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Mark your calendar: The Herald and Age Good Food Guides launch in October

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Food, G. (2026, September 25). Mark your calendar: The Herald and Age Good Food Guides launch in October. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/eating-out/mark-your-calendar-the-herald-and-age-good-food-guides-launch-in-october-20260925-p60zem.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will launch in October, marking the 46th and 42nd editions respectively. Both guides feature over 500 anonymous reviews covering top dining spots across Victoria, NSW, and the ACT. The Age Guide launches on October 12 with a celebration event at Timber Yard, while the Sydney Morning Herald Guide follows on October 26 at Carriageworks. Reviews are accessible through the Good Food app and free liftouts in the respective newspapers on October 13 and 27.
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Food enthusiasts can mark their calendars for October, when the 46th edition of *The Age* and the 42nd edition of the *Sydney Morning Herald* Good Food Guides will be released. Both guides feature over 500 reviews of top restaurants, bars, pubs, and cafes across Victoria, NSW, and the ACT, covering a variety of price points and cuisines.

The anonymous review process ensures unbiased assessments, with reviewers booking through regular online platforms and phone numbers as any patron would. The guides also honor hatted restaurants from one to three hats, alongside awards such as Restaurant of the Year and Pub of the Year.

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🔮 The ceremony will be live-blogged via the Herald from 3pm, and all Guide reviews will be available on the Good Food app from 8pm.
2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Everything you need to know about the Good Food Guide
🔮 Food and drink fans, the 46th Age and the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will be released next month, delivering comprehensive reviews written anonymously to offer an annual snapshot of the most outstanding and exciting venues you need to know about in Victoria, NSW and the ACT.
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Food and drink fans, the 46th Age and the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will be released next month, delivering comprehensive reviews written anonymously to offer an annual snapshot of the most outstanding and exciting venues you need to know about in Victoria, NSW and the ACT.
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🔮 Food and drink fans, the 46th Age and the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will be released next month, delivering comprehensive reviews written anonymously to offer an annual snapshot of the most outstanding and exciting venues you need to know about in Victoria, NSW and the ACT.
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Food and drink fans, the 46th Age and the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will be released next month, delivering comprehensive reviews written anonymously to offer an annual snapshot of the most outstanding and exciting venues you need to know about in Victoria, NSW and the ACT. asserted
you → release → Victoria
Both Good Food Guides – presented by Oceania Cruises and T2 Tea – feature more than 500 reviews of the best restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes across various price points, cuisines, styles and suburbs. asserted
Guides → present → points
As in previous years, the guides include reviews of hatted restaurants – from one to the pinnacle of three hats – and awards for everything from Restaurant of the Year to Pub of the Year, Good Food Guide Legend and many more. asserted
guides → include → Year
The reviews are written by a team of editors, senior food critics and a diverse group of freelance reviewers. asserted
reviews → write → reviewers
Importantly, no venue can pay to be included. asserted
venue → pay → ?
“We review as anonymously as possible, and book through the same online platforms and phone numbers as everyone else,” says The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide editor Callan Boys. asserted
Boys → review → everyone
“There isn’t another publication that comes remotely close to this level of independent restaurant criticism in Australia.” asserted
that → be → Australia
The Age Good Food Guide drops first, launching on Monday, October 12 with a celebration for the industry at Port Melbourne’s Timber Yard. asserted
Guide → drop → Yard
The Good Food team will be live-blogging the award ceremony from 3pm on The Age website, allowing subscribers and readers to track the winners and action. asserted
subscribers → blogge → winners
The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide launches two weeks later at a ceremony at Sydney’s Carriageworks on Monday, October 26. asserted
Guide → launch → Monday
The chef-studded event will also be live-blogged via the Herald website from 3pm, and all NSW and ACT reviews will be available in the Good Food app from 8pm. asserted
reviews → stud → 8
“More than ever, this year’s Guides are a snapshot of what it’s like to eat in each state right now,” The Age Good Food Guide co-editor Emma Breheny says. asserted
Breheny → ’ → state
“We’ve included hundreds of hatted restaurants but also plenty of meals that make you feel a million bucks without having to spend a week’s rent, whether it’s an excellent-value banquet or a spectacular bowl of soup. asserted
it → include → soup
Since its launch three years ago, the Good Food app is the home of the Good Food Guide and features more than 2000 reviews and recommendations, including the lists of winners and signature collections, regional destination guides and Critics’ Picks. asserted
app → feature → winners
You can save Guide venues, search via the map’s nearby function, and filter by price, suburb and more. asserted
You → save → price
While every Good Food Guide review is available via the app – and that’s where you can get the most user-friendly experience – a free 56-page Good Food Guide liftout will be inserted in The Age on Tuesday, October 13, and in The Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday, October 27. asserted
liftout → ’ → Tuesday
The liftouts include award winners, a list of every hatted restaurant, as well as 100 Essential Restaurants – a snapshot of the most vital places to eat right now in NSW, Victoria and the ACT. asserted
liftouts → include → NSW
The Victorian liftout also has regional destination guides, while NSW’s has wraps of Sydney’s best pizza, ramen and pubs. asserted
NSW → have → pizza
“The new 100 Essential Restaurants lists champion food across all price points and cuisines,” says Boys. asserted
Boys → champion → points
“There’s a lot more to the Good Food Guide than fine-diners where a night out for one couple costs more than a second-hand Corolla.” asserted
night → ’ → Corolla
The winners of the 46th Age Good Food Guide Awards will be announced on Monday, October 12. asserted
winners → announce → Monday
The ceremony will be live-blogged via The Age from 3pm; the Guide reviews will be on the Good Food app from 8pm. asserted
reviews → blogge → pm
The winners of the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards will be announced on Monday, October 26. asserted
winners → announce → Monday
The ceremony will be live-blogged via the Herald from 3pm; the Guide reviews will be on the Good Food app from 8pm. asserted
reviews → blogge → 8
You can download the Good Food app here. asserted
You → download → app
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