Where to eat truffles in Sydney

Lana’s head chef Alex Wong will bring the delicate nuances of the truffle to life on July 11 with a four-course truffle dinner to mark the start of their truffle offerings this year. With dishes such as wagyu truffle carpaccio, truffle crab and pumpkin ravioli, and potatio focaccia topped with whipped onion butter and truffle, you’ll be treated to the kind of menu you crave during truffle season – playful, innovative and darn good. Bookings are taken from 5pm and staggered throughout the evening.

Located on the ground floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, Mode Kitchen and Bar is hosting a special Truffle Degustation Menu, available for a limited time from 6pm-9pm daily. Head chef Francesco Mannelli is pairing these delicacies with the best seasonal produce, to serve up dishes including beef tartare with rosette, truffle mayonnaise and more truffle; raviolo with ricotta, egg yolk and truffle; beef tenderloin with parsnip, cavolo nero and – yep – truffle; as well as desserts. Truffle season is a time that Mannelli holds close to his heart: “I have fond memories as a child growing up in Florence hunting truffles with my father’s friend and his dog in San Miniato, a famous truffle town. The dog would sniff out the most spectacular truffles – but we had to be quick or he would eat them himself!”

If you cast your eyes right to the bottom of Woodcut's menu, you'll find a fateful little square that holds five special dishes to mark the truffle season. After much success last year, the truffle toastie is back, and in the company of other scrumptious looking dishes like wood fired chicken with truffle cream and a pine nut and truffle burrata. 

Enjoy your fine dining this truffle season gazing across the water toward the Opera House. From July until the end of truffle season, Aria is putting on a spectacular (as usual) seven-course truffle menu that features scallops, marron, Wagyu and lots more. If you really want to splash out, you can opt for wine pairing, too.

Each year, this North Shore diner uses truffle season to take their luxe meals to a whole new level. Beef short ribs are thickly dusted with fresh Canberra truffles; meanwhile, the four-cheese jaffle is spiced up with this tasty morsel to elevate an earthy and rich classic.

All the restaurants across the Bentley group (Bentley, Yellow, Cirrus and Monopole) are putting on not just any truffle dinner, but their annual event featuring the rare Australian black winter truffle. At Bentley specifically, the dinners will be held on July 18, 19 and 20. Start with snacks like spanner crab with chives and truffle, or wagyu with truffle bone marrow. They don't skimp on the mains, either, which feature both steak and lobster. 

Three Williams Café is offering up yet another tasty spread of truffle specials this year. There will be five different dedicated menu items, but it's the three cheese truffle pasta that's caught our eye. They're even dressing up your classic brunch dishes like a breakfast croissant, by serving it with a healthy shaving of truffle.

Casual Chinese restaurant and dumpling bar New Shanghai is bringing a truffle menu to its Sydney venues during winter, featuring black truffle xiao long bao and honey fried chicken. They’re also offering a truffle twist to the classics, with a special fried rice, making it one of the few Chinese venues in Sydney taking the truffle plunge.

Truffle season has hit Surry Hills big time. The team at one of the suburb’s most popular venues – contemporary Korean restaurant Soul Dining – is going all out this year to create a truly memorable truffle season. They are rolling out different specials based on which truffles are the ripest. They're kicking off in August with cocktails and food to spotlight the Western Australia truffles, but stay tuned for a tasting menu when it's Tasmania's time to shine.

If a black truffle set menu isn't luxurious enough for you, pair it with 360-degree views of Sydney in one of the city's most famous buildings. Infinity at Sydney Tower is putting on a six-course truffle menu that presents truffles in new and exciting ways (or should we say textures). The meals will be complemented with truffle miso foam, truffle velouté, truffle polenta and truffle crumble. Yum.

This seafood mainstay in Barangaroo knows how to make a truffle feature. So many beautiful seafood pairings exist on this set menu, including yellowfin tuna with roe and truffle sour cream, and grilled lobster with truffle bisque. This dinner is only running on August 2 and 3, so make sure you reserve your place. 

Devon's limited-edition truffle menu features a mix of modern Japanese and classic French dishes. There’s a truffle egg sando and a 12-hour slow cooked beef short rib, but if you’re more of a sweet tooth, Devon is offering a french toast katsu dusted with black Perigold truffle from WA. You can even add extra truffle for $18, or make any dish a double truffle special for $33.

It wouldn't be truffle season at A'Mare without Alessandro Pavoni's signature truffle risotto. The Italian restaurant is also featuring some extra dishes on the à la carte menu to mark truffle season. Dressed-up dishes include a truffle maritozzo and rigatoni carbonara.

Yellow is serving up justice for all the vegans who have had to miss out on truffles because it's often served shaved with a creamy pasta or cheesy jaffle. This vegan truffle menu is being dished up on July 26 and 27. Look forward to sweet potato croquettes with truffle mayonnaise and parnsip schnitzel topped with truffled condiments. 

As much as we love truffles, the same old ways of serving it can get a little bit tired. That's why we're excited for Nomad's truffle brunch – they're dishing up your favourite Sunday morning dishes, like hash brown and haloumi, with a truffle twist. This specific menu is running every Sunday in July from 10am until it's sold out. Get it while it's hot, people. 

All the Salts Meats Cheese venues in Sydney are putting on a fabulous truffle menu for July. Take your pick from the à la carte dishes, which include baked truffle brie and truffle papardelle. Or opt to add truffle to any regular main menu dish for only $8 extra.

This Carrington Street restaurant is serving up Fabbrica spaghetti to CBD punters all winter with healthy servings of Manjimup Mount Majura black truffle and parmigiano reggiano shavings. Accompany your truffled pasta with a Davison Plum Sour to double down on those earthy flavours. 

Potts Point wine bar Monopole is open for truffle business on July 11. Each course on this set menu has been so carefully crafted and is sure to satisfy. The earthy umami flavour of truffle is complemented with whipped buffalo ricotta, roasted spatchcock and scallop (that's just a little sneak peak at what's to come on the night). 

Enjoy a night of truffles and natural wine in the Italian heart of Sydney, Leichhardt. Capriccio Osteria is holding a showcase of the season’s best truffles for $85 a person. You can expect a five-course truffle menu including arancini with a truffle aoili, a truffle butter fettucine, and a crème brûlée with a truffle-infused custard. If you know you'll already be inclined to a specific dish on this special menu, you can order it on its own, with prices ranging from $28-$46 per plate. 

Looking for an affordable way to get your truffle fix? This winter, Slim’s Quality Burgers are serving up the ultimate comfort menu featuring a truffle twist. This limited-edition truffle menu stars items such as the truffle bacon double burger, as well as hand-cut fries with a sprinkle of parmesan, dollops of truffle mayo and hot-off-the-grill onions.