Bar Expresso (08) 8942 2033, 76 Mitchell St DARWIN

Blue Heelers Bar (08) 8941 7494, 10 Herbert St DARWIN

Cafe Olio (08) 8981 2600, 12 Cavenagh St DARWIN - All day dining, offering pizza, pasta, the ubiquitous fish and chips and grill

Cafe Uno (08) 8942 2500, 69 Mitchell St Darwin

Char Restaurant At Admiralty (08) 8981 4544, Corner of Knuckey Street and The Esplanade DARWIN

Charlies (08) 8981 3298, 29 Knuckey St Darwin

Crustaceans On The Wharf (08) 8981 8658, Stokes Hill Wharf DARWIN - Situated on Stokes wharf, this is an ideal restaurant for tourists

Dragon Court (08) 8943 8940, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Gilruth Ave DARWIN - Situated at the Casino, this up-market restaurant offers authentic Chinese food

Dragon Palace (08) 8981 1233, Finniss & McMinns Sts Darwin

Ducks Nuts Bar Grill (08) 8942 2122, 76 Mitchell St DARWIN - An amazingly expensive set-up for Darwin. It does everything - coffee, patisserie, breakfast, lunch, dinner and lots and lots of drinks

EVoo (08) 8943 8940, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Gilruth Ave DARWIN - Located at the MGM Grand Darwin, E'Voo offers diners spectacular ocean views from a gracious private dining room

Finz Restaurant Bar (08) 8943 4333, Mantra on the Esplanade, 88 The Esplanade DARWIN - The long time Colonnade has succumbed to the new broom of fresh owner

Garam Masala (08) 8944 9120, Darwin Central Hotel, 1/21 Knuckey St cnr Smith St DARWIN - A colourful room with Indian food cooked by ex-Hunaman chef Selram Khandasamy.

Giuseppe's (08) 8941 3110, 64 Smith St DARWIN

Globetrotters Lodge And Bar (08) 8981 5385, 97 Mitchell St DARWIN

Go Sushi Train (08) 8941 1008, Shop 5, 28 Mitchell St DARWIN - Darwin comes of age with a sushi train - smart clean modern lines in this sushi bar with a big city buzz

Hanuman (08) 8941 3500, 93 Mitchell St DARWIN - Hanuman is a long time stalwart of the Darwin restaurant scene. These days it has a very settled businesslike feeling

Karen's Kitchen (08) 8942 2411, 28 Mitchell St DARWIN

Kitty OShea's (08) 8941 7947, Darwin Hotel, Mitchell & Herbert St DARWIN

Kozy Cafe (08) 8942 1888, 84 Mitchell St DARWIN - Contemporary Asian food in interesting decor makes this a popular spot

La Chaumiere (08) 8981 2879, 13 Shepherd St DARWIN - Serving traditional Gallic cuisine, the Lamotte's have made French fine dining part of the Darwin restaurant scene

Lewinsky's Restaurant (08) 8941 8666, 28 Mitchell St DARWIN - At some stage you need to make a choice between the allure of the bar and that of the seafood platterin this modern restaurant

Lizards (08) 8981 6511, Top End Hotel, Mitchell St & Daly St DARWIN - Big outdoor beer garden in the Top End Hotel with bands, the home of Lizard Lager

Magic Wok Restaurant (08) 8981 3332, Shp 20 Westlane Arc, DARWIN

Malaysian Chinese Takeaway (08) 8941 5250, 4/48 Smith St Mall DARWIN

Mimmo's (08) 8981 6730, 19/ 21 Cavenagh St Darwin

Moorish Cafe (08) 8981 0010, 37 Knuckey St DARWIN

Nirvana (08) 8981 2025, 138 Smith St DARWIN

Planters Bar (08) 8981 3334, Saville Park Suites, 88 Esplanade Darwin

Poolside Restaurant (08) 8981 5388, 122 The Esplanade DARWIN

Redsalt Bar Grill (08) 8982 0000, 32 Mitchell St Darwin

Rendezvous Cafe (08) 8981 9231, Shop 6 Star Village, 32 Smith St The Mall DARWIN - Come for bacon and eggs, a sandwich, Gado Gado or just a coffee, as this place offers all things

Roast And Noodle 328 (08) 8981 6598, Shop 6, Anthony Plaza, 38 Smith St Mall DARWIN

Roma Bar (08) 8981 6729, 30 Cavenagh St DARWIN - Not only can you have a great cup of coffee at Roma Bar, you can check out the art at the gallery

Rooftop Restaurant (08) 8981 5333, 7th Floor Quality Hotel Frontier Darwin Hotel, 3 Buffalo Ct Darwin - Sensational sunset views from the garden court on the seventh floor of the Quality Hotel Frontier Darwin Hote

Rumpole's (08) 8941 1513, Supreme Court Bldg, Mitchell St Darwin

Salvatore's (08) 8941 9823, 211a & Knuckey St DARWIN

Sari Rasa (08) 8941 9980, 29 Cavenagh St DARWIN

Shenannigans (08) 8981 2100, 69 Mitchell St DARWIN

Sirocco Restaurant (08) 8980 0800, Holiday Inn, The Esplanade Darwin

Social Beast (08) 8942 0381, Shop 3, Anthony Plaza, 38 Smith St DARWIN

Speakers Corner (08) 8981 4833, Ground Floor, Parliament House, 15 Esplanade Darwin - Simple cafe style food. Very popular with lawyers and pollies. Inexpensive and always busy.

Sportsman's Bar (08) 8981 6511, Top End Hotel, Daly St Cnr Mitchell St Darwin

The Jetty (08) 8942 1500, Pump House, Stokes Hill Wharf DARWIN - Looking a bit like a surf lifesaving club it has a deck the hangs out over the water it provides an amazingly well priced buffet.

The Mississippi Queen And The Railcar Bar (08) 8981 3358, 4/ 6 Gardiner St DARWIN

Tim's Surf Turf (08) 8981 1024, 10 Litchfield St Darwin

Tommy's Charcoal Grill (08) 8941 0499, Stoke Hill Wharf DARWIN

Treetops Restaurant (08) 8946 0111, Mirambeena Tourist Resort, 64 Cavenagh St Darwin - A large indoor dining room, well appointed, vaulted ceiling attractively lined with timber, fans whirring quietly.

Twilight On Lindsay (08) 8981 8631, 2 Lindsay St DARWIN

Vietnamese Saigon Star (08) 8981 1420, 60 Smith St DARWIN

Wisdom Bar And Cafe (08) 8941 4866, 48 Mitchell St DARWIN

Yum Cha Chinese Restaurant (08) 8981 0781, 9/21 Cavenagh St Darwin

Zhen's Kitchen (08) 8942 0555, 7/50 Smith St Mall DARWIN