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Artespresso
Awarded One Chef's Hat 2009, Good Food Guide
This Kingston restaurant has been a hit since it opened and the menu will make you drool. Artespresso's open space is naturally lit through floor-to-ceiling windows, while the wooden floorboards ...
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Modern Australian
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Kingston
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Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse 
This latest addition to Bunda Street’s vibrant new restaurant strip has the carnivores and seafood-lovers dancing jigs all the way through town. It seems the cows have come home to Canberra at last. Kingsley’s Steak and Crab House, newly opened in Ci...
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Seafood, Steakhouse
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Canberra
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Benchmark Wine Bar
Benchmark Wine Bar and restaurant is a large and modern space in the middle of the city, decked out with timber and glass panelling and bathed in natural light. There are some good wine lists to be discovered in Canberra, but the one at Benchmark is ...
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European, Modern European
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Canberra
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Lake George Winery Restaurant
Nestled in the vineyards of Lake George Winery Restaurant is 35 kms north of Canberra. The restaurant is open for lunch on Saturday and Sunday only and for functions the setting is sleek and stylish with a central fireplace, recycled timber floors an...
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Modern Australian
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Lake George
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Flint Dining Room & Bar
Canberra’s favourite new dining spot, Flint Dining Room & Bar, features a seasonal Modern Australian menu that showcases the products of the wood-fired oven and grill. With dishes designed to be shared, it is best to come to this restaurant with at l...
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Modern Australian
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Canberra
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Senso Restaurant & Culinary Studio
The recently opened Senso restaurant is perched above the bustling and lively Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets and brings a Michelin chef’s culinary genius to Canberra....
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Fyshwick
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Column Restaurant at The National Press Club
Since its opening in the early 1960s, The National Press Club in Barton has been a cornerstone of the Canberra political scene. After receiving renovations in 2008, Column Restaurant is going stronger than ever serving its distinguished clientele bea...
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Modern Asian, Modern Australian
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Barton
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Isabella’s at Hotel Kurrajong
Situated in the Hotel Kurrajong in Barton, Isabella’s Cafe and Bar is a restaurant that offers tranquil dining and drinks in a stunning, history-rich building. Hotel Kurrajong is a beautifully restored, unique, heritage property steeped in history. G...
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Modern Australian
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Barton
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Mezzalira Restaurant
One of Canberra's favourite Italian eateries, Mezzalira Restaurant offers a choice of cozy banquette seating or al fresco on the elegant colonnade, more reminiscent of a building in Milan. Located in the attractive Melbourne Building in a converted 1...
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Brasserie, Italian, Mediterranean, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza
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Canberra
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One Bar and Restaurant
Completely redesigned in 2009, One Bar and Restaurant is open for your next dining experience. The modern menu crafted with dietary differences in mind makes for a relaxed and enjoyable night out and with a smart segmented design, One Bar and Restaur...
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Modern Australian
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Canberra
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Pork Barrel Cafe
Nestled opposite the rose gardens of Parkes’ Old Parliament House, the newly refurbished Pork Barrel restaurant is an ideal place to enjoy the Canberra seasons. There couldn’t be a more beautiful spot to kick back and relax with a coffee than here....
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Bistro Cafe Deli
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Parkes
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Aubergine
The first of James Mussillon’s acclaimed trio of Canberra restaurants, Aubergine in Griffith is arguably the finest European dining in the capital....
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European, Modern European
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Griffith
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Barocca Restaurant
Canberra’s best fish and chips? You’ll have to judge for yourself, but the rest of Barocca Restaurant's menu could prove far too distracting.
Come midday an exodus of workers spills from the CBD offices into this lunchtime stalwart, an airy, casua...
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Modern Australian
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Canberra
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Boat House by the Lake
The Boat House by the Lake is one of Canberra's ultimate experiences... excellent food and wine with unmatched views across Lake Burley Griffin. This Barton restaurant is set on the absolute water-lapping edge of Lake Burley Griffin in Grevillea Park...
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Modern Australian
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Barton
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Courgette Restaurant
One Chef's Hat - SMH Good Food Guide 2007 - 2009
One of Canberra’s classiest establishments, this restaurant is far showier than its humble namesake. Courgette is a beautiful, plush European-style dining room, softly illuminated with conica...
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European
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Canberra
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Harem Turkish Restaurant
The Harem Turkish Restaurant in Kingston boasts an authentic Turkish atmosphere, from traditional cuisine to belly dancing and sumptuous Ottoman decor.
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Turkish
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Kingston
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Holy Grail
Situated at the southern end of the Canberra Centre in the city centre, the Holy Grail is the perfect location for a working lunch....
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Modern Australian
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Canberra City
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Peppered Prawn
Unabashedly flaunting its famous seafood, Phillip’s restaurant, Peppered Prawn, shows off its fruit of the ocean in delectable banquet and a la carte options....
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Seafood
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Phillip
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Podfood
Set in a beautifully refurbished 1930s house, and nestled in the midst of a charming Pialligo nursery, Podfood is sure to please the senses. This restaurant and cooking school shelters guests from the city bustle, and chef Haskins has crafted light a...
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Modern Australian
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Pialligo
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Ruby Chinese
Don’t feel confused when you hit Canberra’s Chinatown; head straight for Ruby Chinese. This Dickson restaurant icon has been around since 1982 and knows a thing or two about authentic Cantonese cuisine....
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Chinese
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Dickson
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