Michelin Guide South Australia 2027: every star, the full list

The Michelin Guide South Australia 2027, revealed in Adelaide on 14 October, gives stars to 11 restaurants: Magill Estate Restaurant holds two and ten others hold one. It is the guide's first Australian edition, so every star is new, and none of the 77 restaurants selected reached three.

The ceremony at the Adelaide Convention Centre ended a wait that began in May, when Michelin named South Australia as its first destination in the country, as we reported when the date of the first Michelin ceremony in South Australia was set. The full selection lists 77 restaurants: 11 with stars, 16 Bib Gourmands and 50 in the Selected tier, which covers good cooking without a distinction. Gwendal Poullennec, the guide's international director, said in Michelin's release that inspectors were struck by "the sheer diversity on display", from European, Southeast Asian and Japanese cooking to native ingredients such as quandong and lemon myrtle.

The map follows the vineyards. Six of the 11 starred restaurants sit on wine estates, Forbes Australia counts, and the inspectors worked in the Barossa, McLaren Vale, the Clare Valley and the Adelaide Hills as well as in the city. The ABC reports that the deal with Michelin runs for five years and that the state government has not disclosed its cost, citing commercial confidentiality. The same wine regions received the A$109m rescue package for the South Australian wine industry in September.

Australia's first Michelin map has 11 stars, and six of them grow next to vines.

Magill Estate Restaurant, Magill: two stars in the Michelin Guide South Australia 2027

Two stars, the only ones in the state and the first in Australia. Executive chef Scott Huggins cooks a 10-course tasting menu in the Penfolds restaurant that overlooks the company's vineyards at the foot of the Adelaide Hills. The inspectors single out the Icon pairing, a wine match drawn from South Australian producers. Huggins told the ABC the result was a "dream that's come true". The estate's second venue, Magill Estate Kitchen, enters the guide in the Selected tier. Our report from the night: Magill Estate wins South Australia's first two Michelin stars.

Restaurant Botanic and Aurora at ILA, Adelaide

One star each. Chef Jamie Musgrave serves an Australian tasting menu at Restaurant Botanic, set in a 19th-century building inside Adelaide Botanic Garden, according to the travel trade site KarryOn; Glam Adelaide points to its use of native Australian ingredients.

Aurora occupies the ground floor of ILA, an immersive light and art venue in Adelaide, with executive chef Robin Wagner in charge. The menu is seasonal and cooked over flame, and the inspectors note that vegetables get the same care as meat. Wagner previously cooked at Vendôme, a starred restaurant in Germany, and at Magill Estate, CityMag reported.

arkhé, Norwood, and Esmay, Hackney

One star each, both a few minutes east of the city centre. Jake Kellie, formerly head chef of Burnt Ends in Singapore, cooks over open fire at arkhé, with counter seats facing the kitchen and a cocktail bar for the start of the evening. KarryOn names Peking duck wontons in smoked duck broth among the dishes. Kellie told Broadsheet he was "pretty flabbergasted".

Esmay began as a pop-up that toured the country before Alanna Sapwell settled it inside the Hackney Hotel. Broadsheet notes that she is the only woman among the head chefs starred this year. The menu changes with the season, and KarryOn cites calamari and kohlrabi seasoned with fish sauce.

Aptos, Stirling, and LVN at Bird in Hand, Woodside

One star each, both in the Adelaide Hills. At Aptos, in Stirling, chef-patron Justin James, who comes from the United States, runs a tasting menu across three rooms of a renovated former church, with native Australian ingredients at its centre. Broadsheet counts 14 diners per service and a dinner of more than three hours, and says the restaurant opened in May.

LVN is the restaurant of the Bird in Hand winery in Woodside. Chef Jacob Davey cooks a lunch-only tasting menu over live fire, with produce from the estate garden and nearby farms, in a dining room hung with contemporary art and open to the vineyard.

Maxwell, McLaren Vale, and Anvers, Kangarilla

One star each, both south of Adelaide and both on wine estates. Fabian Lehmann's tasting menu at Maxwell Restaurant, above the family-owned Maxwell vineyard, mixes European and Nordic technique with South Australian produce; KarryOn cites marron with chilli bisque.

At the Anvers winery in Kangarilla, chef Connor Bishop cooks a menu called Long Story, built on Paroo kangaroo, Murray cod and damper bread and paired with the estate's own wines.

Hentley Farm, Seppeltsfield

One star, the only one in the Barossa Valley. Executive chef Kyle Johns serves the Discovery tasting menu in a former barn, and guests walk through the kitchen to reach their table. KarryOn lists flash-fried abalone with creamy tomato rice and pork with fermented blueberry jus among the dishes. Johns told Broadsheet he had moved to South Australia "for a quiet life". Broadsheet also lists Hentley Farm in the guide's new Mindful Voices programme for sustainable practice.

Skillogalee Barrel House, Sevenhill

One star, the only one in the Clare Valley. The Barrel House is the Skillogalee estate's dining room while its historic cottage restaurant is restored, according to the Clare Valley tourism listing. KarryOn describes contemporary Australian cooking built on produce from local farmers and from the estate itself. The coverage of the ceremony did not name a head chef.

The estate has a second project under way. Ryan Clift, of Tippling Club in Singapore, is due to open Skillogalee Restaurant at the property in early 2027, Broadsheet reported in July.

Special awards and Mindful Voices

Michelin gave three individual awards, all to restaurants in the Selected tier. Shakaan Abillion, head chef of Shōbōsho in Adelaide, received the Young Chef Award for cooking that draws on his Filipino heritage, his time in Japan and fire. Melissa Pisanelli of Allegra Dining Room took the Service Award, and Maxime Martin of Hardy's Verandah, in Crafers, the Sommelier Award.

No Green Star appears in Michelin's release. The sustainability mention this year is Mindful Voices: Time Out and Glam Adelaide name Nicola Palmer and Warrick Duthy of Penobscot, in the Watervale Hotel in the Clare Valley, which grows produce on its own organic and biodynamic farm.

The 16 Bib Gourmands

The Bib Gourmand marks good cooking at moderate prices. South Australia has 16, listed below with the town where the guide's coverage gives one.

• Africola
• Antidote Kitchen
• Bar Torino
• Bistro Français
• Fino Seppeltsfield (Seppeltsfield)
• Golden Boy
• Gondola Gondola
• La Popular Taqueria (Port Adelaide)
• Noi Vietnamese Eatery
• Pantry on Prospect
• Part Time Lover
• Parwana Afghan Kitchen (Mile End)
• Stamps
• Sunny's Pizza
• The Salopian Inn
• Tirage (Kangaroo Island)

Frequently asked questions

How many Michelin-starred restaurants does South Australia have? Eleven: Magill Estate Restaurant with two stars and ten restaurants with one. No restaurant has three.

Is this the first Michelin Guide in Australia? Yes. South Australia is the first Australian state with its own guide, and Sydney and Melbourne have none.

Are there Green Stars in the Michelin Guide South Australia 2027? None appear in Michelin's release. Penobscot, in the Clare Valley, is recognised under the Mindful Voices programme instead.

Which wine regions have starred restaurants? The Adelaide Hills (Aptos and LVN), McLaren Vale and its surroundings (Maxwell and Anvers), the Barossa (Hentley Farm) and the Clare Valley (Skillogalee Barrel House), plus Magill Estate at the edge of the city.

How we chose

This list reproduces every starred restaurant, special award and Bib Gourmand of the Michelin Guide South Australia 2027 as Michelin announced them on 14 October 2026. The order is ours: the two-star entry first, then the one-star restaurants grouped by area, from the city to the wine regions. Chefs, rooms and dishes come from Michelin's release and from the Australian press cited in the sources. Every name was checked on 15 October 2026.