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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.
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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 Catalina in Sydney and in our September issue.

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And the nominees are…

Best New Restaurant

  • Gibney, Perth | WA
  • Kafeneion, Melbourne | VIC
  • King Clarence, Sydney | NSW
  • LVN Restaurant, Adelaide Hills | SA
  • Maria, Hobart | TAS
  • Pneuma, Brisbane | QLD

Best New Talent

  • Sofika Boulton, Sonny’s | Perth, WA
  • Jun Hwang, White Horse | Sydney, NSW
  • Simon Ming, Odé | Adelaide, SA
  • Pietro Segalini, Pilloni | Brisbane, QLD
  • Mischa Tropp, Toddy Shop | Melbourne, VIC

Wine Bar of the Year

  • Bar Olo, Melbourne | VIC
  • Havilah, Launceston | TAS
  • Otherness, Angaston | SA
  • Poly, Sydney | NSW
  • South West Wine Shop, Busselton | WA
  • 11e Cave, Canberra | ACT

Best Destination Dining

  • Chauncy, Heathcote | VIC
  • Elementary By Soul Co, Mount Gambier | SA
  • EXP. Restaurant, Hunter Valley | NSW
  • Nu Nu, Palm Cove | QLD
  • Wills Domain, Margaret River | WA

Restaurant Personality of the Year

  • Sarah Baldwin, Joy | Brisbane. QLD
  • Lachlan Colwill and Sophie Pope, Omotenashi | Hobart, TAS
  • Mel Hamilton, Temperance and Fino Seppeltsfield | SA
  • Dot Lee, Longshore | Sydney, NSW
  • Tess Murray, Chauncy | Heathcote, VIC
  • Jae Woods, Le Rebelle | Perth, WA

Readers’ Choice Icon Award

  • Attica, Ripponlea | VIC
  • Lake House, Daylesford | VIC
  • Quay, Sydney | NSW
  • Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads | QLD
  • Sean’s, Sydney | NSW
  • Vasse Felix, Margaret River | WA

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