BYO restaurants by the numbers
findbyo tracks 1323 BYO (bring-your-own wine) restaurants across 28 cities. Across Australia, corkage averages $12.79 per listing where it is charged (median $8), and 226 venues worldwide charge no corkage at all. Figures below are computed from the live database and were updated 11 Oct 2026. Quote them freely with a link; the CSV is CC BY 4.0.
By city
| City | BYO restaurants | Avg corkage | Median | Free corkage | Wine only | Beer OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney AU | 282 | $12.52 | $8 | 15 | 264 | 17 |
| Melbourne AU | 205 | $12.34 | $8 | 11 | 187 | 18 |
| Auckland NZ | 82 | NZD 6.98 | NZD 7 | 2 | 75 | 7 |
| Canberra AU | 76 | $8.05 | $6 | 6 | 62 | 14 |
| London GB | 58 | £7.47 | £4.5 | 32 | 4 | 54 |
| New York US | 56 | $21.35 | $15 | 43 | 12 | 43 |
| Los Angeles US | 45 | $13.79 | $10 | 21 | 8 | 37 |
| Adelaide AU | 44 | $26.71 | $25 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Perth AU | 44 | $5.96 | $5 | 6 | 22 | 22 |
| Brisbane AU | 43 | $11.76 | $8 | 5 | 24 | 19 |
| Wellington NZ | 42 | NZD 5.43 | NZD 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Hobart AU | 40 | $10.5 | $9.5 | 5 | 37 | 3 |
| Christchurch NZ | 38 | NZD 8.33 | NZD 9.75 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| San Francisco US | 32 | $18.19 | $17.5 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
| Gold Coast AU | 29 | $4 | $3 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Newcastle AU | 28 | $7 | $5 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
| Hong Kong HK | 26 | HK$213.33 | HK$250 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
| Wollongong AU | 23 | $4.42 | $3.5 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| Singapore SG | 20 | S$39.17 | S$37.5 | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| Taipei TW | 17 | NT$240 | NT$200 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Darwin AU | 15 | $5.5 | $5.5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Manila PH | 14 | ₱875.25 | ₱750 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Seoul KR | 14 | ₩10003.33 | ₩10000 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tokyo JP | 14 | ¥1980.8 | ¥2000 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Bangkok TH | 11 | ฿671.43 | ฿500 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 10 | RM62.5 | RM70 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Shanghai CN | 9 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Osaka JP | 5 | ¥2875 | ¥2500 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
How the data is collected
Venues come from restaurant websites and menus, owner submissions, diner reports and phone checks by the findbyo team. Diners can confirm or dispute any listing's BYO status and corkage on the venue page; owners can correct their listing. Data is refreshed on every site build.