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In 2025, The WEST Journal curated a list of some of the 2025 hatted restaurants in Greater Western Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley you simply had to visit and experience for yourself. In this edition, we showcase some of the restaurants awarded a Chef Hat accolade in the Illawarra, on the South Coast and in the Southern Highlands. Incredible venues surrounded by rolling green hills, breezy coastal waters and farm to table produce

In 2025, The WEST Journal curated a list of some of the 2025 hatted restaurants in Greater Western Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley you simply had to visit and experience for yourself. In this edition, we showcase some of the restaurants awarded a Chef Hat accolade in the Illawarra, on the South Coast and in the Southern Highlands. Incredible venues surrounded by rolling green hills, breezy coastal waters and farm to table produce

HATS OFF TO THE SOUTH

Explore with WEST some of the hatted restaurants in the Illawarra, on the South Coast and in the Southern Highlands

ROOTY HILL

ROOTY HILL

ROOTY HILL

Named after a large heritage listed hill, Rooty Hill is a multicultural area with a fascinating history, and plenty of culture today. On...

STEAK & OYSTER CO : THE KING OF OYSTERS TAKES OVER THE WEST

STEAK & OYSTER CO : THE KING OF OYSTERS TAKES OVER THE WEST

STEAK & OYSTER CO : THE KING OF OYSTERS TAKES OVER THE WEST

For decades, Sean Connolly has wowed the public at his hatted restaurants around Australia and New Zealand. And now, Steak & Oyster Co in We

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