A total of 409 restaurants around Australia were independently reviewed as part of the 2018 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way. Every restaurant featured in the guide should offer a winning dining experience; any that achieve a spot in the Top 100 are considered the best-rated in the country.
See the Top 100 list for 2019 here
1. Orana, SA
2. Attica, Vic
4. Brae, Vic
7. Quay, NSW
10. Bentley, NSW
12. Sixpenny, NSW
15. Igni, Vic
16. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Vic
17. Automata, NSW
18. Firedoor, NSW
19. Ester, NSW
20. Minamishima, Vic
21. Aria, NSW
23. Ormeggio, NSW
24. Fred’s, NSW
25. Tetsuya’s, NSW
26. Icebergs Dining Room & Bar, NSW
27. Urbane, Qld
28. Estelle by Scott Pickett, Vic
29. Flower Drum, Vic
30. Cirrus, NSW
31. Esquire, Qld
32. Sean’s, NSW
34. Provenance, Vic
35. Fleet, NSW
37. Aria, Qld
38. Est, NSW
39. Lake House, Vic
41. Mr Wong, NSW
43. Wasabi, Qld
45. Nu Nu, Qld
46. Monopole, NSW
48. Ten Minutes by Tractor, Vic
49. LuMi, NSW
50. Hentley Farm, SA
51. Cumulus Inc, Vic
52. Lûmé, Vic
54. Botanic Gardens Restaurant, SA
56. Africola, SA
57. Saint Peter, NSW
58. Kisumé, Vic
59. Embla, Vic
60. Billy Kwong, NSW
61. Paper Daisy, NSW
63. Wildflower, WA
66. Porteño, NSW
67. Fen, Vic (Now closed for business)
68. Anchovy, Vic
70. Queen Chow, NSW
71. Oakridge, Vic
073. Tulum, Vic
74. Lee Ho Fook, Vic
76. Marion, Vic
77. Tipo 00, Vic
78. The Apollo, NSW
180. Acme, NSW
81. Yellow, NSW
83. Aubergine, ACT
85. Ides, Vic
86. Mercado, NSW
87. Supernormal, Vic
288. Stanbuli, NSW
89. Bodega 1904, NSW
91. Du Fermier, Vic
92. Otto, NSW
93. Monster, ACT
94. Kenzan, Vic
397. Landscape, Tas
99. The Agrarian Kitchen Eatery, Tas
100. Lulu La Delizia, WA