Best Restaurants

6 hand-picked places · curated by locals

• 01

  Native AustralianWaterfront$$$

  Ochre Restaurant

  Native Australian flavours done properly, crocodile, wattleseed, bush tomato. A genuine sense of place.

  UnmissableCouples

  
• 02

  SeafoodMarlin Marina$$

  Prawn Star

  Eat seafood buckets on a working trawler in the marina, chaotic, cash-only-feeling fun.

  UnmissableFamilyLocal secret

  
• 03

  Modern AustralianEsplanade$$$

  Dundee's on the Waterfront

  Reliable crowd-pleaser overlooking the inlet, a safe family dinner with a view.

  Family

  
• 04

  CaféGrafton Lane$$

  Caffiend

  A laneway café the locals queue for, the best breakfast in the city.

  Local secretFamily

  
• 05

  Bar & grillMarina$$$

  Salt House

  Waterfront cocktails and wood-fired plates by the marina, the grown-up sunset spot.

  Couples

  
• 06

  Bar & grillEsplanade$$

  Rattle 'n' Hum

  Big tropical bar-and-grill on the esplanade, easy, busy, kid-friendly.

  FamilyKids