Ballarat's Best Pie is back for round four in 2026.
From 1-31 August, take your pick from 30 savoury and sweet pies at some of the city's top cafes, restaurants, bakeries and pubs.
With twists on traditional flavours through to ambitious creations, there's sure to be a pie to satisfy all taste buds and palates.
Savoury pies
Sweet pies
Until 31 August
Which pie will win People's Choice?
Cast your vote for People's Choice Pie to be in the running to win a Ballarat escape for two valued at over $1200.
The winners
The 2026 Ballarat's Best Pie Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday 1 August at Itinerant Spirits.
The winners were:
- Ballarat’s Best Pie and Best Savoury Pie – The Shared Table's Sher Wagyu Reuben pie
- Best Sweet Pie – Cookie Cult's Struck Gold & It's Sticky pie (available at Yellow Espresso)
- Best Bakery Pie – Sovereign Hill's slow-cooked blade steak pepper pie
- Brilliantly Unexpected Pie – Flying Chillies' pandan flower pie (available at The Salty Sparrow Cafe and selected local markets)
It proved to be a very tough decision for judges and pie connoisseurs Tim Bone (MasterChef Australia contestant), Kara Monssen (Herald Sun food and wine editor), Alejandro Saravia (acclaimed Melbourne chef), Richard Cornish (food writer) and Cr Ben Taylor (City of Ballarat Deputy Mayor).
