On Wednesday 17 August, we announced the winners of GT’s Restaurant Guide Awards with a night of fine food and company at David Thompson’s Long Chim Sydney.
See all our award winners here, and pick up a copy of the 2017 Australian Restaurant Guide in all good newsagents now.
Photography by Lauren Trompp and Ken Butti
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Rockpool and Eleven Bridge chef Neil Perry

From l-r; Automata chef Clayton Wells, Maurice Terzini of Icebergs and The Dolphin, and 10 William St’s Giovanni Paradiso
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Long Chim Sydney
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Long Chim Sydney

Mr Wong’s Dan Hong

Gourmet Traveller editor Anthea Loucas Bosha and chief restaurant critic Pat Nourse

Pat Nourse

Long Chim and Nahm chef David Thompson

Marshall King accepts Pink Moon Saloon’s award for Bar of the Year

Chef of the Year Ben Shewry and Anthea Loucas Bosha

Ben Shewry is congratulated by Hubert chef Dan Pepperell and Marion maître d’ Andrew Joy

Billy Kwong chef Kylie Kwong and Neil Perry

Anthea Loucas Bosha and David Thompson

Ben Shewry and David Thompson

Kyle Javier Ashton and Ambrose Chiang accept the Restaurant of the Year award on behalf of Momofuku Seiobo

Singleton Spet Cascade Scotch Whisky cocktails with salted and malted syrup

Quay and Bennelong chef Peter Gilmore

Maurice Terzini and Giovanni Paradiso
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The Vittoria Coffee station
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Long Chim’s David Thompson welcomes guests
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Sommelier Andy Tyson accepts Restaurant Hubert’s award for Wine List of the Year
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Pat Nourse and Ben Shewry
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From l-r; Hubert’s Jason Scott, Dan Pepperell and Anton Forte with Gourmet Traveller’s Sophie McComas and Maggie Scardifield
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Cured Petuna ocean trout roe on nori crackers by chef Nic Wong from Cho Cho San
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Tanqueray and tonics with pink grapefruit
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Bauer Media Group Publisher Cornelia Schulze with Bauer Media CEO Nick Chan
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David Thompson and Neil Perry
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Orana and Blackwood chef Jock Zonfrillo and Africola’s Duncan Welgemoed
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Restaurant Hubert’s Anton and Stefan Forte
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This Must Be The Place bartender Luke Ashton and Momofuku Seiobo’s Kylie Javier Ashton
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Igni’s Aaron Turner and Jo Smith
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Giovanni Paradiso and Ester’s Mat Lindsday
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Icebergs chef Monty Koludrovic, OzHarvest’s Ronni Kahn and Melbourne restaurateur Andrew McConnell
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Igni’s Aaron Turner, Pei Modern’s Mark Best and Merivale chef Dan Hong sit down to feast

From l-r; Andrew McConnell, Dan Pepperell, Anton Forte, Jason Scott