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Kirsten Lawson

Kirsten Lawson

The Canberra Times news director

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Courgette owner and chef James Mussillon.

Canberra's top 20 restaurants for 2018

To round out the year, the Canberra Good Food team has put together our favourite restaurants of 2018. We've been game enough to put them in order this year.

  • Karen Hardy, Kirsten Lawson and Jill Hogan & Natasha Shan
Beef bourginon at Buvette restaurant.
14/20

French food that ticks all the boxes at Buvette

Hotel dining that's a little bit 'schmanzy'.

  • Kirsten Lawson
Caribbean style beef taco.
14/20

Barrio Collective review

Eclectic and enjoyable dinner is on offer at the brunch and coffee haunt.

  • Kirsten Lawson
Salmon and pork crackling tortilla with kewpie and nam jim.
Good Food hat15/20

Morks brings Kingston Foreshore to life

Contemporary Thai food that's bang-on for an easy night out.

  • Kirsten Lawson
Tebasaki: Duck fat confit chicken wing with smoked miso butter.
Good Food hat15.5/20

RAKU review

Raku brings a new kind of Japanese dining to Canberra.

  • Kirsten Lawson
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Brown butter ice-cream, almond praline and frozen lemon myrtle milk.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

Moody Aubergine is a comforting cocoon

In an age of all-day, anything-goes dining, Aubergine has gone the other way, upping the exclusivity factor.

  • Kirsten Lawson
The key lime pie is bright green, like much of the decor.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Welcome to the jungle

Pack your safari suit for Canberra newcomer Kokomo's.

  • Kirsten Lawson
The chocolate mousse is sweet and light with a layer of raspberry at the base.
13/20

A gastropub where the locals clearly love to 'meat'

Generosity is the theme at Weston Creek's Meating Room.

  • Kirsten Lawson
Habanero steak tartare with prawn crackers.
Good Food hat15/20

Eightysix is more than a one-hit wonder

More than four years after opening with a rebel yell, eightysix has settled into Lonsdale Street like an old-timer.

  • Kirsten Lawson
Lemon and buttermilk tart with cornmeal crust and lemon sorbet.
Good Food hat15.5/20

What's it like inside the revamped Pialligo Estate Farmhouse?

The fancy farmhouse restaurant has shifted to an accessible pasta and steak menu.

  • Kirsten Lawson

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