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Best Restaurants in Australia & Oceania (2026)

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

70 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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21. Vue de monde

Contemporary Australian tasting menu$$$$Melbourne CBD

Shannon Bennett's tasting-menu restaurant on level 55 of the Rialto Towers, serving contemporary Australian cooking with views across the city.

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22. Cazador

Game and wild food restaurant$$$Mount Eden

Family-run Dominion Road restaurant built around wild and sustainably sourced game, with Middle Eastern and Italian influences and a daily delicatessen.

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23. Hellenika

Modern Greek$$$Fortitude Valley (James Street)

A modern Greek restaurant on the pool deck of The Calile Hotel on James Street, serving charcoal-grilled seafood and share plates from breakfast until late.

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24. Lulu La Delizia

Northern Italian pasta restaurant$$$Subiaco

A Northern Italian restaurant in Subiaco built around handmade pasta, with a shared signature banquet and a neighbouring cantina for walk-in drinks.

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25. MoVida

Spanish tapas$$$Melbourne CBD

Spanish tapas bar and restaurant in Hosier Lane, opened in 2003 by Frank Camorra, known for its anchovy with smoked tomato sorbet and bar seating.

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26. Norté

Latin American wood-fired grill$$$Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach restaurant cooking over a custom wood-fired hearth, pairing Latin American flavours with seasonal Australian produce, cocktails and South American wines.

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27. 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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28. Sherwood

Garden-to-table New Zealand$$$Frankton Road

A garden-to-table restaurant at the Sherwood hotel on Frankton Road, known for wood-fired flatbreads and seasonal local produce, and awarded a MICHELIN Star in 2026.

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29. Ah Um

Japanese-inspired small restaurant$$Northbridge

A dimly lit 25-seat Northbridge restaurant behind the Astral Weeks listening bar, serving a short Japanese-inspired menu with natural wine and sake.

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34. Same Same

Thai$$$Fortitude Valley (James Street)

Tyron Simon's Thai restaurant on James Street, successor to the much-loved Longtime, with grilled meats, som tum and a 140-bottle wine list.

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35. Supernormal

Pan-Asian$$$Melbourne CBD

Andrew McConnell's Flinders Lane restaurant drawing on Korean, Japanese and Chinese cooking, open seven days and known for its New England-style lobster roll.

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36. 1889 Enoteca

Roman Italian$$$Woolloongabba

A Roman-style trattoria and wine bar opened in 2008 in an 1889 heritage-listed rubber works building in Woolloongabba, with an all-Italian wine list.

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37. Chin Chin

South East Asian$$Melbourne CBD

Busy Flinders Lane restaurant serving casual South East Asian food from 11am until late every day, with walk-in tables downstairs and bookable booths.

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38. Depot

Shared plates and raw bar$$$Auckland CBD

Chef Al Brown's walk-in eatery on Federal Street, cooking small plates over charcoal and hardwood, with an oyster and raw bar and breakfast on weekdays.

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39. 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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40. Gibney

Seafood-focused brasserie$$$$Cottesloe

A grand beachfront brasserie on Cottesloe's Marine Parade, opened in 2024, known for seafood, a deep wine cellar and sunset views over the Indian Ocean.

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