Australia
- Great Barrier Reef (6)
- Lord Howe Island (1)
- New South Wales and Sydney (78)
- Northern Territory (3)
- Queensland (12)
- South Australia (3)
- Tasmania (10)
- Victoria and Melbourne (39)
- Western Australia (5)
Read about Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific
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”Two veterans of the popular Australian reality-TV show My Restaurant Rules recently opened this rustic Italian breakfast and lunch spot....” MORE>> |
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”Celebrated chef Warren Turnbull’s new restaurant, at the scruffy end of fashionable Surry Hills, is a casual, bargain-priced showcase for...” MORE>> |
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”The reopening of this hotel after a $150-million renovation last summer has brought new life to the central business district...” MORE>> |
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”One of Sydney’s most attractive dining rooms, with a French-Australian menu by respected chef Peter Doyle. The authoritative wine list...” MORE>> |
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”Renowned restaurateur and chef Luke Mangan’s glamorous brasserie at the Hilton Sydney looks out onto the historic Queen Victoria Building...” MORE>> |
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”Perched on the Bondi Beach cliffs, this restaurant offers an effortlessly hip vibe, ocean views and terrific Mediterranean cuisine from...” MORE>> |
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”Brit-born chef-owner Robin Wickens has abandoned much of his classical French training in favor of a more adventurous cooking style...” MORE>> |
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”A sexy branch of a Sydney restaurant with superb modern Southeast Asian food from hot chef Martin Boetz....” MORE>> |
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”This restaurant in a converted warehouse in the inner city is a great night out. Chef-owner Martin Boetz infuses Thai...” MORE>> |
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”Sydney bar pioneer Bo Hanna has renovated the circa-1941 Paramount Pictures offices to create a restaurant that showcases top chef...” MORE>> |
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”Mark Best, who once worked with Alain Passard in Paris, is one of the city’s most scholarly, innovative chefs. His...” MORE>> |
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”Owned by the team behind Wildfire, this harborside spot has unbeatable views of the Opera House. Chef Raita Noda’s Japanese-accented...” MORE>> |
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”Sydney's many wharves are experiencing a rebirth. The Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo paved the way in the late nineties and...” MORE>> |
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”Every trip to Melbourne should include a stroll along Victoria Street, the heart of the city’s Vietnamese neighborhood. And every...” MORE>> |
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”At his new restaurant on Freshwater Beach, chef Giovanni Pilu is cooking with the staples of his native Sardinia, such...” MORE>> |
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”For many years, 3 Weeds was the unofficial name for the Rose, Shamrock & Thistle, a classic Irish pub frequented...” MORE>> |
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”Whereas his Rockpool in Sydney is famous for its razzle-dazzle Pacific Rim fusion, here Perry draws on American steak houses. ...” MORE>> |
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”Perry's own Asian-Med menu is heavy on seafood; the extensive wine list has an impressive selection of older vintages, plus...” MORE>> |
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”A calm, understated restaurant on the ground level of the $1 billion Jacksons Landing residential community. Chef-owner Greg Andersen and...” MORE>> |
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”The city views from the glass-walled dining room are dramatic, but chef Michael Lambie’s Asian-inspired dishes are the real reason...” MORE>> |
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”One of Sydney’s most famous chefs, Tetsuya Wakuda continues to create dazzling dishes that meld French and Japanese influences....” MORE>> |
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”Sommelier Ben Edwards has put together a 24-page wine list that showcases Australia’s outstanding wineries—and demonstrates equal depth and authority...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Shannon Bennett, who trained with French legend Alain Ducasse, goes defiantly haute with his cooking—deliberately dodging the city’s rapidly...” MORE>> |
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”Seafood aficionados flock to A Fish Called Coogee, a nouveau fish-and-chips shop by the beach, serving everything from barbecued shrimp...” MORE>> |
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”A recent transplant from Beirut, this restaurant serves the city’s best Lebanese food....” MORE>> |
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”'I wasn't disappointed. The whole pizzeria smells of garlic, and there's always Latino music blaring. The owners remind me of...” MORE>> |
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”may be the best place in Australia to find elusive bottles like Grosset’s minerally 2006 Polish Hill Riesling...” MORE>> |
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”The equally cherished Bank Hotel, one of many traditional pubs in the area, serves authentic Thai food in its beer...” MORE>> |
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”Barzura Café is a local favorite for its ocean view and Mod-Oz food, such as whitebait fritters and smoked-trout risotto...” MORE>> |
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”'Some of the finest restaurants in Hong Kong have barbecued pork just as sublime as BBQ King's, but somehow it...” MORE>> |
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”Inspired by the French Riviera, Berardo's on the Beach prepares coconut-prawn bisque....” MORE>> |
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”Every major city has one restaurant that neatly captures its essence. In Sydney, that restaurant is bills. It's a sunny...” MORE>> |
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”Celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, who has a popular cooking show down under, is still packing them in at her minuscule...” MORE>> |
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”This yellow weatherboard cottage is the place you dream of finding on a long country drive but rarely do....” MORE>> |
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”You must, repeat must, have the truffled eggs with polenta and molten Parmesan cheese, a heady dish that makes you...” MORE>> |
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”The service is effortless and efficient, the room is a study in crisp white linens, and chef Andrew McConnell's menu...” MORE>> |
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”The morning starts with a 'flat white' (coffee with milk) and berry pancakes at Café Le Monde...” MORE>> |
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”Order the delicately fragrant breakfast couscous spiked with cinnamon and honey, or the meze plate for two, and let the...” MORE>> |
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”Faring considerably better—though still given to fussiness—is the Cellar Restaurant, the Hunter Valley's other bordering-on-exceptional boîte. Here, food is served...” MORE>> |
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”The most egregious offender in the Hunter Valley is Chez Pok, part of the very pretty Peppers hotel (the rooms...” MORE>> |
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”The mod Coffee Darling is an epicenter of cool in trendy South Yarra, where media types and 'yummy mummys' stream...” MORE>> |
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”A rustic resting place that moonlights as a guesthouse, restaurant, grocery store, and chapel....” MORE>> |
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”Floor-to-ceiling windows and a sun-drenched terrace mean uninterrupted views of harbor traffic: everything from ornate tall ships to zippy water...” MORE>> |
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”The most important stop is the Daniel Alps restaurant at Strathlynn, a vineyard framed by 100-year-old oak trees and owned...” MORE>> |
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”Forget the forbidding public-housing blocks towering behind you and settle in for an espresso at the Danks Street Depot, part...” MORE>> |
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”With its all-white décor and sexy, often shoeless, patrons, Dish evokes South Beach style—but not, fortunately, the diet. Diners are...” MORE>> |
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”Great Vietnamese food and homey vibe....” MORE>> |
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”Brisbane finally has its own design hotel. Think quirky touches like lipstick-red wingback chairs and padded walls....” MORE>> |
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”Fins at the Beach Hotel, as its name suggests, specializes in fresh fish, seasoned with African, Asian, and Portuguese flavors....” MORE>> |
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”'Gotta love the fish-and-chips with a glass of chilled Sauvignon Blanc,' Perry says. ...” MORE>> |
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”The Jones Bay Wharf has blossomed with Flying Fish, a dramatic loft space where the menu takes inspiration from France...” MORE>> |
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”'The best Chinese food in the world! Their crabs from the waters off Tasmania are the sweetest and most succulent...” MORE>> |
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”On this trip I had a chance to eat at some of my favorite restaurants from past visits—including the Grange...” MORE>> |
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”French-born chef Guillaume Brahimi's ravioli of Clarence River prawns with a veal jus-and-foie gras emulsion are a revelation....” MORE>> |
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”Savory pies stuffed with ingredients like spicy beef....” MORE>> |
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”Revelers sate post-cocktail hunger with a mushy peas, mash, and tomato sauce pie from Harry's Café de Wheels, a kitschy...” MORE>> |
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”'I love the ease of this restaurant, and how small it is. It feels like home. The food is simple...” MORE>> |
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”Jovial waiters in red T-shirts make even newbies feel like regulars, and perfectly singed pizzas emerge from the wood-burning oven...” MORE>> |
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”A hip French restaurant with a modern atmosphere....” MORE>> |
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”Lime Fish is the place to go for grilled barramundi and hand-cut fries....” MORE>> |
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”If the pasta at Lionel's Kitchen tastes just like Mama's, that's because the owner, Matt Martino, has his parents at...” MORE>> |
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”sublimely fresh seafood...” MORE>> |
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”Located in the Docklands precinct west of the city center, NewQuay is a just-built boardwalk of shops, restaurants, and bars...” MORE>> |
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”Chic, colorful décor, and interna-tional food....” MORE>> |
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”Cult chef Greg Malouf—who introduced Melbourne to Middle Eastern cooking with O'Connell's in 1991—has transformed MoMo into a Casablanca-inspired hit...” MORE>> |
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”Taiwanese Gourmet Amazing soup and noodle shop in Chinatown....” MORE>> |
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”You may be on a graffitied laneway across from Fed Square, but one look at the tarifa de consumición at...” MORE>> |
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”Mrs. Jones is the neighborhood bistro most neighborhoods can only dream about: wood and stone floors, dazzling white walls, and...” MORE>> |
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”This is refined Greek food for the 21st century, served in a sleek, dramatic space with molded-plastic chairs and Florence...” MORE>> |
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”Newfound prosperity in this turquoise oasis on Western Australia's southeast coast has even brought some creature comforts. Coffee devotees congregate...” MORE>> |
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”The Peasants Feast is devoted almost entirely to food that is delicious and virtuous....” MORE>> |
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”The diminutive épicerie-café Piadina Slow-Food, hidden down a pedestrian-only street in the City, opened last August and has quickly become...” MORE>> |
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”The extravagant restaurant at the Park Hyatt makes a powerful statement in this otherwise leafy, sedate, cerebral city. A wall...” MORE>> |
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”Visitors can still have a taste of its restaurant's famed Australian cuisine; try the Tasmanian salmon confit with shellfish risotto....” MORE>> |
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”Fiery food abounds at Red Chilli Sichuan Restaurant; the chef's specialties are stir-fried fresh lobster and crab....” MORE>> |
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”Red Lantern, a converted terrace house painted a provocative shade of scarlet, serves updated versions of Vietnamese classics. The shallow-fried...” MORE>> |
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”...we headed out to Robert's at Pepper Tree, co-owned by Evans and generally considered the best restaurant in the area....” MORE>> |
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”Here you'll find a French pâtisserie, La Gerbe d'Or, that rolls out wickedly buttery croissants; a traditional pub, the Royal...” MORE>> |
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”'In Sydney, I like Sean's Panorama, a surfer's restaurant in north Bondi.'...” MORE>> |
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”Simone's award-winning restaurant has a towering reputation to live up to, and it does....” MORE>> |
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”A new café, Sopra—Italian for 'above'—recently opened; weekends see hipsters and the stroller set alike jostling politely for position to...” MORE>> |
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”Old-time bistro favorite Tabou has the Rive Gauche ambience down: menu scrawled on a gilded mirror, bentwood chairs, bloody steaks...” MORE>> |
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”With white-napped tables, cowhide rugs on terrazzo floors, and whimsically torn faux-suede curtains, the setting at his new place is...” MORE>> |
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”One of Sydney's liveliest converted pubs, the Tilbury Hotel, is packed on weekends....” MORE>> |
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”For tasty kebabs and tomato bread....” MORE>> |
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”Seasonal flavors include pear, chestnut, blood orange, and limoncello....” MORE>> |
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”The alfresco restaurant, Wild at Byron, serves mod-Oz delicacies with a French twist....” MORE>> |
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”At the Woolshed Restaurant, be sure to try a red-kangaroo steak, paired with a peppery Shiraz from the nearby Barossa...” MORE>> |
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