Combined with its multicultural population, Australia's rich diversity of ingredients has revolutionised Australia's restaurants. Since the 1970s, Australian chefs have taken the taste buds into uncharted territory, mixing the cuisines of Asia and Europe and creating ripples that are still felt at the restaurant tables. The term 'Modern Australian food' is a promise of a tantalising meal.

Northern wonder
Brisbane is well-known for its exceptional seafood - with the focus on an astonishing array of shellfish - and the influence of Japanese cooking is evident in many fine restaurants.

Adelaide's eat streets
Adelaide has maintained a heavyweight reputation for fine dining that has vastly outstripped its size thanks to a culinary tradition that has spawned some of the greatest names in Australian food.

Treasure island
Tasmania is famous for introducing the Australian palate to the splendours of salmon and sea-run trout, and there is no better place to try these marine wonders than in Tasmania's fine restaurants.

Tasting Melbourne
Melbourne has an exalted tradition for elegant dining, seen at its most exuberant in places such as the restaurants that spill across the pavement in Lygon Street and the stylish Southgate complex.

Capital sensations
Propelled by its young, well-travelled and affluent population, Canberra, the national capital, has a great array of fine-dining options, and more restaurants per capita than any other Australian city.