These two Aussie spots were just named the best new restaurants in the world
The first is Saint Peter at the Grand National, a revolutionary 'nose-to-tail' seafood restaurant by Australia's most celebrated chef, Josh Niland, and his wife, Julie. Unsurprisingly, this restaurant also features on our list of the best restaurants in Australia – and you can check out the full round-up here.
In mid-2024, Saint Peter found a beautiful new home in Paddington's Grand National Hotel, which also features a walk-in bar and a 14-room luxury boutique hotel. The restaurant was previously located in a much smaller venue, just down the road on Oxford Street. While the second act of Saint Peter has found a new address, the game-changing dishes very much remain – think coral trout bone noodles, John dory liver pâté tarts, 12-day dry-aged yellowfin tuna, and even a sweet fudge made from the tuna's bone marrow.
The Nilands are proving unstoppable too, having just opened another brand-new restaurant, Catseye Pool Club, this week. Located at The Sundays – a sparkling new $30 million hotel on Hamilton Island – the venue stays true to Saint Peter's nose-to-tail ethos, while expanding the menu to feature premium land-based proteins and fresh produce from the Queensland coast.
The second Australian venue included in Condé Nast's list of the hottest new restaurant openings from the past year is Supernormal Brisbane – an Asian-influenced riverside eatery by hospo legend Andrew McConnell (the mastermind behind Gimlet, Apollo Inn, Marion, Builders Arms Hotel). While it shares its name with McConnell's beloved Melbourne original, which opened a decade ago, Supernormal Brisbane has been given a tropical makeover to match its breezy riverside setting.
Melbourne favourites, like the famous New England lobster rolls, have made their way onto the menu, but there's also plenty of new dishes to try, including roast Yamba prawns with a tangy shio koji sauce and a slow-cooked Szechuan lamb shoulder served with spiced chickpea and coriander. Hungry? You can check out Condé Nast's pick of the 33 best new restaurant openings below.
Here are the best new restaurants in the world:
19 Saint Roch, Paris
Acamaya, New Orleans
AngloThai, London
Arami, La Paz, Bolivia
Clandestina, São Paulo
Clara, Quito, Ecuador
Banng, Delhi NCR
Bar Vitrine, Copenhagen
Bungalow, New York City
Caleña, Ávila, Spain
Ciel Dining, Ho Chi Minh City
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi, Washington DC
Esperit Roca, Girona, Spain
Il Carciofo, Chicago
Jan Franschoek, Franschoek, South Africa
Jee, Hong Kong
Kaia, Boston
La Tapa del Coco, Panama City
Le Veau d'Or, New York City
Mr Panther, Lagos, Nigeria
Notori, Mount Fuji, Japan
OpenHouse, Kuala Lumpur
Osip, Bruton, UK
Rua Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
Saint Peter at the Grand National, Sydney
Somma, Singapore
Stüvetta, St Moritz, Switzerland
Sufret Maryam, Dubai
Supernormal, Brisbane
Terrāi, Hyderabad
Vinai, Minneapolis
Voraz, Mexico City
Sunny's, Miami
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