• All the award winners
• Hats up, hats down: Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats

Three hats

• Oncore by Clare Smyth
• Quay
• Sixpenny

Two hats

CITY AND SUBURBS

• Aalia

• a’Mare

• Aria

• Bennelong

• Bentley Restaurant + Bar

• Berowra Waters Inn

• Bert’s Bar & Brasserie

• Brasserie 1930 NEW

• Cafe Paci

• Cirrus

• Clam Bar NEW

• Ester

• Firedoor

• Fred’s

• Icebergs Dining Room and Bar

• Margaret

• Mimi’s

• Monopole

• Mr. Wong

• LuMi Dining

• Ormeggio at The Spit

• Petermen NEW

• Pilu at Freshwater

• Porteno

• Rockpool Bar & Grill

• Saint Peter

• Sean’s

• Shell House Dining Room & Terrace

• Spice Temple

• Sushi Oe

• Tetsuya’s

• Ursula’s

• Yellow

• Yoshii’s Omakase

REGIONAL

• Bistro Livi, Murwillumbah

• Muse Restaurant, Pokolbin

• Pilot, Ainslie ACT

• Pipit, Pottsville

• Raes Dining Room, Byron Bay

One hat

CITY AND SUBURBS

• 10 William St
• Abhi’s Indian Restaurant
• Alberto’s Lounge
• Alpha
• Annata
• Ante
• The Apollo
• Armorica Grande Brasserie NEW
• Bar Copains NEW
• Bar Louise
• Bar Totti’s
• Bar Vincent
• Bastardo
• Bathers’ Pavilion Restaurant
• Bistecca
• Bistro George NEW
• Bistrot 916
• Catalina
• The Charles Grand Brasserie
• China Doll
• Cho Cho San
• Civico 47
• Continental Deli Bar Bistro
• Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta
• The Dining Room by James Viles
• Esteban
• Franca Brasserie
• Fratelli Paradiso
• The Gantry
• The Gidley
• Gildas
• Gowings
• Haco
• Ho Jiak Town Hall - this year’s cover star
• Hotel Centennial
• Irori Kuon NEW
• Kame House NEW
• Kiln
• Kindred
• Kisuke
• Kuon Omakase
• Kuro Bar & Dining
• Lana
• Lankan Filling Station
• Le Foote NEW
• Longshore NEW
• Loulou Bistro
• Marta
• Maydanoz
• Ms.G’s
• MuMu
• Nomad
• Nour
• Odd Culture Newtown
• Osteria di Russo & Russo
• Otto Ristorante
• Palazzo Salato NEW
• Parlar
• Pellegrino 2000
• Poetica Bar & Grill NEW
• Porcine
• Poly
• Porkfat
• Promenade Bondi Beach NEW
• Queen Chow
• Ragazzi
• RAFI
• Raja NEW
• Redbird NEW
• Restaurant Hubert
• Restaurant Ka
• Restaurant Leo
• Rising Sun Workshop
• Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant NEW
• Sala NEW
• Sokyo
• Soul Dining
• Sushi e
• Uccello
• Una Mas
• Viand
• Woodcut
• Yan

REGIONAL

• Amara
• Ates
• Babyface Kitchen
• Bangalay Dining
• Bar Heather NEW
• Bar Rochford
• Beach Byron Bay
• Bistro Molines
• EXP. Restaurant
• Flotilla
• Frida’s Field
• Humbug
• Italian and Sons
• Margan Restaurant
• The Milton Hotel
• Morks Restaurant
• Mu Omakase
• Onzieme
• Osteria il Coccia
• Paper Daisy
• Paste Australia
• Printhie Wines
• Queen Chow Narooma
• Raku
• Rebel Rebel
• Restaurant Santino
• The Schoolhouse Restaurant at Union Bank
• South on Albany
• Such and Such NEW
• Valentina
• Yellow Billy Restaurant
• You Beauty
• The Zin House
  
  How we score:
  15-15.5 out of 20: One hat
  16-17.5 out of 20: Two hats
  18-20 out of 20: Three hats
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2024 is on sale for $14.95 from newsagents, supermarkets and at thestore.com.au. It features more than 450 NSW and ACT venues, from three-hatted fine-diners, to suburban wine bars, regional chicken shops and food-court icons. Venues listed in the Guide are visited anonymously by professional restaurant critics, who review independently. Venues are chosen at our discretion.