The Watson and The Larwill Studio
Two new hotels join The Art Series stable.
LuMi, Elyros, Zensai
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
How to eat your way through Nice
From Nice’s finest pan bagnat to original salade Niçoise, homegrown ratatouille to perfect pistou, Rosa Jackson shares the culinary highlights of her adopted city.
The Cliff Dive’s Ti’ Punch
Updating a Caribbean classic with a dash of French élan.
French recipes
Gallic good times indoors and out – it’s our French issue and here's a preview of the recipes.
Icebergs Sunday brunch
Bondi landmark Icebergs is the latest Sydney restaurant to join the Sunday brunch bonanza.
Anchovy taste test
Are all anchovies created equal? We popped some top-dollar tins to find out.
New French hotels
A clutch of new hotels has opened in Paris and beyond.
Salopian Inn
REVIEW Dining at this McLaren Vale restaurant can take longer than expected, but it’s not that service is tardy – quite the opposite. Approachable waitstaff, led by Sarah Hollway, pay close attention to detail. It’s the 230-plus gins and rich wine offering that can cause delays. Fortunately if you linger too long in the cellar, […]
Maximilian’s
REVIEW Maximilian’s shares lodge-like hilltop premises – and a happy symbiotic relationship – with the reputable Sidewood Estate cellar door. Fittingly, the menu has Sidewood shiraz in the jus of the carefully cooked Coonawarra sirloin, which feels like something north-side from Game of Thrones. The meat is grilled and served with charred cos, a purée […]
d’Arry’s Verandah
A humble McLaren Vale gem.
Via Alta
REVIEW “This restaurant is very Italian,” says our very Italian waiter. So Italian, in fact, that she accidentally announces the price of one of the dishes in euros. It all adds to the charm of this offshoot of star chef Alessandro Pavoni’s more formal Ormeggio. Via Alta means “high street” (check the address), and here […]
Sagra
REVIEW “Sagra” is Italian for festival, and owner-chef Nigel Ward ensures that every day is a celebration of flavour. An easy-going atmosphere encourages grazing, and the kitchen puts its focus on carefully sourced produce rather than overwrought technique. Surrender to zucchini flowers stuffed with grated zucchini, pecorino, mint and honey. Or, better still, fresh figs, […]
Papi Chulo
REVIEW It’s right on the water, it’s infectious fun, and it serves top-notch food and drinks. What’s not to like? Attention to detail can waver (you might want to bring your own packet of Wet Ones, for instance), and it may be a little too casual for real comfort in some areas, but the boisterous […]
One Penny Red
REVIEW You’d swear the owners of One Penny Red opened a restaurant just so they could put a wine list together. Ask a question about an organic or biodynamic bottle on their 16-page list and an owner will sprint out and convince you to spend double what you’d planned to drop in a restaurant that […]
Fast French recipes
Looking to add some fast French flavours to your repertoire? We've collected more than two dozen for you in our latest recipe slideshow. Bon appétit!
Provencal recipes
Bouillabaisse, salade Niçoise, pissaladière, ratatouille… our collection of these classic Provençal recipes, and many more, is waiting for you in our latest slideshow.
French seafood recipes
Hear twice-baked lobster soufflés calling your name? Then check out this collection of some of our favourite French seafood recipes.
Puff pastry recipes
Puff is the magic pastry: you can use it in everything from tarts and pies to vanilla slice and sausage rolls. Check out our slideshow for some puff pastry baking inspiration.
Steak tartare with toasted brioche and cornichons
Steak tartare, toasted brioche, cornichons. Really, what's not to love?
Marron with brandade, potato croquettes and orange caramel
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for marron with brandade, potato croquettes and orange caramel from Boucher in Brisbane.
Roast duck with boudin noir and pickled rhubarb
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for roast duck with boudin noir and pickled rhubarb from Bistro Dom in Adelaide.
Viet Town, 400 Gradi Cicchetti, Chur on Constance, Steves
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Monster
REVIEW Club sandwiches. Hushed, clubby surrounds. Mature waiters. Tablecloths. Monster isn’t having a bar of it. This is an entirely new kind of lobby restaurant. Just as Hotel Hotel celebrates Canberra at its most creative, with wild design and a vigorous engagement with the arts scene, Monster puts a spotlight on the region’s produce. Three […]
Salt & pepper mills, shakers and dishes
However you take your seasoning, there’s a smart piece to do the job.
Da Mario
REVIEW This is the local Italian that you wish was around the corner – buzzy, fast and fun. We’re here for the pizza. It’s good. Very good. Thin, blistered crust, classic Neapolitan style judiciously topped with quality ingredients. The Diavola, for example, eschews the standard sliced salami for splashes of hot ‘nduja floating on tomato […]
Cottage Point Inn
REVIEW Even if you don’t book a seaplane, or arrive by yacht, the trek needed to reach this secluded Hawkesbury River boatshed turned historic restaurant reaps unexpected rewards. Where else can one savour pitch-perfect entrées such as figs served with burrata and pea juice, or Moreton Bay bugs napped with lemon hollandaise, under the gaze […]
Cho Cho San
REVIEW The words “charcoal chicken, sesame yoghurt” don’t really scream izakaya, but this is Cho Cho San, that charcoal is binchotan and the chicken in question – flesh juicy, skin crackled – is rounded out with pickled ginger and splashes of soy. Sit at the concrete bar with a mix of inner-city types and locals, […]
Beerkary Bakery, Brisbane
After finishing a busy service at Esquire, chef de cuisine Ben Devlin will pull an all-nighter baking batches of sourdough...
Berowra Waters Inn
REVIEW There are few more magical approaches to a restaurant in Australia than the short, sweet ride across the Hawkesbury to berth at this river-locked landmark. As the water laps and sucks at the stones beneath the louvred windows running the length of the long, airy room, diners poke and prod at the small arrangements […]
Alpha
REVIEW Alpha is a modern sort of Greek restaurant, make no mistake, but the Hellenic references in the look (not least the formidable fresco-andcolumns touches) make it very clear which end of the Med you’re visiting. Though staff stumble a little, the greetings are warm and there’s cheer when hot pita and taramasalata hit the […]
Moga
REVIEW Quirky Moga is the Japanese version of the neighbourhood bistro everyone wants to find at the end of their street. There’s a sushi conveyor in a wood-panelled backroom with posters of 1920s moga (modern girls), but the garden terrace, with paper lanterns and timber screens, is an even more congenial spot to raise a […]
Lutèce
REVIEW Pork cheek pressé, duck rillettes, duck ballotine and a chunky rustic pork terrine – all presented simply with buttery house brioche, croûtons, cornichons and fig chutney for an entrée. Add in a glass of Provençal rosé, say, or a bottle from Alsace-born chef Romain Bapst’s homeland (the French-leaning list fields a strong selection of […]
The Ludlow, New York
The Ludlow promises to become a Lower East Side hub.
Freycinet Experience Walk
Freycinet Experience Walk, a true escape from day-to-day life
Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Red Hook, Sprolo, The Flinders Street Project
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Give A Fork!
Sustainable Table is encouraging Australians to think about responsible food consumption...
Cape Weligama, Sri Lanka
The latest addition to Sri Lanka’s boutique lodgings is a clifftop resort on the south coast.
Zanzibar Café
REVIEW Zanzibar might not possess a panoramic view of the relaxed coastal town of Merimbula, but diners feel the breezy vibe nonetheless. It could come courtesy of pristine local ingredients, many of them plucked from nearby waters, or simply via the charm of hostess Renée Loftus. On the plate, though, it’s more about big-city polish, […]
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Tomah Gardens
REVIEW There’s a touch of garden-shed chic about Tomah Gardens restaurant, but that’s half the charm of a rustic space that’s furnished with upcycled tables and chairs and a pot-bellied fireplace. It’s comfortable, which is just as well, because after the drive you’ll want to settle in and enjoy the view and a menu of […]
Pipeclay Pumphouse
REVIEW There are admirable people who embrace farm-to-fork dining to reduce the emissions created by transporting foodstuffs. Chef Andy Crestani adopts farm-to-fork principles to ensure his dishes are fresher, more nutritious and infinitely more flavoursome. Conveniently, much of his produce comes from the Robert Stein vineyard estate on which the restaurant sits. Old World pigs […]
Chur Burger, Brisbane and Up on Constance
Brisbane's burger-lovin' bar-hoppers have meaty decisions to grapple with...
Spice Bar
REVIEW Take a seat on the covered outdoor balcony or in the Eastern-inspired dining room and enjoy the cooling sea breeze, perhaps with a chilled glass of sake or a spice-friendly wine from a succinct, well-considered list. You may need a refreshing beverage or two, as Spice Bar lives up to its name. It specialises […]
Social Eating House
REVIEW Don’t let the laid-back vibe of this coastal restaurant fool you. It delivers great food, a compelling wine list offering drops from Australia and beyond as well as outstanding service from switched-on, likeable staff. A table on the footpath captures sea breezes, while inside, the open kitchen and bearded bartenders shaking cocktails create buzz […]
Saint Crispin
REVIEW There’s lots going on at Saint Crispin. The interior is straightforward – the timber-floored room has dark tones, brass finishes and a glossy bar – but the kitchen works hard for its money. Its menu, by executive chef Scott Pickett, includes multiple-course options, plus “little bites” such as Moonlight Flat oysters or pork scratchings […]
Chaco Bar, Polepole, The Lane Vineyard
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Royal Mail Hotel
REVIEW Locally sourced goat, storied wines from a cellar that holds up to 30,000 bottles, and a kitchen plot bigger than most market gardens. This is the culinary toybox available to chef Robin Wickens. There can be few shorter distances from paddock to plate than at this upmarket country pub in Victoria’s pastoral Western District. […]
Paringa Estate
REVIEW With a graphic-design degree tucked up the sleeve of his chef’s whites, Julian Hills brings an artist’s sensibility to the kitchen, balancing flavours, texture and pops of colour. And thanks to a smart revamp, Paringa’s interiors now match that contemporary aesthetic. Rich timbers, a black leather banquette and charcoal carpet bring a fresh level […]
The Argus Dining Room
REVIEW Hotel restaurants must cater to all tastes and often the result is a menu that neither offends nor delights. The Argus is not such a restaurant, yet it offers the pluses of 1930s hotel dining – the grand entrance, the sense of occasion. Chef David Willcocks reboots expectations from the get-go with a raw […]
Il Lido Italian Canteen
REVIEW In a town where reliable beachside eats are still thin on the sand, this bustling multi-tasker manages to do everything from breakfast, lunch and dinner to all-day coffee and wine. Like the airy yellow-splashed interior, the menu is fresh, fun and unashamedly Italian in spirit. Bowls of clams strewn with prosciutto lardons and garlic […]
Miki’s Open Kitchen
REVIEW Chicken pâté sushi. It’s not exactly textbook Japanese cooking, doubly so when deep-fried and accented with spicy moro miso. But that’s precisely the kind of open-mindedness that defines Miki’s Open Kitchen, a dedicated – yet decidedly relaxed – tempura restaurant in the wine and surfie hamlet of Margaret River. Tempura parcels of nori-wrapped garfish […]
Sri Lanka
On a thrilling circuit of white-sand beaches, ancient cities and mountains of tea, Helen Anderson witnesses everyday miracles in Sri Lanka.
2015 GT Restaurant Awards event
Take a look behind-the-scenes at the 2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards event, held in August 2014.
Rockpool, Attica, Esquire, Aubergine, Garagistes, Restaurant Amuse, Penfolds Magill Estate, Evoo
Our restaurant critics' picks of the best eats around the country.
The producers: Casa Motta mozzarella
Campania meets Queensland with delicious results.
Co-owner leaves Esquire, Brisbane
The owners of Brisbane's top-rated restaurant, Esquire, have parted ways...
Double-Six Luxury Hotel, Seminyak, Bali
To some, it’s a stylish new hotel. To Robert Marchetti, it’s an “entertainment precinct with rooms”.
Bar Americano’s Modern Lemonade
A not-so-soft drink from the deeper recesses of the cocktail canon.
Early spring recipes
Pies and footy, blood oranges and zany sweets – hello, spring.
2015 GT Restaurant Guide: The Top 100
Our list of the top 100 restaurants in Australia, as featured in our 2015 Restaurant Guide.
Asparagus with walnut mayonnaise
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for asparagus with walnut mayonnaise from Lyle's, London.
Roast flounder, broccolini, almonds, capers, beurre noisette
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for roast flounder, broccolini, almonds, capers, beurre noisette by Temporada, Canberra.
Potato skins with whipped cod roe
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for potato skins with whipped cod roe from Luxembourg, Melbourne.
2015 GT Restaurant Awards winners
2014 has been an exciting year in food, making for a particularly interesting crop of winners in the 2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards. Hungry for talent? Read on.
Cake stands
Raise your gâteaux to new heights with a glam cake stand.
Winter design trends
Accent marble with timber and metallics for wintry cool.
Sandwich recipes
Take your sandwich game to another level with some of our favourite sandwich recipes.
Sweet breakfast recipes
Treat yourself this weekend with some of our favourite sweet breakfast recipes. From waffles and pancakes to french toast and crepes - this is breakfast worth getting out of bed for.
Regional Chinese recipes
Whether you prefer the bold and spicy flavours of Sichuan, the sourness of a Shanxi noodle soup or the famous snack foods of the Yangzhou region, there's far more to Chinese cooking than your local takeout might have you thinking. Here's a selection of our favourite regional Chinese recipes.
2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards finalists
Presenting the nominees for the 2015 Gourmet Traveller restaurant awards, our tribute to the nation's top talents in the kitchen, on the pour and on the floor.
St Michael 6003, Belle’s Hot Chicken, Bar de Thé
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Honey ice-cream with linseed wafers and walnut crumble
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for honey ice-cream with linseed wafers and walnut crumble by Penfolds Magill Estate, Adelaide.
Guillaume, Dutch Courage Officers’ Mess, This Little Piggy, Leonards Mill
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
The Langham Sydney makeover
Want to know how to spend $30 million in four months? Watch The Langham Sydney.
Gluten-free recipes
From hearty slaws and easy salads, to roast dinners and hot curries, here are some of our favourite gluten-free recipes.
Father’s Day gift guide
Socks. Who needs more of them? Give Dad something he really wants this Father's Day.
Stew recipes
When cold weather hits, embrace it with comforting (and downright delicious) stews, from seafood to vegetarian and everything in between.
Leek, Swiss chard and feta tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for leek, Swiss chard and feta tart by Rushcutters in Sydney.
Seafood khoresh
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for seafood khoresh by Peel St, Adelaide.
Spelt tortellini with rabbit, kale, tarragon butter and fried prosciutto
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for spelt tortellini with rabbit, kale, tarragon butter and fried prosciutto by Mister Bianco.
Hotel Guide readers’ choice awards competition winners
And the winners are…
Clever Little Tailor’s Rye and Maple Fizz
Shaking things up with Adelaide’s best cocktail bar.
Late winter recipes
From soups to spiced-up sweets – we've got late winter covered.
2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards finalists – Best New Talent
Presenting the finalists for Best New Talent in the 2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards.
Cliff Dive, Thomas Olive, Mero Kitchen & Bar, Bread and Bone Wood Grill
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Etihad’s private cabin
Cabins with proper beds and butlers feature in Etihad’s plans for its new fleet.
Spiced dessert recipes
Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what our slideshow of dessert recipes – from fresh ginger rapadura cake to spiced fig jam drops – is made of.
Brunch recipes
Bacon tarts, crêpe soufflés, mushrooms on toast… nothing says it's winter like getting up late and making a meal of it. Check out our slideshow for some of our favourite brunch recipes.
Bistro Mint, Chuckle Deli Shop and Madame Wu
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Platters
Form and function combine in handsome platters, adding majesty to your centrepiece.
Stylists’ favourite products for the kitchen and table
We ask those in the know – the stylists who seek out the pieces featured in our pages each month – to let us in on their design favourites this season for the kitchen and table.
Banana-cream pie brûlées
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for banana-cream pie brûlées from The Noble Experiment.
Rockpool, BentSpoke Brewing Co, Pei Modern, Olé Fuego: Hot Plates
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Handmade ceramics
Meet five young talents at the forefront of a resurgence in handmade ceramics whose bespoke pieces are in hot demand. They talk to Tanya Buchanan about their craft.
What is jumbuck?
The jumbuck has leapt straight from the pages of Banjo Paterson and onto menus...
On the pass: Ali Orchard, Tomahawk Bar
Tell us about Tomahawk’s menu, Ali...
Top Australian lodges and resorts
A wrap-up of some of our favourite lodges and resorts around the country.
Spice Temple Sydney, Mama’s Buoi, The Catbird Seat Bistro, Jarmer’s Kitchen
Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country this week.
Bostock with Earl Grey prunes
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Bostock with Earl Grey prunes from Long Shot in Melbourne.
Silverbeet and feta kibbeh with kasundi
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for silverbeet and feta kibbeh with kasundi from Berta, Hobart.
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