Australia’s Top 100 Restaurants Unveiled

Michelle Ruzzene
Updated
Sepia head chef Martin Benn in action. Photo: Facebook.
Sepia head chef Martin Benn in action. Photo: Facebook.

Sydney restaurant Sepia has taken out the top gong at Australia’s dining scene’s night of nights.

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It was ranked the country’s best restaurant at the inaugural AFR Australia’s Top 100 Restaurants list, held on Monday at Crown Melbourne.

An award-winning dish from Sepia. Photo: Facebook.
An award-winning dish from Sepia. Photo: Facebook.

The winners were decided by local chefs, reviewers and food industry leaders out of a pool of 500 finalists.

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The list is the only one in the country to be determined by peer voting.

Aside from being given the top industry nod, Sepia head chef Martin Benn was also named Australia’s Top Chef.

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Sydney’s Catalina restaurant, which has been in operation for 20 years, took out the People’s Choice Award.

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The Top 100

  1. Sepia NSW

  2. Attica VIC

  3. Quay NSW

  4. Brae, Birregurra VIC

  5. Cutler & Co VIC

  6. Vue de Monde VIC

  7. Cumulus Inc. VIC

  8. Sixpenny NSW

  9. Mr Wong NSW

  10. Tetsuya’s NSW

  11. Flower Drum VIC

  12. Rockpool NSW

  13. Bentley Restaurant & Bar NSW

  14. Ester NSW

  15. MoVida VIC

  16. Momofuku Seiōbo NSW

  17. Garagistes (closed) TAS

  18. The Town Mouse VIC

  19. Café Paci NSW

  20. Café Di Stasio VIC

  21. 10 William St NSW

  22. Saint Crispin VIC

  23. Porteno NSW

  24. Supernormal VIC

  25. Est. NSW

  26. The Bridge Room NSW

  27. Estelle VIC

  28. Lee Ho Fook VIC

  29. Rockpool Bar & Grill NSW

  30. Lake House, Daylesford VIC

  31. Biota Dining, Bowral NSW

  32. Billy Kwong NSW

  33. Marque NSW

  34. Franklin TAS

  35. Fratelli Paradiso NSW

  36. Esquire QLD

  37. Golden Century NSW

  38. Monopole NSW

  39. Sean’s Panaroma NSW

  40. France-Soir VIC

  41. Chin Chin VIC

  42. Rockpool Bar & Grill VIC

  43. Coda VIC

  44. Magill Estate Restaurant SA

  45. Restaurant Amusé WA

  46. Bar Lourinhã VIC

  47. Orana SA

  48. The Apollo NSW

  49. Lau’s Family Kitchen VIC

  50. Ezard VIC

  51. Pilu at Freshwater NSW

  52. Icebergs Dining Room & Bar NSW

  53. Wasabi Restaurant & Bar QLD

  54. Pei Modern VIC

  55. Yoshii NSW

  56. Moon Park NSW

  57. Fish Face (closed) NSW

  58. Guillaume NSW

  59. LuMi NSW

  60. Africola SA

  61. Spice Temple NSW

  62. Provenance, Beechworth VIC

  63. Pendolino NSW

  64. Cho Cho San NSW

  65. Il Bacaro VIC

  66. Hentley Farm, Seppeltsfield SA

  67. Ormeggio at the Spit NSW

  68. Nomad NSW

  69. Tonka VIC

  70. Grossi Florentino VIC

  71. Urbane QLD

  72. Oscillate Wildly NSW

  73. Sokyo NSW

  74. Gerard’s Bistro QLD

  75. ARIA Restaurant NSW

  76. Gingerboy VIC

  77. Vasse Felix Restaurant, Cowaramup WA

  78. Luxembourg VIC

  79. Belle’s Hot Chicken VIC

  80. The European VIC

  81. Ms G’s NSW

  82. Bodega NSW

  83. MoVida NSW

  84. Moon Under Water VIC

  85. Ethos Eat Drink TAS

  86. Izakaya Den VIC

  87. Print Hall WA

  88. ACME NSW

  89. Spice Temple VIC

  90. Longrain VIC

  91. Epocha VIC

  92. Peel St SA

  93. El Publico WA

  94. Ten Minutes By Tractor, Main Ridge VIC

  95. Aubergine ACT

  96. Longrain NSW

  97. 4Fourteen NSW

  98. Buon Ricordo NSW

  99. Da Noi VIC

  100. . Lalla Rookh WA


Special awards go to the highest ranking entry in each state:

VIC - Attica

TAS - Franklin

QLD - esquire

SA - Magill Estate Restaurant

WA - Restaurant Amusé

ACT - Aubergine

NT - Yots Greek Taverna


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