Camila Zagarzazu

Dear George Street, thanks for finally listening to us and putting an interesting Malaysian joint on the main strip in Haymarket. A hawker-style restaurant with an open kitchen, Petaling Street serves up stir-fries, a salt-and-pepper eggplant (if you didn’t like eggplant before, you will now), and a handmade butter roti (served with curry) so good, you won’t want to share them with anyone else. However if you absolutely have to share, the portions are generous enough for any greedy friends to pick at. We really like the look of the roast chickens hanging in the kitchen too. Sincerely, Time Out.

Located in the Kurnell section of Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Cape Solander is one of Sydney’s best whale watching spots. Named after botanist Daniel Solander, the cape includes an unbeatable lookout, undoubtedly one of the best spots to whale watch in the city. June/July is your best chance to see humpbacks, as they migrate to warmer waters in order to breed.

Walking into the Corner Store at Concord, you notice the quaint decorations and cosy atmosphere and instantly feel at home. This one-stop shop is the brainchild of Inner West mums Lee, Monika, and Brooke, who became friends when their daughters met at daycare. Struggling to find the time and inspiration for family dinners, they hit upon the idea of a store that sold fresh, high quality meal kits, saving consumers the trouble of shopping for specific ingredients. Sourcing products from local vendors (fish from the One That Got Away, meat from Haverick Meats), the mums create a weekly changing menu. “It’s important to eat good food,” says Brooke, “so we use suppliers we feel have the same ethics as us when it comes to good quality.” The range includes Family Kits serving four, Gourmet Kits for special occasions and a Nourish selection for the health conscious. Each set comes with a recipe card – even the most novice of cooks can succeed. When Time Out dropped in they were offering a Family Kit of baked risotto with mushrooms and parmesan for $28.95, a chicken and soba noodle broth with greens for $36.95, and a pork and fennel sausage ragu with polenta for two costing $24.95. “We are very passionate about being affordable and reasonable and we constantly challenge each other on that so we can fit into the family market and meet the demographic,” says Brooke. All the dishes display icons indicating if they’re vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut free, or have no added sugar. Aside