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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

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

New restaurant: Sala

Something special enough to fill that historic Flying Fish site at the end of Jones Bay Wharf finally arrived.

Coming soon: St Siandra

Coming soon: St Siandra

In February, this new Mediterranean-inspired venue will open on a white-sand private beach.

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Sydney's top restaurants

The best Chinese restaurants in Sydney

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 quick lunches in the CBD

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

Monopole
5 out of 5 stars

One of the city’s best wines haunts is bigger, better, and brighter in its new city digs

Mary's Underground

Mary's Underground

4 out of 5 stars

Head underground where there’s music, wine and very good times

Tenacious Bakehouse

Tenacious Bakehouse

5 out of 5 stars

Tenacious’ brick-shaped Portuguese tarts give Sweet Belem and Tuga Pastries a run for their money

Nomidokoro Indigo

Nomidokoro Indigo

4 out of 5 stars

Pull up a stool at Darlinghurst’s intimate sake and Japanese snack bar

Topikós

Topikós

3 out of 5 stars

Topikòs is a contemporary, rough-rendered Greek taverna just a short stroll from Sydney's most iconic shoreline

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The best Sydney cafés

The best coffee in the Sydney CBD

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 breakfasts in Sydney

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

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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Grain Glow Party for Vivid Sydney

Grain Glow Party for Vivid Sydney

If there’s ever a time to be in the city, it’s during the spectacular Vivid Sydney festival. Our city’s famous landmarks – from the...

The Rocks
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Eat and drink like royalty in NSW

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...

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Sydney's foodie hotspots

For the sweet tooth

The best chocolate shops in Sydney

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

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 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 chocolate shops in Sydney

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

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.