Circular Quay & The Rocks
What many consider to be Sydney's best restaurant matches a peerless bridge view with brilliant food. Chef Peter Gilmore never rests on his laurels,…
Must-see restaurants in Sydney
Newtown & the Inner West
A quite extraordinary Alexandria spot, the Grounds goes well beyond converted industrial chic. This former pie factory sports futuristic coffee technology…
Sydney
Fish has sometimes been left behind in the race for nose-to-tailery, pulled meat and burgerisation of any land-based beast. It reclaims its deserved pre…
Newtown & the Inner West
The best restaurant in Glebe, and one of the best seafood restaurants in Sydney. Oysters are sourced from from mid-north NSW to southeast Tassie, but…
Newtown & the Inner West
Forget the diet and slink into this cool corner cafe, where an array of sinful truffles and tasty tarts beckons seductively. Ignore them and head straight…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This charcoal-fronted terrace is a laid-back haven of quality eating and drinking. Graze on the short, brilliant menu that changes slightly daily and runs…
Sydney
Set back from a showroom on its own sunny square – or should that be piazza? – this seductive spot focuses on traditional recipes from Rome and its region…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This upbeat and deservedly acclaimed Argentine restaurant is a great place to eat. The 'animal of the day' is slow-roasted for eight hours before the…
Northern Beaches
Perched above Whale Beach, luxurious Jonah's has fabulous perspectives over the ocean. The food is easy on the eye too, with immaculate presentation and…
City Centre & Haymarket
Tucked away upstairs in Chifley Plaza, this is one of Sydney's finest Japanese restaurants. Sushi and sashimi are of stellar quality and too pretty to eat…
City Centre & Haymarket
Classy but comfortable in an attractive, low-lit space on a CBD laneway, this place has exposed-brick colonial warehouse chic and a huge team of staff and…
Sydney
Occupying the house and courtyard of a venerable Balmain mansion, this immersive Turkish restaurant is a buzzy place designed for sociable dining on…
Sydney
The crisp white minimalism of the decor here belies the food, where there's plenty going on. Marrying Japanese and European ideas along with quality…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
This wharf spot sits alongside bobbing boats, though views aren't quite knock-me-down. Hidden just steps from the Star Casino, it offers strikingly…
Northern Beaches
Housed within a heritage-listed beach house overlooking the ocean, this brilliant Sardinian restaurant serves specialities such as oven-roasted suckling…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
This sunflower-yellow former artists’ residence is now a top-notch contemporary vegetarian restaurant. Dishes are prepared with real panache; the tasting…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
The Rocks sometimes seems like it's all pubs, so it's a delight to find this contemporary cafe that works for a sightseeing stopover or a better, cheaper…
City Centre & Haymarket
Concealed in a villa behind a historic cottage amid the high-rises, this extraordinary restaurant is for those seeking a culinary journey rather than a…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Aria is a star in Sydney’s fine-dining firmament, an award-winning combination of chef Joel Bickford’s stellar dishes, floor-to-ceiling windows staring…
Newtown & the Inner West
Ester exemplifies Sydney's contemporary dining scene: informal but not sloppy; innovative without being overly gimmicky; hip, but never try-hard. The menu…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Queuing outside this teensy bakery, which has sprouted branches across the city, is an essential Surry Hills experience. It sells a tempting selection of…
Sydney
Poised above the famous swimming pool, Icebergs has sweeping views across the Bondi Beach arc to the sea. Inside, bow-tied waiters deliver fresh,…
City Centre & Haymarket
You'll feel like a 1930s Manhattan stockbroker when you dine at this sleek operation in the fabulous art-deco City Mutual Building. The bar is famous for…
City Centre & Haymarket
Prepare to queue for some of Sydney's best broth at this cordial ramen house in a popular but unglamorous Chinatown budget-price food court. They boil…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Once the preserve of expat Thais, this little red-hot chilli pepper now has queues out the door – no mean feat in a town awash with Thai restaurants. But…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Some of Sydney's best breakfasts are served between the demure dark wooden walls of this small street-side cafe. Top-notch coffee and a terrific selection…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Glide through the shiny brass sliding door and take a seat at the communal table that runs the length of this stylish Japanese restaurant, all polished…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
Bringing an injection of Toyko glam to the edge of the casino complex, Sokyo serves well-crafted sushi and sashimi, delicate tempura, tasty robata grills…
Sydney
Foodies flock here to try the excellent seafood dishes (such as Balmain bug) and nose-to-tail meat creations in the elegant upstairs dining room, while…
Sydney
Sydney's best Brazilian restaurant is just off the Crows Nest eating strip north of the harbour. The rodízio concept of waiters walking round slicing off…
Sydney
Stare down the barrel of a smoking hot bagel and ask yourself one question: Wagyu corned-beef Reuben, or chicken liver with extra pickle? And be sure to…
Newtown & the Inner West
Worth the short stroll downhill from the Newtown strip, or as the focus of a night in pleasant Erskineville itself, this small neighbourhood Thai…
Sydney
Confident modern Australian fare, strong on presentation, vibrant flavours and quality ingredients, is on offer in this tiny spot. A cheerful, family-run…
Newtown & the Inner West
Relax over a few drinks and a progression of small plates (we love those polenta chips!) in the front bar, or make your way to the rear to enjoy soundly…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Come here for traditional favourites like pol sambol (coconut-chilli salad), short eats (snacks) and the house speciality, hoppers. These bowl-shaped rice…
City Centre & Haymarket
The memorable descent into the sexy old-time ambience plunges you straight from suity Sydney into a 1930s movie. Delicious French fare comes in old…
City Centre & Haymarket
The fish tank at this frenetic Cantonese place, a Chinatown classic, forms a window-wall to the street, filled with fish, crabs, lobsters and abalone…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Join the queues of people who look like they never eat ice cream at the counter of the original store of Sydney's most popular gelato shop – clearly even…
Sydney
This former general store for boat traffic is now one of Sydney's finer restaurants, in an unforgettable waterside setting in Cottage Point. Sitting out…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
The curved glass windows of this excellent Barangaroo seafood restaurant offer a water view more ambient than spectacular, but the tinny (a simple fishing…
