osteria, Red Hiil
Toddy Shop, Melbourne
The Best Restaurants in Queensland
Restaurant Labart, Burleigh Heads (State winner)
Agnes, Brisbane
Blume Restaurant, Boonah
Essa, Brisbane
Exhibition Restaurant, Brisbane
Gerard’s, Brisbane
Hellenika at the Calile, Brisbane
Joy Restaurant, Brisbane
Mapleton Public House, Mapleton
Nu Nu, Palm Cove
Pilloni, Brisbane
Pneuma, Brisbane
Restaurant Dan Arnold, Brisbane
Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads
Short Grain, Brisbane
The Best Restaurants in South Australia
Maxwell Restaurant, McLaren Vale (State winner)
Elementary, Mount Gambier
Fino Vino, Adelaide
Kiin, Adelaide
LVN Restaurant, Woodside
Magill Estate Restaurant, Magill
Muni, Willunga
Sofia, Adelaide
Temperance, Renmark
The Little Rickshaw, Aldinga
The Best Restaurants in Western Australia
Casa, Perth (State winner)
De’sendent, Margaret River
Gibney, Perth
Le Rebelle, Perth
Lulu La Delizia, Perth
Madalena’s, Fremantle
Millbrook, Jarrahdale
Nieuw Ruin, Fremantle
Vasse Felix, Cowaramup
Wills Domain, Yallingup
The Best Restaurants in Tasmania
The Agrarian Kitchen, New Norfolk (State winner)
Fico, Hobart
Omotenashi, Hobart
Peppina, Hobart
Stillwater, Launceston
The Best Restaurants in the Australian Capital Territory
Pilot, Ainslie (State winner)
Bar Rochford, Canberra
Mu Omakase, Canberra
Onzieme, Canberra
Such and Such, Canberra
