Ballarat's Best Pie

Ballarat’s Best Pie is back for round three this winter.

From 1-31 August, take your pick from 36 savoury and sweet showstoppers at some of the city’s top bakeries, cafes, restaurants and bars.

The winners

Ballarat's Best Pie 2025

• Grand prize: Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie at Naomi & i
• Second: Peach & Portuguese custard pie at Lydiard General
• Third: Apple sty pie at Mondegreen Cafe

Best Savoury Pie

• Lechon paksiw pie at Hotel Canberra’s Stables Cafe & Bar

Best Sweet Pie

• Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie at Naomi & i

Best Bakery Pie

• Beef rendang pie at Turret Bakehouse

Brilliantly Unexpected Pie

• Lechon paksiw pie at Hotel Canberra’s Stables Cafe & Bar

Pie with Purpose

• Feral pie at The Shared Table

People's Choice Pie

• To be decided by a public vote running from 1-31 August, with the winner announced in early September. Cast your vote and go into the draw to win a luxury Ballarat escape (or staycation!) valued at over $1500. The full terms and conditions can be found on our competitions page.

Ballarat's Best Pie is all about celebrating the brilliantly unexpected - which is how we describe Ballarat - and we encouraged our chefs to have a little fun with their creations. Many of them may not meet the traditional definition of a pie - and we think that's great! 

Plan your pie-tinerary

A downloadable version of the map is also available.

Photography by Chris McConville