The Best American Food in Australia
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The best American food in Australia, according to the experts: the World's 101 Best, the Australian Good Food Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Firedoor comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Adelaide and Perth.
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Rank 1. Firedoor
Modern Australian American Steakhouse
Every morning the menu is written from scratch based on what came in and how the fire is burning, because Firedoor runs on Australian hardwoods alone, no gas, no electricity. Lennox Hastie's Surry Hills restaurant is a serious, sit-down affair where the open kitchen keeps the work visible and the point is restraint, not theatre. It sits at number eleven on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, which tells you something about the aged ribeye.
The awards
- World's 101 Best World's 101 Best: #11 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 15/20 · Two Chef Hats
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- World's 101 Best #11 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Australian Good Food Guide 15/20 · Two Chef Hats
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Brown Street Grill
Wood-fired Barbecue
The custom-built grill and wood-fired pizza oven are the stars of the open kitchen at this fire-and-smoke restaurant inside Bright Tank Brewing Company. The menu runs WA produce through flames and charcoal, pairing well with something cold from the taps next door. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat, though the vibe stays comfortably unpretentious, the kind of place where a T-bone and a beer feel like the obvious and correct decision.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
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Rank 3. Low & Slow American BBQ
Texas Barbecue
This is a casual Texas-style barbecue joint in Port Adelaide, parked next to the lighthouse, which is not a sentence you expect to write about brisket. The menu stays short and meaty, with pulled pork, wings, and sides like collard greens and corn bread, all made in-house. The terrace runs year-round under heaters, so a cold South Australian evening is no excuse. The cocktails are stronger than the setting suggests.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant