How It Works
The best local businesses aren’t always the ones with the biggest ad budgets. Canberra Shortlist is the place where you can find the standout businesses in our community.
Our listings are free, but invitation-only. This means you aren't seeing who paid the most to be here. You are seeing business owners who earned their place because they are proud of what they do and willing to stand behind their work.
Knowing the people behind a business matters. When you connect with a local who puts their heart into their work, you build greater trust and accountability.
We also like having fun. So, we regularly run giveaways, raffles, and scavenger hunts to help you discover the best local businesses in Canberra.
Recently Added Local Businesses
Check out these hometown favorites!
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Capital Buyers Agency
Canberra’s most awarded buyer’s agent The gap between a good property purchase and a great one often comes down to knowledge that only comes from years of experience in the market. Capital Buyers Agency has been doing exactly that since 2014, and the results speak for themselves. Founded by Claire Corby, a born-and-bred Canberran who…
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TT Architecture
Canberra residential architecture built on sustainability and craft TT Architecture has been designing homes in Canberra since 1990, when founder Tony Trobe established the practice with a clear set of values: sustainable design, energy efficiency and architecture that is genuinely responsive to its site and the people who will live in it. More than three…
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Fitness Grand
Manuka’s only 24/7 gym, established in the inner south since 2004 Fitness Grand has been serving the inner south of Canberra for over two decades, making it one of the longest-running independent gyms in the city. Located on Franklin Street in Manuka, it is the only 24-hour gym in the area, which, for many members,…
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Limitless Strength & Wellness
Premium training and recovery in Fyshwick Limitless Strength & Wellness is a gym with a difference. Located on Whyalla Street in Fyshwick, the philosophy here is straightforward: Understand the whole picture of health, build a plan around it, and coach people properly rather than just giving them access to equipment and leaving them to figure…
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The Den Canberra
Strength and conditioning built around community The Den sits beneath EQ Café on Kent Street in Deakin, close to the centre of Canberra and easy to get to from most suburbs. Founded in January 2016 by Mick Mackell, The Den has built a loyal following over nearly a decade by doing one thing particularly well:…
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Rubicon Restaurant
A Canberra institution, quietly tucked away in Griffith Rubicon sits on Barker Street in the leafy suburb of Griffith, just a short drive from the city centre. Inside, four small dining rooms create a warm, intimate, and unhurried atmosphere. Candlelight, soft carpet underfoot, and a rear terrace draped in fairy lights give the place a…
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Black Salt Dining
Lakeside dining on the Kingston Foreshore Black Salt Dining sits at the edge of Lake Burley Griffin in Kingston, tucked away from the busier end of the foreshore strip. The views across the water are hard to beat, and the setting has that rare quality of feeling both special and genuinely relaxed at the same…
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Beltana Farm
A countryside escape just minutes from Canberra Beltana Farm sits quietly in Pialligo, only a short drive from the city centre. The property is hidden behind a large green hedge on Beltana Road, and arriving here for the first time can catch people off guard. Inside the gate, over 800 truffle trees stretch across the…
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Better Music
Canberra’s largest purpose-built music store, Better Music has been helping musicians of all levels find the right gear, get instruments repaired, and keep playing since 1982.
