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Latest Posts 8.37pm on Oct 26, 2026 And that’s a wrap By Annabel Smith
Thanks for following our live coverage of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide awards, presented by T2 Tea and Oceania Cruises.
Read all about the ceremony in our news story here, peruse the full list of hats and find out more about all the major award winners.
Download our Good Food app to explore all 500 Good Food Guide reviews, and pick up the paper tomorrow for the special Good Food Guide liftout.
The 100 Essential Restaurants list is the hero of the liftout, and is now available to browse in the Good Food app, and will be published online on Thursday.
And come back at midday tomorrow for the low-down on which restaurants gained or lost their hats – one final shoutout to Olympic Meats for their hat, and that snack pack.
Bronte and I are off to fetch ourselves some Portuguese tarts. Over and out!
Photo: Good Food 8.33pm on Oct 26, 2026 Want a Good Food Guide reviewer in your pocket? By Erina Starkey
With more than 3000 reviews and recommendations and expanded coverage of independent restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs across NSW, the ACT and Victoria, the Good Food app makes it easier to find where to eat.
Photo: Dion Georgopoulos Readers can browse The Sydney Morning Good Food Guide in full, including the A-Z list, or explore collections of one-, two- and three-hat venues, Critics’ Picks, the 100 Essential Restaurants, regional restaurants, and the best cafes, bars and more.
The home of the Good Food Guide, the app is free for premium subscribers of The Sydney Morning Herald and also available as a standalone subscription. You can download the Good Food app
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