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.
People's Choice Pie
Vote and win!
Throughout August, cast your vote for the People's Choice Pie to be in the running to win a Ballarat escape for two valued at over $1200. The People's Choice Pie will be decided by a public vote running from 1-31 August, with the winner announced in early september.
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Get a slice of the action
Check out the official map and start making your way through the list!
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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)
People's Choice Pie
Throughout August, cast your vote for the People's Choice Pie to be in the running to win a Ballarat escape for two valued at over $1200.
The People's Choice Pie will be decided by a public vote running from 1-31 August, with the winner announced in early September.
Photography by Chris McConville.