For almost 50 years, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have been at the forefront of food journalism in Australia.

Today, Good Food is a go-to destination for engaging expert information about restaurants, bars, cafes, home entertaining, and food and drink trends. Its digital and print products unlock a world of exceptional dining and cooking by giving readers access to Australia’s leading chefs, journalists, reviewers, recipe creators and columnists.

Good Food’s flagship product, the Good Food Guide, is Australia’s most respected restaurant reviewing system. For more than 40 years, anonymous, independent critics have reviewed restaurants around the country, bestowing the best venues with one, two or three chefs’ hats, and making the term “hatted restaurant” a byword for quality.

Along the way, the guide has become the nation’s most trusted source of information about where to eat, be it a hole-in-the-wall cafe, a suburban gem, an upmarket restaurant, or an iconic spot that has shaped Australia’s food scene.

To read more about the guide, from if restaurants can pay to be included (no), to how the hat scoring works, here’s everything you need to know about the annual dining bible here.

The launch of the Good Food app in November 2024 ushers in a new era for Australia’s food and drinks scene by delivering a comprehensive, interactive digital experience for both eating in and eating out.

With more than 900 reviews (and counting) from the latest Good Food Guide, the app allows phone and tablet users to search across price points, styles and suburbs, and filter for cuisine types and dietary requirements.

Along with reviews, Good Food’s experienced team of writers and editors tap into the nation’s culinary pulse with a daily feed of restaurant news, nutrition and healthy eating advice compiled with an authority unmatched by other food media.

Importantly, for the first time, diners can search independent reviews on the go via a dynamic map and a location-based “nearby” function. This is particularly helpful if you’re in an unfamiliar location.

Regular features include news about restaurants and bars that have just opened or are coming soon; Eat streets, exploring exciting culinary neighbourhoods; Sandwich watch, dedicated to the sandwiches you need to know about; and Specials board, which tracks down the best meal deals.

The app will have a searchable collection of more than 10,000 recipes from Australia’s top chefs and recipe creators, including Adam Liaw, Nagi Maehashi (aka RecipeTin Eats), Karen Martini, Neil Perry and Julia Busuttil Nishimura. There are also masterclasses and cooking tips to help you level up your cooking game.

There is nothing on the market like the Good Food app. Yes, there are cooking apps, and apps that help you discover where to eat, but none that combines the two. The food space is cluttered, but the app helps cut through the noise with its local expertise, reliability and daily cooking inspiration.

The Good Food app will be available from November as a standalone subscription and as part of Nine’s Premium Digital packages for subscribers of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Sign up to the Eating Out newsletter or the What’s Cooking newsletter to hear more details about the launch. Or follow Good Food’s Instagram for news.