Shortlist Nominations

For new restaurants opened Sept 1, 2017 - Sept 30, 2018.

Considering restaurant service, acoustics and overall ambience.

Rewarding restaurants for their work with suppliers.

Exceptional restaurants open for at least 50 years.

Rewarding environmental and social responsibility.

Recognising restaurant residencies and pop-ups.

Focusing on fresh ideas in liquid refreshment.

Restaurants defined by one particular dish.

For places where it's possible to turn up without a booking.

Remote restaurants where the journey to get there is a story.

Highlighting envelope-pushing creativity and artistic expression.

Chosen from the inspected winners of the other 2019 'Big Plates'.

Picked from the restaurant world's social media platform of choice.

Because the world still needs in-depth restaurant writing.

For those who shun current fashion by still championing the red grape.

For toque stars whose bodies aren't canvases.

For those that believe tableside service should always be in fashion.

Searching for a more hands-on style of plating.