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The best new restaurants and bars around Australia to know about in 2025

All the new and soon-to-open restaurants and bars around Australia to add to your hit list.

7 Byron Bay stays to book for a luxe coastal getaway

From eco-friendly beachfront homes to acreage retreats.

Best Byron Bay hotels for the luxury jet set

From slick new stays in the heart of town and Cali-style ranches in the hinterland, here's where to stay.

The crisp white exterior at Raes on Wategos hotel in Byron Bay

Top Byron Bay restaurants for dining in the heart of the coastal town

There’s no denying Byron Bay’s left-of-centre magnetism. Here's how GT does Byron Bay.

Byron Bay’s Raes on Wategos opens new Guesthouses

Byron Bay's hottest hotel doubles down in Wategos Beach with 10 new guesthouses.

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This new Californian ranch-styled hotel has finally opened its doors

For those wishing for the California dream.

Rethinking Classics: Alanna Sapwell-Stone is cooking at a historic country pub

Come for fine-tuned pub classics and counter meals, stick around for the diverse live music programming and an overnight stay in one of The Eltham's five character-filled rooms.

Beach Byron Bay

Few dining rooms in Australia are as true to their name as Beach.

First Look: You Beauty, a 70-seat corner bar and dining room awash in Australiana, opens in Byron

A new pub from chef Matt Stone and his partners brings great drinks and thoughtful, veg-heavy cooking to an emerging Northern Rivers hotspot.

Raes

It would be easy for this Byron mainstay to rely purely on its good looks, but chef Jason Saxby brings genuine substance to the table.

Modern converted barn with a pitched roof, with a path leading up to its doors, on a grassy paddock

Coming soon: a farm-to-table restaurant in the Byron Bay hinterland, led by an ex-Icebergs chef

Frida’s Field is located on a small-scale property that practises regenerative farming, and best of all, it’s named in honour of the late family pig.

Review: is this the most anticipated northern NSW restaurant of 2019?

At Pipit, the newest destination restaurant in the Northern Rivers region, an ex-Noma chef and original Byron boy takes his cues from the coast and the community.

A food lover’s guide to the Byron Bay region

The beaches are as magical as ever and the locals just as herbal, but the towns and countryside around Byron are also home to a host of ambitious new eating and drinking experiences (and some plush places to stay).

Three Blue Ducks are organising two drought fundraisers

Some of Sydney and Byron Bay's biggest names in food are encouraging people to come along to dinners that support farmers affected by the New South Wales drought.

Chupacabra, one of two new Mexican restaurants to open in Byron Bay

Two new Mexican restaurants land in the Byron Bay region

The coastal towns of Suffolk Park and Brunswick Heads have lucked out, with the teams behind local hotspots Barrio and Fleet each opening casual Mexican venues.

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Spend a weekend by the beach with Danielle Alvarez

The Fred’s chef is setting up camp at Halcyon House and you’re invited.

Halcyon House review

The refurbished '60s surfer motel is now a boutique hotel offering laidback luxury.

Spicers Potts Point review

Nestled in a quiet pocket of Potts Point, this is the hotel that nails the "home away from home" brief.

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The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa, Byron Bay review

Yoga classes, an infinity pool and winding rainforest strolls - this is Byron at its best.

Elements of Byron, Byron Bay review

Beach, pool, drinks, repeat.

Harvest brings top chefs to the Byron Bay region

The restaurant's Wild Harvest series is back for 2018, with Alejandro Cancino, Scott Pickett and Colin Fassnidge among the names creating one-off menus with foraged ingredients.

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Apricot and peach frozen slice at Bert's Bar & Brasserie in Newport is just one of Gourmet Traveller's favourite dishes this autumn

Our favourite dishes: April 2018

Gourmet Traveller staffers share their favourite plates of the moment, from Argentinian-style beef rib in Byron to a Whistler restaurant serving wild salmon nigiri.

Inside Barrio Bryon Bay, reviewed by Pat Nourse.

Barrio, Byron Bay review

Sleek, sharp and bayside-casual, Barrio has the best of New Byron squarely on show.

Byron Bay gets a Chinese barbecue restaurant, Duk

Char siu, duck and other favourites, with a focus on free-range and organic produce.

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Halcyon House launches new cocktail menu with Grey Goose Vodka

Just in time for spring, Halcyon House fuels your Côte d'Azur fantasies even more, thanks to a partnership with French vodka brand, Grey Goose.

Inside the new-look Rae’s on Wategos, Byron Bay

Fresh from a recent upgrade, Rae's on Wategos is the ultimate place to unwind in Byron Bay.

Catch The Unicorn at Splendour in the Grass

One of Sydney’s favourite pubs will headline the festival’s food line-up.

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Rainforest retreat in Byron Bay

The Byron at Byron devises new ways to relax and revive.

Flashcamp pops up in Byron Bay for the summer

Luxury accommodation by the beach, with breakfast by Harvest.

First Look: Beach Byron Bay

With a charcoal grill, fine local produce and takeaway oysters, this summer’s new hotspot is poised to open for service.

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Three Blue Ducks

REVIEW Chickens and children are as much part of the experience as the food here: there’s a playground for kids, while cows, pigs and chooks are star attractions at The Farm, the restaurant’s grand agricultural, ecological and educational project. Embraced by locals and mobbed by visitors, things can get chaotic, but the floor staff keep […]