2026 Top Italian Restaurant Award winners announced
Now celebrating 39 years of success, Gambero Rosso returned to Australia on 13th May with its Top Italian Wines Roadshow. More than 450 industry guests attended, including leading wine trade, hospitality and media.
It was a day of tasting, networking and celebration, with both Italians and Italophiles turning out in force. The event culminated with the Top Italian Restaurant Awards, recognising local businesses serving Italian food and wine.
The ceremony was hosted by Giuseppe Carrus (Editor Vini d’Italia) with special guest Dr Gianluca Rubagotti, Consul General of Italy. There are a record 26 venues featured this year, including 10 new entries.
Winners were presented with a certificate of recognition and will be featured in the Top Italian Restaurants guide on the Gambero Rosso International website, placing them amongst the world’s leading ambassadors of Italian gastronomy. See the full list below.
2026 Top Italian Restaurant Award Winners
Tre Forchette:
LuMi
Due Forchette:
a’Mare
Civico47 NEW
Ormeggio at the Spit
Pellegrino 2000
Pilu at Freshwater
Una Forchetta:
Flaminia NEW
Neptunes Grotto NEW
Olio Kensington Street
Otto
Postino Osteria NEW
Ragazzi NEW
The Restaurant Pendolino
Tre Bottiglie:
1889 Enoteca | Brisbane
Due Bottiglie:
Fratelli Paradiso
Paski Vineria Popolare
10 William St NEW
Tre Spicchi:
Regina la Pizzeria NEW
That’s Enrico | Lobethal NEW
Due Spicchi
Cicerone Cucina Romana
Lucio Pizzeria
Una Spicchia:
Al Taglio
Pompei’s
Via Napoli
Tre Cornetti:
Lode Pies & Pastries NEW
Due Coni:
Freo NEW
Congratulations to all the winners!
Top Italian Restaurants, 24th May 2026
