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