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The River Torrens in central Adelaide, with the Adelaide Convention Centre on the far bank
Restaurants · Adelaide

Michelin Guide South Australia sets 14 October ceremony

Australia's first Michelin restaurant selection will be read out at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 14 October, covering the city, the Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills.

22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Empty cocktail bar counter with stools and a back bar of bottles, lit and unstaffed
Drinks · Melbourne

Byrdi Melbourne closes after six years in the CBD

Luke Whearty and Aki Nishikura have shut the Melbourne Central bar that made native Australian ingredients a cocktail discipline rather than a garnish.

22 September 2026 · 1 min read
Rows of red and white wine bottles lying on angled wooden shelves in a wine shop
Drinks · Great Western

Seppelt sale hands Great Western to a Stonier-led group

Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to sell the 1851 brand, its Great Western winery and the Drumborg vineyard to buyers led by Stonier's Aaron Drummond.

21 September 2026 · 2 min read
A seasoned steak searing over an open charcoal flame on a restaurant grill
Restaurants · Melbourne

Côte Basque revives a 70-year Melbourne dining room

Andrew McConnell's Basque-inspired grill has opened inside the former Becco, keeping the terrazzo floor of a Crossley Street address that has held three restaurants since 1954.

21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Rows of bush vines in a Barossa Valley vineyard below dry, golden hills
Drinks · Barossa Valley

South Australia wine industry gets A$109m rescue package

Growers can borrow up to A$500,000 each, repayment-free for two years, to move out of unviable vineyards after the state's smallest grape crush since 2000.

18 September 2026 · 2 min read
Rows of grapevines in a Margaret River vineyard with a farmhouse and eucalypts behind
Chefs · Margaret River

Brendan Pratt opens Wayfinder's dining room in Margaret River

The former Vasse Felix head chef is back in a winery kitchen, cooking lunch from a one-acre organic market garden beside an off-grid winery built into an old dam.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Raw beef steaks of different cuts laid out on a dark stone surface with herbs
Produce · Queensland

World Steak Challenge crowns an Australian wagyu fillet

A Senku Pure Wagyu fillet from Queensland beat more than 450 blind-judged steaks in Amsterdam, but Ireland still left with the most medals: 82 against Australia's 42.

11 September 2026 · 2 min read
Steak tartare with toasted bread, rocket and a quail egg yolk on a white plate
Restaurants · Melbourne

Petit Crenn Melbourne opens in October with 40 seats

Dominique Crenn's first restaurant outside the United States takes a ground-floor corner of the InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, with mussels, tartare and madeleines with caviar.

10 September 2026 · 2 min read
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