Kings Cross & Potts Point
The first cab off the rank as you walk onto Woolloomooloo's wharf is Aki's. This is beautifully presented, intuitively constructed high-Indian cuisine,…
Must-see restaurants in New South Wales
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Describing itself as a mozzarella bar, this tiny but massively popular eatery limits its output to high-quality antipasto plates, cheeses and a couple of…
Sydney
It all began here for celebrity patissier Adriano Zumbo. The slenderness of the shop will be inversely proportionate to the girth of your waistline if you…
Newcastle
Bringing a very convivial atmosphere to the West End, this marsupial serves up a good range of craft beer and quality local cider. It's a worthwhile place…
New South Wales
Award-winning meat pies, sandwiches and a kids’ playground make this an easy choice while in Dubbo, helped along by cabinets full of old-school cakes and…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Covered pavement tables and a cute roadside terrace make this a great balmy-night option, even though there's no view. Park Street makes most of its own…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Sitting on the verandah of this buzzy bistro, enjoying a Campari and a bowl of linguine gamberi made with sweet local prawns, it's hard not to imagine you…
Mid-North Coast
This friendly busy daytime cafe morphs into a restaurant in the evening and serves a fantastic menu of Indonesian-Australian fusion, with dishes from…
Byron Bay
Made-to-order bowls of the Hawaiian raw fish speciality poké are a quick healthy option for lunch or dinner at this bright takeaway spot. Mix-and-match…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Decked out in bright Hamptons style, this brings a coastal breeze to Challis Ave with casual but high-quality fish dishes served all day, and some nice…
Southern NSW & The Murray
This flash winery restaurant serves innovative lunch mains and smaller shared plates. Cellar-door sales and tastings are also on offer. From 11am to 4pm…
South Coast NSW
Ritzy does a clever take on Aussie tapas in its cocktail-infused, playful restaurant just above the town centre. Dishes like kingfish sashimi on crispy…
Newtown & the Inner West
Trying to squeeze into crowded Campos can be a challenge. Bean fiends come from miles around – hat-wearing students, window-seat daydreamers and doctors…
South Coast NSW
Ignore the somewhat stuffy name – this motel-adjoining restaurant serves high-quality Indian food suiting all tolerances for spice: salmon-coconut curry,…
Mid-North Coast
Start the day with well-done coffee, a healthy smoothie and a big breakfast, or stop by for seafood paella and a glass of wine at lunch on the lovely deck…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Tattooed baristas turn out the best coffee for many a mile, and cafe-style eats include good baking – try the lemon cake – along with more substantial…
Snowy Mountains
Tongue-tingling dishes and upbeat service make Cocina Mexican a colourful addition to Jindy's food scene. Highlights include succulent chilli-lime squid,…
South Coast NSW
This much-loved place is a sociable spot doing hearty Italian home cooking, and very fine pizzas. Save space for the decadent dessert menu. The back deck…
Sydney
Tucked away at the bottom of the William St boutiques, this is almost the soul of Paddington distilled into one friendly cafe-deli. Super coffee, tempting…
Newtown & the Inner West
A diminutive dark-pink open-sided cafe with an electric-blue coffee machine, Varga trades on big breakfasts and generates too many hard decisions for 7am…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Offering a cheeky, irreverent take on Asian cooking (hence the name – geddit?), Ms G's is nothing if not an experience. It can be loud, frantic and…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A tiny triangular kitchen half-buried below street level with three tables bolted to the wall outside. Big enough for the best coffee in Darlinghurst? You…
Snowy Mountains
Fill up on slow-cooked beef and eggplant, chicken with nashi pear or mushroom prawns at this long-standing eatery, as beloved for its warm service as for…
Newcastle
The focus here is on delicious homemade pasta dishes, which are the only main courses available, though there are some good starters and salads designed…
New South Wales
In the shadow of the telescope, this cafe has a range of brekky and lunch options (full marks for 'eggs benedish' on the menu), all prepared fresh and…
New South Wales
This restored 1850s Anglican Church School House now attracts punters praying to a different deity: the god of wood-fired pizza. The soaring ceilings and…
Newcastle
Pull up a seat under palm trees laced with colourful festoon lighting and settle in for a classy take on the classic fish and chippery. It's a likeable…
South Coast NSW
The authentic gelato made here is delicious, as are the sorbets, luxurious choc ices and other frozen treats. It sources local fruit and milk and is…
City Centre & Haymarket
Cheap and cheerful Chinatown joint for pretty authentic and tasty ramen, with a full range of flavouring bases including eminently slurpable chicken stock…
Blue Mountains
Perfect picnic prep, with gourmet salads, pies and quiches to take away. Foodies will want to stock up on local jams, olive oils and vinegars. The great…
City Centre & Haymarket
Tucked away in the basement of his Rockpool Bar & Grill is Neil Perry's darkly atmospheric temple to the cuisine of China's western provinces, especially…
Quarry Restaurant & Cellar Door
New South Wales
Four kilometres out of Cowra, the Quarry Restaurant is handsomely set amid the vines, and the kitchen output wins regular praise (especially the puddings!…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Hot summer days beg for fresh Thai cuisine and this modern plant-filled restaurant delivers the goods. Thai chefs cook up the classics from an extensive…
Hunter Valley
Set in Adina winery, this is run by a chef who has had a notable Hunter trajectory and offers hearty weekend breakfast choices to set you up for a day of…
Snowy Mountains
Occupying a prime spot on Village Sq, this cool corner cafe serves up an eclectic menu of sandwiches and breakfast, along with warming, Asian-inspired…
Snowy Mountains
This cosy slip of a bakery has bar stools and outdoor seats where patrons can munch a 'bushman' pie (cheese, bacon and beef) or a 'drover' (beef, mushy…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
At this 1930s beach house, start the day with perfect coffee, moreish milkshakes (made with homemade ice cream) and the signature pork belly and green…
New South Wales
Coffee and cakes in a designer-rustic setting is the staple here. Lunchtime deliciousness comes in the form of beef-and-shiraz pies, or flathead fillets…
Mid-North Coast
At this better-than-average holiday Thai place, dishes have authentic spicing (which can be dialled down on request). There are outside tables for hot…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
When he's not busy terrorising contestants on TV cooking shows, Irish-born chef Colin Fassnidge can be found cranking out hearty, meaty dishes at this big…
