Good Food Guide
The Good Food Guide Chef of the Year finalists are revealed
Some of our top kitchen talents are embracing the “small is beautiful” mantra in their quest for excellence. Plus, the NSW Chef of the Year finalists revealed.
- Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack
$200 steak and extra for sauce? The restaurant food trends we never want to see again
Six things we love (and four things we hate) about dining out in 2023.
- Callan Boys
Victoria’s best regional restaurants of the year (plus great places to stay and make a weekend of it)
Looking for destination inspiration for your next road trip? The Age Good Food Guide’s Regional Restaurant of the Year finalists are a great starting point.
- Emma Breheny
These under-the-radar restaurants might not score a hat, but the critics can’t get enough of them
From a fun BYO diner to food court favourites, these are the SMH Good Food Guide Critics’ Picks that did not get a hat, but are always a hit.
- Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
The 30 best bars in Melbourne right now
A bevy of openings in the ’burbs prove that delicious drinking lies beyond inner-city limits.
- Tomas Telegramma
And the finalists for the SMH Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year are...
The full list of SMH Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year finalists, revealed (and three of them are in the “former ghost town”).
- Bianca Hrovat
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- Best of
20 classic hatted restaurants to add to your bucket list
These iconic Aussie restaurants have been serving it up in style for 15 years or more. Isn’t it time you tried them?
Are you the next Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year in Victoria or NSW?
Throw your hat in the ring for this prestigious Good Food Guide award recognising Australia’s next culinary leaders.
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- Restaurant news
Sydney dining is sizzling: The trends, the dishes and the restaurants you need to know about now
Good Food Guide editor Callan Boys digests the trends, dishes and openings of 2023 (so far). And finds a dining scene as alive and buzzy as it’s ever been.
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- Restaurant news
Melbourne heats up: The trends, dishes and restaurants you need to know about now
The Age Good Food Guide editors take the temperature of Victoria’s dining scene in 2023. And after a lukewarm start, things are starting to heat up.