Best pubs in New South Wales: AHA announces top 20 venues in state up for the People’s Choice Award
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Fancy a pint? These are the 20 pubs vying to be named the BEST in NSW – and there are only four in Sydney
- The 20 most loved pubs in New South Wales have been revealed
- AHA NSW Revealed Top Contenders for the Inaugural People’s Choice Award
- Pubs from across the state made the switch from Sydney to Newcastle and Albury
- Voting is still possible but closes on Friday and the winner will be announced in October
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The top 20 pubs vying to be named as the best in New South Wales have been revealed.
Nearly 20,000 pub-goer votes have been counted so far for the Australian Hotels Association of NSW for the inaugural People’s Choice Awards, and there are just a few ballots separating the leading venues across the state.
Voting is still possible, so pub aficionados can still get behind their favorite establishment, but current leaders include Fortune of War at The Rocks, The Fiddler at Rouse Hill, Mudgee’s Oriental Hotel and the Fern Hill Tavern at Port Macquarie.
The top 20 contenders for AHA NSW’s People’s Choice Award that will name the best pub, bar or hotel in the state
Nearly 20,000 pub-goer votes have been counted so far, and there are only a few ballots separating the state’s leading venues (Photo: Camden Valley Inn, Cawdor)
The top 20 hotels, bars and pubs are scattered across the state, with the popular wedding venue being the Camden Valley Hotel in Cawdor and the Gerogery Hotel in Gerogery near Albury.
Some of Sydney’s best-loved venues include the LGBT-friendly Universal Bar in Darlinghurst, the beautiful Fortune of War at The Rocks overlooking the Harbor Bridge and Manly’s Steyne beach hotel.
Most of the locations were in the regional areas of the state from the Huntlee Tavern in North Rothbury to the Lakeside Village Tavern in Raymond Terrace near Newcastle and Plowman’s Rest Tavern in Wongarbon just outside Dubbo.
Some of Sydney’s best-loved sites include the stunning Fortunate of Wars (left) at The Rocks overlooking the Harbor Bridge and Manly’s Steyne beach hotel (right)
Voting in the People’s Choice category ends this Friday at midnight and the winner will be announced at a ceremony on October 24 (Photo: Huntlee Tavern, North Rothbury)
John Whelan, CEO of AHA NSW, said Aussies have “really embraced” the first-ever People’s Choice category after the tough years for the hospitality industry with various Covid lockdowns and restrictions.
Halls large and small, city and country – the number of votes coming in shows that there is a lot of love for the local pub. I would encourage everyone to go out and vote for their favorite hotel – anyone can win,” he said.
Voting in the People’s Choice category will end this Friday at midnight and the winner will be announced at a ceremony on October 24.