Restaurant Awards

Finalists for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards revealed

The annual awards are back. Here are the finalists for this year's awards, from best new restaurant to restaurant personality of the year.
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards finalists revealed message with gold curtain background

Presenting the finalists for the Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Awards.

Next month, we will reveal our winners and the full guide to Australia’s best restaurants at a glamorous gala evening at Brasserie 1930 in Sydney and in our September issue.

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And the nominees are…

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

  • Alta Trattoria, Melbourne | VIC

  • Clam Bar, Sydney | NSW

  • Patch Kitchen & Garden, Adelaide Hills | SA

  • Petermen, Sydney | NSW

  • Pilloni, Brisbane | QLD

  • The Dining Room at Promenade Bondi Beach, Sydney | NSW

  • Serai, Melbourne | VIC

  • Such and Such, Canberra | ACT

  • Yiamas, Perth | WA

BEST NEW TALENT

  • Blaze Young, Nieuw Ruin | Fremantle, WA

  • Lauren Kinne, Adelita Wine Bar | Brisbane, QLD

  • Mino Han, Alt Pasta Bar | Melbourne, VIC

  • Ollie Wong-Hee, Bar Heather | Byron Bay, NSW

WINE BAR OF THE YEAR

  • Clover, Melbourne | VIC

  • Bar Francine, Brisbane | QLD

  • Good Gilbert, Adelaide | SA

  • Bar Copains, Sydney | NSW

  • Sonny, Hobart | TAS

  • Lalla Rookh Wine Store, Perth | WA

BEST DESTINATION DINING

  • Glenarty Road, Margaret River | WA

  • Homestead Restaurant at Piermont Retreat, Swansea | TAS

  • Maxwell Wines, McLaren Vale | SA

  • Megalong, Blue Mountains | NSW

  • Silky Oaks Lodge, Daintree | QLD

  • Underbar, Ballarat | VIC

RESTAURANT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

  • Alma Pasalic, Restaurant Botanic | Adelaide, SA

  • Dash Rumble, Pilot and Such and Such | Canberra, ACT

  • Jemima Phillips, Exhibition | Brisbane, QLD

  • Louise Radman, Institut Polaire | Hobart, TAS

  • Philip Koch, Wines of While | Perth, WA

  • Robin Wilson, Lake House | Daylesford, VIC

  • Toshihiko Oe, Sushi Oe | Sydney, NSW

READERS’ CHOICE ICON AWARD

  • Bennelong, Sydney | NSW

  • Brae, Birregurra | VIC

  • Flower Drum, Melbourne | VIC

  • Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Sydney | NSW

  • Mr. Wong, Sydney | NSW

  • Rick Shores, Gold Coast | QLD

  • Star of Greece, Fleurieu Peninsula| SA

  • Stokehouse, Melbourne | VIC

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