The best new restaurants in Sydney
The most exciting restaurants in Sydney right now.
The best new restaurants in Melbourne for exciting dining in 2026
All of Melbourne's latest restaurant openings to have on your radar.
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Melbourne’s best lunch specials for when you want a bit of luxe for less
Your guide to experiencing the best of Melbourne for less in 2026.
The best new restaurants in Adelaide
From experimental elegance to hearty classics.
Justin James’s Restaurant Aptos has finally opened in the Adelaide Hills
The 14-seat restaurant unfolds across several spaces in an 1860s church in Stirling.
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The best new cafes and bakeries in Melbourne in 2026
All of Melbourne’s latest cafés and bakery openings to have on your radar.
The best new restaurants in Brisbane
The Queensland capital's restaurant scene is booming.
Rosheen Kaul’s French-Chinese pop-up, Little Rose, opens tomorrow in Fitzroy
Expect bistro favourites with an Asian bent and reworked classic cocktails from renowned mixologist, Joe Jones.
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Hong Kong restaurant Mott 32 will open in Melbourne next year
It's the first Australian location of the celebrated Chinese restaurant.
Luxe for less: Sydney’s best lunch specials
Feeling the pinch? Experience the best of Sydney's fine-dining scene for less with these lunch specials.
Sydney’s best new bars (and what to drink there)
Basement bars and chic wine rooms for your next drink in Sydney.
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Melbourne’s best new bars to add to your list in 2026
From funky sherry bars to New York cocktail lounges, discover the latest watering holes in Melbourne.
Five Sydney Royal Easter Show winners you can cook with at home
Gold-medal ingredients you can keep in the pantry or fridge.
The best new restaurants around Australia to know about in 2026
The best new restaurants around Australia to have on your radar.
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What’s open this Easter long weekend
A round-up of some of the top restaurants and bars open across Australia for the upcoming Easter holiday long weekend.
Saint Peter is celebrating 10 years by collaborating on dinners with the world’s top chefs
Our 2025 Restaurant of the Year is marking a milestone with a series of one-off dinner parties — and you’re invited.
The 8 Noosa restaurants you cannot miss in 2026
From beloved institutions to flash new openings, there’s never been a better time to dine in the coastal town.
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The world’s number-one restaurant, SingleThread, is coming to Australia
The California restaurant will operate in Sydney for four weeks this winter.
The 10 Gold Coast restaurants you cannot miss in 2026
From Mermaid Beach to Surfers Paradise, try these stylish Gold Coast eateries.
Netflix-famous taqueria El Vilsito to pop up in Australia for the first time
Two chefs from the Michelin Guide-recommended spot will take over Howard Smith Wharves and Manly Wharf for two weeks only.
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The new Sydney Fish Market is finally open after its $800-million relocation
The new multi-storey seafood market hosts more than 40 retailers, including favourites from the former site.
Top Brisbane chefs will collaborate on a one-off, open-air dinner with The Calile Hotel
The leading hotel is bringing together neighbouring restaurant talent for a good cause.
The Belongil is Shannon Bennett’s ambitious new Byron Bay dining precinct
With a fine dining restaurant, beachy bistro, barefoot kiosk and invite-only cocktail bar.
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“Mixed emotions”: Peter Gilmore on why Quay will close in early 2026
The leading Sydney restaurant will welcome its final guests in February.
One of Rome’s most exciting chefs will host a Summer Series residency at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
The oceanfront restaurant is celebrating summer on the Pacific with dining specials, events and more.
Flaminia is Giovanni Pilu’s new Italian restaurant overlooking Sydney Harbour
The seafood-starring restaurant is inspired by Italy’s port cities.
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The best restaurants to enjoy an exceptional New Year’s Eve dinner in 2025
Fine dining restaurants that will start your new year right.
Seafood champion Rick Stein’s first Sydney restaurant is now open
The celebrated British chef has brought his signature seafood fare to Coogee Beach.
Hinchcliff House & Principe Prosciutto bring a slice of Italy to Sydney this summer
A world-renowned Prosciutto producer is blessing Sydney this Christmas.
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Terrigal Pavilion, from the team who brought us Burleigh Pavilion, opens tomorrow on Sydney’s Central Coast
The three-in-one dining destination dishes up everything from acai bowls to tuna crudo.
Chris Lucas has brought his Venetian restaurant Grill Americano to Sydney
The Lucas Collective restaurateur’s popular Italian steakhouse opens on 19 November in the Sydney CBD.
Best Christmas hams in Australia to buy in 2025
Pre-order these pronto, these seasonal pork centrepieces run out fast.
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10 top restaurants and bars that opened in Australia in October
New restaurants and bars in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth that deserve a visit.
Lygon Street’s legendary King & Godfree building to welcome three new venues, starting this summer
The former deli, café and cellar will be reborn as an osteria and wine bar, pizzeria and cocktail bar.
Yiaga, the first restaurant from chef Hugh Allen, is now open in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens
A historic park kiosk has been transformed into an innovative restaurant inviting the outside in.
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Australia’s first 25hours Hotel is now open in Sydney
The Oxford Street hotel has a restaurant, rooftop bar, lounge bar and cafe.
Grill Americano will open in Sydney in November
Chris Lucas's popular New York-style grill restaurant will open in Sydney’s CBD in spring.
10 of the best restaurants and bars that opened in Australia in September
Ready to try something new? These September openings in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are worth a booking.
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Neil Perry’s Bar Torino opens this weekend in the former Bobbie’s site
The Double Bay site has switched from Canto to Italo, transforming into a classic Italian restaurant split across two storeys.
Lee Ho Fook is now open in Sydney
The popular Melbourne Chinese restaurant now has a location in the Sydney CBD.
The 2000-year-old Italian cheese that deserves a place on your plate
Pecorino Romano PDO proves great flavour never goes out of style.
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Golden Avenue is Brisbane’s new Middle Eastern restaurant by the owners of Agnes and Biànca
Wood ovens and charcoal grills make for a heady atmosphere in the spacious CBD restaurant.
Tom Sarafian’s first restaurant, Zareh, is now open in Melbourne
Named for the Melbourne chef's Armenian grandfather, Zareh celebrates a historic mingling of food cultures.
All the chefs and restaurants popping up at the Australian Open 2026
The Australian Open’s top-tier culinary experiences for 2026 have been revealed, listing a star-studded line-up of local and international chefs.
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The team behind Tipo 00 to open a European restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD
Harriot is set to stride in with a gun team and swish Euro plates at the fore.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 winners have been announced
First Nations chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Mindy Woods is honoured with the Champions of Change Award — the first Australian to receive the prestigious award.
Neil Perry’s top 10 restaurants around the world
We ask the revered Australian chef for his fine-dining hitlist.
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Australia’s Saint Peter reappears in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants longlist for 2025
Josh Niland's acclaimed fine diner has jumped 32 spots since last year. Plus, a daring new NZ restaurant makes its list debut.
Discover local favourites and world-class cuisine on the NSW Central Coast
Plus, it’s just 45 minutes north of Sydney.
Etta owner Hannah Green to open Daphne, a new venue in the former home of Bar Romantica
Brunswick East will welcome the neighbourhood bar-restaurant this spring.
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36,000 hours of flames burning: A decade of Firedoor
Sydney restaurant Firedoor celebrates a decade of fiery service this year, with chef Lennox Hastie at its coalface.
Nigella Lawson on her favourite Sydney restaurants and what’s on her dining hitlist for 2025
The British food icon on the Sydney restaurants, bakeries and cheese shops she's dreaming about ahead of her return for Vivid Sydney 2025.
Cordelia is the soon-to-open seafood restaurant from the Don’s team
The Carlton newcomer is set to make a splash when it lands on Rathdowne Street next month.
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The Porcine and P&V teams debut a new courtyard wine bar, L’Avant Cave
The long-time P&V collaborators make the official move to take over the food offering of the courtyard wine bar.
Hay St Market has opened in beloved Paddy’s Markets after a multimillion-dollar renovation
The new food market delivers everything from a butcher and cheese shop to florists and dumpling stalls.
Former Firedoor chef Ahana Dutt to lead kitchen at Kolkata Social
The new restaurant is paying it forward by sharing tasty Indian eats and providing meals for those facing food insecurity with every set menu purchased.
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Vue de Monde’s Hugh Allen is set to open Yiaga in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens
The former Gourmet Traveller Chef of the Year announces his new venture, opening his own restaurant later this year.
Osteria Mucca, the penultimate piece of the Pasiano and Daughters’ Newtown precinct, is now open
Flora and Mister Grotto are set to open on Australia Street this February — with a third to follow.
An Australian pub lands in New York City with proper parmis, pints and more
Fronted by Australian talent, Old Mates is bringing our unique brand of hospitality to the Big Apple.
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Kiln reopens with a fresh new menu and incoming chef-partner Beau Clugston
One of our favourite Sydney rooftop restaurants now has an ex-Noma chef at the helm.
Josh Niland’s Petermen in Sydney’s north shore to close this weekend
The news comes just weeks after the Nilands announced a new restaurant on Hamilton Island.
Wunderlich wonderland: glitzy new retail and hospitality precinct opens in Redfern
With a slew of new and upcoming food, beverage and retail openings, Wunderlich Lane is well worth a spot on your radar.
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Lune Croissanterie is (finally) opening in Sydney this weekend
Croissant extraordinaire Kate Reid confirms Lune's Sydney flagship will open in Rosebery — this Saturday.
Josh Niland to open a restaurant on Hamilton Island, set within a new hotel coming in 2025
Josh and Julie Niland are bringing their whole-fish ethos to Hamilton Island’s newest boutique hotel, The Sundays, in the form of an elevated, family-friendly seafood diner.
The best waterfront restaurants in Australia for alfresco sipping and snacking
Whether you're sipping and supping somewhere balmy and coastal or rugged up lakeside, these are the waterfront diners to keep front of mind.
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Martin Place has just welcomed The Grill within its latest multi-tasking venue, The International
We take a first look at The Grill, the luxe new restaurant at the heart of the CBD’s latest hot spot.
Melbourne’s Bourke Street is finally welcoming Maison Bâtard later this month
The ambitious project from Lucas Restaurants has been several years in the making. And it boasts a rooftop terrace.
Margaret River has a brand-new wine and food festival, and it’s a corker
Experience a taste of the Margaret River Region like never before.
Brought to you by Pair’d Margaret River Region x Range Rover
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Meet the rising star set to represent the Pacific at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Competition
S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 Gala Dinner becomes a masterclass in making it as a top chef in Australia now. Hint: it’s not just about the cooking.
Meet the rising culinary stars competing to be named Australia’s best young chef
The winner will head to Milan to represent the Pacific region at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy grand final.
Sydney welcomes Ennui, a handsome new restaurant with a wine bar soul
Step inside the heritage-listed space, right by the Capitol Theatre, for a fun drinks list and a menu that’s very French – but also not very French at all.
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Song Bird, Neil Perry’s three-storey Chinese restaurant, opens alongside Bobbie’s – a basement cocktail bar
Perry considers this 230-seat, mostly Cantonese restaurant in Double Bay, to be a Chinese counterpart to Margaret, packed with his “greatest hits.” Downstairs, you’ll find Bobbie’s, a clubby basement bar fuelled by jazz and Martinis.
Bistrot 916 in Potts Point is set to close in November
The neo-French restaurant from the Pellegrino 2000 team will serve last drinks on 3 November.
Acclaimed Sydney restaurant Saint Peter has reopened in the iconic Grand National Hotel
Josh and Julie Niland's ambitious revamp of Paddington hotel is finally open for service.
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Award-winning Cirrus Dining in Barangaroo to close in September
The popular Sydney restaurant by the Bentley Group is set to close following failed negotiations with a new landlord.
Four new venues have opened in North Sydney with star chefs at the helm
Etymon opens a new dining precinct, with two restaurants, a wine bar-bakery and an artisan grocer
The exciting food scene on Melbourne’s doorstep
From beachside Bellarine to the rolling hills of the Moorabool Valley and buzzing Geelong, a new drinking and dining frontier is waiting to be explored.
Brought to you by Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine
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Andrew McConnell’s long-awaited Supernormal Brisbane is opening next week
The chef's much-loved Asian restaurant is finally opening on Queen Street’s riverfront.
More trouble for Jon Adgemis and Public Hospitality as Maybe Sammy founders cut ties
The award-winning bar collective behind Maybe Sammy and El Primo Sanchez is the latest operator to cut ties with Public Hospitality and its owner Jon Adgemis.
René Redzepi’s new Apple TV show Omnivore premieres this July
We chat to the Noma chef about his sizzling new eight-part documentary series.
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Monopole is morphing into a French restaurant
The CBD wine bar has ushered in a new era.
Andrew McConnell to open Bar Miette right by Brisbane River this July
The European-inspired bar will open alongside the highly anticipated opening of Supernormal Brisbane mid-2024.
Chris Lucas to further expand his hospitality empire with two new restaurants in Melbourne
Two new restaurants from Lucas will open in the forthcoming $1 billion precinct at 435 Bourke Street, slated to open in 2026.
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Kylie Kwong calls time on her restaurant career announcing Sydney’s Lucky Kwong to close in June
Kylie Kwong marks the end of her illustrious decades-long career with Lucky Kwong's closure next month.
MasterChef Australia’s kitchen mastery: 14 cooking essentials inspired by this season
A curated edit for the discerning home chef.
Iconic Sydney restaurant Tetsuya’s is closing after 37 years of service
The revered Sydney fine-diner is calling an end to its almost 40-year run.
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Former Attica chef takes over Melbourne’s Etta
Hannah Green’s seminal Brunswick East restaurant embarks on a new chapter, welcoming Lorcan Kan into the kitchen.
GT Food News: Your news wrap for all things food
All the new openings, food-fuelled events and tasty things happening around the country.
Park Hyatt Sydney’s new dining experience is inspired by Vivid Sydney
We unpack the upcoming Vivid-inspired culinary offering at The Dining Room, featuring a three-course set menu led by head chef Brian O'Flaherty.
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The Sanderson is launching a monthly cocktail-pairing degustation
We spoke to the slick CBD restaurant’s head chef about its new BYO Cellar Thursday offer and its cocktail degustation collaboration with sister bar Eau de Vie – both exciting additions to a restaurant that’s all about celebrating special moments with unforgettable experiences.
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Opening soon: Ormeggio team to open new restaurant Postino Osteria in Sydney’s Summer Hill
Italian chef Alessandro Pavoni will take over the old One Penny Red site in Summer Hill to open a traditional neighbourhood osteria.
Noma returns to Japan for 10-week Noma Kyoto residency in 2024
With the revered Danish fine-diner moving away from its traditional restaurant roots, the upcoming Noma Kyoto residency is sure to be one hot ticket for gourmets around the globe.
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Noma, the ‘world’s best restaurant’, is closing in 2025
If you were hoping to tick Noma off your dining bucket list, you better book in quickly.
Australian chef Brett Graham earns three Michelin stars for his London restaurant, The Ledbury
Australian chef Brett Graham wins three Michelin stars for his restaurant The Ledbury in Notting Hill, UK. He is the first Australian chef and co-owner of a restaurant to win three stars.
New Melbourne restaurant and wine bar Brico charms with simplicity
This new Carlton North wine bar with a gun team is a confident nod to European wine bars. The team here aren’t reinventing the wheel — and that is Brico’s charm.
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Restaurant openings we’re looking forward to in 2024
A Cantonese headliner from Neil Perry, a Surry Hills stalwart reborn and excellent interstate imports are just some of the restaurants we’re looking forward to in 2024.
First look: Josh Niland’s new restaurant Fysh Singapore is now open
Josh Niland's first international restaurant, Fysh, has opened in Singapore's brand-new Edition hotel. And the pescatarian steakhouse concept might just be the chef's most extravagant venue yet.
Five of a kind: Best chips to buy for the ultimate salty snack
Elevate your snack game with these best potato chips, as tested by expert chip connoisseurs — us. Here are our top chip picks.
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Coming soon: Pincho Disco
Collingwood’s getting a new day-to-night dining destination with Latin American tunes, tipples and sticky snacks.
Love Tilly Group steps away from Public Hospitality
One venue has already closed while La Salut will now be operated by Public Hospitality.
