Overview

• The 41st Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide was unveiled at an awards event at Carriageworks where hats and key prizes were announced.
• More than 600 independent reviews across NSW and the ACT make this the largest SMH Good Food Guide published.
• The new Critics' Picks highlights 115 essential restaurants from fine dining to food-court favorites, acknowledging that hats alone do not capture the full picture.
• All reviews are live in the Good Food app with maps, filters, nearby search and current opening hours, available to SMH premium subscribers or via standalone subscription.
• A free 80-page liftout carries the listings, with scores, hat ratings and Critics' Pick labels also published across partner outlets such as WAtoday.