Advertisement
Profile picture of The Gourmet Traveller Team

The Gourmet Traveller Team

Gourmet Traveller is Australia’s trusted authority on food, travel and luxury lifestyle, bringing the latest news and trends to life through quality journalism, enticing recipes and evocative photography. For more than 55 years, it has been inspiring and informing Australians with the best in cooking, dining, travelling and shopping. Our critics bring the expertise of years of critical eating, drinking and writing to the table. Plus, as the country’s leading title in the luxury sector, Gourmet Traveller works closely with Australia’s leaders in the travel and hospitality industries to give our readers exclusive access. The Gourmet Traveller legacy is one of trust, prestige and relevance.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Fino Seppeltsfield restaurant in South Australia dining room
Dining Out

Fino Seppeltsfield

As far as last meals go, you'd be hard pressed to go out with a more satisfying bang than Fino's Basque cheesecake and a nip of Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny.
Hentley Farm restaurant in Seppeltsfield, photo of fish dish with liquid being poured onto plate
Dining Out

Hentley Farm

Chefs momentarily down tools to welcome guests and lead them to the dining room, where views over the gum-lined creek and single estate vineyard delight.
Alberto's Lounge, Surry Hills Sydney dining room
Dining Out

Alberto’s Lounge

Anchovy toast has gained peak popularity, but Alberto’s Lounge takes the road less travelled, serving up umami-rich sardine pâté on triangles of crisp-fried crostoli.
Advertisement
Bentley Restaurant & Bar in Sydney, dining room
Dining Out

Bentley

The nugget of rosemary-skewered kangaroo that opens your Bentley voyage might look simple, but a bite detonates a flavour-packed core.
Same Same
Dining Out

Same Same

Same Same's main room provides dining drama aplenty: flames flashing, woks hissing in the central open kitchen, bustling communal tables channelling Thailand's streets through a glamorous lens.
Anekawa Japanese restaurant Gold Coast, Queensland dessert dish
Dining Out

Anekawa

This pint-sized, chef-run venue isn't quite a portal to Shibuya, but it does leave the Gold Coast behind.
Advertisement
Van Bone restaurant in Marion Bay, Tasmania and its sleek dining room
Dining Out

Van Bone

Van Bone exemplifies destination dining, with every mouthful as uniquely Tasmanian as the stunning coastal views.
Arkhé restaurant in Adelaide snack dishes
Dining Out

Arkhé

Of course there's (very good) steak at a restaurant focused on cooking with fire, but the joys of Arkhé are in the unconventional.
Tulum restaurant in Melbourne dish
Dining Out

Tulum

Perhaps it's the glowy backlighting, moody as all get-out. Or maybe it's the genuine sense of hospitality, instantly evident in the bright-eyed welcome.
Advertisement
Kazuki's in Carlton, Melbourne
Dining Out

Kazuki’s

The dramatic transformation that occurs as you step from hectic Lygon Street into the upholstered serenity of Kazuki's is one of Melbourne's great dining overtures.
Piece of white fish in a bowl at Clarence in Brisbane
Dining Out

Clarence

You'd be crazy to forgo the flavour-forward $75 prix fixe menu at this bastion of fair pricing, but be sure to add a turnip cake or two.
Morks restaurant Canberra, ACT. Photo of beef short ribs in a bowl with sauce poured over the top.
Dining Out

Morks — CLOSED

Morks may no longer be the well-kept secret it was when the brothers Ratanakosol took over their parents’ restaurant back in 2013, but its relevance and fandom have not waned.
The vegetable fritters served at Chae.
Dining Out

Chae

Patience. You'll need it to land one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae's Cockatoo home, where the seasonal, medicinal, ferment-heavy Korean menu unfolds.
Advertisement
Her Bar in Melbourne, Victoria. Photo of the ceviche decorated with colourful edible flowers.
Dining Out

Her Bar

Her Bar keeps feet on the ground with a swanky fit-out and a menu delivering greatest hits in the key of France.
Market Bistro in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast Queensland. Photo of red wine served with duck and a salad.
Dining Out

Market Bistro

Don’t let the location – in the heart of Maroochydore’s new CBD, surrounded by construction – put you off.
Patch Kitchen and Garden in th Adelaide Hills, SA. Photo of a pasta dish with parmesan and radicchio
Dining Out

Patch Kitchen and Garden

Andrew Davies, much loved for his work at Osteria Oggi and Press Food and Wine, recently took over a cottage-style building in Stirling – and, of course, diners have followed.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Clam Bar in Sydney CBD. Photo of its burger and honeycomb macaroni and cheese at Clam Bar in Sydney.
Dining Out

Clam Bar

In a city so packed with New York-style chophouses it's starting to feel like Manhattan Lite, Clam Bar's edgier riff on the genre is a welcome relief.
The fish hot pot at Stanley in Brisbane.
Restaurant Guide

Stanley

There’s an appropriate seafood skew at Brisbane’s top Chinese fine-diner, named after Hong Kong’s Stanley Bay.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement