2026 NSW Restaurant Awards

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