Restaurant Guide

Top 82 restaurants in Australia for 2023

The best of the Australian dining scene
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This list of the best restaurants in Australia is all you will need to ensure you enjoy countless dining experiences throughout 2023. 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. They visit unannounced and pay their way so you can feel confident every restaurant featured here should offer a winning experience.

Una Mas

New South Wales

Margaret, Sydney (best in New South Wales)

Beach, Byron Bay

Bentley, Sydney

Berowra Waters Inn, Berowra

Cafe Paci, Sydney

Eschalot, Berrima

Ho Jiak, Sydney

Lana, Sydney

Lucky Kwong, Sydney

Mr Wong, Sydney

Pellegrino 2000, Sydney

Pipit, Pottsville

Porcine, Sydney

Quay, Sydney

Restaurant Hubert, Sydney

Sixpenny, Sydney

Shell House, Sydney

Sang by Mabasa, Sydney

Ursulas, Sydney

Una Mas, Sydney

The kitchen at Agnes

Queensland

Essa, Brisbane (best in Queensland)

Agnes, Brisbane

Anekawa, Gold Coast

Blume, Boonah

Exhibition, Brisbane

Elska, Brisbane

Goma Restaurant, Brisbane

Gerard’s Bistro, Brisbane

Restaurant Dan Arnold, Brisbane

Restaurant Labart, Burleigh Heads

Same Same, Brisbane

Sushi Room, Brisbane

Stillwater

Tasmania

Fico, Hobart (best in Tasmania)

Institut Polaire, Hobart

Peppina, Hobart

Stillwater, Launceston

Van Bone, Marion Bay

Interiors at Onzieme

Australian Capital Territory

Pilot, Ainslie (best in Australian Capital Territory)

Bar Rochford, Canberra

Corella, Braddon

Onzieme, Kingston

Wilma, Canberra

Fugazzi

South Australia

Restaurant Botanic, Adelaide (best in South Australia)

Arkhe, Norwood

Fugazzi, Adelaide

Fino Vino, Adelaide

Herringbone, Adelaide

Maxwell, McLaren Vale

Magill Estate, Adelaide

Ottelia, Coonawarra

The Watervale Hotel, Watervale

The Summertown Aristologist, Summertown

The exteriors of The Corner Dairy

Western Australia

Lulu La Delizia, Subiaco (best in Western Australia)

Arimia, Wilyabrup

Frui Momento, Wilyabrup

Hearth Restaurant and Lounge, Perth

Le Rebelle, Mount Lawley

Madalenas, South Fremantle

Millbrook, Jarrahdale

Si Paradiso, Highgate

The Corner Dairy, Doubleview

Vasse Felix, Cowaramup

Vue de Monde

Victoria

Tedesca Osteria, Red Hill (best in Victoria)

Aru, Melbourne

Attica, Ripponlea

Brae, Birregurra

Di Stasio Carlton, Melbourne

Embla, Melbourne

Flower Drum, Melbourne

Gimlet, Melbourne

Grill Americano, Melbourne

Gray and Gray, Melbourne

Hero ACMI, Melbourne

Kazukis, Carlton

Lakehouse, Daylesford

Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne

Minamishima, Richmond

O.My, Beaconsfield

Omnia, South Yarra

Provenance, Beechworth

Tulum, Balaclava

Vue De Monde, Melbourne

Read about our Restaurant of the Year Award winners here.

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