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Everything you need to know from the SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

Catch up on all the action, hats, finalists and winners from the 40th anniversary celebration of the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises, at Sydney Opera House on Monday, November 11.

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Presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises

The full list of hats

Baba’s Place won Critics’ Pick

Red carpet, cocktails and colour from The SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

Who’s up and who’s down in 2025?

What’s up, what’s down: Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats

  • Scott Bolles
Josh Niland (centre) at the new Saint Peter, in Paddington’s Grand National Hotel.

The complete list of winners at the SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

Catalina restaurant manager James McMahon and his mother, restaurant director Judy McMahon.

From 10 years to 50, these restaurants are celebrating milestone anniversaries

  • David Matthews
A selection of iconic dishes from Sydney restaurants for the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

The 40 defining dishes from 40 years of the SMH Good Food Guide

  • Callan Boys and David Matthews
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Cultural Change Champion : Women And Revolution.

After the toughest year, Sydney’s culinary stars celebrated at an extra special Good Food Guide Awards

  • Bianca Hrovat
Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025 Awards at the Sydney Opera House.

Good Food Guide Awards 2025 as it happened: Full list of winners, hats revealed

  • Annabel Smith
The late Bill Granger pictured at his bills cafe.

Bill Granger honoured with SMH Good Food Guide Legend Award

  • Jill Dupleix
The team at new hatted Windsor restaurant Cricca.

It’s the first time these unlikely Western Sydney suburbs scored a Good Food Guide hat

  • David Matthews
Go-to dish: Coral trout and its parts.
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Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub

  • Callan Boys
Swordfish empanada.
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Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

  • Terry Durack
Good Food app

The Good Food app is live, with new Guide reviews, maps, recipes on the menu

Tento, in a Surry Hills courtyard, has its own coffee van.

Sydney’s cafe scene is the best and sunniest in the world. Here are our top 20

  • Bianca Hrovat and Jill Dupleix
SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Critics’ Picks.

Ramen to rice: 20 casual restaurants the Good Food Guide critics love

  • Callan Boys, David Matthews and Good Food Guide Reviewers
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Martinis any way you like ’em at Bar Planet.

The Good Food guide to Sydney’s best 20 bars, right now

  • Callan Boys, Matty Hirsch, Sarah Norris and David Matthews
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The finalists for the three biggest awards, revealed

  • Callan Boys
Lobster kottu is the signature dish at Kurumba, Surry Hills.

Young Chef of the Year finalists share their favourite off-duty dining secrets

Hey Rosey is lifting Orange’s food and booze options.

Good Food’s great regional wine bar road-trip (plus great places to stay)

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
Vue de monde restaurant manager Rajnor Soin has made personable service his mission.

Australia is leading the world in bringing joy and friendliness to fine dining

  • Besha Rodell