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Australia’s Good Food Guide: Hats and Special Awards
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Overview
What is The Good Food Guide (Australia)?
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald publish Good Food Guide editions covering Victoria and New South Wales. Their restaurant reviews and named awards recognize different achievements.
Good Food reviewers distinguish restaurants with one, two or three hats. A hat is a level of recognition shared by multiple restaurants, rather than an ordinal position within the state.
Checked October 31, 2026. Source: https://www.nineforbrands.com.au/media-release/good-food-guide-awards-highlight-premier-dining-in-partnership-with-oceania-cruises-t2/
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald publish Good Food Guide editions covering Victoria and New South Wales. Their restaurant reviews and named awards recognize different achievements.
Quick Facts
- Region
- Australia
- Recognition
- Restaurant hats and category awards
About
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald publish Good Food Guide editions covering Victoria and New South Wales. Their restaurant reviews and named awards recognize different achievements.
Selection Process
Good Food reviewers distinguish restaurants with one, two or three hats. A hat is a level of recognition shared by multiple restaurants, rather than an ordinal position within the state.
Significance
No. Named awards and the guide’s restaurant hat levels are separate distinctions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a special award confer an additional hat?
No. Named awards and the guide’s restaurant hat levels are separate distinctions.
What does the guide evaluate?
Good Food reviewers distinguish restaurants with one, two or three hats. A hat is a level of recognition shared by multiple restaurants, rather than an ordinal position within the state.
How many places have you visited?
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