Brisbane

Consistently ranked among the best restaurants in town, this petite eatery serves innovative food to a loyal following. — Fodor's

Merlo coffee – bang! Friendly service – bang! Eggs with jiggly, sunshine yellow yolks – bang-bang! We’re at the Gunshop, where they hit all the café targets like the sharp-shooters they are. — Time Out

With a menu of modern fare with Asian, Middle Eastern, and European influences, Watt is one of my favorite places to eat out in Brisbane. — Frommer's

An Aladdin's cave of candles and spices, this traditional Tibetan-Nepalese sanctuary is one of Brisbane's most popular inner-city eats. — Fodor's

This hyperactive little neighbourhood cafe has woken up the slumbering lowlanders of New Farm...staff are on the ball, and will do their best to squeeze you in. — Lonely Planet

Aptly if unimaginatively named, this is indeed the place in town to eat Vietnamese, with exquisitely prepared dishes served to an always crowded house. — Lonely Planet

Kwan Brothers is the fifth in Damien Griffiths’ line-up of hospitality houses, four of which dominate this one Fortitude Valley block – they're fast becoming a food precinct all their own. — Time Out

Simple and simply wonderful traditional Roman pasta, fish and meat dishes served in a gorgeous 1889 shopfront south of the city centre in Woolloongabba. — Lonely Planet

A beautiful interior and menu to boot, Pearl never, ever disappoints – their mouth-watering meals make sure we return on the reg. — On the Grid

Most of the chefs trained in Guangzhou, their know-how powering dishes like plump pork-and-prawn wontons in vinegary chilli broth and a sultry combo of eggplant and pork belly. — Lonely Planet