Middle Eastern

• Recommended
• Brisbane

Golden Avenue

Middle Eastern food in architectural surrounds, by the team behind Agne.

• Matt Shea

• Review
• Sydney

There’s plenty to love at two-hat Aalia’s new wine bar. Shame it breaks this important rule

The new Martin Place wine bar from the team behind Nour is strong, and the people-watching is primo. There’s just one thing missing.

• Myffy Rigby

• Recommended
• West End

Layla

Shane Delia’s first Brisbane venture inside the Thomas Dixon Centre.

• Matt Shea

• Review
• Fairfield

Discover a modern Middle Eastern restaurant tucked inside a grand old suburban pub

Head to the carpark at the back of the three-storey 1888 landmark and look for the pink neon sign that says “Sama”.

• Dani Valent

• Recommended
• Sydney

Aalia

A former Chef of the Year has opened a Middle Eastern wine bar in Martin Place.

• Erina Starkey

• Recommended
• Carlton

Mandina Kitchen

An alcohol-free restaurant where diners can sit on rugs or at the table.

• Dani Valent

• Review
• Paddington

The hotel might be naff but there’s a lot to like about Mitch Orr’s new London-inspired venue

The menu leans Middle Eastern and Mediterranean yet still feels very Sydney at the Australian spin-off of The Palomar, the hotel restaurant at the new Olympia.

• Callan Boys

• Review
• Melbourne

Maha

The centrepiece of a growing empire.

• Review
• Coburg

Knafeh Nabulseyeh

Dishing up shawarma and falafel that inspire obsession.

• Review
• Preston

Clara Luna at Jamsheed

For happiness-inducing food and drink.