First-class restaurants you didn't know did home delivery

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Eating at home doesn't have to mean cooking every night – life's too short for that.

Luckily, some of Australia's best restaurants now offer home delivery, and you might be surprised by the choice of dazzling dishes just a click away. What's even better is that there are rewards programs out there offering bonus perks through Uber Eats – like the Westpac Altitude Rewards Card – meaning you can earn rewards by enjoying delicious meals at home.

Ready to get your feast on? These six top restaurants can bring the ultimate indulgent dinner date right to your door.

Bistro Rex, Sydney

This classic French bistro owned by a stellar team including former Bloodwood head chef Jo Ward, brings Paris to Potts Point and into your home, too.

Rex's standout signatures – schicken liver parfait, Toulouse sausage, duck rillettes – are French specialities few amateurs would attempt in their own kitchen, so it feels doubly decadent to enjoy them at home.

Onion soup, that heady symbol of all things deliciously French, is on the takeaway menu too ($18). Finish with dark chocolate delice ($16) and consider streaming a classic French movie to go with.

Where? 50-52 Macleay St, Elizabeth Bay.

Osteria Riva, Sydney

At a time when long-distance travel really is distant, here's a chance to bring home the authentic flavours of an Italian region famed for its spectacular produce.

Emilia-Romagna, in Italy's north-east, and home to chef-owner Andrea Riva, inspires hearty but fine-tuned fare rich with the ingredients Riva was raised on.

Try handmade spaghettoni with lamb ragu ($30), handmade ravioli filled with ricotta and Prosciutto di Parma with tomato and fresh burrata ($33), and a spaghetti carbonara emboldened with pork cheek, black pepper and Parmigiano. Emilio Romagna's renowned cured meats and cheeses star on their own menu, there's daily home baked bread and a roll call of divine desserts.

Tiramisu? Don't mind if I do.

Where? 1/96 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction.

Di Stasio Citta, Melbourne

Since early 2019, diners have flocked to be seen in Citta's striking architectural space, framed by video installations curated by owner and veteran restaurateur Rinaldo di Stasio.

But you don't always have to be there. Citta's honest but elegant Italian food, recognised with two Good Food Guide 2020 Chef's Hats, stands alone.

In fact, you could argue that home is an even better setting for intimate, cherished dishes like Lasagne Pasqualina, a 32-year-old menu hero created by Di Stasio's mother ($26). Handmade paccheri Bolognese or tagliatelle ($24) come cooked to silken perfection, or you can opt for heat-at-home favourites including gnocchi, cannelloni and chicken Cacciatore.

Where? 45 Spring St, Melbourne CBD.

Chin Chin, Melbourne

One clear advantage of a Chin Chin delivery: the time it takes to reach your home might be shorter than your wait in this furiously popular Thai eatery's queue on a busy night.

The queues are justified; Chris Lucas's CBD Chin Chin and its Richmond cousin (both are on Uber Eats) serve Thai that sings with flavour, aroma and fragrant layers of sweet, sour and spice. Sharing is encouraged, and it's a given as there's no dish you'd pass up.

Graze up a storm with prawn siu mai, barramundi ginger dumplings and pork and chive wontons, pick a couple of curries – we strongly urge the melt-in-your-mouth rendang curry of wagyu beef ($32.50) – and keep space for classics like chicken and chilli jam stir fry and a basket of soft, flaky roti.

Where? 15 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD.

Supernormal, Melbourne

During lockdown, Melbourne foodies found consolation in their remote access to Andrew McConnell's award-winning family of restaurants.

Nothing lifts the spirits or excites the tastebuds quite like Supernormal's famed New England lobster rolls ($18) arriving at your door, or a dinner date for two over a shared feast of slow-cooked Xinjiang lamb ($38) served with spring onion pancake and mint sauce.

Supernormal's acclaimed pan-Asian mosaic of Japanese, Chinese and Korean influences travels effortlessly – even when the rest of us can't.

Where? 180 Flinders Lane, CBD

The Wolfe, Brisbane

Noma graduate Josue 'Josh' Lopez has poured his extensive Michelin experience and reverence for native produce into a menu brimming with Australian bounty and stories told through ingredients.

Depending on the season, you'll find wattle seed, lilly pilly, macadamia and eucalyptus alongside ethically sourced game and seafood. Order The Wolfe's lobster roll ($26), a brioche bun plump with Australian crayfish, mayonnaise and cucumber served with scallop chips, and break out the Champagne – as they do in the restaurant.

Or share freshly shucked oysters topped with a jewel-box mix of salmon roe, herring roe, egg pearls and finger lime ($44).

Where? 989 Stanley St East, East Brisbane.

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