Try Duende Restaurant in Newcastle Street - Fresh ingredients, great atmosphere, and very talented chef make this the best kept secret in the area.
The staff are great, the menu changes with the season, the coffee sets a high standard, and the food is fresh and consistently well prepared.
Try their cakes - they make them on-site (rare for Perth).
Newcastle Street, Perth 6007, Australia
www.duende.com.au/index.php
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Longrain is the most delicious Thai food you will ever have ... no bookings though, so unless you want to wait for a couple of hours in the bar for a table (which frankly is not the worst outcome), get there around 6pm. Their cocktails have to be tried to be believed. Milsons in Kirribilli has wonderful modern Australian food and an elegant atmosphere-fantastic for a special occasion.
85 Commonwealth St., Sydney 2010, Australia, Phone: 02-9280-2888
www.longrain.com.au/
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For a truly fantastic French Bistro experience in Melbourne you could not do better than "France-Soir" on Toorak Road. It has great atmosphere, divine food and a very comprehensive wine list. I ate there two of the three nights I were in Melbourne. The third one was a Saturday so I couldn't get a booking and had to have dinner elsewhere. Highly recommended!
11 Toorak Road | South Yarra, Melbourne 3141, Australia, (03) 9866 8569
www.france-soir.com.au/
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The food was creatively and skillfully prepared without being unnecessarily fussy; the ingredients were intensely flavorful; the kitchen in Mr. Bauer's hands was clearly superbly trained in the classics while not being afraid to exercise its creative flair! The service for our table of six was warm and very polite without being intrusive. The small restaurant (~ 30 seats) with its simple but warm decor provided for a very cozy ambience. I also ate very well at RieGi and Osterreicher im MAK, but Restaurant Bauer stands out and easily joins its rank among other one Michelin-starred restaurants I have dined at elsewhere in Europe. A truly memorable experience!
Walter Bauer Restaurant: Sonnenfelsgasse 17, +43 (1) 5129871
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