The Best Pan-Asian Food in Australia
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The best pan-Asian food in Australia, according to the experts: the Australian Good Food Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Sum Yung Guys comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Gold Coast and Melbourne.
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Billy Chow and Hustlers. Syd hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Sum Yung Guys
Pan-Asian
Neon signs, Japanese-style murals, and wooden furniture set the tone at this share-plates Asian restaurant on Weyba Road, where the room feels like a group project between four very opinionated friends. The cooking pulls across Southeast and East Asia without apology, landing somewhere between playful and serious, which is roughly the same place the cocktail list sits. An Australian Good Food Guide Two Chef Hat spot that doesn't feel like one, in the best, most accidental way.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
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Rank 2. Billy Chow
Pan-Asian
Blond wood, cane pendant lights, and actual sunlight make this Pan-Asian restaurant and bar in Coolangatta feel like someone finally figured out that beach towns deserve interesting food. It's the sibling of Ally Chow up the coast, with a menu built around sharing, running from kingfish sashimi through to charcoal-cooked miso toothfish. An Australian Good Food Guide One Chef Hat keeps it honest.
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
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Billy Chow (this place) 79.968
- #2 Hustlers. Syd 79.968
- #2 Madame V 79.968
- #2 Miss Mi 79.968
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Rank 2. Hustlers. Syd
Modern Pan-Asian
A neon-lit basement off York Street designed to feel like a gambling den, which sets the mood pretty squarely. Hustlers. Syd is a shared-plates Asian restaurant built for late nights, with a menu that roams across the continent and a cocktail list that keeps pace. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat. Come with people you like sharing with, and don't schedule anything early the next morning.
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
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Billy Chow 79.968
- #2 Hustlers. Syd (this place) 79.968
- #2 Madame V 79.968
- #2 Miss Mi 79.968
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Rank 2. Madame V
Pan-Asian
The colourful front door is the first signal that Madame V is playing its own game. Inside, geometric pendants, trailing floral strands, and fan motifs set a stylish scene for an Asian-inflected à la carte restaurant on the Gold Coast. The menu moves between steamed snapper in dashi broth and Wagyu donburi, with a lounge bar if you just want a cocktail and the vibe. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide One 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
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Billy Chow 79.968
- #2 Hustlers. Syd 79.968
- #2 Madame V (this place) 79.968
- #2 Miss Mi 79.968
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Rank 2. Miss Mi
Modern Pan-Asian
Vivid wall murals and a glowing open bar set the mood at this Asian small-plates restaurant inside the Mövenpick Hotel, where the menu wanders from Vietnamese to Sri Lankan without apology. The kitchen leans on traditional techniques while nudging dishes in unexpected directions, beef rendang alongside ceviche with desert lime preserve. It holds an Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat, and the Vietnamese espresso martini is a reasonable way to start.
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
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Billy Chow 79.968
- #2 Hustlers. Syd 79.968
- #2 Madame V 79.968
- #2 Miss Mi (this place) 79.968