The top 100 restaurants in Australia for 2019

This list of the best restaurants in Australia is all you will need to ensure you enjoy countless dining experiences throughout 2019. 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.

1. Quay, NSW

2. Momofuku Seiobo, NSW

3. Orana, SA

4. Attica, Vic

5. Brae, Vic

6. Cutler & Co, Vic

7. Vue de Monde, Vic

8. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Vic

9. Magill Estate, SA

10. Bentley, NSW

11. Bennelong, NSW

12. Rockpool Bar & Grill, NSW

13. Restaurant Hubert, NSW

14. Igni, Vic

15. The Bridge Room, NSW

16. Firedoor, NSW

17. Minamishima, Vic

18. Ester, NSW

19. Automata, NSW

20. Flower Drum, Vic

21. Fred’s, NSW

22. Laura, VIC

23. Bert’s, NSW

24. Cirrus, NSW

25. Icebergs Dining Room & Bar, NSW

26. Sixpenny, NSW

27. Sean’s, NSW

28. Aria, NSW

29. Lûmé, Vic

30. Provenance, Vic

31. Fleet, NSW

32. Aria, Qld

33. Franklin, TAS

34. Tetsuya’s, NSW

35. Rosetta, NSW

36. LuMi, NSW

37. Botanic Gardens Restaurant, SA

38. Café Di Stasio, Vic

39. Africola, SA

40. Saint Peter, NSW

41. Grossi Florentino, Vic

42. Monopole, NSW

43. Wasabi, Qld

44. Ormeggio, NSW

45. Lake House, Vic

46. Nu Nu, Qld

47. Cumulus Inc, Vic

48. Ishizuka, Vic

49. Oscillate Wildly, NSW

50. Oakridge, Vic

51. d’Arenberg Cube, SA

52. Hentley Farm, SA

53. Woodland House, Vic

54. Wickens at Royal Mail Hotel, Vic

55. Spice Temple, Vic

56. Pilu at Freshwater, NSW

57. Spice Temple, NSW

58. Billy Kwong, NSW

59. Mr Wong, NSW

60. Kisumé, Vic

61. Rockpool Bar & Grill, Vic

62. Biota Dining, NSW

63. Embla, Vic

64. Urbane, Qld

65. Anchovy, Vic

66. Rick Shores, Qld

67. Paper Daisy, NSW

68. Shobosho, SA

69. Porteño, NSW

70. The Agrarian Kitchen Eatery, Tas

71. Buon Ricordo, NSW

72. Aubergine, ACT

73. The Press Club, Vic

74. Queen Chow, NSW

75. Amaru, Vic

76. Gauge, Qld

77. The Apollo, NSW

78. Captain Moonlite, Vic

79. The Pot, SA

80. No 1 Bent Street, NSW

81. Nineteen at The Star, Qld

82. Atlas Dining, Vic

83. Lulu La Delizia, WA

84. Carlton Wine Room, Vic

85. Matilda, Vic

86. Tulum, Vic

87. Lee Ho Fook, Vic

88. Acme, NSW

89. Montrachet, Qld

90. Marion, Vic

91. The Summertown Aristologist

92. Bea, NSW

93. Stanbuli, NSW

94. Tipo 00, Vic

95. Millbrook Winery

96. Yellow, NSW

97. Bar Lourinhã, Vic

98. Gerard’s Bistro, Qld

99. St Isidore, NSW

100.Ides, Vic