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1. Agnes

Wood-fired modern Australian$$$$Fortitude Valley

A wood-fired restaurant in a heritage brick building in Fortitude Valley, where every dish is cooked over fire, with a wine bar downstairs and a terrace bar above.

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2. Ahi

Contemporary New Zealand$$$$Auckland CBD

Ben Bayly's contemporary New Zealand restaurant on the second level of Commercial Bay, awarded a Michelin star in 2026 and cooking with produce from its own garden.

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3. Attica

Modern Australian tasting menu$$$$Ripponlea

Ben Shewry's Ripponlea restaurant, open since 2003, serving a multi-course modern Australian menu built around native ingredients, and a long-time World's 50 Best entry.

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4. 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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5. Essence

Contemporary tasting menu$$$$Town Centre

The evening tasting-menu restaurant at ROKI Collection, holder of two MICHELIN Stars and Cuisine's Restaurant of the Year 2026, cooking New Zealand produce with European technique.

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6. Rick Shores

Pan-Asian seafood$$$Burleigh Heads

Beachfront restaurant on Burleigh Beach serving pan-Asian sharing plates built on Australian produce, best known for its Moreton Bay bug roll.

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7. Wildflower

Contemporary Australian fine dining$$$$Perth CBD

A fine dining restaurant on top of COMO The Treasury whose contemporary menu follows the six seasons of the Noongar calendar, with views over the city and river.

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8. 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.

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9. Cicerello’s Fremantle

Fish and chips$Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour

A family-run fish and chips institution on Fremantle's Fishing Boat Harbour, serving fried and grilled seafood daily alongside large free aquariums.

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10. Flower Drum

Fine dining Cantonese$$$$Chinatown

Fine dining Cantonese restaurant in a Chinatown lane, open since 1975, known for Peking duck carved at the table and highly choreographed service.

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11. Greca

Greek taverna$$$Brisbane City (Howard Smith Wharves)

Jonathan Barthelmess's 210-seat Greek taverna in a former warehouse at Howard Smith Wharves, built around charcoal grilling and generous shared plates.

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12. Rātā

Modern New Zealand$$$Town Centre

Josh Emett and Fleur Caulton's produce-led New Zealand restaurant on Ballarat Street, open since 2012 and awarded a MICHELIN Star in 2026.

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13. Restaurant Labart

Contemporary European bistro$$$$Burleigh Heads

Neighbourhood restaurant in Burleigh Heads serving a frequently changing contemporary European menu built on local farmers' produce, named Queensland's best restaurant by Gourmet Traveller.

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14. Sid at The French Café

Fine dining tasting menus$$$$Eden Terrace

Long-established Symonds Street fine-dining restaurant run since 2018 by Sid and Chand Sahrawat, serving seasonal tasting menus with an award-winning wine team.

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15. Amisfield

Winery tasting-menu restaurant$$$$Lake Hayes

A Central Otago winery at Lake Hayes with a MICHELIN-starred evening tasting menu and a relaxed Cellar Door and Bistro for lunch.

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16. Bread in Common

Shared plates and bakery$$Fremantle

A communal-style restaurant in a restored 1898 Fremantle warehouse, built around house-baked bread and seasonal shared plates with a broad wine list.

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17. Cocoro

Contemporary Japanese$$$$Ponsonby

Contemporary Japanese restaurant in an old brick building off Ponsonby Road, led by chef and co-owner Makoto Tokuyama and known for its degustation menus.

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18. 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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19. Jimmy Wah’s

Modern Vietnamese$$$Burleigh Heads

Modern Vietnamese restaurant on the Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads, serving share plates and Feed Me menus with an award-winning wine list.

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20. OTTO Ristorante Brisbane

Modern Italian$$$$South Bank

A modern Italian restaurant on the South Bank riverfront, serving seasonal sharing menus and signature dishes such as Champagne lobster spaghettini, with an award-winning wine list.

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