The Best Mediterranean Food in Australia
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The best Mediterranean food in Australia, according to the experts: the Australian Good Food Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Franca Brasserie comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Brisbane.
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Rumi on Louth and Ates Blackheath hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Franca Brasserie
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Franca Brasserie (this place) 80.920
- #1 Rumi on Louth 80.920
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Rank 1. Rumi on Louth
Mediterranean
The seafood on your plate was swimming off this island's shore a few hours earlier, which sets the tone for the whole experience. Samphire is the fine-dining restaurant at this private island retreat on the Eyre Peninsula, where Mediterranean flavors meet foraged coastal ingredients in a room of rattan chairs and polished concrete. The Australian Good Food Guide awards it two Chef Hats, and it earns them quietly, without fuss.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Franca Brasserie 80.920
- #1 Rumi on Louth (this place) 80.920
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Rank 3. Ates Blackheath
Wood-fired Mediterranean
The ancient ironbark oven in the corner runs the show at this intimate restaurant and wine bar in Blackheath, lending everything on the table a convincing argument for open-fire cooking. The menu is Mediterranean share plates built around local produce, with Blue Mountains wines and beer filling in the rest. Mountain villages aren't usually this good at sitting still, but the room earns it.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ates Blackheath (this place) 79.968
- #3 Bar Leo Food & Wine 79.968
- #3 Bosco 79.968
- #3 Dark Shepherd 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
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Rank 3. Bar Leo Food & Wine
Mediterranean
Alfresco tables catch the Gold Coast sun at this Mediterranean share-plate bar on Panitz Street, where the wine list is tightly edited and the menu is built for grazing rather than deliberating. Small plates lean coastal, raw fish and fried seafood sit alongside grilled skewers and a shareable T-bone, with Basque cheesecake to close. The Australian Good Food Guide awarded it a Chef Hat.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ates Blackheath 79.968
- #3 Bar Leo Food & Wine (this place) 79.968
- #3 Bosco 79.968
- #3 Dark Shepherd 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
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Rank 3. Bosco
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ates Blackheath 79.968
- #3 Bar Leo Food & Wine 79.968
- #3 Bosco (this place) 79.968
- #3 Dark Shepherd 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
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Rank 3. Dark Shepherd
Woodfire Mediterranean
Lamb is the organizing principle at this woodfire Mediterranean restaurant inside The Star Brisbane, where the open flame does most of the talking. The menu is built for sharing, moving through premium lamb, fresh seafood, and whatever the season offers, all with that particular smokiness you only get from cooking over actual fire. The sunken dining floor adds a surprisingly theatrical quality to a room that doesn't otherwise try too hard to impress you.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bar Leo Food & Wine 79.968
- #3 Bosco 79.968
- #3 Dark Shepherd (this place) 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
- #3 Levantine Hill 79.968
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Rank 3. Herringbone Restaurant
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bosco 79.968
- #3 Dark Shepherd 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant (this place) 79.968
- #3 Levantine Hill 79.968
- #3 Little Miss 79.968
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Rank 3. Levantine Hill
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Dark Shepherd 79.968
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
- #3 Levantine Hill (this place) 79.968
- #3 Little Miss 79.968
- #3 Orlo 79.968
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Rank 3. Little Miss
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Herringbone Restaurant 79.968
- #3 Levantine Hill 79.968
- #3 Little Miss (this place) 79.968
- #3 Orlo 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate 79.968
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Rank 3. Orlo
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Levantine Hill 79.968
- #3 Little Miss 79.968
- #3 Orlo (this place) 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate 79.968
- #3 Restaurant Maria 79.968
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Rank 3. Pomegranate
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Little Miss 79.968
- #3 Orlo 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate (this place) 79.968
- #3 Restaurant Maria 79.968
- #3 Staguni 79.968
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Rank 3. Restaurant Maria
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Orlo 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate 79.968
- #3 Restaurant Maria (this place) 79.968
- #3 Staguni 79.968
- #3 The Hut Byron Bay 79.968
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Rank 3. Staguni
Mediterranean
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Orlo 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate 79.968
- #3 Restaurant Maria 79.968
- #3 Staguni (this place) 79.968
- #3 The Hut Byron Bay 79.968
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Rank 3. The Hut Byron Bay
Mediterranean
A converted old schoolhouse on a quiet road outside Byron, The Hut is a lunch spot that does Mediterranean food the way a long weekend should feel. Whitewashed walls, polished floors, and garden light filtering through big windows set a mood that's part coastal shack, part somewhere you'd actually eat well. The menu moves through Spanish, Greek, and Italian territory without a lot of fuss, and the Australian Good Food Guide awarded it a Chef Hat.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Orlo 79.968
- #3 Pomegranate 79.968
- #3 Restaurant Maria 79.968
- #3 Staguni 79.968
- #3 The Hut Byron Bay (this place) 79.968