Quandoo’s Top 100 Restaurants in Australia 2018

The numbers are in and we’re stoked to reveal Quandoo’s Top 100 Restaurants in Australia for 2018.

It’s no secret that Aussies like to eat and drink. Whether it’s a beer at the local pub or a sophisticated meal at a contemporary restaurant, Australians have an appetite for dining out.

We can say with confidence that Australia has a flourishing dining out scene, but where are we dining most? And which cuisine is our favourite? Here at Quandoo, we’ve crunched the numbers and found the trends.

Reflections on Australia’s Dining Scene

Based on the 100 most popular restaurants on Quandoo, as booked by Quandoo diners, the most popular cuisine in Australia is Italian. This is closely followed by Australian cuisine, which can be categorised from classic café brunch food to modern restaurants inspired by international flavours. Japanese and Thai are our favourite Asian cuisines.

Melbourne is the leading city on our list – no real surprises there – housing 39 of the top 100 restaurants. Sydney boasted 26 restaurants, meanwhile Perth had 20 restaurants.

The Restaurants

As for which best restaurants in Australia have made the list, there’s no surprises a hatted restaurant like Sydney’s Baccomatto Osteria has ranked. The most popular restaurant group, meanwhile, was OKAMI, the Japanese venues in Melbourne that offer all-you-can-eat sushi.

Cookie, Magic Mountain Saloon and Revolver Upstairs also ranked, three ever-popular Melbourne restaurants established by the visionary team of Camillo Ippoliti, Karen Batson and Phillip Schemnitz. You can read more about this hugely successful restaurant group here.

So, without further ado, check out Quandoo’s Top 100 Restaurants in Australia below, as listed in alphabetical order. The methodology behind the rankings is based on reviews left by Quandoo diners and the number of bookings made in 2018. All restaurants have a rating over five, ensuring only high-quality restaurants are considered, and have a minimum of 10 reviews.

Quandoo’s Top 100 Restaurants in Australia

8 On The Point Chinese Restaurant – East Perth, Perth

Agatha’s – Port Noarlunga, Adelaide

Alphabet St. – Cronulla, Sydney

Amok Restaurant – Windsor, Melbourne

Andiamo Trattoria – Abbotsford, Sydney

Andiamo Trattoria – Summer Hill, Sydney

Baba Ghanouj – Dural, Sydney

Baccomatto Osteria – Surry Hills, Sydney

Bamboo House – Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Billy The Greek – Dural, Sydney

Bistro Bellavista – East Perth, Perth

Blue Eye Dragon – Pyrmont, Sydney

Botticelli of Brighton – Brighton, Melbourne

Bravo’s Restaurant – East Victoria Park, Perth

Brotzeit – Perth CBD, Perth

Brotzeit – Baldivis, Perth

Brouhaha Brewery – Maleny, Sunshine Coast

Cafe63 – Flinders View, Ipswich

Cafe Morso – Pyrmont, Sydney

Cardinia Park Hotel – Beaconsfield, Melbourne

Comuna Cantina – Brisbane CBD, Brisbane

Contrabando – Sydney CBD, Sydney

Cookie – Melbourne CBD, Melbourne

Corbett & Claude – Brisbane CBD, Brisbane

Dandenong Pavilion – Dandenong, Melbourne

Dusit Dheva – Northbridge, Perth

ENA Greek Street Food – Southbank, Melbourne

Enigma Dining – Castle Hill, Sydney

Enzo’s Pizzeria – Hindmarsh, Adelaide

Galangal – Mount Hawthorn, Perth

Geonbae – Frankston, Melbourne

Gepetto’s at Hahndorf – Hahndorf, Adelaide

Ginza Teppanyaki – Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Giro Osteria – Cronulla, Sydney

Gregory Hills Hotel – Gregory Hills, Sydney

Hanami Japanese Restaurant – Mount Lawley, Perth

Hotel Palisade, Henry Deane – Millers Point, Sydney

House of Delight – Glen Waverley, Melbourne

James Parker Sushi & Sake – Northbridge, Perth

Jose Jones – Thirroul, Wollongong

Juniper & Bay – Como, Perth

Lot One Kitchen – Hillarys, Perth

Magic Mountain Saloon – Melbourne CBD, Melbourne

Mai Kitchen – Ferryden Park, Adelaide

Malvernvale Hotel – Malvern, Melbourne

Mark & Vinny’s Spaghetti & Spritz – Surry Hills, Sydney

Maruzzella Ristorante Pizzeria – East Perth, Perth

Measure – Mount Lawley, Perth

Mesa Verde – Melbourne CBD, Melbourne

Montezuma’s – Crows Nest, Sydney

Montezuma’s – Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast

Morris Jones Restaurant & Cocktail Bar – Windsor, Melbourne

Mr Lawrence – Port Melbourne, Melbourne

Nara Lounge – Hurstville, Sydney

Neho Asian Tapas – Victoria Park, Perth

OKAMI – Frankston, Melbourne

OKAMI – Hampton,  Melbourne

Parea Greek Tavern – Kogarah, Sydney

Parkers Steakhouse – Geelong CBD, Geelong

Pistol Pete’s Food & Blues – Geelong CBD, Geelong

Pizza Religion – Hawthorn, Melbourne

Pizza Religion – Malvern, Melbourne

Ramon’s at Willow Pond – Canning Vale, Perth

Revolver Upstairs – Prahan, Melbourne

Rupert on Rupert – Collingwood, Melbourne

Sale Pepe Pizzeria – Brookvale, Sydney

Samurai Teppanyaki House – Goodwood, Adelaide

Sang’s East Asian Cuisine – Alexandra Parade, Brisbane

Santoni Pizza Bar – Hawthorn East, Melbourne

Sedap Place – East Victoria Park, Perth

Shuk – Bondi, Sydney

Siam Samrarn – West End, Brisbane

Siena’s of Leederville – Leederville, Perth

Simple Italian Cucina Pizzeria – Perth CBD, Perth

Six Keys Restaurant – Beaumaris, Melbourne

Spread Eagle Hotel – Richmond, Melbourne

Squires Loft – Nunawading, Melbourne

Squires Loft – South Yarra, Melbourne

Steel Tree @ The Foreshore – Rockingham Centre, Rockingham

Stray Neighbour – Preston, Melbourne

Suttons Beach Pavilion – Redcliffe, Brisbane

Taxiboat – Northcote, Melbourne

Teta’s – Roseville Chase, Sydney

Thai Pothong – Newtown, Sydney

The Como Hotel – Como, Sydney

The Governor Hotel – Macquarie Park, Sydney

The Keystone Restaurant – Wantirna South, Melbourne

The Meatball Bar – Leederville, Perth

The Meatball Bar – Mount Lawley, Perth

The Parlor Milkbar & Kitchen – Beaumaris, Melbourne

The Smoke BBQ – New Farm, Brisbane

Tony Tomatoes – North Adelaide, Adelaide

Ventuno Restaurant – Millers Point, Sydney

Via Campanella Cucina & Bar – Elsternwick, Melbourne

Vibrante – Templestowe, Melbourne

Volpino – Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula

Wagyu Ya – South Yarra, Melbourne

Xenos Restaurant – Crows Nest, Sydney

Yuzu at Church Lane – Melbourne CBD, Melbourne

Zahli – Surry Hills, Sydney

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