Time Out – the global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city – has announced the winners of its 2025 Time Out Food & Drink Awards in Sydney and Melbourne.
Alongside creating content that curates the best of the city, Time Out has been running awards celebrating Australia's hospitality industry for over 15 years. Time Out’s Local editors and writers eat their way around the cities and states to give readers the recommendations they are searching for, celebrating amazing business owners, chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, front-of-house and back-of-house professionals working hard to deliver special experiences to diners.
Time Out’s Food & Drink Awards Sydney and Melbourne Winners were awarded across 11 Time Out Editors’ Choice categories (based on independent, anonymous reviews of a diverse range of restaurants and bars), as well as four People’s Choice categories, all announced at the Awards events held at Machine Hall in Sydney, and the QT Melbourne.
The Awards are sponsored by payment solutions company Tyro, which is all about supporting hospitality and other business types so they can deliver excellent experiences to customers.
Time Out APAC Managing Director, Kaylie Smith said there’s a synergy between Tyro’s support for businesses and customers, and Time Out’s mission: “Time Out is all about getting people off the couch and out experiencing the best experiences in their cities, so the Time Out Food & Drink Awards are a great chance to celebrate those businesses serving up something truly special.
“The pace of new venue openings hasn’t slowed down since our last Sydney and Melbourne Food & Drink Awards, so our editors and writers have been checking new spots out, as well as revisiting long-standing restaurants and bars. Our main focus with reviewing, and deciding on winners, is diversity. We aim to fill our readers in on a diverse range of venues – diverse when it comes to price point, cuisines, locations, length of service and vibes.”
Tyro’s Chief Growth Officer Dee Bannatyne said, “Our hospitality scene in Australia is recognised globally for punching above its weight, with Sydney and Melbourne home to some of the world’s most celebrated restaurants and bars. We are so proud to support the Time Out Food and Drink Awards for another year at Tyro, and look forward to spotlighting the newest talent taking Australia’s iconic drinking and dining experiences to new heights.”
The full list of winners can be found here for Sydney and Melbourne.
Note that venues don't nominate themselves for these awards – Time Out editors and local food writers independently review venues and then curate nominee lists from those reviews. To find out more about the Awards and how Time Out Australia reviews, click here.