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2026 Gold Coast Restaurant Awards

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19 18Superlative Food & Wine: Internationally acclaimed
Worth a special journey
17 16Exceptional Quality of Cuisine
Worth a detour
15 14Food Quite Out of the Ordinary
Worth a stop on the way
13 12A Good Restaurant in its category
Commended
All StatesACTNSWNTQLDSATASVICWA
NameAwardLocationCuisine
PalettePalette16 Chef Hat AwardSurfers ParadiseModern Australian
The North Room15 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachEuropean
Little Truffle Dining Room & BarLittle Truffle Dining Room & Bar14 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachModern Australian
Kiyomi14 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachJapanese
CitriqueCitrique14 Chef Hat AwardSurfers ParadiseModern Australian
KostKost13 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachModern Australian
YamagenYamagen13 Chef Hat AwardSurfers ParadiseJapanese
Nineteen at The Star13 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachModern Australian
Moo Moo The Wine Bar + Grill Gold CoastMoo Moo The Wine Bar + Grill Gold Coast13 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachModern Australian
Anekawa13 Chef Hat AwardMudgeerabaJapanese
Jimmy Wah'sJimmy Wah's13 Chef Hat AwardBurleigh HeadsVietnamese
Madame VMadame V13 Chef Hat AwardPalm BeachAsian
Mamasan13 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachAsian
Etsu IzakayaEtsu Izakaya13 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachJapanese
Rick Shores13 Chef Hat AwardBurleigh HeadsAsian
Social Eating House & BarSocial Eating House & Bar13 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachModern Australian
JujuJuju13 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachModern Australian
Billy ChowBilly Chow12 Chef Hat AwardCoolangattaAsian
Bar Leo Food & WineBar Leo Food & Wine12 Chef Hat AwardBundallMediterranean
Lars12 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachModern Australian
La Luna Dining12 Chef Hat AwardMain BeachMediterranean
Norte12 Chef Hat AwardMermaid BeachLatin American
Eddy + WolffEddy + Wolff12 Chef Hat AwardRobinaAsian
T'ang Court12 Chef Hat AwardSurfers ParadiseChinese
BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + BarBLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar12 Chef Hat AwardBroadbeachModern Australian