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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.
Latest restaurant and café reviews
Come to this waterfront spot by day to lap up the picture-perfect views, or at night for a cracking feast

Clam Bar
This New York-style steak house by the powerhouses behind Bistrot 916 and Pellegrino 2000 is a clam dunk

Chez Crix
The Cricketer’s in Surry Hills has long been a pub for the youths and the young at heart. Uni students, skaters, hospo workers – as well as...

Palazzo Salato
Forget sheep, you’ll be dreaming about pasta after visiting the Love Tilly Group’s ambitious new Italian restaurant

The Wine Library
There’s a new captain, but the course is still set for good wine times in Woollahra
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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Take the stress out of the school holidays with Novotel Sydney Darling Square's Kids Club
We all know that school holidays are usually much more of a break for the kids than they are for parents, even (or perhaps especially) if you’re planning...

Flavour up your tastes this winter in Chatswood
There's something about the changing seasons that stirs up cravings for bold and comforting flavours. Warm up this winter with a sensory food tour of...

Experience la dolce vita with this luxe aperitivo hour at Mode Kitchen & Bar
An Aperol Spritz in one hand and a woodfired pizza in the other – that’s la dolce vita in Italy. Wine and dine like a true Neapolitan with Mode...

Eat and drink like royalty in NSW
Reconnect with your favourite peeps over a glass of wine, a memorable meal in a special spot, or by plunging your hands into the earth or the ocean to gather...
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.