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Cornersmith owners Alex Elliott-Howery and James Grant have called time on their Annandale cafe.

‘Groundbreakers can’t survive any more’: Is Australia’s restaurant industry on the brink?

For many restaurants today, just breaking even is cause for celebration. Will 2024 be remembered as a year of closures? And what can cash-strapped diners do to help?

  • Dani Valent
Brett Graham at The Ledbury restaurant in London.

‘Unsurpassable quality’: Australian chef awarded three Michelin stars

Brett Graham (The Ledbury, London) is the first Aussie-born owner-chef to receive the accolade.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The rustic, industrial and excellent Embla.

Game, set, hats: 10 ace places to eat just a short walk from the Australian Open

When it comes to quality dining mere minutes from centre court, Melbourne smashes it. Here are 10 of the best spots to eat out before or after the tennis.

  • Andrea McGinniss and Good Food Guide reviewers
Tom Sarafian, Shannon Martinez (Smith & Daughters, Lona Misa)  and Rosheen Kaul (Etta).

Red carpet, cocktails and colour from The Age Good Food Guide 2024 Awards

A taste of the gala event, presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises.

Chef Jemma Whiteman at Newtown wine bar Ante.

The Good Food Guide Chef of the Year finalists are revealed

Some of our top kitchen talents are embracing the “small is beautiful” mantra in their quest for excellence. Plus, the NSW Chef of the Year finalists revealed.

  • Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack
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O'Connor's 350g rib-eye steak at Angus & Bon, Prahran.

$200 steak and extra for sauce? The restaurant food trends we never want to see again

Six things we love (and four things we hate) about dining out in 2023.

  • Callan Boys
The Age GOOD FOOD - Chauncy review Heathcote. Pic Simon Schluter 11 February 2022.

Victoria’s best regional restaurants of the year (plus great places to stay and make a weekend of it)

Looking for destination inspiration for your next road trip? The Age Good Food Guide’s Regional Restaurant of the Year finalists are a great starting point.

  • Emma Breheny
Chef Omar Hsu at his counter.

These under-the-radar restaurants might not score a hat, but the critics can’t get enough of them

From a fun BYO diner to food court favourites, these are the SMH Good Food Guide Critics’ Picks that did not get a hat, but are always a hit.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
Bar Bellamy in Rathdowne Street, Carlton.

The 30 best bars in Melbourne right now

A bevy of openings in the ’burbs prove that delicious drinking lies beyond inner-city limits.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Clockwise from top left: Clams casino, crumpets and Ora King salmon gravalax at Bistro George in Sydney.

And the finalists for the SMH Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year are...

The full list of SMH Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year finalists, revealed (and three of them are in the “former ghost town”).

  • Bianca Hrovat