2026 NSW Restaurant Awards

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Name	Location	Region	Cuisine
Sixpenny	Stanmore	Sydney	Modern Australian
ARIA Sydney	Circular Quay	Sydney	Modern Australian
Bentley Restaurant & Bar	Sydney CBD	Sydney	European
Saint Peter	Paddington	Sydney	Modern Australian
Berowra Waters Inn	Berowra Waters	Sydney	Modern Australian
Bennelong	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
LuMi Bar & Dining	Pyrmont	Sydney	Italian
EXP Restaurant	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Nel Restaurant	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Yellow	Potts Point	Sydney	Vegetarian
Muse Restaurant	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Pilu At Freshwater	Freshwater	Sydney	Italian
Ormeggio at The Spit	Mosman	Sydney	Italian
Pipit	Pottsville	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Megalong Restaurant	Megalong Valley	Blue Mountains	Modern Australian
Yoshii’s Omakase	Barangaroo	Sydney	Japanese
Catalina Restaurant	Rose Bay	Sydney	Modern Australian
Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant	Mosman	Sydney	Modern Australian
Kuro Bar & Dining	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
Raes Dining Room	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Firedoor	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Mimi's	Coogee	Sydney	Modern Australian
Haco	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
AALIA	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Middle Eastern
AMARA	Bowen Mountain	Sydney	Modern Australian
Allta	Surry Hills	Sydney	Korean
Oborozuki	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
Mimosa Wines Restaurant	Bermagui	South Coast NSW	Italian
Arrana	Springwood	Blue Mountains	Modern Australian
White Horse	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Darleys	Katoomba	Blue Mountains	Modern Australian
Bistro Livi	Murwillumbah	Northern Rivers	European
Ester Restaurant and Bar	Chippendale	Sydney	Italian
Restaurant Ka	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Modern Australian
Ruby's Mount Kembla	Mount Kembla	Wollongong & The Illawarra	Modern Australian
Sushi Oe	Cammeray	Sydney	Japanese
Matkim	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Korean
Margaret	Double Bay	Sydney	Modern Australian
Tweed River House	Murwillumbah	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Civico 47	Paddington	Sydney	Italian
Lana	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Italian
Restaurant Garaku	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
The Flotilla	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Printhie Dining	Nashdale	Central NSW	Modern Australian
Eschalot	Berrima	Capital Country & Southern Highlands	Modern Australian
Restaurant Moon	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Thai
Gildas	Surry Hills	Sydney	Spanish
Margan Restaurant	Broke	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Franca Brasserie	Potts Point	Sydney	Mediterranean
Atelier By Sofitel	Sydney CBD	Sydney	French
Prefecture 48	East Sydney	Sydney	Japanese
Bistro Molines	Mount View	Newcastle & The Hunter	French
Toki Bistro & Bar	North Sydney	Sydney	Fusion
King Clarence	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Asian
Dorsia	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Chez Beckett's	Chippendale	Sydney	French
Shell House The Dining Room & Terrace	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Besuto	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
Restaurant Hubert	Sydney CBD	Sydney	French
R by Raita Noda.	Redfern	Sydney	Japanese
Quoi Dining	Baulkham Hills	Sydney	French
Armorica	Surry Hills	Sydney	French
Nomad Sydney	Surry Hills	Sydney	Middle Eastern
Ursula's Paddington	Paddington	Sydney	Modern Australian
L'Heritage	Mosman	Sydney	French
Bar Heather	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
The Charles	East Sydney	Sydney	French
Oribu	Parramatta	Sydney	Japanese
Fred's	Paddington	Sydney	Modern Australian
Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Eleven Barrack	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Porcine	Paddington	Sydney	French
No 92 Wine Bar and Restaurant	Glebe	Sydney	Mexican
Fior	Gymea	Sydney	Modern Australian
Bangalay Dining	Shoalhaven Heads	South Coast NSW	Modern Australian
Frida’s Field	Nashua	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Viand	Woolloomooloo	Sydney	Thai
River - Wild at Heart	Brunswick Heads	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
The Botanica Vaucluse	Vaucluse	Sydney	Modern Australian
Berts	Newport	Sydney	Brasserie
Paper Daisy	Cabarita Beach	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Nour	Surry Hills	Sydney	Lebanese
Kuon Omakase	Haymarket	Sydney	Raw Food
arthur	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Restaurant Botanica	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Morena	East Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
10 William Street	Paddington	Sydney	Italian
Kisuke	Potts Point	Sydney	Japanese
Kiln	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Palazzo Salato	East Sydney	Sydney	Italian
The Blue Door	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Omakase by Prefecture 48	East Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
Zin Food + Wine House	Mudgee	Central NSW	Modern Australian
The Hut Byron Bay	Possum Creek	Northern Rivers	Mediterranean
Ennui	Haymarket	Sydney	Modern Australian
Icebergs Dining Room & Bar	Bondi	Sydney	Italian
Restaurant Santino	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra	Italian
Infinity at Sydney Tower	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Henrys Neutral Bay	Neutral Bay	Sydney	Fusion
Cafe Paci	Newtown	Sydney	Modern Australian
Grazing	Gundaroo	Capital Country & Southern Highlands	Modern Australian
Bar Copains	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
The Apollo	Potts Point	Sydney	Greek
Sydney Common	East Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
Bar Infinita	Gordon	Sydney	Italian
Shelter	Lennox Head	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
a'Mare	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Italian
Fontana	Redfern	Sydney	Italian
Figo Restaurant & Bar	Rushcutters Bay	Sydney	Italian
Kindred	Darlington	Sydney	Italian
SOUL Dining	Surry Hills	Sydney	Korean
Paste Australia	Mittagong	Capital Country & Southern Highlands	Thai
Coya Sydney	St Leonards	Sydney	Middle Eastern
Mr Wong	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Chinese
The Stunned Mullet	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW	International
The Wintergarden	Medlow Bath	Blue Mountains	European
Porteno	Surry Hills	Sydney	Tapas
Bastardo	Surry Hills	Sydney	Italian
Brasserie 1930	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Annata	St Leonards	Sydney	Bistro
Hunters Quarter	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	European
Potager	Carool	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
The Dining Room by James Viles	The Rocks	Sydney	Modern Australian
Firepop	Enmore	Sydney	Modern Australian
CRICCA	Windsor	Sydney	Italian
Carte	Glebe	Sydney	European
Otto Ristorante Sydney	Woolloomooloo	Sydney	Italian
The Cowrie Restaurant	Terrigal	Central Coast	Modern Australian
Roundhouse	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
PELLEGRINO 2000	Surry Hills	Sydney	Italian
Bull & Bell Steakhouse Restaurant	Griffith	Riverina	Steak
Seven Spices	Lane Cove	Sydney	Indian
HUMBUG	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
ANTE	Newtown	Sydney	Modern Australian
Boydell's Cellar Door & Restaurant	Morpeth	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Tonic	Millthorpe	Central NSW	Modern Australian
Restaurant Leo	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Italian
Bistro Penny	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter	French
Newmarket Room	Warwick Farm	Sydney	Modern Australian
K.malu Kitchen and Bar	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra	Modern Australian
BTWN	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Attenzione Food & Wine	Redfern	Sydney	Modern Australian
Blaq	Blackheath	Blue Mountains	Modern Australian
Antica Dining	North Sydney	Sydney	Italian
Midden by Mark Olive	Bennelong Point	Sydney	Modern Australian
Fins Restaurant	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers	Seafood
The Grill at The International	East Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
Loulou Bistro	Milsons Point	Sydney	French
Shaffa	Surry Hills	Sydney	Middle Eastern
Abhi's	North Strathfield	Sydney	Indian
20 Chapel	Marrickville	Sydney	Steak
Bistro George	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Bistro
Cibaria Manly	Manly	Sydney	Italian
Mister Grotto	Newtown	Sydney	Seafood
The River Moruya	Moruya	South Coast NSW	Modern Australian
Porkfat Restaurant Sydney	Haymarket	Sydney	Thai
Sonora	Potts Point	Sydney	Mexican
Bar Lettera	North Sydney	Sydney	Italian
Osteria di Russo & Russo	Enmore	Sydney	Italian
eRemo Restaurant	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	Italian
RAFI	North Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
Vineria Luisa	Enmore	Sydney	Italian
Bills Fishhouse + Bar	Port Macquarie	North Coast NSW	Seafood
Jane	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Spice Temple Sydney	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Chinese
Silvester's Restaurant & Lounge	Circular Quay	Sydney	Modern Australian
Jonah's	Whale Beach	Sydney	European
Sinclair's	Penrith	Sydney	Modern Australian
Hustlers. Syd	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Asian
Bistro Rex	Potts Point	Sydney	French
Taverna	Kingscliff	Northern Rivers	Greek
Osteria Coogee	Coogee	Sydney	Italian
Tempus Katoomba	Katoomba	Blue Mountains	Modern Australian
Clarence and V	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Ho Jiak Townhall	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Asian
Tanuki Restaurant Sydney	Double Bay	Sydney	Japanese
Bistro Bondi	Bondi Beach	Sydney	European
You Beauty	Bangalow	Northern Rivers	International
Cottage Point Inn	Cottage Point	Sydney	Modern Australian
Ibushi Robata Grill	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
Poetica Bar & Grill	North Sydney	Sydney	Modern Australian
S’more	Castlecrag	Sydney	French
Urban Tadka	Terrey Hills	Sydney	Indian
Gran Torino	Double Bay	Sydney	Italian
Maiz Mexican Food	Newtown	Sydney	Mexican
Bessie's & Alma's	Surry Hills	Sydney	Modern Australian
Poly	Surry Hills	Sydney	International
L'isle de France Terrigal	Terrigal	Central Coast	French
Papalote Mexican	Newcastle City	Newcastle & The Hunter	Mexican
Baraka	Lennox Head	Northern Rivers	Middle Eastern
Sails on Lavender Bay	McMahons Point	Sydney	Modern Australian
Kazan Dining	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Japanese
Osteria Mucca	Newtown	Sydney	Modern Australian
Maydanoz	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Turkish
Glasshouse Restaurant at Goonoo Goonoo Station	Tamworth	New England North West	Modern Australian
Woodcut	Barangaroo	Sydney	Modern Australian
Stonefruit	Tenterfield	New England North West	European
Mode Kitchen & Bar	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Modern Australian
Sokyo	Pyrmont	Sydney	Japanese
Pipeclay Pumphouse	Mudgee	Central NSW	Modern Australian
Little Miss	Terrigal	Central Coast	Mediterranean
The Gunyah	Huskisson	South Coast NSW	Modern Australian
Tower Lodge	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	European
Table Manners	Bronte	Sydney	European
Amanda's on the Edge	Pokolbin	Newcastle & The Hunter	Modern Australian
Magpies Nest	Wagga Wagga	Riverina	Modern Australian
Sala	Pyrmont	Sydney	Italian
Takam	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Filipino
Cho Cho San	Potts Point	Sydney	Japanese
Esteban	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Mexican
SOUTH on Albany	Berry	South Coast NSW	Modern Australian
Lucetta Dining	Orange	Central NSW	Italian
Epula	Sydney CBD	Sydney	European
The Restaurant Pendolino	Sydney CBD	Sydney	Italian
Meribella	Terrigal	Central Coast	Mediterranean
Amuro	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Japanese
Public Dining Room	Balmoral Beach	Sydney	Modern Australian
The Dry Dock Public House and Dining Room	Balmain	Sydney	European
Ates Blackheath	Blackheath	Blue Mountains	Mediterranean
Ito Restaurant	Surry Hills	Sydney	Japanese
Bar Lina	Wollongong	Wollongong & The Illawarra	Modern Australian
Wagyuto	Clovelly	Sydney	Japanese
Entrata	Glenhaven	Sydney	Italian
Sella Vinoteca	Randwick	Sydney	Italian
Bistro Moncur Woollahra	Woollahra	Sydney	French
The Milton Hotel	Milton	South Coast NSW	Modern Australian
Beach Byron Bay	Byron Bay	Northern Rivers	Modern Australian
Lilymu	Parramatta	Sydney	Asian
Toei	Surry Hills	Sydney	Asian