Restaurants & cafes

There’s more to Australian cuisine than meat pies and kangaroo burgers! Travellers of all tastes and budgets are catered for here – if anything, you may find it difficult to decide where to dine next. Will it be intricate ‘Mod Oz’ with harbour views? A no-frills pizza joint in the Perth suburbs? Or the best brunch of your life in a rural Tasmanian cafe?
In a country boasting such ample coastline, it’s no wonder that seafood features so heavily on Australian restaurant menus. More surprising, perhaps, is the variety of international eateries, organic options, and cosy cafes that wouldn’t be out of place in Europe.
- Blue Mountains
- Capital Country
- Central Coast & Hawkesbury
- Central West
- Holiday Coast
- Hunter Valley & Coast
- New England
- Outback
- Riverina
- Snowy Mountains
- South Coast
- Southern Highlands
- The Murray
- Tropical North Coast
Blue Mountains
- Ashcrofts, Blackheath
- The Conservation Hut Cafe, Wentworth Falls
- Darleys Restaurant, Katoomba
- Echoes, Katoomba
- The Gallery Restaurant, Katoomba
- Mash Cafe Restaurant, Glenbrook
- Secret Creek Cafe and Restaurant, Lithgow
- Seven, Wentworth Falls
- Solitary, Leura
- Vulcans, Blackheath
Capital Country
- The Chairman and Yip, Canberra
- Country Cuisine, Cootamundra
- Rappjam Catering, Young
- Flint Dining Room and Bar, Canberra
- Italian and Sons, Braddon
- Katers, Sutton Forest
- Parlour Wine Room, Canberra
- Swaggers Restaurant, Yass
Central Coast & Hawkesbury
- BodyFuel, Gosford
- Lamiche, Wamberal
- Lizottes, Kincumber
- Mash Cafe Restaurant, Glenbrook
- The Reef Restaurant, Terrigal
- Riverbend Restaurant, Wisemans Ferry
- Stillwaters, Davistown
- Yum Yum Eatery, Woy Woy
Central West
- Cobblestone Lane, Bathurst
- Hollands Family Diner, Gilgandra
- The Lady Bushranger, Eugowra
- Phoebes Licensed Restaurant, Gulgong
- Rose Garden Thai Restaurant, Dubbo
- Bistro Ceello, Orange
- Taste Canowindra, Canowindra
- Tonic Resaurant, Millthorpe
- Amber Court Restaurant, Coonabarabran
Holiday Coast
- Bent on Food, Wingham
- Bliss Restaurant, Port Macquarie
- Cooking with Company, Wauchope
- Matildas, Nambucca Heads
- No 2 Oak Street, Bellingen
- Ocean Front Brasserie, Coffs Harbour
- Raw Sugar Cafe, Taree
- Rock Lobster & Maharaja Indian Restaurant, Laurieton
Hunter Valley & Coast
- The Angels Inn Restaurant, Maitland
- Bacchus, Newcastle
- Golden Terrace Chinese Restaurant, Raymond Terrace
- Henris Brasserie, Singleton
- Hunter Belle Cheese, Muswellbrook
- Kerv Espresso Bar, Scone
- The Kurrajong Restaurant, Cessnock
- The Old George and DragonRestaurant, Maitland
- Ritual Organics, Nelson Bay
- Muse Restaurant and Cafe, Pokolbin
New England
- Archies on the Park, Armidale
- Bellepoque Restaurante, Tamworth
- Cafe Telegraph, Murrurundi
- Merriwa Cakes and Pastries, Merriwa
- Yook's Chinese Bistro, Lightning Ridge
- The Royal Club Hotel Motel, Inverell
- Stoker's Restaurant and Bar, Uralla
- Two Rivers Brasserie, Gunnedah
- The Verdict, Gunnedah
Outback
- Bells Milk Bar, Broken Hill
- Broken Hill Musicians Club, Broken Hill
- Copper's, Cobar
- Empire Hotel, Cobar
- The Gol Gol Hotel, Gol Gol
- Morralls Bakery and Cafe, Bourke
Riverina
- Clancys Restaurant, Wagga Wagga
- The Coach House, Tumut
- Coat of Arms Kaffeehaus Restaurant, Adelong
- Helens Coffee Lounge, Cootamundra
- La Scala, Griffith
- Mountain View Cafe, Batlow
- Pages on Pine Restaurant, Leeton
- Three Chefs Restaurant, Wagga Wagga
- Waratah Cafe, Temora
Snowy Mountains
- Crackenback Cottage Restaurant, Thredbo
- Credo, Thredbo
- The Lott Food Store, Bakery and Cafe, Cooma
- Marios Mineshaft Restaurant and Bar, Jindabyne
- Sant, Thredbo
- Snowy River Winery, Berridale
- Terrace, Thredbo
South Coast
- Antons at Kianga, Kianga
- Rick Stein at Bannisters, Mollymook
- Briars Restaurant, Batemans Bay
- Caseys Wholefood Cafe, Narooma
- Cosmo Cafe, Bombala
- Haydens Pies, Ulladulla
- Poppys Courtyard Cafe, Merimbula
- Locavore, Huskisson
- The River Moruya, Moruya
- Saltwater at Bermagui, Bermagui
Southern Highlands
- Centennial Vineyards Restaurant, Bowral
- Enzo Italian Restaurant, Camden
- Hungry Duck, Berry
- Joshs Cafe, Berrima
- Katers, Sutton Forest
- Lorenzos Diner, Wollongong
- Pizzas in the Mist, Robertson
- Relish on Addison, Shellharbour
- Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe, Bundanoon
The Murray
- The Big Strawberry, Koonoomoo
- Deniliquin Bakery, Deniliquin
- Easdown House Restaurant, Corowa
- The Gol Gol Hotel, Gol Gol
- Green Zebra, Albury
- La Porchetta, Mulwala
- The Border Bistro, Mulwala
Tropical North Coast
- Beachwood Cafe, Yamba
- Georgies, Grafton
- Boatshed Cafe, Iluka
- Milk and Honey, Mullumbimby
- Paupiettes, Lismore
- Rainbow Cafe, Nimbin
- Signatures Restaurant, Tweed Heads
Best 'big things'
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Glenrowan
There’s no mistaking that Glenrowan is the site of infamous bushranger Ned Kelly’s last stand with Big Ned, his 6-metre-high statue, in the middle of town.
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