Best food in Australia, dish by dish

36 dishes ranked across 14 cities. Each page puts the cities side by side, then hands you the full local list.

● Updated September 2026

Asian favourites

🥖 Bánh Mì14 cities · Melbourne leads 🥟 Bao14 cities · Sydney leads 🧋 Bubble Tea14 cities · Adelaide leads 🥟 Dumplings14 cities · Gold Coast leads 🍗 Fried Chicken14 cities · Hobart leads 🥓 Korean BBQ14 cities · Perth leads 🥗 Poke Bowl14 cities · Sydney leads 🍣 Sushi14 cities · Melbourne leads 🥟 Yum Cha14 cities · Sunshine Coast leads

Curry & subcontinental

🍚 Biryani14 cities · Adelaide leads 🍛 Butter Chicken14 cities · Brisbane leads

Aussie classics

🍳 Brunch14 cities · Hobart leads ☕ Coffee14 cities · Brisbane leads 🐟 Fish & Chips14 cities · Brisbane leads 🥧 Meat Pie14 cities · Gold Coast leads 🍗 Chicken Parma14 cities · Adelaide leads 🥪 Sandwiches14 cities · Hobart leads

Burgers & grill

🍔 Burgers14 cities · Melbourne leads 🍟 HSP14 cities · Sydney leads 🥙 Kebab14 cities · Perth leads 🥙 Souvlaki14 cities · Sydney leads 🥩 Steak14 cities · Sydney leads 🌮 Tacos14 cities · Melbourne leads

Sweet things

🎂 Cake14 cities · Canberra leads 🍪 Cookies14 cities · Perth leads 🥐 Croissant14 cities · Adelaide leads 🍩 Donuts14 cities · Brisbane leads 🍨 Gelato14 cities · Brisbane leads 🍡 Asian Desserts13 cities · Brisbane leads

Noodles & broth

🍲 Hotpot14 cities · Sunshine Coast leads 🍜 Laksa14 cities · Sydney leads 🍝 Pad Thai14 cities · Brisbane leads 🍲 Pho14 cities · Brisbane leads 🍜 Ramen14 cities · Sydney leads

Pizza & Italian

🍝 Pasta14 cities · Melbourne leads 🍕 Pizza14 cities · Hobart leads

Or start from a city

Adelaide36 dishes ranked Brisbane36 dishes ranked Cairns36 dishes ranked Canberra36 dishes ranked Darwin36 dishes ranked Geelong36 dishes ranked Gold Coast36 dishes ranked Hobart36 dishes ranked Melbourne36 dishes ranked Perth36 dishes ranked Sunshine Coast36 dishes ranked Sydney36 dishes ranked Wollongong36 dishes ranked Newcastle35 dishes ranked

What a national page is: a comparison of city rankings, not a thirteenth opinion. Each city contributes its own current number one and the cities are ordered by that venue’s score. Nothing here is paid, and a city missing from a dish means we do not rank it there yet.