Top 50 restaurants in Australia

Creative dishes, unparalelled hospitality and one-of-a-kind dining experiences, OpenTable's 50 best resataurants in Australia 2018 consistently serve up all this and more, time and again. This year's top 50 were determined by analysing more than 126,000 reviews from more than 1,600 restaurants across Australia - all submitted by verified diners.

As rated by verified OpenTable diners

21 Restaurants

Updated 19 November 2019

Restaurants:	A Touch of Salt, Cecconi's Flinders Lane, Chocolate Buddha…
Price Range:	$$$ - $$$$
Cuisines:	Modern Australian, Italian, Japanese…
Neighborhoods:	Townsville CBD, Melbourne CBD…

A Touch of Salt

$$$$

Modern Australian

Townsville CBD

4.7

2060 reviews

Always my favourite. Great food. Great staff. Great service.

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Cecconi's Flinders Lane

$$$$

Italian

Melbourne CBD

4.7

895 reviews

Always good food! Service really good! Never disappoints!!!5🌟

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Chocolate Buddha

$$$$

Japanese

Melbourne CBD

4.7

2176 reviews

The food here is absolutely amazing. If you love Japanese and great quality food, then the Chocolate Buddha is the place to go.

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Dead Ringer

$$$$

Modern Australian

Surry Hills

4.8

978 reviews

Always love Dead Ringer! Excellent food, delicious wine & cocktails and fantastic service.

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Donovans

$$$$

Modern Australian

St Kilda

4.7

1161 reviews

Very nice food, lovely setting. Only thing I would say is they the service is a little slow… we waited almost one hour for our food. But otherwise lovely place.

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Elio's Osteria

$$$$

Italian

Carindale

4.8

1379 reviews

The food is absolutely outstanding. The owner and staff are very friendly and efficient. It's a lovely little Italian restaurant, located in Carina. My wife and I just love going there.

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Glasshouse

$$$$

Modern Australian

Timbumburi

4.7

1440 reviews

Tasty food , unbeatable view, highly recommended !!

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Kneading Ruby

$$$$

Italian

Australia

4.7

1894 reviews

Great table service by our waitress she was amazing

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Mamasan Kitchen and Bar

$$$$

Asian

Broadbeach

4.7

1860 reviews

Loved it! Food and service were amazing Highly recommend

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Osteria di Russo & Russo

$$$$

Contemporary Italian

Enmore

4.8

990 reviews

Second time going for an anniversary, staff are always so amazing. Had the Tutto Bene with wine and it was absolutely immaculate, especially the Wagyu tartare. Kitchen and staff are always so professional, we have a shellfish allergy and it never feels like a burden to to let them know. Atmosphere always amazing and intimate.

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Osteria Oggi

$$$$

Italian

Adelaide City Centre

4.6

3111 reviews

Brilliant food, great atmosphere and service was fantastic! Epic... highly recommended.

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Park Street Pasta & Wine

$$$$

Italian

South Melbourne

4.5

720 reviews

Proper Italian in every way. Didn't disappoint.

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Rick Shores

$$$$

Contemporary Asian

Burleigh Heads

4.8

3890 reviews

Worth booking 2 months in advance! We came here for our 10 year anniversary and were not disappointed. The Pork and Chilli Dumplings were to die for. The Wagyu skewers were some of the best beef I have ever tasted. The oysters with vinaigrette were delicious too! Highly recommend

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Rickys River Bar and Restaurant

$$$$

Seafood

Noosaville / Noosa Heads

4.7

2496 reviews

Really exceptional restaurant, delicious cocktails. Loved the olives! View was epic. Would go again!

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Rookie Eatery

$$$$

Australian

Wollongong

4.5

600 reviews

Great food amazing flavours . The girl that served us was very helpful and attentive .

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Sails Noosa

$$$$

Modern Australian

Noosaville / Noosa Heads

4.7

2562 reviews

The service and food were outstanding. The entree and dessert special was great with the pandam pannacotta voted the best my husband has tasted. All round great work!

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Shobosho

$$$$

Asian

Adelaide City Centre

4.6

2319 reviews

I enjoyed my first Shobosho experience. It was a quality spot for a tasty meal!

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The Peacock Den

$$$$

Mediterranean

The Basin

4.8

527 reviews

Very nice atmosphere for a special night out. Food and service very good. A hidden gem at the base of the Dandenongs. Extra good food and cocktails.

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The Woodhouse Restaurant

$$$$

Steakhouse

Bendigo

4.7

2265 reviews

Amazing dining in every possible way. Tori’s attributes contribute to outstanding service. Well done Woodhouse. We will continue to dine here on date nights.

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Tinamba Hotel

$$$$

Modern Australian

Tinamba

4.7

1016 reviews

Very enjoyable evening, service was outstanding from the start , we thoroughly enjoyed the 5 course tasting I believe very reasonably priced, the serves where perfect in size and taste, we left the Tinamba hotel feeling like we had red carpet treatment. Thankyou.

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Walter’s Steakhouse - Brisbane

$$$$

Steakhouse

Brisbane CBD

4.6

1838 reviews

the steak was beauty. It never let me down and accompanied friends loved it, too.

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