The new Shaw Estate Restaurant has a Mediterranean-inspired menu. Photo: Pew Pew Studio.
19 June 2025
In brief:
- Many new cafes, restaurants and bars have opened recently in Canberra.
- This story includes a list of new eateries to try in Canberra.
New year, new restaurants.
Since we published 60 new places to eat and 35 (more) new places to eat in 2024, even more new eateries have popped up in Canberra.
Whether you are after a new brunch spot or your next date night location, there is something new for everyone.
Acai Bunny, Phillip
You can find Canberra’s first dedicated acai spot just outside of Westfield Woden.
Build your own acai bowl by choosing from a list of delicious toppings. They also have loaded waffles, shakes, and chocolate covered strawberries.
Andre’s Osteria, Weston Creek
A new Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar is now open in Weston Creek.
Menu highlights include the carbonara arancini, lamb shoulder ragu, and pistachio crème brûlée.
Bar Lola, Verity Lane Market
This new Italian-inspired bar is the newest addition to Verity Lane.
Enjoy an Aperol Spritz with antipasti or your pasta of choice.
Bunny Beans Night Café, Kippax
This new café is serving up Japanese-inspired desserts after dark.
Menu items include Shibuya Toast, bingsu, and matcha cheesecake.
Get your late-night sweet treat until 10:30pm, Thursday to Saturday nights.
ButterBoy at Red Brick Coffee Shop, Canberra City
You no longer need to visit Sydney to grab ButterBoy cookies. You can now buy these mouth-watering cookies at Red Brick.
Flavours include snickerdoodle, banoffee and Nutella. They also have gluten free options.
Café Cultura, Canberra City
This new family-run café has a large menu full of authentic Turkish dishes.
Enjoy breakfast dishes such as meneme, or the kebabs and gozleme. Sweet tooths can enjoy desserts like baklava, while sipping on Turkish coffee and tea.
Champi Express, Phillip
The owners of Champi in Kingston have opened a new venue in Phillip.
Champi Express is serving up southeast Asian breakfast and lunch dishes.
Clover Dining, Canberra City
Clover dining blends classic Italian dishes with Japanese flavours and cooking techniques.
The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some of their innovative dishes include the oyster mushroom sandwich, wagyu sirloin with sesame seeds and burnt garlic, and miso black cod.
DeVino Wine and Salumi, Phillip
This new Italian wine bar is serving up cured meats and cheeses, craft beer and great wine.
You can also book in for a wine tasting or grab a take-away charcuterie box.
Elpan, Dickson
This new café is serving up delicious breakfast and lunch, Monday to Friday.
Start your day with classic brunch options like a bacon and egg burger and eggs benedict or try something new like kimchi fried ramen with bacon and egg.
38 Katsu at Verity Lane, Canberra City
Verity Lane’s newest addition specialises in authentic Japanese and Korean katsu dishes.
Choose from classic options such as chicken, pork, and fish katsu, as well as vegetarian alternatives.
15 London Café, Canberra City
This new London-inspired modern café offers breakfast and lunch options, as well as an exclusive range of European luxury sweets, and ‘London Blend’ coffee.
Lilong by Taste of Shanghai, Canberra City
This new restaurant on City Walk is serving up delicious Chinese dishes.
They do great lunch specials and happy hour.
Madame Duong, Canberra City
You can now find authentic Vietnamese on Marcus Clarke Street in the City.
Try traditional Vietnamese dishes such as pho, chicken rice, banh mi and cơm tấm, in a cosy and elegant setting.
Pandan Leaf Malaysian Restaurant, Belconnen
This new Malaysian restaurant is now open at Capital Food Market.
It’s open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.
The Peacemaker Saloon, Braddon
Check out The Peacemaker Saloon for a taste of America’s wild west.
Indulge in hearty southwestern food such as smoked brisket and pork ribs, wings and mac ‘n cheese. There’s also an extensive cocktail and whiskey list.
Piccolo Me, Tuggeranong
This new southside spot is serving up coffee, protein shakes, smoothies, breakfast items, burgers and wraps.
Pronto, Weston Creek
A second location has opened for Pronto, with the first over in Queanbeyan.
This authentic Italian restaurant is the perfect spot to gather and share food with family and friends, with their large party menu.
Their Neapolitan pizza is a must-try, made from a 300-year-old recipe, as well as any of their regional Italian pastas.
Shaw Estate, Murrumbateman
Shaw Estate has a new restaurant in Murrumbateman.
The estate’s new dining space has a neutral and modern interior and a Mediterranean-inspired menu. Enjoy Italian dishes made with local and seasonal ingredients.
Sunny Burger, various locations
After building some buzz in 2024 with pop-ups at local venues such as Terra, Sunny now has their own food truck and will be popping up at events across Canberra.
Keep an eye on their socials to find out where you can grab one of their delicious smash burgers and hand-cut fries.
Located at the former site of Bellucci’s, this new pub is bringing a fun new energy to southside.
Whether you want to watch sport, catch up with friends or have a great pub feed, this spot has something for all Canberrans.
Tap and Toss, Tuggeranong
This new pub on southside opened in late April.
Enjoy tap beer, cocktails or mocktails with traditional pub food including schnitzels, burgers wings and more.
They do happy hour every day and have great lunch specials.
Uptown Vibes, Braddon
Located on the former site of Lonsdale Street Roasters, this multi-level venue is bringing good vibes to Braddon.
Uptown has a bakery and bar downstairs, and a bistro upstairs.
They offer European- based cuisine with a modern Australian twist, freshly baked sweet treats, coffee, cocktails and a great selection of wines.
Zero Complex, Braddon
You can find this Korean and Asian-inspired café on Lonsdale Street.
Menu items include crab scrambled egg, Korean fried chicken burger and smashed avocado with yuzu.
Zaiqah, Dickson
Located in the Eat Street precinct in Dickson, Zaiqah is serving up traditional Pakistani food.
Coming soon
Grease Monkey, Belconnen
This beloved Canberra burger joint is coming to Belco!
Keep an eye out on their channels for the opening date.
Masala Kitchen, Braddon
Masala Kitchen is a modern Indian cuisine restaurant opening soon in Braddon.
Sliceria, Canberra City
The chef behind Pizza Artigiana and food truck Hem & Co, Chef Hem, is opening a new venue on Marcus Clarke Street that will serve Roman-style pizza slices.
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