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Best Restaurants in Paddington

The charming inner western suburb of Paddington has a wide variety of restaurants for all budgets, with cuisines from around the world, including Nepalese, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Middle Eastern and Italian. Here's an up-to-the-minute curated guide to the best restaurants in Paddington:

Fratelli
Fratelli Paddington
Fratelli is an authentic and chic Italian restaurant and bar serving top-notch pasta and pizza
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NOTA Restaurant & Wine Bar
Nota Restaurant Wine Bar
The chic Euro-style wine bar and restaurant occupies an historic Paddington building
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Emily Yeoh
Emily Yeoh Paddington
This next level contemporary Asian restaurant is by lauded Masterchef contestant Emily Yeoh
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Elementi
Elementi Paddington
This chic contemporary Italian eatery and bar serves up some of the best pasta and pizzas in Brisbane.
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NGON
NGON Paddington
NGON is a funky cool Vietnamese restaurant that draws a crowd in Paddington
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Il Posto
Il Posto Paddington
A slick, contemporary Italian eatery in the heart of Paddington that is renowned for its traditional pizzas
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King Tea
King Tea Paddington
King Tea is a gorgeous rustic Chinese eatery and bar that's made its home in an historic Paddington snack bar
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Marinara Trattoria
Marinara Trattoria
An old worker's cottage has been converted into this cosy rustic Italian trattoria
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Pho Hung Vuong Saigon
Pho Hung Vuong Saigon Paddington
A bright contemporary restaurant serving traditional and authentic Vietnamese cuisine
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La Pinsa
La Pinsa is cooking up delicious, authentic Roman ‘pinsa’ (pizza) in the backs streets of historic Paddington
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It's Mirchi
It's Mirchi Paddington
This authentic Indian restaurant exudes the charm of a time when exquisite banquets were cooked for royalty
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Yavanna
Yavanna Paddington
Yavanna is a super cool vegan restaurant and bar in Paddington where classic meat dishes rule
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Darling & Co
Darling and Co Paddington
Paddington’s chic garden themed foodie oasis, comprising a sleek modern open plan restaurant and bar
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Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers
Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Paddington
Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, Australia’s very first dedicated Italian gnoccheria, can be found on Paddington’s Given Terrace
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Naim
Naim, Paddington
Naim brings the exquisite taste of modern Middle East-inspired cuisine to a quaint corner shop on a Paddington hilltop
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Hai Hai Ramen
Hai-Hai Ramen Paddington
Hai Hai Ramen is a tiny Japanese ramen bar found in a black worker’s cottage on Paddington’s Latrobe Tce.
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Grappino

Enjoy local cuisine from the Swiss Italian region at this chic trattoria in Paddington's bustling dining precinct

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ROSALIE VILLAGE
Old Monk
Old Monk Indian Rosalie
The chic contemporary Indian restaurant brings traditional Indian cuisine with a modern creative twist to the heart of Rosalie
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Uncle Don
Uncle Don Rosalie
Uncle Don is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant specialising in donburi (Japanese rice bowls)
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Tapri
Tapri Rosalie
An authentic and delectable Indian street food diner, unlike anything to be found elsewhere in Brisbane
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Sing's Asian Kitchen
Sing’s Asian Kitchen at Rosalie is one of the inner west’s long-lasting gems
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