67 h. ago No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

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3 d. ago The 10 finalists announced for Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year

There’s a stylish ode to regional Indian cooking and a hard-to-book bistro with fire-licked Armenian food and a soundtrack of South Caucasian funk to match.

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6 d. ago The Good Food app is home of the Good Food Guide, and it’s like having a reviewer on speed dial

Search more than 1200 trusted, independent reviews of restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs, including one, two and three hatted venues.

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6 d. ago What’s up, what’s down: Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats in the new SMH Good Food Guide

While talent flourishes in Sydney’s west, some of the restaurants in the city’s eastern suburbs lost a hat at the launch of the Good Food Guide 2026.

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6 d. ago The 2026 Herald Good Food Guide is more in tune with how we eat right now

It’s an essential time capsule of the year that’s been and a companion for the year ahead for anyone who loves to eat and drink. 

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7 d. ago The complete list of winners at the SMH Good Food Guide 2026 Awards

From the coveted major prize categories to the return of the Pub of the Year award, meet the best the NSW and ACT hospitality industry has to offer right now.

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7 d. ago GFG26 NSW Oceania Cruises Service Excellence Winner: Ecca Zhang

We are proud to announce the winner of this year’s Good Food Guide Awards 2026 NSW Oceania Cruises Service Excellence is Ecca Zhang.

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7 d. ago New Restaurant of the Year, presented by Aurum Poultry: Eleven Barrack

One of the most exciting openings of the past 12 months that also has a fresh point of view and captures the moment in the broader restaurant scene.

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7 d. ago Good Food Guide NSW Awards 2026 live updates: All the winners, hats revealed

Live coverage of this afternoon’s Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at Carriageworks.

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7 d. ago Good Food Guide Awards 2026 as it happened: Full list of winners, hats revealed

Live coverage of this afternoon’s Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at Carriageworks.

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8 d. ago Catch up on all the finalists for this year’s SMH Good Food Guide Awards

From the best up-and-coming young talent in the state to the finalists for the Restaurant of the Year, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s awards.

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1 week ago The finalists for the three biggest awards at the SMH Good Food Guide Awards revealed

Consider this the Good Food Guide cheat sheet of the most exciting places to eat in NSW and the ACT right now.

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1 week ago Five Good Food Guide regional restaurant finalists to plan a road trip around

Build a future getaway with this snapshot of the state’s best, plus five affordable spots to visit while you’re there.

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1 week ago In 1978 three friends went on a road trip. Their bodies were later found with gunshot wounds

The trio planned to travel from Alice Springs to Melbourne. They never made it. Now a second inquest hopes to unravel the mystery of their deaths.

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2 w. ago Ten best new restaurant finalists announced for the Good Food Guide (plus 10 more to try)

It’s been such a strong year for openings, we’ve included an additional 10 to put on your radar.

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2 w. ago This $10 snack is one of the Good Food Guide editor’s favourite cheap eats in Melbourne

Wang’s Crispy Pancake in the CBD has nailed its signature dish.

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3 w. ago 10 great regional Victorian pubs, restaurants, wineries and more worth planning a road trip around

Need a break from big smoke? We hear you. Here are our new and recently reviewed country hotspots to check out whenever you get the chance.

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3 w. ago Good Food Guide Regional Restaurant of the Year finalists announced

From tiny wine bars to fine diners with sweeping views, regional NSW has never been a better place to eat.

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3 w. ago Five top regional restaurants and wine bars worth planning a road trip around

From tiny wine bars to fine diners with sweeping views, regional NSW has never been a better place to eat.

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