Eating Out

Australia’s dining scene is vibrant and diverse, blending world-class restaurants with laidback coastal cafes and multicultural street food. From laneway dining in Melbourne to paddock-to-plate experiences across regional towns, it celebrates local produce and global flavours.

Highlights

Sydney

15 hidden bars in Sydney you need to discover

If you can find their entrances, the best hidden bars in Sydney dish up fun-fuelled revelry long into the night.

Southern Highlands

This 200-year-old farmhouse just won best new restaurant of the year

Come hungry to this sprawling Southern Highlands farm.

Melbourne

Our guide to 39 of the best cafes in Melbourne

Melbourne’s cafe scene is second to none and these local favourites prove it.

Adelaide

I’ve eaten at 150 Michelin-starred restaurants. Here’s what surprised me about Australia’s first

I came to South Australia's inaugural Michelin selection with a healthy respect for the Red Guide—and a few reservations of my own. Two very different restaurants show what the guide's arrival means for dining in Australia.

Elaborate dishes from Magill Estate Restaurant

Australia’s first Michelin-starred restaurants have finally been revealed

Adelaide just became the first Australian city to get the red guide’s verdict, and 11 South Australian restaurants walked out with a star.

Melbourne

Best Melbourne bars for drinking like a local

Visitors are often curious about how to find the best bars in Melbourne, and in a city like this, secrecy is overrated.

Melbourne

The 54 Melbourne restaurants worth planning a trip around

No matter where you find yourself in Melbourne, a world-class meal is waiting for you in one of the city’s many fine dining restaurants or tucked down a hidden laneway; you just need to know where to look.