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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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61. Stalactites

Greek souvlaki and taverna$Greek Precinct, Melbourne CBD

Family-run Greek restaurant on the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Streets since 1978, serving spit-roasted souvlaki and gyros until midnight or later.

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62. Stanley

Cantonese$$$$Brisbane City (Howard Smith Wharves)

Chef Louis Tikaram's Cantonese restaurant on the river at Howard Smith Wharves, opened in 2019, pairing traditional flavours with mostly local produce.

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66. Laksa King

Malaysian-Chinese$Flemington

Malaysian-Chinese restaurant in Flemington, founded by Esmond Wong in 1998, known for its many laksa variations, curry puffs and roti.

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67. Pancake Manor

Pancake restaurant$Brisbane City

A 24-hour pancake restaurant operating since 1979 inside St Luke's, a heritage-listed 1904 Romanesque church on Charlotte Street in the CBD.

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70. 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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