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All the finalists for the 2025 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

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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Best New Restaurant

  • August, Brisbane | QLD
  • Lunetta, Red Hill | ACT
  • Maison Bâtard, Melbourne | VIC
  • Olympus Dining, Sydney | NSW
  • Ondeen, Verdun | SA
  • Scholé, Hobart | TAS

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Best New Talent

  • Audrey Shaw, Carnation Canteen | Melbourne, VIC
  • Ozge Kalvo, Olympus Dining | Sydney, NSW
  • Rodolfo Malinverni, Norté | Gold Coast, QLD
  • Tom Campbell, Thelma | Piccadilly, SA

Bar of the Year

  • +81 Aizome Bar, Brisbane | QLD
  • Gigi, Melbourne | VIC
  • Institut Polaire, Hobart | TAS
  • The Wine Bar at The International, Sydney | NSW

Best Destination Dining

  • De’sendent, Margaret River | WA
  • StaÄ¡uni, Barossa | SA
  • Tedesca Osteria, Red Hill | VIC
  • The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant, New Norfolk | TAS

Restaurant Personality of the Year

  • Alice Tremayne, Corner 75 | Sydney, NSW
  • Angie Giannakodakis, Taverna | Melbourne, VIC
  • Benn and Mork Ratanakosol, Mínima | Canberra, ACT
  • Sarah Hollway, Salopian Inn | McLaren Vale, SA
  • Ryan de Villiers, Wildflower | Perth, WA

Readers’ Choice Icon Award

  • Berowra Waters Inn, Sydney | NSW
  • Du Fermier, Trentham | VIC
  • E’cco Bistro, Brisbane | QLD
  • Stillwater Restaurant, Launceston | TAS
  • Vintners Bar & Grill, Angaston | SA

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Gourmet Traveller is Australia’s trusted authority on food, travel and luxury lifestyle, bringing the latest news and trends to life through quality journalism, enticing recipes and evocative photography. For more than 55 years, it has been inspiring and informing Australians with the best in cooking, dining, travelling and shopping. Our critics bring the expertise of years of critical eating, drinking and writing to the table. Plus, as the country’s leading title in the luxury sector, Gourmet Traveller works closely with Australia’s leaders in the travel and hospitality industries to give our readers exclusive access. The Gourmet Traveller legacy is one of trust, prestige and relevance.

Magazine Issue: August 2025

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