2026 NSW Readers' Choice Awards

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Name	Type	Category	Location	Region
Ichi Bun	RESTAURANTS	American	Mullumbimby	Northern Rivers
Terrigal Beach House	RESTAURANTS	American	Terrigal	Central Coast
The Bootlegger Bar Katoomba	RESTAURANTS	American	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
The Famous Berry Donut Van	RESTAURANTS	American	Berry	South Coast NSW
The Hideout Bar And Grill	RESTAURANTS	American	Mittagong	Capital Country & Southern Highlands
Wildflame Barbeque and Bar	RESTAURANTS	American	East Maitland	Newcastle & The Hunter
Blue Lunar Asian Fusion	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Wyoming	Central Coast
GWYLO	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Mollymook	South Coast NSW
Luna Lu	RESTAURANTS	Asian	The Rocks	Sydney
Miss Lilian	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
New Golden Bowl Chinese Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Orange	Central NSW
OH MY PAPA Eastend	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Red Ginger Byron Bay	RESTAURANTS	Asian	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
Berkeley Cakes & Pies	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Berkeley Vale	Central Coast
Black Cockatoo Bakery	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Lawson	Blue Mountains
Burkhardt's Organic	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW
Dave's Bakehouse	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Kyogle	Northern Rivers
Honorbread	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Bermagui	South Coast NSW
Morisset Bakehouse	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Morisset	Newcastle & The Hunter
Tuga Pastries	RESTAURANTS	Bakery	Alexandria	Sydney
Annata	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	St Leonards	Sydney
Finnian's Irish Tavern	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW
Gia Cafe & Bistro	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Leura	Blue Mountains
Heddon Greta Hotel	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Heddon Greta	Newcastle & The Hunter
Hummingbird Bistro Byron Bay	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
The Grange Bar & Bistro	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Wyoming	Central Coast
The Pepper Tree	RESTAURANTS	Bistro	Nowra	South Coast NSW
Monday Morning Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Thornleigh	Sydney
Morning Market Coffee - Warners Bay	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Warners Bay	Newcastle & The Hunter
The Morning Coffee Society	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Long Jetty	Central Coast
Toast Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Tumut	Snowy Mountains
Toast Cafe Eden (est. 2024 formerly Sprout Eden)	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Eden	South Coast NSW
Toast Espresso	RESTAURANTS	Breakfast & Brunch	Grafton	Northern Rivers
Burgerfiend	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Cessnock	Newcastle & The Hunter
Chop n Grind	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Terrigal	Central Coast
Dulcie's Cottage	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Merimbula	South Coast NSW
Joe's Milkbar	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Albion Park	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Main Street Burger Bar	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
The Fast Fox	RESTAURANTS	Burgers	Lithgow	Blue Mountains
20 Mile Hollow Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Woodford	Blue Mountains
Alfresco Cafe Moruya	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Moruya	South Coast NSW
Cafe RONTO	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Umina Beach	Central Coast
Estabar	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Federal Doma Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Federal	Northern Rivers
Little Rustic Pantry	RESTAURANTS	Cafe	Coolamon	Riverina
Frankie's Food Factory	RESTAURANTS	Café	Glenhaven	Sydney
Fountain Court	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Grafton	Northern Rivers
Hao Chi Newcastle	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Kowin Chinese Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Taree	North Coast NSW
Miss Yue	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Epping	Sydney
Mr Ng’s Cantonese Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Nowra	South Coast NSW
Yi An Chinese	RESTAURANTS	Chinese	Woy Woy	Central Coast
Caba Social Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Coffee	Bogangar	Northern Rivers
Supreme Espresso	RESTAURANTS	Coffee	Charlestown	Newcastle & The Hunter
Byron Bay Deli	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
Con's Continental Deli	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Glenbrook	Blue Mountains
Pickled Poet	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Thirroul	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Schubach St. Deli	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Albury	The Murray
The Deli Erskineville	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Erskineville	Sydney
The Deli on Kinghorne	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Nowra	South Coast NSW
Wynyard St. Kitchen	RESTAURANTS	Deli	Singleton	Newcastle & The Hunter
Bernardi's Artisanal Gelato & Cafe	RESTAURANTS	Dessert	Brunswick Heads	Northern Rivers
Daily Dough Co	RESTAURANTS	Dessert	Wyong	Central Coast
Doughheads	RESTAURANTS	Dessert	The Junction	Newcastle & The Hunter
Gumnut Patisserie	RESTAURANTS	Dessert	Bowral	Capital Country & Southern Highlands
Woodstock Chocolate Co.	RESTAURANTS	Dessert	Milton	South Coast NSW
Bistro Livi	RESTAURANTS	European	Murwillumbah	Northern Rivers
Hunters Quarter	RESTAURANTS	European	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter
One Orient Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	European	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Pickled Ink Kitchen	RESTAURANTS	European	Berry	South Coast NSW
The Dry Dock Public House and Dining Room	RESTAURANTS	European	Balmain	Sydney
The Peacock Room	RESTAURANTS	European	Orange	Central NSW
Bay Predo's Lechon Cebu	RESTAURANTS	Filipino	Warwick Farm	Sydney
Em's Windmill Kitchen	RESTAURANTS	Filipino	North Boambee Valley	North Coast NSW
99 on Park	RESTAURANTS	French	Coffs Harbour	North Coast NSW
Cafe Brocante	RESTAURANTS	French	Lovedale	Newcastle & The Hunter
Che Bon	RESTAURANTS	French	Ballina	Northern Rivers
L'Heritage	RESTAURANTS	French	Mosman	Sydney
Trappers Steak & Seafood Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	French	Batemans Bay	South Coast NSW
Avoca Bowling Club	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Avoca Beach	Central Coast
Indian Fusion Tapas Bar & Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Yamba	Northern Rivers
Leaves and Fishes	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Lovedale	Newcastle & The Hunter
Mie Mie's Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Coffs Harbour	North Coast NSW
Spikes Bistro	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Blackheath	Blue Mountains
Toki Bistro & Bar	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	North Sydney	Sydney
Trappers Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Fusion	Batemans Bay	South Coast NSW
Atmos	RESTAURANTS	Greek	Shoal Bay	North Coast NSW
Ela Mesa	RESTAURANTS	Greek	Woy Woy	Central Coast
Kouzina Bebe	RESTAURANTS	Greek	Little Bay	Sydney
Mayfield West Kebabs & Charcoal Chicken	RESTAURANTS	Greek	Mayfield	Newcastle & The Hunter
Taverna	RESTAURANTS	Greek	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers
Bluewater Grill	RESTAURANTS	Grill	Nelson Bay	North Coast NSW
Embers Grill	RESTAURANTS	Grill	Leura	Blue Mountains
Macelleria Bondi	RESTAURANTS	Grill	Bondi Beach	Sydney
Ocean Grill on the Bay	RESTAURANTS	Grill	Batemans Bay	South Coast NSW
Texas Bar-B-Q Grill	RESTAURANTS	Grill	Mayfield	Newcastle & The Hunter
Arjuna Indian Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Darbaar Indian Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers
Delhi Heights Indian Restaurant & Function Centre	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Dural	Sydney
Overlander Indian	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Orange	Central NSW
Punjab Pavilion	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Spices 29 Goan Indian Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Woy Woy	Central Coast
Two Brown Men	RESTAURANTS	Indian	Nowra	South Coast NSW
8Things	RESTAURANTS	International	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Bonito Peruvian Eatery	RESTAURANTS	International	Wollongbar	Northern Rivers
One Tree Inn	RESTAURANTS	International	Tuross Head	South Coast NSW
Poly	RESTAURANTS	International	Surry Hills	Sydney
Suq Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	International	Wamberal	Central Coast
The Lost Souls	RESTAURANTS	International	Cooks Hill	Newcastle & The Hunter
The Stunned Mullet	RESTAURANTS	International	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW
Bella Italia	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Como Italian Restaurant The Rocks	RESTAURANTS	Italian	The Rocks	Sydney
Giulia Italian	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers
Rhonda's Restaurant & Bar	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Terrigal	Central Coast
Rustico	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Sirena Seaside	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Nelson Bay	North Coast NSW
Tre Bambini Italian & Seafood Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Italian	Berry	South Coast NSW
Bar Yuki	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Milton	South Coast NSW
Miori Japanese Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Umina Beach	Central Coast
Nagisa Japanese Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Norimono	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Crows Nest	Sydney
Sayu Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Murwillumbah	Northern Rivers
Sushi N Co	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Toro Robata Sushi	RESTAURANTS	Japanese	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra
BBQ TOWN Charlestown	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Charlestown	Newcastle & The Hunter
HAN SSAM KOREAN RESTAURANT	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
Hanok Korean BBQ Wollongong	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Hanok Korean Fine BBQ	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Tuggerah	Central Coast
Jiggle Korean BBQ	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Leura	Blue Mountains
SUM SEO DANG	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Newington	Sydney
Surah Korean BBQ	RESTAURANTS	Korean	Nowra	South Coast NSW
All Malay	RESTAURANTS	Malaysian	Avoca Beach	Central Coast
Bunga Raya Satay House Malaysian Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Malaysian	Merimbula	South Coast NSW
Dragon Palace Chinese	RESTAURANTS	Malaysian	Tamworth	New England North West
Sam Po Malaysia Kitchen	RESTAURANTS	Malaysian	Mascot	Sydney
Ates Blackheath	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Blackheath	Blue Mountains
Coral Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Terrigal	Central Coast
Rustica Newcastle Beach	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
The Deck Cafe Restaurant & Bar	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Soldiers Point	North Coast NSW
The Hut Byron Bay	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Possum Creek	Northern Rivers
The Palomar	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Paddington	Sydney
The Prickly Pear Restaurant, Milton	RESTAURANTS	Mediterranean	Milton	South Coast NSW
It's Taco Time Katoomba	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Loco Lane Mexican Cantina & Cocktail Bar Culburra Beach	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Culburra Beach	South Coast NSW
Mexicoast Cantina	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Toukley	Central Coast
Mucho's Mexican	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	The Junction	Newcastle & The Hunter
Si Senorita	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Forster	North Coast NSW
The Mexican	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Yamba	Northern Rivers
Vandal Taqueria	RESTAURANTS	Mexican	Newtown	Sydney
Cafe Boker	RESTAURANTS	Middle Eastern	Ballina	Northern Rivers
Caness	RESTAURANTS	Middle Eastern	Paddington	Sydney
Little Miss Mezza	RESTAURANTS	Middle Eastern	West Gosford	Central Coast
Miss Arda	RESTAURANTS	Middle Eastern	Kiama	Wollongong & The Illawarra
8 at Trinity	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Morisset	Newcastle & The Hunter
ABODE	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Darling Harbour	Sydney
Arrana	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Springwood	Blue Mountains
Potager	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Carool	Northern Rivers
River - Wild at Heart	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Brunswick Heads	Northern Rivers
The Cowrie Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Terrigal	Central Coast
The Little Snapper	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Culburra Beach	South Coast NSW
The Old Salt Bush	RESTAURANTS	Mod Oz	Broken Hill	Outback NSW
Durbar Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Charlestown	Newcastle & The Hunter
Food Mantra By Wildfire	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Narooma	South Coast NSW
Kathmandu Kitchen Nepalese & Tibetan Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers
Luniva MoMo Cafe Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Armidale	New England North West
Mount View Nepalese Resturant	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Albury	The Murray
Nepalese Accent	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	East Gosford	Central Coast
Yummy Laphing	RESTAURANTS	Nepalese	Granville	Sydney
Dough Time	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Quakers Hill	Sydney
Halfday Deli	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Lambton Gourmet Pizza	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Lambton	Newcastle & The Hunter
Saint Maries	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Brunswick Heads	Northern Rivers
Sorrento Pizzeria Empire Bay	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Empire Bay	Central Coast
Station Bar + Woodfired Pizza	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Wicked Bites Pizza	RESTAURANTS	Pizza	Sussex Inlet	South Coast NSW
1two1	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Springwood	Blue Mountains
Bamboo Buddha	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Holgate	Central Coast
Fillmores	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Kiama	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Food Farmacy	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Cardiff	Newcastle & The Hunter
No Bones Byron Bay	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers
Yellow	RESTAURANTS	Plant-Based	Potts Point	Sydney
Club Jervis Bay	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Huskisson	South Coast NSW
Dove & Olive	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Surry Hills	Sydney
King Tide Brewing	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Coffs Harbour	North Coast NSW
New Ivanhoe Hotel Bistro	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Blackheath	Blue Mountains
Ocean Shores Tavern	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Ocean Shores	Northern Rivers
The Elanora Hotel	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Gosford	Central Coast
The Greenroof	RESTAURANTS	Pub	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Bills Fishhouse + Bar	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW
Kelp Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Ballina	Northern Rivers
Scratchleys On The Wharf	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Walsh Bay Crabhouse	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Millers Point	Sydney
Wheelers Seafood Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Pambula	South Coast NSW
Woy Woy Fishermen's Wharf	RESTAURANTS	Seafood	Woy Woy	Central Coast
AMONA Pintxos & Tapas Bar	RESTAURANTS	Spanish	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra
Bocados / Spanish Kitchen	RESTAURANTS	Spanish	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Paripe	RESTAURANTS	Spanish	Surry Hills	Sydney
Reminiscence Tapas Wine & Whisky Bar	RESTAURANTS	Spanish	Springwood	Blue Mountains
Cuvai Bella Vista	RESTAURANTS	Sri Lankan	Bella Vista	Sydney
Oak & Vine	RESTAURANTS	Sri Lankan	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter
Roy's Fish and Chips Take Away Cafe & Sri Lankan Cuisine	RESTAURANTS	Sri Lankan	Batemans Bay	South Coast NSW
7 Cutz Steakhouse Newcastle	RESTAURANTS	Steak	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter
Bull & Bell Steakhouse Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Steak	Griffith	Riverina
Bushman's Motor Inn Lithgow	RESTAURANTS	Steak	Lithgow	Blue Mountains
Meat District Co	RESTAURANTS	Steak	Sydney CBD	Sydney
Bacco - More Than Wine	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Mullumbimby	Northern Rivers
Brokenback BBQ and Tapas	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter
Four Hands Tapas & Pizza Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Terrigal	Central Coast
Harvest Bar Milton	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Milton	South Coast NSW
Porteno	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Surry Hills	Sydney
Yazzbar	RESTAURANTS	Tapas	Yass	Capital Country & Southern Highlands
It's Time for Thai Kingsford	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Kingsford	Sydney
KB Thai	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Woy Woy	Central Coast
Mahsuri Thai	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers
My Thai Mudgee	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Mudgee	Central NSW
Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Nowra	South Coast NSW
Thai Silk Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Blackheath	Blue Mountains
The Curve Thai Restaurant	RESTAURANTS	Thai	Newcastle West	Newcastle & The Hunter
Cappodocia	RESTAURANTS	Turkish	Hamilton	Newcastle & The Hunter
Tasty Kebab	RESTAURANTS	Turkish	Bomaderry	South Coast NSW
Noi Goulburn	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Goulburn	Capital Country & Southern Highlands
Phan's House	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Potts Point	Sydney
Pho Moi	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Pink Lotus Eatery	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Mullumbimby	Northern Rivers
Saigon Oi !	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Erina	Central Coast
Ulladulla Palace	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Ulladulla	South Coast NSW
Vietking	RESTAURANTS	Vietnamese	Cooks Hill	Newcastle & The Hunter