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Restaurants & Cafés
Your guide to breakfast and brunch, fine dining and cheap eats in Sydney
The 52 best cafés in Sydney
It's summer, so this list is all about the best cafés for long summer mornings, as well as post-party caffeine fixes.
New restaurant: Sala
Something special enough to fill that historic Flying Fish site at the end of Jones Bay Wharf finally arrived.
New restaurant: Redbird Chinese
Every family has a favourite Chinese restaurant. This one may knock yours from the top spot.
Coming soon: St Siandra
In February, this new Mediterranean-inspired venue will open on a white-sand private beach.
Sydney's top restaurants
The best Chinese restaurants in Sydney
Whether you're after specialty Sichuan spots or hot Cantonese kitchens, Sydney has some seriously great Chinese restaurants in the CBD and surrounding suburbs.
The best noodle soups in Sydney
There are few things more satisfying than hunkering down with a bowl of piping hot noodle soup.
The 41 best rooftop bars in Sydney
From a sundowner by the harbour to a sunny rooftop in the Inner West, our town is awash with sky-high watering holes.
The best quick lunches in the CBD
With most office workers filing back to the CBD trenches, we're looking to treat ourselves a little when it comes to our lunchbreak.
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Hariri Chickens
We're calling it – this Kogarah gem is the best charcoal chicken shop in all of Sydney
Chatkazz
From chole bhature to papdi chaat, Chatkazz is where the Indian diaspora in Sydney go to get their street-food fix
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Lankan Filling Station
It doesn't matter whether it's noon or night, O Tama Carey’s Sri Lankan food always delivers the goods
The best Sydney cafés
The best coffee in the Sydney CBD
Here's our guide to the best coffee in the Sydney CBD, from Circular Quay up to Wynyard, to Town Hall, Barangaroo and everywhere in between.
The best bacon and egg rolls in Sydney
Whoever first put cured, fried pork and soft, melty eggs together deserves a seriously prestigious award, in our opinion.
The best breakfasts in Sydney
From the best cheese toastie around to that liquorice bread, here's our list of where to go and what to order at the best cafés in Sydney.
The best cafés in Bondi
In a suburb where morning runs, dawn surfing and AM yoga are part of your daily routine, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.
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The Village Butchery
In Sydney, The Village Butchery is a cut above the rest. This old-school artisanal butcher takes no shortcuts when it comes to sourcing world-class meats and...
Tea Republic
The bubble tea craze has well and truly spread across Sydney and is showing no signs of bursting anytime soon. If you’re looking for a beverage beyond...
Nekotaro
Cat people of Sydney, rejoice. We’ve discovered a secret cat café in Eastwood, and trust us when we say that literally everything from the...
Sydney's foodie hotspots
The best restaurants in Surry Hills
The best restaurants in Surry Hills
From the city fringes to deep Crown Street, Surry Hills really is a bit of a hub for dining in Sydney.
The best restaurants in Enmore
The best restaurants in Enmore
While neighbouring Newtown has long gotten the props as a Sydney dining destination, little Enmore has slowly and surely been building its own reputation for...
The best restaurants in Newtown
The best restaurants in Newtown
Newtown has been bringing its A-game on the restaurant front for as long as we can remember.
The best restaurants in Bondi
The best restaurants in Bondi
You'll find somewhere great to eat in North and South Bondi and beyond.
The best restaurants in Parramatta
The best restaurants in Parramatta
Inner city slickers like Gelato Messina and Chefs Gallery have Parra outposts, and longstanding local favourites like Temasek and Nonna Maria's still pull the...
The best restaurants in Darling Harbour
The best restaurants in Darling Harbour
These are the restaurants Darling Harbour is known for.
For the sweet tooth
The best chocolate shops in Sydney
Looking for a perfectly delicious gift? Or a night's supply for a serious splurge? These top shops will satisfy the world's most famous craving.
The best high tea in Sydney
Sydney is obsessed with high tea, and with good reason – we do some seriously good baking in this here city.
Looking for a perfectly delicious gift? Or a night's supply for a serious splurge? These top shops will satisfy the world's most famous craving.
The best chocolate shops in Sydney
Looking for a perfectly delicious gift? Or a night's supply for a serious splurge? These top shops will satisfy the world's most famous craving.
The best high tea in Sydney
Sydney is obsessed with high tea, and with good reason – we do some seriously good baking in this here city.
The best patisseries in Sydney
We’re pretty lucky that here in Sydney we have some of the best darn pastry chefs in the country.
The best desserts in Sydney
We don’t know about you, but dinner ain’t dinner for us without dessert.
The best party cakes in Sydney
Need a cake for an office party, birthday party, wedding or divorce party? Don’t worry Sydney, we got your back.
Sydney by cuisine
The Best French restaurants in Sydney
Ooh la la.
The best Malaysian restaurants in Sydney
Promise you'll try the char kway teow.
Ooh la la.
The Best French restaurants in Sydney
Ooh la la.
The best Malaysian restaurants in Sydney
Promise you'll try the char kway teow.
The best Indian restaurants in Sydney
Think beyond butter chicken.
The best Thai restaurants in Sydney
Choose your own spice level.
The best Japanese restaurants in Sydney
Need sushi, ramen, don or tempura? We got 'em.