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Good Food Guide 2025

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The outdoor seating at Bobbys in Cronulla.

Sydney’s 10 best waterfront restaurants for great food with a beautiful view

From seaside stalwarts to breezy new arrivals, the Good Food Guide to the best food with a seaside view this summer and beyond.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide reviewers

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Lulu Bondi’s scallop toast.

Lollipop custard, prawn toast and cookbooks no one asked for: The Good Food Guide Cap Awards for 2024

From Most Improved Trend to Dumbest Collaboration of the Year, we present the Good Food Guide’s “other” hat awards.

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Bistro Penny owner-chef Joel Humphreys.

How Newcastle became one of our hottest food destinations (and nine places you must try)

With big-city talent at the helm, Newcastle’s new Bistro Penny joins several other venues making the Steel City a cracking place to eat and drink this summer.

  • Callan Boys
The grand dining room at Armorica.

20 private dining rooms in Sydney for Christmas catch-ups

Finalise your guest list (and check it twice), then make a reservation at these Sydney restaurants with a private or semi-private dining space.

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

Staying power: Longstanding Sydney restaurateurs share the secrets to their success

The Good Food Guide turns 40 this year, and these iconic restaurants are celebrating anniversaries of their own.

  • David Matthews
Clarence River baby octopus skewers.
Critics' Pick

St Siandra

Sun, seafood and spritzes on the eastern shores of the Spit.

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Natalie Elliott, widow of celebrity chef Bill Granger.

The woman behind the breakfast empire: After Bill Granger’s death, Natalie Elliott steps into sun

It was a love story that began over corn fritters, and went on to conquer the culinary world. Now, Natalie is tentatively rediscovering joy in continuing her husband’s legacy.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The team at new hatted Windsor restaurant Cricca.

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

A trend has emerged in the 2025 Guide: the geography of Sydney’s hats is beginning to shift.

  • David Matthews
Baba’s Place won Critics’ Pick

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

The cream of NSW’s dining scene gathered at Sydney Opera House on November 11 for the glittering Good Food Guide Awards. Here’s a snapshot (or 50) from the big night.

WAR presdient Bridget Raffal accepts the award for Cultural Change Champion.

‘Raise the bar’: First Cultural Change Champion calls for action at Good Food Guide awards

More must be done to make hospitality a safe industry for women, heard the crowd at the 40th annual awards ceremony.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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