2026 ACT Readers' Choice Awards
| Name | Type | Category | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grease Monkey Braddon | RESTAURANTS | American | Braddon | Canberra |
| Akiba | RESTAURANTS | Asian | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| Wokitup! Conder | RESTAURANTS | Asian | Greenway | Regional ACT |
| Under | RESTAURANTS | Bakery | Mawson | Canberra |
| The Duxton | RESTAURANTS | Bistro | O'Connor | Canberra |
| Brodburger | RESTAURANTS | Burgers | Kingston | Canberra |
| STUFFED. | RESTAURANTS | Burgers | Casey | Regional ACT |
| Byte & Bean | RESTAURANTS | Cafe | Casey | Regional ACT |
| Salters at Dirty Janes Canberra | RESTAURANTS | Cafe | Fyshwick | Canberra |
 China Tea Club | RESTAURANTS | Chinese | Lyneham | Canberra |
| China Tea House | RESTAURANTS | Chinese | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
| Cafe' Mame' | RESTAURANTS | Coffee | Melba | Canberra |
| Common Grounds Gowrie | RESTAURANTS | Coffee | Gowrie | Regional ACT |
| Spilt Milk Bar | RESTAURANTS | Dessert | Dickson | Canberra |
| Courgette | RESTAURANTS | European | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| Lolo and Lola - Filipino Eatery | RESTAURANTS | Filipino | Watson | Canberra |
| Les Bistronomes | RESTAURANTS | French | Campbell | Canberra |
| de' Loca Fusion | RESTAURANTS | Fusion | Dickson | Canberra |
 Kivotos | RESTAURANTS | Greek | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| Curry Twist Indian cusine | RESTAURANTS | Indian | Kingston | Canberra |
| Spice Affair | RESTAURANTS | Indian | Casey | Regional ACT |
| Casey Jones | RESTAURANTS | International | Gungahlin | Canberra |
 Molto Italian | RESTAURANTS | Italian | Kingston | Canberra |
| Vanilla Pod Pizza & Pasta Bar | RESTAURANTS | Italian | Greenway | Regional ACT |
 Raku Dining | RESTAURANTS | Japanese | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| Ureshii Japanese Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Japanese | Greenway | Regional ACT |
| HanCook Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Korean | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
 Hanok Korean Fine BBQ Woden | RESTAURANTS | Korean | Phillip | Canberra |
| Lanterne Rooms | RESTAURANTS | Malaysian | Campbell | Canberra |
| Anatolia Mediterranean Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Mediterranean | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
 Olive at Hawker | RESTAURANTS | Mediterranean | Hawker | Canberra |
| Burrito Bar Tuggeranong | RESTAURANTS | Mexican | Greenway | Regional ACT |
| Jarochos Real Mexican | RESTAURANTS | Mexican | Braddon | Canberra |
| Bar Beirut | RESTAURANTS | Middle Eastern | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| 1882 Hall | RESTAURANTS | Mod Oz | Hall | Regional ACT |
 Water’s Edge Canberra | RESTAURANTS | Mod Oz | Parkes | Canberra |
| Chomolungma | RESTAURANTS | Nepalese | Manuka | Canberra |
| Pizza Gusto | RESTAURANTS | Pizza | Braddon | Canberra |
| Zucchini Bros | RESTAURANTS | Pizza | Greenway | Regional ACT |
| Monster Kitchen & Bar | RESTAURANTS | Plant-Based | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| PJ O'Reilly's | RESTAURANTS | Pub | Greenway | Regional ACT |
| The Old Canberra Inn | RESTAURANTS | Pub | Lyneham | Canberra |
| Kickin'Inn Woden | RESTAURANTS | Seafood | Phillip | Canberra |
| Black Fire Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Spanish | Braddon | Canberra |
 Banana Leaf Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Sri Lankan | Canberra CBD | Canberra |
| Little Lanka | RESTAURANTS | Sri Lankan | Franklin | Regional ACT |
 Vice Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Steak | Canberra | Canberra |
| CocoNine Gungahlin | RESTAURANTS | Thai | Gungahlin | Canberra |
| Joe's Thai Food | RESTAURANTS | Thai | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
 Rakkas Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Turkish | Kingston | Canberra |
| Turkish Grill | RESTAURANTS | Turkish | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
| Halcyon Nest Vietnamese | RESTAURANTS | Vietnamese | Wanniassa | Regional ACT |
 The Q Dining | RESTAURANTS | Vietnamese | Phillip | Canberra |