Must-see restaurants in Australia & Pacific

  • Niagara Falls

    Fiordland & Southland

    Located in a former Victorian schoolhouse, this excellent 'old-school' cafe puts the emphasis on local produce – free-range eggs, veggies from the garden,…

  • Bryher

    Launceston

    Bryher's super-appealing 1920s stained-glass shopfront and well-loved floorboards set the scene for a rootsy, meaty menu. The baked giant beans, black…

  • Margaret & Agnes @ Isabella's

    Great Ocean Road

    The guys from Portland's stylish Margaret & Agnes have opened a second venture within the lighthouse precinct, offering a similar menu of quality homemade…

  • Jamworks of Glen Aplin

    Brisbane & Around

    A modern, warehouse-style space, Jamworks serves up quality, produce-driven cafe grub, from poached eggs with chilli cornbread, baby spinach, sautéed…

  • Dundee's

    Cairns

    This tried-and-true waterfront seafood and steak restaurant comes up trumps for ambience, generous portions and friendly service. The varied menu of…

  • Piccolo Papa

    Brisbane & Around

    Super casual and neighbourly, Toowoomba's best pizza joint occupies a nondescript suburban strip mall in Rangeville. A real-deal Italian pizzaiolo (pizza…

  • Guildford Hotel

    West Coast Australia

    The ornate Guildford Hotel reopened in 2016 after a 2008 fire, and the flash makeover is still looking great. Smart design choices have retained many…

  • Miznon

    Melbourne

    Originating in Tel Aviv, Miznon is a fun and fresh option on iconic Hardware Lane. Book seats at tables outside, or sit on the 'steps' inside or on the…

  • Parkerville Tavern

    West Coast Australia

    Built in 1896, this cheery red-brick pub 3km northwest of Mundaring is a surprising find. Pub grub is the main lure (brilliant BLTs, perfect parmas), plus…

  • Brinx Deli & Cafe

    Brisbane & Around

    Cheery, new-school Brinx 'gets it'. The coffee is excellent and the cafe grub fresh, honest and made using products from the in-house gourmet deli…

  • Murray St Grill

    West Coast Australia

    This slick bistro is a breath of fresh Indian Ocean air for Jurien Bay, with savvy interior design, amiable staff, quick-fire tapas plates (cheese-stuffed…

  • Flippers

    Hobart

    There are four floating fish punts moored in Constitution Dock, selling fresh-caught seafood either uncooked or cooked. Our pick is Flippers, an enduring…

  • Sayers Sister

    Perth

    Top-notch brunch options – including leek and Parmesan croquettes in dreamy leek cream with poached eggs – combine with eclectic interiors that are said…

  • Olive

    Wellington

    Olive boldly attempts to be all things to all Wellingtonians: breakfast cafe, nocturnal bistro, wine bar, craft-beer joint and live-music venue...and…

  • Endeavour Tavern

    West Coast Australia

    The Endeavour is a classic Aussie beachfront beer bunker, with a big grassy terrace overlooking the Indian Ocean. The kitchen cooks up hefty pub-grub…

  • Rustico

    West Coast Australia

    This moody tapas/wine bar caps the northern end of Rockingham's beachside strip, with authentic Spanish-style food and an ocean-view corner terrace…

  • Inati

    Christchurch

    Shared plates enjoyed around an elegantly curved bar are divided into Earth, Land and Sea and include innovative and playful dishes harnessing ingredients…

  • Drift

    South Coast NSW

    Eden mussels, Tilba cheeses and Gippsland wines find their perfect setting in this shack-chic, upper-floor restaurant overlooking the wharf. The sunset…

  • Pepperberries Garden Cafe

    The Southeast

    Just south of Woodbridge at Birchs Bay, hidden up a winding dirt track, Pepperberries is a sophisticated little glass-fronted cafe in the trees. Utilising…

  • Bird's Fish Bar

    The Whitsundays

    This melange of nautical cliches (rum barrels, dangling buoys, octopuses adorning walls) and fish plucked fresh from Poseidon's realm is a wonderful spot…

  • Amadio Wines

    Kangaroo Island

    In a handsome corner shopfront with a lace-trimmed balcony, Amadio blasts reggae and retro Brit-pop into Kingscote's sleepy streets. It's a mainland-SA…

  • Picnic Basket

    Hobart

    This old petrol-station building has been reworked as an earthy cafe, with a quirky retro interior, staff dancing in the kitchen and herbs growing in…

  • Pacifico

    Cairns

    Formerly Green Ant Cantina, Pacifico – opened late 2019 – carries on the traditions of its predecessor: huge portions of Tex-Mex and gourmet pub grub,…

  • Beach House

    Fiordland & Southland

    Looking over Taramea Bay, Beach House is a stylish, comfortable cafe famous for seafood, especially its creamy chowder studded with juicy mussels and…

  • KI Tru Thai

    Kangaroo Island

    Hungry? Thursday night? If it's 'affirmative' to all of the above, wander over to this big steel farm shed (a couple of kilometers down a dirt road across…

  • Leeds Street Bakery

    Wellington

    Watch the top-knotted bakers baking through the big picture window, then head inside to taste some scones, biscuits, cakes and lovely loaves, plus simple…

  • Beachwood Cafe

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    Cookbook author Sevtap Yüce steps out of the pages to deliver her bold Turkish Flavours to the plate at this wonderful little cafe. Most of the tables are…

  • Bury Me Standing

    Hobart

    Stepping into this brilliant little coffee-and-bagel joint, run by a chipper Minnesotan who ended up in Hobart accidentally, is like waking into an old…

  • Freycinet Marine Farm

    The East Coast

    Super-popular Freycinet Marine Farm grows huge, succulent oysters in the waters around Coles Bay, while its farm-gate cafe also dishes up fish and chips,…

  • Lobster Shack

    West Coast Australia

    Craving some cray? They don't come much fresher than at this lobster-factory-turned-lunch spot, where half a grilled lobster, chips and salad will set you…

  • Balcony Restaurant

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Sovereign Resort's formal Balcony Restaurant serves Mod Oz cuisine such as Atherton eye fillet and crispy skinned coral trout, as well as share plates…

  • Hunger Monger

    Napier

    Seemingly always busy when everywhere else is half-full, Hunger Monger is a funky seaside seafood diner with sheepskin-covered seats, quirky tablecloths…

  • Grace of Kalbarri

    West Coast Australia

    A first-class Indian restaurant that would do any large city proud, Grace serves an excellent range of North Indian standards to please all palates,…

  • Blue Wren Cafe

    West Coast Australia

    Corrugated iron, hessian hangings and rustic timber collude to create a happy vibe at this cosy corner cafe, offering stonking homemade sausage rolls and…

  • Wye General

    Great Ocean Road

    This well-loved general store has provisions and groceries, but it's most noteworthy for its contemporary indoor-outdoor cafe-bar. With polished-concrete…

  • FishFace

    Southern WA

    Seafood is the star at FishFace. One half is a busy fish-and-chip takeaway, with punters lining up for superior battered snapper, whiting and cod. The…

  • Toodyay Bakery

    West Coast Australia

    Toodyay Bakery has been here since 1980, but recent refurbishment brings a little city-style artisan sheen to Toodyay. Excellent sourdough loaves and…

  • Mr Goodguy

    Hobart

    Aiming for a future-Asian Bladerunner look, this good-looking good guy is a hawker-style restaurant revolving around a central bar, on the ground floor of…

  • Stillwater

    Launceston

    The much-awarded Stillwater, inside a historic flour mill on the Tamar (parts of which date back to 1832), has long been at the top of Launceston’s dining…

  • Jo & Co Cafe

    Tasmania

    On fine days, the windows at this retro-laminex cafe pull back and you can eyeball the Big Penguin across the road. Its quirky vibe and the tasty menu,…

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