Take a bite out of Ballarat’s Best Pie

Ballarat's Best Pie is back for round four this August and you don't want to miss out.

Take your pick from 30 savoury and sweet pies at some of the city’s top bakeries, cafes, restaurants and bars.

With twists on traditional flavours through to ambitious creations, there’s sure to be a pie to satisfy all taste buds and palates.

The winners

Ballarat's Best Pie 2006

• Grand prize: The Shared Table's Sher Wagyu Reuben pie
• Second: Cookie Cult's Struck Gold & It's Sticky pie (available at Yellow Espresso)
• Third: The Buninyong Hotel's Sri Lankan chicken curry pie

Best Savoury Pie

• The Shared Table's Sher Wagyu Reuben pie at The Shared Tableher 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

Every pie lover can become a critic by voting for the People’s Choice Pie for the chance to win a luxury Ballarat escape (or staycation!) valued at over $1200.