Australian Good Food Guide Announces 2020 Chef Hat Awards

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood

The Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) have been awarding Chef Hats to Australia’s most distinguished Chefs and restaurants for more than three decades. Each year they adhere to their ethos of awarding exceptional Chefs and are committed to awarding Chefs based on their food, and their food alone. 

Sixteen Canberra restaurants were awarded a Chef Hat for 2020 from the AGFG who announced the winners today.

Restaurants who are awarded a hat also receive a score out of 20. We’ve listed the score they received beside the name of the restaurant. Here’s the list of winners.

Aubergine (15) – 18 Barker St, Griffith

The Boat House (14) – Grevillea Park, Menindee Dr, Barton

Otis Dining Hall (13) – 29 Jardine St, Kingston

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Otis Dining Hall.

Pilot (13) – 1 Wakefield Gardens, Ainslie

Sage Dining Rooms (13) – Gorman House Arts Centre, Batman St, Braddon

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Sage Dining Rooms.

XO Restaurant (13) – 16 Iluka St, Narrabundah

Raku Dining (12) – 148 Bunda St, Canberra

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Raku Dining.

Les Bistonomes (12) – 18 Blamey Place, Campbell

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Les Bistronomes.

Monster Kitchen and Bar (12) – Ground/25 Edinburgh Ave, Canberra

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Monster Kitchen and Bar.

Italian and Sons (12) – 7 Lonsdale St, Braddon

Courgette (12) – 54 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra

Temporada (12) – 15 Moore St, Canberra

Ottoman Cuisine (12) – 9 Broughton St, Barton 

Morks (12) – 18/19 Eastlake Parade, Kingston

Vincent (12) – 48 Macquarie St, Barton

Photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Vincent.

Bar Rochford (12) – 65 London Cct, Canberra

Visit the AGFG website for a full list of Australia’s 2020 award-winning restaurants.

Find out more about the AGFG Chef Hat Awards.

Feature photo taken by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra at Pilot.

Amelia is the Founder and Editor of Eat Canberra and the Founder and Managing Director of Eat Canberra Food Tours. She's a qualified journalist, presenter, freelance writer and also runs a boutique communications agency working with small business owners on all things social media, content creation and marketing. She's taught cheesemaking classes, judged hospitality and tourism awards, completed the WSET Level 1 Award In Wines, loves to cook and has travelled to 23 countries. She's also passionate about mental health and has recently started studying to become a Counsellor.