Unique Restaurants to Dine with Your Family

by OpenTable Team

Updated August 07, 2023

Hungry for a dining experience that's tailor-made for you? We’ve got you covered. Here are our top restaurant picks for your next outing. Bon appétit!

Credit: Atlas Dining

Hustlers. Syd

4.4

4.4 (170)

$101 and over

Asian

Sydney CBD

About the restaurant

Our menus will take you on a culinary journey throughout Asia, paying homage to our cultures by elevating traditional flavours through modern techniques. Enter underground and indulge in a mouth-watering menu of shared plates and cocktails.

Top review

Kerrie Thi

Dined 7 days ago

A great dining experience for any occasion. My husband and I have been wanting to try Hustlers.Syd for a while now and it did not disappoint! Very welcoming staff, the menu looks delicious especially the entrees, will definitely be back soon to try the rest of the other dishes. Food came out fast which was good cause I was pretty hungry. lol To end the dining experience, upon paying the bill we had the opportunity to play an odd or even dice game but unfortunately we did not secure the 5% discount off the total bill. Oh well better luck next time!

Atlas Dining

4.7

4.7 (146)

$41 to $100

Global, International

South Yarra

About the restaurant

In case you haven't travelled with us before, let us introduce ourselves. We are a fine dining restaurant located in the heart of South Yarra.

We first opened our doors in 2016, when a then, 22-year-old Charlie Carrington, decided to create a restaurant that changed cuisine every few months. Dubbed the most "Ambitious Restaurant Opening" of the year, Atlas Dining quickly rose to cult status. Within a month, Charlie became the youngest Australian chef to be awarded a Chef's Hat.

Eight years on, and (now) 25 cuisines later, Atlas Dining continues to be one of the most unique restaurants around.

We offer affordable fine dining, but most importantly, an unforgettable experience that helps guests' tastebuds travel the world.

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Jennifer

Dined 1 day ago

Wonderful experience! Lovely staff and super knowledgeable and considerate waitress x Excited to come back soon

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Experience

Tex-Mex 3 Course Lunch Menu $65

Experience

The Smokehouse World Series

Experience

Atlas Goes to Singapore

Serai Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (612)

$101 and over

Filipino

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

When Ross Magnaye and Shane Stafford started Serai, their vision was to create a restaurant that would fit perfectly in the heart of the Philippines. To replicate the spirit, vitality, passion and sense of fun, they knew Serai would become a home from home for our diners.

At our restaurant, right in the heart of Melbourne, you can watch the chefs prepare and fresh food daily in our open kitchen at the chef’s omakase table or relax in the restaurant and bar with a glass of our hand picked, vin naturel selections or signature cocktails.

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Ruben

Dined 2 days ago

Worth every praises for this restaurant. Excellent

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4.6

4.6 (486)

$101 and over

Asian

South Yarra

About the restaurant

Yugen redefines dining after dark. A promise of an experience where food, drink, and music continue well into the night. A subterranean setting with a refined industrial feel, offering dishes and beverages influenced by the cultural richness of Asia. Tradition met with the intuition of a contemporary flair.

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Penny

Dined today

Amazing dining experience!! Food and service were great!!

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4.6

4.6 (100)

$101 and over

Australian

Chippendale

About the restaurant

Inspired by the dynamic Australian coastline, our menu is always on the move—fresh, seasonal, and never predictable. With Executive Chef Jarrod Walsh at the helm, Longshore serves ingredients from sea and land, creating plates that blend skill, creativity, and a steady stream of spontaneity.

It’s a place where no two days are the same. Every visit brings a new mix of energy, taste, and storytelling. Our vibe is laid- back but electric, with service that’s as thoughtful as it is unpretentious. Whether you’re here to grab a bite or stay for the night, Longshore is a space for discovery and connection.

This isn’t your usual hatted restaurant. We’re committed to keeping things real and sustainable, because the coast is more than just a destination—it’s a way of life. It’s where different flavours, ideas, and experiences find a place to belong. If you’re drawn to the unexpected, you belong at Longshore too.

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margaret

Dined 2 days ago

We ate a range of seafood dishes all of which were superb creative innovative dishes A great wine list and gracious service in a lovely setting Good to see extended hours of opening.

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Experience

Chef's Menu-shared style -

Experience

-A La Carte-

Experience

True beaut – Valentine’s Day Dining

Burwood Rengaya Casual Dining

4.7

4.7 (314)

$41 to $100

Yakiniku

Burwood

About the restaurant

We are a Japanese Yakiniku restaurant in Burwood, serving high quality wagyu and sake.

We are located in a centre of Burwood. It is very close to bus stop and train station, and also this building has a 1 hour 30 minutes free parking. Easy access for the customers.

We have more than 25 years of experiences of Japanese Yakiniku in Sydney. We provide our customers with a great Wagyu experience and fun.

Top review

Levianne

Dined 3 days ago

My mates and I had a great time. It can get a bit stressful as you only have 60 minutes to order and get as much food as you want. Then you have an extra 30 mins to finish and cook the rest of your food. Between the 5 of us we had one grill so we felt the time pressure. However, the ambiance and quality of the food was fantastic for the standard package. You also don’t walk out smelling like charcoaled meats! My friends and I will definitely come back.

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Experience

Premium BBQ Buffet $95

Experience

Premium BBQ Buffet for LUNCH

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Standard BBQ Buffet $55

Perspective Dining

4.9

4.9 (49)

$101 and over

Farm-to-table

Fortitude Valley

About the restaurant

Perspective dining is a modern gastronomic tasting menu experience, a closed-door 12-seat chef table dining space, our chefs will take you on a unique culinary journey. Perspective Dining will offer cutting-edge tasting menus seasonally from 3 courses to 9 courses, a plant-based menu as well as a protein-based menu. Perspective Dining will be collaborating with local farmers and suppliers to ensure that our vision of uncompromised, no holds barred excellence and sustainability is showcased in our food.
Perspective | Lunch Thursday to Saturday
12:30pm
Food and wine pairing 140
Just the food 80
Perspective Dinner 9 courses
6:30 pm
Food and Wine pairing 300
Just the food 195

Top review

Ash

Dined on Dec 28, 2024

Such a unique and refined experience - like no degustation we have done before. Every course was so delicious, highly recommend. We had two 9 course menus and one 9 course vegan which was also incredible!!

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Experience

Eucalyptus Room: Sweet Symphony, a sugary soirée!

Experience

Perspective Dining: Dinner - choose menu in Add On

Experience

Perspective Dining: Variations share-style lunch

Mr. Vain

4.6

4.6 (327)

$101 and over

Pan-Asian

Fortitude Valley

About the restaurant

We believe in making ordinary food extraordinary, with our seasonal menu inspired by New York's Chinatown. We aim to highlight fresh, quality ingredients, and presenting them in an approachable yet unique style
through techniques of gastronomy. Our goal is to deliver our guests a gastronomic experience in a warm and approachable atmosphere that features an aesthetic blending of New York's Chinatown restaurants and bars.

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Alastair

Dined on Jan 9, 2025

Amazing experience from start to finish. The team helped us through the menu and gave us an idea of how much we to choose, the wine was incredible and the jazz team were amazing. Overall the perfect date

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4.6

4.6 (316)

$101 and over

Italian

Woolloomooloo

About the restaurant

OTTO celebrates people, place and la dolce vita. Situated in the spectacular surrounds of the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo, OTTO has an undeniable reputation as one of Sydney’s most respected dining institutions. At the heart of the restaurant is old world hospitality and long-standing relationships held with a fiercely loyal clientele. Approachable yet refined service greets modern Italian cuisine, alfresco dining and trademark waterside views. OTTO is the quintessential Sydney dining experience and has remained a local favourite for over 17 years.

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Francois

Dined on Nov 28, 2024

Food very refined. Great service. Location always good. We have been customers for years, we will still come back

Zushi Surry Hills - Omakase

4.7

4.7 (25)

$101 and over

Japanese Speciality

Surry Hills

About the restaurant

Omakase means, “leave it up to the Chef” so let Chef Han take you on a tantalising journey of 20 courses, using the finest local Australian and Japanese produce.

OMAKASE MENU FEB/MAR 2024
Sweetcorn cold soup, truffle olive oil, paprika
Potata Pave, scallop, sea urchin, kombu
Ika Somen, calamari noodle, ikura, cucumber, bonito jelly
Chawanmushi, paradise prawn, mentaiko, sweetcorn
Abalone Tempura, abalone liver sauce, asparagus, pecorino, sushi rice
JPN A5 Wagyu steak, grilled medium rare, JPN A5 Wagyu Steak, foie gras, leek, wasabi
Sorbet
Omakase Nigiri
Southern calamari (Shark Bay WA)
Konbujime snapper (NZ)
Scallop (JPN)
Akami zuke (SA)
Scampi (WA)
Blue mackerel (Wollongong)
Salmon belly (TAS)
Bluefin tuna O-toro (JPN)
Sea eel (JPN)

Chef’s Signature hand roll +$20
Miso soup
Seasonal Fruit
Genmai Cha

*This menu can change subject to availability of ingredients. Sorry, we are unable to cater for allergies or dietary restrictions.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on Jul 18, 2024

The value for the amount of food we received was worth every dollar. $200pp for 20 dishes that tasted great with great vibes all round.

Nikkei Bar and Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (398)

$101 and over

Peruvian

Surry Hills

About the restaurant

Nikkei features Japanese-Peruvian styled share plates alongside a 40-strong wine list and Peruvian and Japanese-inspired cocktails.
Nikkei are people from Japan and their descendants that live in a foreign country. It also specifically refers to the cuisine of the Japanese-Peruvians which started more than a century ago when the first Japanese immigrated to Peru in the late 1890s, combining Japanese techniques and flavours with Peruvian produce.
We look forward to sharing Nikkei with you.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Jun 15, 2024

Great food and service, wish it wasn’t closing down.

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