Brisbane
Locals love Dicki's, a chilled, vegan cafe run by affable siblings Justine, Lexi, Choy and Diana. Buzziest at breakfast, its fresh, wholesome bites range…
Must-see restaurants in Australia & Pacific
Perth
This sleek seafood restaurant and wine bar is part of the renovated and historic Cottesloe Beach Hotel. Order local oysters and a glass of Margaret River…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Hans Mohr started this fishy takeaway and diner decades ago, plating up fancy fish and chips with Euro stylings. The interior is more East End London eel…
Sunshine Coast
The award-winning chefs at this bright, casually chic restaurant – flanking Peregian Beach's lush green square – pump out a concise, seasonal,…
Newtown & the Inner West
Sequestered in the back of a decent second-hand bookshop, friendly Sappho is a beaut bohemian garden cafe-bar, its walls scrawled with generations of…
West Coast Australia
With its interior decked out with photos from the owners' global wanderings, the classiest dining spot in town does wonderful things with local seafood…
Victoria
This cafe offers a big timber deck overlooking the Marraboor River and the Pioneer Settlement. As well as a cafe serving light lunches and innovative…
Adelaide
Hey Jupiter! What are you doing out there in between Mars and Saturn? Eating some French food, perhaps – maybe a classic soupe a l'oignon (French onion…
Tasmania
More ambitious than most motel restaurants, the eatery at Tamar Cove serves steaks, fish and chips, burgers and salads with a difference – steaks are…
Victoria
Under the direction of Scandinavian-Australian chef Dag Demarkow, the menu at Botanica cannily incorporates Asian and European flavours with best of…
West Coast Australia
Sit outside under the grapevine at this sweet old cottage, now a hip cafe serving up outstanding speciality coffee and delicious filled bagels (such as…
Taupo
Championing NZ artisan producers and importing specialities from abroad, this grocery on the town fringe is a fruitful stop for those looking to stock up…
Brisbane & Around
Opposite the train station, this former ball-bearing factory is now an upbeat cafe, pimped with quirky murals and dishing out fresh, flavourful cafe grub…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Good Luck Coconut's blending of Pacific and Asian design and flavours really suits the overall vibe of the city, especially when combined with briny…
Rotorua
This superfriendly cafe is away from the hubbub, with awesome lake views. All-day breakfasts are headlined by a 'mumble jumble' of roast kumara (sweet…
Sunshine Coast
While the crispy-thin pizzas (alas, not wood-fired) and evening pastas are heavy on the Italian accent, the nosh at casual cafe-bistro 'Little Brothers'…
Blue Mountains
A top spot for a pre-walk breakfast or post-falls lunch, this handsome place strikes you on entry with its display cabinets bulging with good-looking food…
Yulara
if you want to treat yourself, this is the place to try. With a recent makeover, and the feel of a Hilton Hotel bar, the excellent food and friendly…
Coromandel Peninsula
The Beach Hotel's interesting menu includes spiced beans and chorizo with poached eggs for brunch and a terrific fish burger with hand-cut chips for…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Free-range this and organic that punctuate the menu at this cool slice of culinary style that looks like it’s dropped in from Auckland or Melbourne…
Sydney
Mini-moguls and luncheon ladies while away long afternoons beneath Bistro Moncur’s vaulted ceilings and monochromatic mural. The menu changes seasonally,…
Parnell & Newmarket
There's definitely no shortage of places to buy sushi around Auckland, but &Sushi definitely stands out from the competition with innovative and artfully…
New South Wales
This cottage-style cafe and restaurant in West Tamworth is worth seeking out for spot-on French country cooking, rustic baking and lighter options such as…
West Coast Australia
Tall Timbers' upmarket pub food stretches from gourmet burgers to confit duck, but its real point of difference is wines from all over southwest Australia…
Adelaide
OK, so it's part of the Adelaide's casino complex, but we'll forgive this irritating mainstream locale because the food here is top notch, and the Madame…
Victoria
This lovely, rustic little cafe has a menu of locally sourced, homemade goods, including big breakfasts, Turkish pizzas and daily specials. Great coffee…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Wind back the years with a dainty selection of sandwiches, scones and other sweet treats with high tea in the Chateau's elegant lounge. Ask for a spot by…
Canberra
Neon lights and diner booths give Baby Su a more casual feel than its big sister Lazy Su in Braddon, but the same attention to detail presides. Drop in…
Southern NSW & The Murray
With a spacious and sunny deck, Crossing offers such dishes as Thai beef salad or salt-and-pepper calamari. Other international culinary influences…
Coromandel Peninsula
With courtyard seating for summer brunches and a burnished-copper bar for later in the night, Manaia is the most cosmopolitan spot on the Tairua strip…
Napier
This stylish new bar and eatery below Criterion Art Deco Backpackers does easy-going bar food (burgers, pastas, beef short ribs and a mean crispy pork…
Melbourne
Part warehouse cafe and part chocolate factory, watch organic, fair-trade Monsieur Truffe chocolates come to life behind glass while you tuck into vibrant…
Brisbane & Around
On Manly's main street, Cambridge Lane dishes out good coffee and fresh, honest cafe grub, including all-day breakfast options like smashed avocado with…
South Coast NSW
Stay more than a day in Batemans and it's likely this waterfront place will draw you in. The food's pleasingly varied: mushroom risotto, fish and chips,…
Cairns
With humongous feasts, from crêpes to wraps and a truckload of vegetarian options, this is one of the best-value options in town. It's a little bit hippie…
Victoria
For a taste of the subcontinent in an Aussie bush setting, head to this excellent Punjabi restaurant with an array of authentically flavoured dishes,…
Queenstown
This swish lakefront restaurant is one of the flag-bearers of Queenstown high-end dining. Despite that, it doesn't come across as sniffy, especially at…
Great Ocean Road
Bottling the success of its wildly popular beachfront Argentine barbecues, the team from Swing Bridge is taking things indoors with a vibrant new Latin…
The East Coast
This cafe does bang-up breakfasts, then serves other filling stuff throughout the day: pies, wraps, sausage rolls, vegetable frittata, biscuits and slices…
Hobart
'Plant-based eatery' may be a coded way of saying 'vegetarian joint', but there's really no need for disguises. Veg Bar is a quality outfit, from the…
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