All 16 Hats in Gawr Gura: Quest for Bread – Locations & How to Unlock
Last reviewed: · Sources & evidence status below
Every one of the 16 hats in Gawr Gura Quest for Bread is covered on this page: the exact spot for each, what it takes to unlock it, and — where it matters — a missable warning, because at least one hat can be locked out permanently by walking through the wrong door. Ten hats are hidden across the zones, five are no-damage boss rewards, and the last one arrives on its own when you finish the game. Collect all 16 and you bank the Shark of Many Hats achievement.
How Hats Work in Gawr Gura: Quest for Bread
Hats are the game's main collectible. Five of the sixteen are bound to boss fights — each drops only if you beat that boss without taking damage, and each clean kill also unlocks its own achievement. The other eleven are found out in the world, most of them behind a short platforming detour or a drop most players would otherwise skip. Collect all sixteen and the Shark of Many Hats achievement pops.
Steam's own achievement text says only "Collect every hat" with no count, so the 16-hat list below is cross-checked across two independently written community guides rather than copied from an official listing — and every entry carries an evidence badge showing exactly how it is sourced. That is the whole system in Gawr Gura Quest for Bread: find them, earn them, and keep an eye on doors that lock behind you.
All 16 Hats – Quick List
The full set at a glance. Sort your run by area, or use it as a paper checklist against the interactive version. The Missable column is the one to read twice: "Yes" means a wrong door or a skipped room can cost you the hat on that save; "Unknown" means we have not verified it in-game yet.
| Hat | Area | Requirement | Missable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Hat | Gura's Home | Pick up. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Propeller Hat | Fish Town | Reach the ledge. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Ice Cream Hat | Ice Caves | Reach the platform. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Fish Hat | Ice Caves | Defeat Chief Fish without taking damage. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Block Hat | Ice Caves | Grab during the descent. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Cat Ears | Calli's Fortress | Defeat the skeleton. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Top Hat | Calli's Fortress | Defeat Lost Shrimp without taking damage. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Pizza Hat | Calli's Fortress | Enter the break room. | Yes — can be missed |
| Crown Hat | Calli's Fortress | Defeat Calli without taking damage. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Shark Hat | Island | Grab from the rocks. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Cowboy Hat | Island | Jump down and grab. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Drill Hat | Island | Defeat Drillby without taking damage. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Dino Hat | Watson Industries | Reach the top. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Smolest Ame | Watson Industries Lab | Walk to the end of the hallway. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Ame's Hat | Watson Industries | Defeat Doctor Watson without taking damage. | Unknown (verifying in-game) |
| Bread Hat | End of game | Complete the game (automatic). | No |
Every Hat Location, Step by Step
Below is every hat location in Gawr Gura Quest for Bread, one entry per hat, in route order — the order you would naturally meet them from Gura's home to the final boss. Each entry gives the exact spot, what unlocks it, whether it can be missed, and how we sourced it. All five boss hats have a dedicated no-damage guide, linked from their entries.
1. Apple Hat – Location & Unlock
The easiest collectible in the game. The Apple Hat sits in Gura's bedroom, in plain view from the moment the game starts — walk over and pick it up, with no puzzle and no combat in the way. Its missable status has not been verified either way, though it is at the literal starting point of the run.
Area: Gura's Home Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
2. Propeller Hat – Location & Unlock
On a high ledge near the beginning of Fish Town. Reach it by using the nearby mushrooms as bounce pads to jump up. The ledge sits close to the start of the zone, which makes it easy to walk past on a first visit; missable status is not yet confirmed either way.
Area: Fish Town Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
3. Ice Cream Hat – Location & Unlock
Sits on a tall cylinder platform around the middle of the Ice Caves. The route up: jump along the breakable platforms, then use a mushroom for the final boost to the top. The challenge is the platforming itself. Missable status is unverified.
Area: Ice Caves Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
4. Fish Hat – Location & Unlock
Dropped by the Chief Fish rematch in the Ice Caves — but only if you win the fight without taking a single hit. The no-damage requirement is official; the hat drop is cross-checked across two community guides. The same clean kill unlocks the Chief of Nothing achievement.
Full guide: Chief Fish no-damage fight →
Area: Ice Caves Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Official Information
5. Block Hat – Location & Unlock
Hidden in the falling-pillar section immediately after the Chief Fish rematch. Ride the third falling pillar down, then jump toward the mushroom below — the hat is grabbed during the descent, so commit to the drop instead of climbing back up. Missable status is unverified.
Area: Ice Caves Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
Gameplay screenshot pending
Block Hat descent — riding the third falling pillar toward the mushroom below — Ice Caves (step: Block Hat). Will be added after in-game capture; we do not use third-party images.
6. Cat Ears – Location & Unlock
Guarded by a skeleton in the rising-and-falling lava room inside Calli's Fortress. Drop down when the lava recedes, then defeat the skeleton to claim the hat. Wait for the low point of the lava cycle before committing to the drop. Missable status is unverified.
Area: Calli's Fortress Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
7. Top Hat – Location & Unlock
Dropped by Lost Shrimp in the Calli's Fortress boss arena — only if you finish the fight damage-free. The no-damage requirement comes straight from Steam; the drop itself is community-cross-checked. The same clean run unlocks the Get Lost achievement.
Full guide: Lost Shrimp no-damage fight →
Area: Calli's Fortress Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Official Information
8. Pizza Hat – Location & Unlock
The one confirmed missable hat in the game. The break room sits off the bounce-pad route in Calli’s Fortress, and you must enter it before passing the circle-shaped door at the top — both of our sources warn that the door locks permanently behind you. If that door has already closed on your save, this hat is gone.
Area: Calli's Fortress Missable: Yes — can be missed Community Sourced
Gameplay screenshot pending
Pizza Hat break room entrance before the circular door that locks behind you — Calli's Fortress (step: Pizza Hat). Will be added after in-game capture; we do not use third-party images.
9. Crown Hat – Location & Unlock
Calli's reward in her Fortress boss arena for a clean, no-damage kill. As with every boss hat, the no-damage requirement is official and the drop is cross-checked in two community guides. The same clean kill unlocks the Pink Lady Bad achievement.
Full guide: Calli no-damage fight →
Area: Calli's Fortress Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Official Information
10. Shark Hat – Location & Unlock
Rests on rocks out in the ocean off the Island. From the higher platform near the chicken box, aim your jump down toward the rocks to reach it. Missable status is not yet confirmed either way.
Area: Island Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
11. Cowboy Hat – Location & Unlock
Found at the bottom of the Island waterfall — the one near the skateboarding chicken. Jump down from above and grab it. Missable status is not yet confirmed either way.
Area: Island Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
12. Drill Hat – Location & Unlock
Drillby drops this hat in the Island boss arena, with the usual condition: finish the fight without taking damage. Requirement official, drop community-cross-checked. The same clean kill unlocks the Get Drilled achievement.
Full guide: Drillby no-damage fight →
Area: Island Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Official Information
13. Dino Hat – Location & Unlock
Inside a small Watson Industries room decorated with a spiral of alternating red and blue squares. Climb the spiral to the top of the room — the pattern is the landmark, so if you are not seeing alternating squares, you are in the wrong room. Missable status is unverified.
Area: Watson Industries Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
14. Smolest Ame – Location & Unlock
At the end of the dark hallway in the Watson Industries Lab, right after the laser-eyed miniboss. Walk the hallway to its end — and mind the hole near the end. Missable status is unverified.
Area: Watson Industries Lab Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Community Sourced
15. Ame's Hat – Location & Unlock
The final boss, Doctor Watson, drops Ame’s Hat when you clear the fight without taking damage — and both of our sources call it the hardest hat in the game. The same clean run unlocks the Inevitably Stupid achievement.
Full guide: Doctor Watson no-damage fight →
Area: Watson Industries Missable: Unknown (verifying in-game) Official Information
16. Bread Hat – Location & Unlock
Not hidden at all: the Bread Hat is awarded automatically when you finish the game. It is the only hat in the list with a confirmed "No" in the missable column, so ignore it until the credits roll and it arrives on its own.
Area: End of game Missable: No Community Sourced
Missable Hats – Read This Before You Finish a Level
Pizza Hat is the one confirmed missable: in the bounce-pad section of Calli's Fortress, enter the break room before going through the circle-shaped door at the top — both sources warn the door locks behind you. Every other hat's missability is not yet confirmed either way; we are verifying in a post-game save. Two habits keep a completion run safe on a first playthrough: grab each zone's hats as you pass (the walkthrough routes you past all of them), and treat any door that looks one-way as one-way until proven otherwise.
Shark of Many Hats Achievement Guide
Collecting every hat is its own achievement — Shark of Many Hats — and it is the umbrella the rest of this page hangs off. Ten of the sixteen come from exploration; five are the no-damage boss rewards (Chief of Nothing, Get Lost, Get Drilled, Pink Lady Bad and Inevitably Stupid each carry their own achievement too); the Bread Hat arrives with the credits. If you are chasing full completion, the route is mapped in the 100% completion guide, and the achievements page breaks down all eleven achievements one by one.
Track Your Progress with the Hat Checklist
Prefer ticking things off? The interactive hat checklist mirrors this page — all 16 hats, ticked in your browser and saved locally, so it survives refreshes and re-visits. It is the simplest way to see "three to go" at a glance mid-run.
FAQ
How many hats are in Gawr Gura: Quest for Bread?
16. Ten are hidden across the zones, five drop from no-damage boss kills, and the Bread Hat is awarded automatically for finishing the game. Steam’s achievement text gives no count, so the total is cross-checked across two independently written community guides; we are confirming each entry in-game.
Where do I find all hats in Gawr Gura: Quest for Bread?
Start with the quick list above for the overview, then the step-by-step section for exact spots — one entry per hat, in route order. For the five boss hats, each entry links to a full no-damage guide for that fight. The interactive checklist lets you track what is left.
Is the Pizza Hat missable?
Yes — it is the only confirmed missable hat. Enter the break room off the bounce-pad route in Calli’s Fortress before passing the circle-shaped door at the top: both of our sources warn the door locks permanently behind you. Every other hat’s missable status is still being verified in a post-game save.
What do you get for collecting every hat?
The Shark of Many Hats achievement. Each of the five no-damage boss hats also unlocks its own achievement on the same clean kill, so a full hat run takes a big bite out of the eleven-achievement list — see the achievements guide for the rest.