The Best Restaurants in Canberra
The places Canberra locals love most — chosen by Morning Post readers, refreshed every month.
Top of the list
The three Canberrans named most
Raku
13 readers named itPicked by Guy, Dale, Ruth, Sue — and 9 more. No restaurant was named more often.
Les Bistronomes
8 readers named itPicked by Chris, Phil, Tony, Alison — and 4 more.
Bellucci's
4 readers named itPicked by Julie, Ian, David, Valda. “Bellucci’s for the more frequent dining out.” — Ian
Everyone else
The single-mention favourites
Readers also named these 78 Canberra restaurants and cafes — one mention each so far.
- 10 Yards Aranda
- Agostinis Kingston
- Akaluck Thai Yerrabi, Gungahlin
- Anatolia Mediterranean Restaurant Erindale
- Asteri Swinger Hill
- Aubergine Deakin
- Azuma Den
- Bamiyan Braddon
- Belconnen Labor Club
- Bentham Bar and Pizza Yarralumla
- Bui Kingston
- Bui's Kingston
- Canteen by Ramen Daddy
- Casey Jones Casey
- Coconine Kingston Foreshore
- D'Browes Narrabundah
- Deakin and Me
- Dumpling Inn Jamison
- Flui
- G'day Grounds Gungahlin
- Gianni Belconnen
- Gianni's Belconnen
- Giles St Indian
- Ginseng
- Gus' Cafe
- Happy's Chinese
- Hungry Bird Gold Creek
- Hunter Barrel Civic
- Inca Canberra City
- Indian Affair
- Indian Dining Club Belconnen
- Kingston Foreshore Nepalese
- Koto Dining
- Kushi Japanese Belconnen Markets
- Lakeside Thai formerly Thai Ayutthaya
- Little Billy's Weston
- Little Istanbul Tuggeranong
- Loha Nicholls
- LOLO and LOLA Watson Shops
- Lunetta Trattoria
- Manuka Steakhouse
- Marble & Grain
- Molto Italian
- Mustang Mawson
- Nadaam
- No. 8 Thai Griffith
- Noi Noi Vietnamese Gungahlin
- Oh No! Manuka
- Olive
- Penny University
- Pho Phu Quoc
- Pronto
- Queenies
- Ramen O Woden
- Recess Coffee Griffith
- Rodney's
- Saffron Room Gungahlin
- SoLita Pizzeria Restaurant & Bar Civic
- Sonamu Korean Restaurant Griffith
- Southern Cross Yacht Club
- Stepping Stone
- Street of Asia Tuggeranong
- Taj Agra Belconnen
- Thai Corner Manuka
- Thai House
- The Boathouse on the Lake
- The Chairman & Yip
- The Chairman and Yip
- The Civic Hotel Braddon
- The George Harcourt Inn
- The Inn Ainslie
- The Lotus Kaleen
- The Meat & Wine Co
- Tintino
- Trev's Dickson
- Two Blind Mice Curtin
- Wine Room
- Woden Turkish Pide House
Why you can trust this list
Morning Post is a free daily newsletter read by Canberrans across Canberra. This guide is built from the places our readers — locals who actually live and eat here — tell us are their favourites, counted by hand and refreshed every month.
No restaurant can pay to appear. No critics, no sponsors, no algorithms — just the spots Canberra readers name most often.
Updated August 2026.
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