Cuisine of Canberra for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

The majority of popular restaurants of Canberra is located in the central area of the city. However, suburban areas of the city are also not deprived of quality eating places. Many dining facilities accept visitors from early in the morning, so travellers can pamper themselves with local delicacies not only for dinner, but during the daytime as well. The famous Boat House restaurant is located just a few steps away from Lake Burley Griffin. Tourists are welcome to stay inside the spacious restaurant or enjoy meal on the terrace, which offers unforgettable views of the lake. Among the specialities of Boat House visitors will find oysters with lemon sauce, mashed potatoes with mushrooms, beef with spicy sauce and asparagus tempura – such a selection of dishes can surely satisfy all kinds of customers.

Large choice of different kinds of baking is one of the main distinguishing features of the national cuisine. Guests of the city are welcome to get acquainted with diversity of this culinary trend in Portia's Place restaurant. In addition to delicious cakes and signature desserts the restaurant offers a rich selection of meat dishes. King Island steak and lamb ribs in pepper sauce are particularly important with visitors. The Chairman and Yip is considered one of the best restaurants in the city. The menu of this dining facility simply strikes with rich choice of delicacies. Prawns with a variety of sauces, lobster and squid, pancakes with duck meat and a huge selection of Australian wines – such variety of original dishes at affordable prices attracts hundreds of visitors to this restaurant.

The Trys is one of the most famous coffee shops of the city. The hall of the cafe is made in a particular way so that guests can watch how skilled chefs work. The chefs of the restaurant will cook Atlantic salmon, steaks and various desserts right in front of visitors. Sweet tooth visitors are recommended to try ice cream and pudding with fruit sauce. It should be noted that in addition to the main menu the cafe offers a special ‘menu of the day’, which will also surprise visitors with a variety of dishes. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Italian pasta remains the calling card of Tosolini's restaurant, but the choice of dishes of Australian cuisine is quite impressive. Salad with crab meat and swordfish are particularly good here. When it’s dessert time, do not forget to order a traditional Italian delicacy - tiramisu. Continue tasting Italian dishes in Della Piazza restaurant, where visitors will be offered to try the most popular varieties of pizza. The restaurant has repeatedly won honourable awards for its quality of food. Rich choice of dishes and attentive staff will not disappoint even most discerning visitors.

Many experienced travelers compare the traditional cuisine of Canberra with the classical British one. Indeed, the colonial period in the history of the country made its impact on the cuisine of the country and added many dishes that are popular in the United Kingdom. However, a broad range of seafood has always been the main peculiarity of the national cuisine. Local restaurants always offer traditional meat pie that can contain different types of meat. This pie is made of special flakey dough that becomes very tender and juicy during the cooking process.

Roasted barracuda is a typical everyday dish for local people. It is available in the menus of restaurants of a different level. Kangaroo steak is a more original local specialty. As a rule, it is served with mushrooms. Chicken is also very popular in the national cuisine. Most often, chicken is roasted and served with roasted eggplants.

Fried opossum filet is a very interesting dish. Many foodies head to local restaurants with one purpose – to try roasted crocodile meat. The most curious gourmets can even visit special crocodile farms that breed these animals for food purposes. High-class restaurants often offer even a more unusual delicacy – shark lips cooked in a peculiar way.

Travelers who are not ready for such gastronomic experiments should try dishes with rabbit meat or pickled beef filet. Many restaurants in Canberra offer meat and some fish dishes cooked on coals. Thanks to this cooking method, the ready dishes have a special taste. A true surprise waits for fans of seafood in local restaurants. Visitors can choose from crabs, scallops, oysters, octopuses, and rare types of fish that are not available in other regions of the world.

Local people have inherited the traditions of cooking many dishes with seafood from Asian countries. That is why tourists shouldn’t be surprised to get their seafood served together with noodles or hot sauces. The iconic fish'n'chips from the United Kingdom is widely popular in Canberra. Small pieces of fish fried in a soft dough and served with roasted potatoes are available in local restaurants and small outdoor food carts. For dessert, local restaurants specializing in national cuisine usually offer all kinds of sweet pies, puddings, ice cream, and fruit salads.