2026 Newcastle & The Hunter Readers' Choice Awards
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| Name | Type | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wildflame Barbeque and Bar | RESTAURANTS | American | East Maitland |
| OH MY PAPA Eastend | RESTAURANTS | Asian | Newcastle City |
| Morisset Bakehouse | RESTAURANTS | Bakery | Morisset |
 Heddon Greta Hotel | RESTAURANTS | Bistro | Heddon Greta |
| Morning Market Coffee - Warners Bay | RESTAURANTS | Breakfast & Brunch | Warners Bay |
| Burgerfiend | RESTAURANTS | Burgers | Cessnock |
 Estabar | RESTAURANTS | Cafe | Newcastle City |
 Hao Chi Newcastle | RESTAURANTS | Chinese | Newcastle City |
| Supreme Espresso | RESTAURANTS | Coffee | Charlestown |
| Wynyard St. Kitchen | RESTAURANTS | Deli | Singleton |
| Doughheads | RESTAURANTS | Dessert | The Junction |
 Hunters Quarter | RESTAURANTS | European | Pokolbin |
| Cafe Brocante | RESTAURANTS | French | Lovedale |
| Leaves and Fishes | RESTAURANTS | Fusion | Lovedale |
| Mayfield West Kebabs & Charcoal Chicken | RESTAURANTS | Greek | Mayfield |
| Texas Bar-B-Q Grill | RESTAURANTS | Grill | Mayfield |
| Punjab Pavilion | RESTAURANTS | Indian | Newcastle City |
 The Lost Souls | RESTAURANTS | International | Cooks Hill |
 Bella Italia | RESTAURANTS | Italian | Newcastle City |
| Nagisa Japanese Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Japanese | Newcastle City |
| BBQ TOWN Charlestown | RESTAURANTS | Korean | Charlestown |
| Rustica Newcastle Beach | RESTAURANTS | Mediterranean | Newcastle City |
| Mucho's Mexican | RESTAURANTS | Mexican | The Junction |
 8 at Trinity | RESTAURANTS | Mod Oz | Morisset |
| Durbar Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Nepalese | Charlestown |
| Lambton Gourmet Pizza | RESTAURANTS | Pizza | Lambton |
| Food Farmacy | RESTAURANTS | Plant-Based | Cardiff |
 The Greenroof | RESTAURANTS | Pub | Newcastle City |
| Scratchleys On The Wharf | RESTAURANTS | Seafood | Newcastle City |
| Bocados / Spanish Kitchen | RESTAURANTS | Spanish | Newcastle City |
 Oak & Vine | RESTAURANTS | Sri Lankan | Pokolbin |
 7 Cutz Steakhouse Newcastle | RESTAURANTS | Steak | Newcastle City |
| Brokenback BBQ and Tapas | RESTAURANTS | Tapas | Pokolbin |
 The Curve Thai Restaurant | RESTAURANTS | Thai | Newcastle West |
| Cappodocia | RESTAURANTS | Turkish | Hamilton |
| Vietking | RESTAURANTS | Vietnamese | Cooks Hill |