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Best Restaurants in Australia (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

10 places · Updated October 24, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Australia

  1. Bennelong Contemporary Australian fine dining, Bennelong PointA contemporary Australian restaurant inside one of the Sydney Opera House shells, with a three-course dining room menu, à la carte counter seating and a bar.
  2. Aria Modern Australian fine dining, Circular QuayA long-running fine dining restaurant on East Circular Quay, associated with Matt Moran, serving Australian produce with views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
  3. Firedoor Wood-fired Australian, Surry HillsChef Lennox Hastie's Surry Hills restaurant, where seasonal Australian produce is cooked entirely over wood fire in an open kitchen.

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1. Bennelong

Contemporary Australian fine dining$$$$Bennelong Point

A contemporary Australian restaurant inside one of the Sydney Opera House shells, with a three-course dining room menu, à la carte counter seating and a bar.

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2. Aria

Modern Australian fine dining$$$$Circular Quay

A long-running fine dining restaurant on East Circular Quay, associated with Matt Moran, serving Australian produce with views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

View details — Aria

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3. Firedoor

Wood-fired Australian$$$$Surry Hills

Chef Lennox Hastie's Surry Hills restaurant, where seasonal Australian produce is cooked entirely over wood fire in an open kitchen.

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4. Saint Peter

Seafood fine dining$$$$Paddington

Chef Josh Niland's Australian fish restaurant in Paddington, known for its whole-fish cooking, dry-aged fish and use of every part of the catch.

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6. Ester

Wood-fired modern Australian$$$Chippendale

Chef Mat Lindsay's modern Australian restaurant in Chippendale, where a wood-fired oven shapes a menu of shared plates.

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10. Spice Alley

Asian hawker-style dining laneway$Chippendale

A laneway of hawker-style Asian kitchens off Kensington Street in Chippendale, with Singaporean, Thai, Malaysian, Cantonese, Korean and Japanese food.

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