The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

Meet the people behind our Good Food Guide

The launch of the Herald’s Good Food Guide is one of the most anticipated events of the year. We talk to the people behind the chef’s hats.

  • Bevan Shields,Sarah Norris andCallan Boys
The dining room at Beltana Farm near Canberra.
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Beltana Farm

All the charm of the (truffle) farm.

The dining room of Jugemu&Shimbashi in Neutral Bay.

Jugemu&Shimbashi

Humble diner that’s a shrine to soba.

Haidilao’s hot pot is the ultimate communal dining experience.

Haidilao Hot Pot

Frenetic hotpot chain with cuisine-bending broths.

Chatkazz specialises in Indian street food.

Chatkazz

Crowd-pleasing vegetarian go-to in Little India.

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Mombasa roti and chole (roti with chickpeas).

Ambi’s Chai Bar

Home to myriad teas,roti and Sydney’s best chai.

Jollof rice,goat stew and fried plantains.

Little Lagos

Spice,community and booming tunes.

New Pioneer Palace

Late night Cantonese classics.

Margherita pizza and burrata caprese salad.

Da Mario

Sydney’s original certified Naples-style pizza.

Fish Shop in Bondi.

Fish Shop

Modern fish cookery on a Bondi back street.