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The complete list of NSW and ACT winners in the latest Good Food Guide

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The complete list of Good Food Guide 2025 winners and hatted restaurants has dropped and food lovers are in for a mouth-watering journey.

By Sarah Falson

November 12, 2024

The yearly guide, put together by the SMH, celebrates the best the hospitality scene has to offer across NSW and the ACT.

Here are the big award winners for this year:

Restaurant of the Year

Saint Peter, Paddington

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New Restaurant of the Year

Firepop, Enmore

The team at Such and Such in Canberra, owner Dash Rumble, sommelier and manager Caitlin Baker and executive chef Malcolm Hanslow and, above, some of the dishes at other Canberra restaurants recognised in the guide. Pictures by Elesa Kurtz, ACM

Regional Restaurant of the Year

You Beauty, Bangalow

Chef of the Year

Paul Farag, Aalia, Sydney

Legend Award

Bill Granger

Bill Granger Trailblazer Award

Baba's Place, Marrickville

Cultural Change Champion

Women and Revolution

Food for Good Award

Rice Fund

Young Chef of the Year

Luke Bourke, Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney

Service Excellence Award

Maureen Er, White Horse, Surry Hills

Bar of the Year

Double Deuce Lounge, Sydney

Drinks List of the Year

Stonefruit, Tenterfield

Sommelier of the Year

Caitlin Baker, Such and Such, Canberra

Critics' Pick of the Year

Gursha Ethiopian, Blacktown

Cafe of the Year

Ona, Marrickville

Here are the hatted restaurants for 2025:

Three hats

Oncore by Clare Smyth
Quay
Saint Peter
Sixpenny
Two hats

Two hats

CITY AND SUBURBS

Aalia
Allta NEW
Aria
Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant
Bennelong
Bentley Restaurant + Bar
Berowra Waters Inn
Bert's Bar & Brasserie
Cafe Paci
Ester
Firedoor
Fred's
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
King Clarence NEW
LuMi Dining
Margaret
Mimi's
Monopole
Mr. Wong
Ormeggio at The Spit
Petermen
Pilu at Freshwater
Porteno
Rockpool Bar & Grill
Sean's
Shell House Dining Room & Terrace
Spice Temple
Sushi Oe
Ursula's
Yellow
Yoshii's Omakase

REGIONAL AND ACT

Bistro Livi
Muse Restaurant
Pilot
Pipit
Raes Dining Room

One hat

CITY AND SUBURBS

10 William St
20 Chapel NEW
a'Mare
Abhi's Indian Restaurant
Ammos NEW
Ante
Armorica Grande Brasserie
Attenzione! NEW
Baba's Place
Bar Copains
Bar Louise
Bar Totti's
Bar Vincent
Bastardo
Bistro George
Bistro Rex
Brasserie 1930
Buon Ricordo
Catalina
Chaco Bar
Cho Cho San
Civico 47
Clam Bar
Comedor NEW
Cricca NEW
Da Orazio
Esteban
Firepop NEW
Fontana
Gildas
Good Luck Restaurant Lounge NEW
Haco
Ho Jiak Town Hall
Hotel Centennial
Ito NEW
Jane
Kiln
Kindred
Kisuke
Kuon Omakase
Lana
Lankan Filling Station
Longshore
Loulou Bistro
Maiz
Martinez
Matkim NEW
Maydanoz
Morena NEW
Ms.G's
MuMu
Nour
Oborozuki
Osteria di Russo & Russo
Otto Ristorante
Palazzo Salato
Parlar
Pearl NEW
Pellegrino 2000
Poetica Bar & Grill
Poly
Porcine
Porkfat
RAFI
Restaurant Ka
Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant
Sala
Sinclair's NEW
Sokyo
Song Bird NEW
Soul Dining
Sydney Common NEW
Taste of Shunde
The Apollo
The Charles Brasserie & Bar
The Dining Room by James Viles
The Gidley
Uccello
Viand
The White Horse NEW
Woodcut
Yan

REGIONAL AND ACT

Amara
Ates
Bangalay Dining
Bar Heather
Bar Rochford
Beach Byron Bay
Bistro Molines
EXP. Restaurant
Flotilla
Humbug
Italian and Sons
Margan Restaurant
Megalong Restaurant
Mu Omakase
Norma NEW
Onzieme
Paper Daisy
Paste Australia
Printhie Dining
Raku
Rebel Rebel
Restaurant Santino
Roco Ramen & Sake
The Schoolhouse Restaurant at Union Bank
South on Albany
Such and Such
Valentina
You Beauty
The Zin House

Words bySarah Falson

Sarah is ACM’s travel producer. She believes regional travel is just as fun (if not better) than staying in the big cities and loves any travel experience to do with nature, animals and food!.

My all-time favourite destination is ... Cornwall. From the giant seagulls to the blustery beaches, Cornish pasties and fishing villages, it stirs something romantic and seafaring in me.

Next on my bucket list is … Mongolia. I want to go somewhere really unique that feels totally foreign and challenges my way of life.

My top travel tip is … Don’t plan too much. Walk the streets and let it happen. And make sure you check out what’s within a few blocks of your hotel - sometimes the best local food is found that way.