Pipit Restaurant in Pottsville, NSW is an award-winning regional dining destination.
Our menus shift with the seasons and are cooked over wood-fire in Pipit’s open kitchen, giving you an direct view into the craft, teamwork, and creativity of dining.
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
We offer: (1) SET MENU as our signature dining experience (6-8 courses)
(2) A LA CARTE MENU for smaller and local dining
HOURS by MENU
SET MENU: FRI, SAT dinner + SUN lunch
A LA CARTE MENU : FRI, SAT Lunch + THURS, MON dinner
CLOSED - Tuesday + Wednesday
All enquiries by email - hello@pipitrestaurant.com
LOCAL & SEASONAL menuS
Our menus change seasonally to showcase the best available ingredients of our region. Coastal dining means balanced flavours, friendly and relaxed. We offer both set menu (6-8 course) and a la carte formats
OPEN KITCHEN
Our open plan design lets you uniquely see the calm kitchen in action, and to connect with the entire friendly team. Sit at the Chefs Counter as the best seats
ART & DINING
Australia’s only 2 hatted Gyotaku print studio, we proudly integrates food, art & dining in unique and creative experiences
CHEF EXCELLENCE
Pipit opened in 2019 and is family-owned by Ben Devlin and Yen Trinh. Ben is one of Australia’s leading chefs recognised in national awards, “Chef of the Year” NSW finalist and the global “Best Chef List” 2025. Before Pipit, he had formative experience at 2-Michelin Noma in Copenhagen, in Japan, in Brisbane and as executive chef for Halcyon House luxury hotel.
AWARD-WINNING & SUSTAINABLE DINING
Pipit is the highest ranked NSW regional restaurant outside of Sydney, and the best fine dining in the Northern Rivers region. Consistency and excellence is reflected in consecutive years of:
17/20 Score, Top 10 NSW, 2 hats, Regional Restaurant Award - SMH Good Food Guide
Chef of the Year and Restaurant of the Year award finalist - SMH Good Food Guide
Top 15 Australian chefs - Best Chefs List
Top 25 NSW/ Top 100 AUS - Gourmet Traveller Magazine
Top 15 Regional - Time Out Sydney
Top 7 Australia - Tourism Australia
Tweed Shire Sustainability Award
NSW State & NSW North Coast Tourism Awards
SPECIAL EVENTS
PIPIT and EXP (1,2 MARCH) in Hunter Valley
When: Sunday, 1 March & Monday, 2 March 2026
Q&A: Monday 2nd March, 4:30pm (free for young chefs/apprentices, limited places)
Where: EXP. Restaurant, 2188 Broke Road, Pokolbin
Bookings: exprestaurant.com.au | (02) 478 374 677
For two nights only, chefs Frank Fawkner (EXP.) and Ben Devlin (Pipit) will collaborate on a six-course degustation menu with each dinner paired with special back vintages and experimental wines from innovative Hunter Valley winemaker Usher Tinkler, offering guests a rare chance to experience something a little outside the usual cellar-door pour.
