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