Top restaurants in NSW named at Good Food Guide awards
It's a well-known fact that deciding where to eat can be overwhelming. How are we meant to know what we want when there are just so many options to choose from?
And even when we do have a definitive food or cuisine that we've decided on, how do we know which Italian restaurant out of the 30 possible choices in the area is going to be the best one?
Well, now we have the answer.
The winners of the 40th annual Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide awards have been announced at an event hosted at the Sydney Opera House. The crowd of hundreds were welcomed by Adam Liaw
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Celebrity cook and TV personality Adam Liaw welcomed the crowd of 500 industry types and cooking elite. Photo: Steven Siewert
The awards were handed out at they Sydney Opera house and included winners from NSW and the ACT. Good Food Awards
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See the full list of winners below
Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year
Saint Peter, Paddington
New Restaurant of the Year, presented by Aurum Poultry Co.
Firepop, Enmore
Vittoria Coffee Regional Restaurant of the Year
You Beauty, Bangalow
Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year
Paul Farag, Aalia, Sydney
Vittoria Coffee Legend Award
Bill Granger
Bill Granger Trailblazer Award
Baba's Place, Marrickville
Bill Granger has posthumously received the Vittoria Coffee Legend Award. Getty images
Cultural Change Champion
Women and Revolution
Food for Good Award, presented by Lightspeed
Rice Fund
Young Chef of the Year, presented by Smeg
Luke Bourke, Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney
Oceania Cruises 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
Gursha Ethiopian restaurant in Blacktown has been named Critics' Pick of the Year. Jennifer Soo
Cafe of the Year
Ona, Marrickville
The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025, featuring more than 450 reviews, is on sale for $14.95 at newsagents, supermarkets and at thestore.com.au. The new Good Food app is now available to download, featuring Good Food Guide reviews, recipes and food news.
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