The best restaurants in Bella Vista.
Ten years of feeding this postcode means we know who's cooking well right now — and who isn't. Honest write-ups, by use case, with what to order and where to find them.
Bella Vista's dining scene has grown up. Ten years ago, a "best restaurants" list here would have struggled to fill three slots. Today there's genuine variety inside Sky City, around Norwest Marketown and along the lake walk — fine dining, Indian, Italian, Lebanese, brunch, late-night pub food.
This list is written from the inside. We run an Indian kitchen at Sky City — Kebabiya — and we eat at the other rooms on this list on our nights off. So yes, we put ourselves at #1. Read the write-ups, decide for yourself.
- 01
Kebabiya
Indian · Kebabs · Biryani · $$ · Sky City L1 A115, 20 Lexington Drive
Best for groups, family dinners, big-occasion sharing platters
Ten years at Sky City, 2,000+ reviews averaging 4.2 stars, fully halal end-to-end. The menu is built around a live-fire tandoor — tandoori chicken marinated 24 hours, hand-minced lamb seekh, malai tikka — backed by sealed-pot Hyderabadi, Sindhi and Awadhi biryani. The signature sharing platter lands down the centre of the table and feeds four to six. Free undercover parking, fully licensed, BYO wine, smart-casual.
See the Bella Vista menu → - 02
Ciel Restaurant
Modern Australian · Fine dining · $$$$ · Norwest Quarter, Bella Vista
Best for special-occasion fine dining
The most ambitious kitchen in the postcode. Tasting menus, intricate plating, a serious wine list. Book well ahead for anniversaries and milestone birthdays.
- 03
Sarino's
Italian · $$$ · Norwest Marketown
Best Italian in Bella Vista
House-made pasta, wood-fired pizza, the kind of room that fills with family tables on a Saturday night. The carbonara and the lamb ragu are the orders to beat.
- 04
Italian Street Kitchen
Italian · Casual · $$ · Norwest Marketown
Best for casual mid-week Italian
Reliable, fast, kid-friendly. Pizza out of a real oven, pasta priced for a Tuesday. The go-to when you don't want to think about it.
- 05
Trevi
Italian · Pizza · $$ · Bella Vista
Best wood-fired pizza
Neapolitan-leaning pies, charred edges, simple toppings done properly. Small room, busy Friday nights.
- 06
Zac's Great Food
Lebanese · Mediterranean · $$ · Bella Vista
Best for grills and mezze
A Bella Vista institution. Whole charcoal chickens, mixed grills, mezze platters built for sharing. Takeaway queue out the door at 6pm on weekends — for good reason.
- 07
Coco Cafe & Restaurant
All-day · Brunch · $$ · Bella Vista
Best brunch and weekend cafe
The brunch room in Norwest. Big breakfasts, good coffee, all-day menu that bridges into a casual dinner. Walk-ins absorb the lake-walk crowd on Sunday.
- 08
Maharajas Lakeside
Indian · $$ · Norwest Lake
Best lakeside dinner
Curry-led Indian menu with one of the better outdoor settings in the Hills, right on the lake walk. A solid alternative if you've already done Kebabiya this month.
- 09
The Bavarian
German · Pub · $$ · Norwest Quarter
Best for big group pub dinners
Pork knuckle, schnitzels by the metre, steins. Booth seating, sport on the screens, easy to land twelve people on a Friday without a reservation drama.
- 10
Quest Bella Vista (Restaurant)
Modern Australian · Hotel dining · $$ · Lexington Drive, Bella Vista
Best for a quiet weekday dinner
Quietly competent hotel dining. Useful when you're after a calm room and a short menu without committing to fine dining prices.
Pick by the night you're having.
- · Big group dinner → Kebabiya (sharing platters), Sarino's, The Bavarian
- · Date night, occasion → Ciel, Trevi, Maharajas Lakeside
- · Family with kids → Kebabiya, Italian Street Kitchen, Coco
- · Best Indian → Kebabiya, Maharajas Lakeside
- · Best Italian → Sarino's, Trevi, Italian Street Kitchen
- · Brunch / weekend cafe → Coco
- · Cheap eats → Zac's, Italian Street Kitchen, Kebabiya weekday lunch
- · Late-night → Kebabiya, The Bavarian, Sarino's
Bella Vista dining · what locals ask.
- What's the best restaurant in Bella Vista?
- It depends on the night. For big-occasion sharing dinners and the most reviewed kitchen in the postcode, Kebabiya (4.2 stars, 2,000+ reviews, ten years at Sky City). For fine dining, Ciel. For Italian, Sarino's. The full local ranking is in the list above.
- Where do Bella Vista locals actually eat?
- Locals rotate through a short list: Kebabiya for Indian and groups, Sarino's or Italian Street Kitchen for Italian, Zac's for charcoal grills, Coco for brunch, and Ciel for special occasions. Most regulars have a Tuesday-night spot and a Saturday-night spot.
- What's the best Indian restaurant in Bella Vista?
- Kebabiya. 4.2-star average across 2,000+ reviews, fully halal, built around a live-fire tandoor with sealed-pot biryani and family-sized sharing platters. Full breakdown on our Indian restaurant Bella Vista page.
- Best Bella Vista restaurant for a large group?
- Kebabiya's signature sharing platter feeds four to six and the room handles tables of twelve comfortably with notice. The Bavarian and Sarino's also do groups well.
- Best Bella Vista restaurant for a date?
- Ciel for occasion-level fine dining; Trevi or Sarino's for a relaxed Italian date; Maharajas Lakeside if you want a lake view.
- Best Bella Vista restaurant for families with kids?
- Kebabiya (real kids' menu, highchairs, staff who know the regulars' kids), Italian Street Kitchen, and Coco are the three locals default to with children.
- Best cheap eats in Bella Vista?
- Zac's for charcoal chicken and mezze, Italian Street Kitchen weekday lunch specials, and Kebabiya's weekday lunch menu at Sky City.
- Best Bella Vista restaurant open late?
- Kebabiya runs to 10pm seven days. The Bavarian and Sarino's also serve late on weekends.
Start with Kebabiya.
Sky City, Level 1. Free parking. Fully licensed. The dish to order first is the signature platter.