Catch of the day

The Cupping Room

Dish: Salmon Tartare

The Cupping Room's main source of purpose is, of course, finely crafted coffee. However the expert team can serve up more than just a mean cup. The menu boasts many delectable choices including its Salmon Tartare of Atlantic salmon, capers, fresh tarragon, chives and chardonnay vinegar, served with a citrus dill crème fraiche, a poached free range egg and toasted organic wholemeal sour dough topped with dried flash-fried salmon skin, lime and black sesame seeds.

Price: $17.00

A: 1/13 University Avenue, Canberra City

P: 6257 6412

Soju Girl

Dish: Bibimbap

Soju Girl chef Derek Brown combines fresh salmon, sushi rice, house made chili, pasturised egg mayonnaise, mixed rice, pickled baby radishes and carrot, shitake mushrooms, snow peas and delightful edible violas to put a twist on the signature Korean dish. The Bibimbap is just one out of many modern Asian fusion dishes on the menu that is influenced by flavours from all over south-east Asia including Korean, Japanese and Thai cuisine.

Price: $17.00

A: 41/43-45 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City

P: 6257 5328

Pizza Gusto

Dish: Mare e Monte

If you're looking for a classic pizza made with the traditional methods and flavours of Italy, Pizza Gusto has the answer. The aroma from its wood-fired oven is enough to have you scouring the city just to get a taste. Its Mare e Monte pizza is a colourful combination of prawns marinated in garlic, olive oil and parsley, tomato, bocconcini cheese and mushrooms.

Price: $20.00

A: 23 Lonsdale Street, Braddon

P: 6257 7508

Italian and Sons

Dish: *No name, just description*

Italian and Sons offers an authentic, seasonal approach to the food traditions of Italy. This autumn, restaurant owner Pasquale Trimboli and his chefs have prepared a dish bound to attract the interest of seafood lovers around the city and beyond. Comprised of blue-eyed fillet in 'acqua pazza', globe artichoke and potato, the dish is made with attention to detail. The potato is delicately sliced and layered on top of the fillet to resemble fish scales.

Price: $33

A: 7 Lonsdale St, Braddon

P: 6162 4888

Tongue & Groove

Dish: Salt and Pepper King Prawn

With a visibly refined elegance and a menu perfectly designed for those who love to sample and share, Tongue & Groove's Salt and Pepper King Prawns are coated in a tantalising marinade of salted black beans, garlic and coriander, drizzled with fresh lime, and served with a kewpie mayonnaise and wasabi infused dipping sauce.

Price: $15

A: Corner of Genge and Bunda streets, Canberra City.

P: 6230 4455

Parlour Wine Room

Dish: Calamare Negro

Nestled within the ever-evolving NewAction precinct, Parlour Wine Room offers an intimate wine and dining experience enhanced by its boutique decor and lavish menu. Don't be fooled by the Calamare Negro's pretty viola garnish; this dish boasts a powerful flavour with head chef Brad Warton's recipe of Eden calamari, squid ink, black garlic romesco, wood sorrel and Spanish cider.

Price: $17

A: 16 Kendall Lane, NewActon

P: 6257 7325

Elk & Pea

Dish: Red Snapper Vera Cruz

Part of Elk & Pea's after dark menu and recommended as a centerpiece meal to share, this dish is as tasty as it is visually shocking. Plated up is a whole baby snapper – teeth, eyes and all – with chambray potatoes and pilaf. The snapper is deep fried in rice flour and served with a fresh tomato salsa of jalapenos, sultanas, capers and olives, then topped with cherry vinegar and garnished with coriander and bay leaves.

Price: $36

A: 21 Lonsdale Street, Braddon

P: 6162 0222