From one hat to three, the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant from the 46th edition of The Age Good Food Guide.
Home of the hats
Heard the expression, “It’s a hatted restaurant”? The chefs’ hat rating system was created by the Good Food Guide more than 40 years ago to give readers a sense of what to expect in terms of food, service and experience. It has been the cornerstone of Good Food’s rating system ever since.
Each restaurant reviewed in the Guide is scored out of 20: 10 points for food, five for hospitality, three for setting and experience, and two for value. Restaurants scoring 15 or above are awarded one hat, those scoring 16 or 17 receive two hats, and those between 18 and 20 receive three hats.
The main goal of our reviewers isn’t to tell you whether we like a restaurant. It’s to paint a picture of the experience so you can decide whether you might like it, and to explain how it sits within Australia’s dining landscape.
- Anchovy, Richmond
- Askal, Melbourne CBD NEW
- Bacash, South Yarra
- Bar Carolina, South Yarra NEW
- Bar Liberty, Fitzroy
- Bar Lourinha, Melbourne CBD
- Bar Magnolia, Brunswick
- Bar Olo, Carlton
- Bistra, Carlton NEW
- BiZu Hotpot, Camberwell NEW
- Bottarga, Brighton NEW
- Brico, Carlton North
- Carlton Wine Room, Carlton
- Carnation Canteen, Fitzroy NEW
- Cecconi’s Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD
- Centonove, Kew
- Circl, Melbourne CBD
- Clover, Richmond
- Coda, Melbourne CBD
- Cote Basque, Melbourne CBD NEW
- Cumulus Inc., Melbourne CBD
- Dainty on Toorak, South Yarra
- Decca, Alphington NEW
- Doju, Melbourne CBD
- Donovans, St Kilda
- Embla, Melbourne CBD
- Etta, Brunswick East
- The European, Melbourne CBD
- French Saloon, Melbourne CBD
- Freyja, Melbourne CBD
- From Here by Mike, Docklands NEW
- Grill Americano, Melbourne CBD
- Harriot, Melbourne CBD
- Il Bacaro, Melbourne CBD NEW
- The Independent, Gembrook NEW
- Kafeneion, Melbourne CBD
- Kolkata Cricket Club, Southbank
- Lagoon Dining, Carlton
- Lagotto, Fitzroy North
- La Vetta, Mickleham
- Little Rose, Fitzroy NEW
- Lucia, South Melbourne
- Maha, Melbourne CBD
- Maison Batard, Melbourne CBD NEW
- Malin, Carlton North
- Manze, North Melbourne
- Marion, Fitzroy
- Marmelo, Melbourne CBD
- Matsu, Footscray
- MoVida, Melbourne CBD
- MoVida Aqui, Melbourne CBD
- Napier Quarter, Fitzroy
- Nihao Kitchen, Kew
- Nomad, Melbourne CBD
- Omnia, South Yarra
- Osteria Ilaria, Melbourne CBD
- Patsy’s, Melbourne CBD
- Philippe, Melbourne CBD
- Pipis Kiosk, Albert Park
- Poodle Bar & Bistro, Fitzroy
- Public Wine Shop, Fitzroy North
- Reed House, Melbourne CBD
- Rockpool Bar & Grill, Southbank
- Roma, Melbourne CBD NEW
- Saadi, Melbourne CBD NEW
- Scopri, Carlton
- Serai, Melbourne CBD
- Smith St Bistrot, Collingwood
- Society, Melbourne CBD
- Sogumm, Cremorne NEW
- Stokehouse, St Kilda
- Supernormal, Melbourne CBD
- Supreme J Kitchen, Balwyn
- Tipo 00, Melbourne CBD
- Trattoria Emilia, Melbourne CBD
- Tulum, Balaclava
- Uminono, Prahran NEW
- Victor Churchill, Armadale
- Vinesmith, Melbourne CBD
- Zareh, Collingwood
- Babae, Ballarat
- Bar Midland, Castlemaine
- Bistro Merenda, Daylesford NEW
- Brown Brothers Restaurant, Milawa
- Doot Doot Doot, Merricks North
- Emerald City, Healesville NEW
- Grace Bar & Eatery, Rutherglen
- Hogget Kitchen, Warragul
- House of Mi-Rin, Yea NEW
- Ipsos, Lorne
- Kin, Wahgunyah
- Koji Bird, Bright NEW
- Many Little, Red Hill South
- Messmates, Warragul
- Midnight Starling, Kyneton
- Moke, Flinders
- Montalto, Red Hill South
- Norma, Albury
- Orson, Rosebud NEW
- Pt. Leo Restaurant, Merricks
- Polperro, Red Hill
- Port Phillip Estate, Red Hill South
- The Raw, Geelong NEW
- Stefano’s, Mildura
- The Surly Goat, Hepburn Springs
- TarraWarra Estate, Healesville
- Terrae, Bendigo NEW
- Tommy Gunns, Barwon Heads NEW
- Underbar, Ballarat
- Aoi Tsuki, South Yarra
- Aru, Melbourne CBD
- Attica, Ripponlea
- Caterina’s Cucina e Bar, Melbourne CBD
- Cutler, Fitzroy
- Di Stasio Citta, Melbourne CBD
- Florentino Dining Room, Melbourne CBD
- Flower Drum, Melbourne CBD
- Gaea, Fitzroy
- Gimlet, Melbourne CBD
- Greasy Zoes, Hurstbridge
- Ishizuka, Melbourne CBD
- Kazuki’s, Carlton
- Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne CBD
- Navi, Yarraville
- O.My, Beaconsfield
- Reine & La Rue, Melbourne CBD
- Sushi On, Kew
- Tomo-An, South Melbourne
- Warabi, Melbourne CBD
- Yugen Omakase, South Yarra
- Barragunda Dining, Cape Schanck
- Chae, Cockatoo
- Chauncy, Heathcote
- Du Fermier, Trentham
- Kadota, Daylesford
- Lake House, Daylesford
- Laura, Merricks
- Provenance, Beechworth
- Samesyn, Torquay
- Tedesca Osteria, Red Hill
- Ten Minutes by Tractor, Main Ridge
- Wickens at Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld
The winners of the 46th Age Good Food Guide Awards, presented by Oceania Cruises and T2 Tea, were announced on Monday, October 12.
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* Note: NEW denotes a venue that has opened in the past 12 months
* Note: As a result of an investigation by the Sydney Morning Herald, Merivale’s Totti’s Lorne excludes itself from being eligible to be scored in the Good Food Guide.