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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.

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.

Italian chef Alessandro Pavoni will take over the old One Penny Red site in Summer Hill to open a traditional neighbourhood osteria.

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.

If you were hoping to tick Noma off your dining bucket list, you better book in quickly.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Elevate your snack game with these best potato chips, as tested by expert chip connoisseurs — us. Here are our top chip picks.

Collingwood’s getting a new day-to-night dining destination with Latin American tunes, tipples and sticky snacks.

One venue has already closed while La Salut will now be operated by Public Hospitality.

Perched 55 floors above Melbourne CBD, Vue de Monde and sister bar Lui dazzle with fresh interiors, a brand-new 18-plate dégustation menu and the same spectacular city views.

Add these flavour-packed XO sauces to fried rice, steamed greens, braised meats and even inventive, umami-flecked pastas.

Set to open this December, the contemporary Asian restaurant will be led by former Aru chef Khanh Nguyen, and promises more fun, more noise and more buzz than the group's other popular establishments.

The taste of luxury is one that cannot be beat.

Parcs, the inventive low-waste Melbourne restaurant that closed suddenly in June, is back – and it’s headed up by Brae’s former head chef

The ACMI’s critically acclaimed in-house restaurant closed abruptly yesterday.

The former Fred's chef has been announced as culinary director of the Sydney Opera House’s event venues

The acclaimed chef opens a Thai restaurant-grocer in the Valley, and is bringing back some of the hits from his seminal restaurant Longrain

One of Australia’s trailblazing brewery’s chats to GT about balancing creativity with innovation; and tradition with a good dose of fun.

And Gourmet Traveller readers are invited to be the first to check it out next week.

The young South Australian chef is heading to Italy for the culinary contest's grand finale. His dish? A dazzling three-ingredient vegan plate of celeriac, apple and taro.

The Fish Butchery author and chef heads to the Lion City, in a partnership with Edition Hotels.

Foodlab Sydney is a social enterprise that has its kitchen open to all.

It's taking over the historic, cathedral-esque Melbourne Stock Exchange that has remained shut for over 20 years - and it's opening next month.

Kurumba will bring a dedicated hopper bar, lobster-spiked curried rice and rosewater soft serves to the south end of Crown Street.

The fermented soybean and paste is fundamental to Japanese cuisine.

Come for fine-tuned pub classics and counter meals, stick around for the diverse live music programming and an overnight stay in one of The Eltham's five character-filled rooms.

Two-night collaboration Hearth x Fervor brings foraged native ingredients to one of Perth’s premier addresses.

The intimate 30-seat cocktail bar is opening right next door to the stately Gimlet dining room for cocktails and neat snacks.

Don’t wing it: Use these chef-approved ideas to impress your dinner guests.

The glitzy New York-style steakhouse is set to take over the historic Bridge Room in Sydney's CBD.

The new casual restaurant is paying it forward by sharing traditional Mexican fare and providing meals for those facing food insecurity.

The world-famous chef's three Michelin-starred London restaurant is coming to Sydney - for three nights only.

The celebrated Australian chef is heading to Fiji to bring his paddock-to-plate ethos to the tropical destination.

The Bentley Group’s newest venture is an old-world marvel with a cutting-edge dining ethos.

With prime views of one of the world’s most iconic beaches, Promenade Bondi Beach is set to sizzle

It's no wonder this flavour is a classic - it's perfect on its own or with pud. Scoop it up.

Yes, you can get the famed puffy wood-fired bread at the first-ever Victorian Totti's - plus panoramic ocean views.

As a potent source of salty, umami flavour, these preserved fish make the perfect summer snack. Here are five of the best.

He joins executive chef Michael Greenlaw to deliver hyper-local, seasonal and cutting-edge cuisine 80 floors above Melbourne's CBD.

The Niland train shows no sign of slowing, with the husband-and-wife team set to open their fifth venue in Sydney's North Shore.

The "rock star chef" is finally bringing her game-changing plant-based fare to Sydney.

It’s the same iconic view in a new wave for Icebergs as the famed Bondi diner reopens with theatrical iced seafood troughs, Sunday sunset parties and a brand-new private dining room.

Skip the last-minute panic this Christmas with finish-at-home feasts, DIY trifles and Christmas Day lunches at top Australian restaurants.

The celebrated chefs reveal how they are experimenting with a new sustainable produce in this delicious recipe.

Justin James, Karen Martini and Paul Carmichael are just some of the A-list chefs set to headline Tasting Australia in 2023.

The flavours of the sea, in-season vibrant produce and great vibes, now open.

Rising star Robin Wagner will head to Milan next year to compete in the S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy.

The new woodfired restaurant is set to be the jewel in Ace Hotel’s crown.

Applejack Hospitality's newest opening delivers sun-soaked alfresco dining just a short hop from the city.

Yūgen Restaurant has lured Alex Yu from Sydney’s Sokyo, and will be doing a six-person omakase, alongside a pan-Asian subterranean snack and dinner den.

The 80-seater is the latest in a long line of globally renowned sister venues, now open at destination hotel The Langham.

It's a tribute to the five years chef Lennox Hastie spent living and working in the Basque Country. There's Spanish wine, sherries and vermouths – served alongisde pintxos, share plates and other drinks-friendly snacks.

Asian-inspired favourite Supernormal will open in Brisbane in late 2023.

The much loved Sydney wine bar will be closed until further notice.

The new casual restaurant is paying it forward by sharing tasty Afghan eats, creating employment for newly arrived migrants and providing meals for those facing food insecurity.

A new pub from chef Matt Stone and his partners brings great drinks and thoughtful, veg-heavy cooking to an emerging Northern Rivers hotspot.

Following two years of lockdown trade and amid inflation and labour shortages, the hospitality industry is now facing a cancellation crisis: leaving seats empty, food wasted and restaurateurs on the edge.

Food by one of Victoria’s best chefs and drinks from one of Melbourne’s favourite wine lists. Ides’ new next-door neighbour is worth getting excited about.

The 226-seater is the latest in a long line of openings on New South Wales’ South Coast.

Some like it hot. And they should be getting their fix from Mat Garthwaite’s sauce shop.

From the co-owners behind Byron’s best new bottle shop and a chef who’s worked in some of Sydney’s best restaurants. This is an opening to put on your Northern Rivers radar.

The enterprise, which focuses on empowering and employing women escaping trauma, has opened its own brick-and-mortar café at Yirranma Place: a new Sydney incubator for social enterprises and not-for-profits.

The Turkish eatery's latest spot continues the brand's new focus on takeaway – from pastries and salads to coffee and bottles of wine.

The Carlton favourite has been dearly missed. It’s celebrating its much-anticipated return with a big old pizza party this weekend.

Clayton Wells' beloved Chippendale restaurant is the latest in a string of prominent restaurants to close.

What started as a lockdown side project is now graduating to IRL status. When it opens in Footscray, Bud of Love will be an intimate little wine bar, with bottles available to drink in or take away.

The Kakadu plum has been harvested by First Nations people for tens of thousands of years across northern Australia. Now the burgeoning industry is being shaped on country by people with knowledge and ownership of the prized fruit.

This is an exciting one.

“I really, to be honest, cannot think of any vegetable I would say is cheap – anything that’s grown in the ground is expensive at the moment.”

The meat comes from the family livestock farm and the produce comes from a plot of land the owners are learning to harvest. This neighbourhood bistro is out to prove that sustainable eating doesn’t have to be a special occasion.

6am croque madame? Late night steak frites? The dining room or the alfresco terrace? This opening – in one of Sydney’s marquee locations, at the base of the QVB – is one to get truly excited about.

Learn about the diverse culture of Sri Lanka and its cuisine's foundational recipes, from the owner of Sydney's Lankan Filling Station.

The Lodge Bar & Dining is in a beloved building on the busiest corner of Fortitude Valley, has a menu by one of New Zealand’s most venerated chefs and a wine list by New Zealand’s only Master Sommelier.

She’s a wine educator and the daughter of Gerald Diffey – the owner of the legendary Gerald’s Bar. He’s worked in some of Melbourne’s finest restaurants, bottle shops and wine bars. Together they own Vera, Newcastle’s most exciting new wine retailer.

“Playing with nostalgia is really what I want to be doing … so there’ll be a shorter hands-friendly menu at the bar and then some fun, flirty stuff happening in the bistro.”

A heart-warming book about helping others and overcoming grief, packed with traditional Greek recipes.

No prizes for guessing the focus of the latest addition to Simon Gloftis’ restaurant portfolio. Come for a sushi and a beer, or push the boat out with an 18-course omakase.

Get some of the best fish in Sydney delivered, plus ready-made meals, condiments, and meal kits (including the Nilands' famous tuna cheeseburgers).

Beachside Greek-ish eats dished out within a well curated dining room. Topikós will surely become a long lunch destination for many.

The latest venue by Michael and Zara Madrusan is a celebration of Michael’s Italian upbringing. Come for alfresco spritzes, deep pan pizza, and plenty of pasta.

There are 12 Negronis on the menu and a sizeable roster of post-dinner digestivi – from Amaro Montenegro to Sorrento-style limoncello. The food line-up is all about Italian share-plates, plus free Negroni-infused salami sticks.

It’s an entirely alfresco Mykonos-inspired neighbourhood buffet, with a whitewashed courtyard filled with olive trees. It’s the perfect setting for enjoying the hearty, all-veg Mediterranean fare.

This old dog from the team behind Bistecca and The Gidley has picked up some new tricks, with a major spruce-up to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

At night, it's a set-menu experience with ramen and snacks to try (with PS40-designed cocktails). At lunch, it's a classic ramen shop.

Catalonia, the Spanish region that borders France, inspired the Spanish restaurant that borders Franca.

Chef Orazio D’Elia has returned to the restaurant that kickstarted his career. Classics like the pizza and porchetta are back, but the casual coastal restaurant has picked up some new tricks.

It’s the latest in a string of openings for the renowned restaurateur. This time, it’s all about classic Italian cocktails, Tuscan bistecca and handmade pastas.

This beautiful Martin Place restaurant – by the team behind Nour – has a refined, shareable menu featuring an all-star cast of Middle Eastern dishes, ideas and flavours. It’s a new winner for Sydney’s CBD.

There’s an impressive menu by a former Billy Kwong and Lankan Filling Station chef. Plus, personalized sake flights and a vinyl collection that’s 2500 LPs strong. This is an opening to get jazzed about.

The beloved chef has family ties to the small town of Rockley, and the pub’s reopening yesterday marks the first stage of his ambitious plan to revitalise the area.

Following a $100 million refurbishment, the landmark Mornington Peninsula pub – with its multiple venues, new Intercontinental hotel and adjoined spa and wellness centre – is poised to become one of the biggest destinations in the region.

The evolution for the well-loved restaurant, presided over by chef Sean Connolly, is inspired by the steakhouses of New York’s Little Italy.

“Food is really about sharing, it’s about gratitude and respect — there’s dignity in how you get given a plate of food.”

From the menu through to the décor, Smith St Bistrot takes its cues from the city of light’s 1920s heyday.

The Armadale shop has all of the quality meats and special flourishes of the Sydney original, plus some Melbourne-specific tweaks.

It’s the latest effort from Federico Zanellato and Karl Firla, the owners of Restaurant Leo, and it’ll be unlike anything they – or Sydney – have tried before.

The influential plant-based deli has hopped over from Fitzroy to Collingwood. And together under the one roof with its sister restaurant, Smith & Daughters, the new spot is poised to become Australia’s biggest vegan destination.