Sydney Restaurants
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Are restaurants what make a city great? Some might say its businesses and activities while others would tout its opportunities and quality of life, but nearly every equation includes great places to eat distinctive foods in comfortable surroundings. Here at HelloSydney.com, you'll find just that ... and much more, including those places that local residents tend to keep to themselves.
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Ripples Cafe, sibling restaurant to Aqua Dining and Ripples at Milsons Point, could not ask for a more sublime location, right on the water in Mosman's secluded Chowder Bay.
Red Chilli restaurant in Sydney is famous for its mouth-burning, tongue-tingling dishes and its mastery of the time-honoured Sichuan hotpot, known as huo guo.
High on the list of must-see restaurants is Café Sydney. From its glamorous perch atop the Customs House, the view of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline is jaw-dropping.
It has no water views, no funky cocktail bar and is well outside of tourist central, so this fine diner is focused squarely on food, service and turning customers into loyal followers.
This friendly Pitt Street eatery serves up tasty, good value Korean fare till late.
The inner city's favourite bakery pulls in the crowds with its to die for sweet and savoury pastries.
Faheem Fast Food Restaurant is a fixture of the inner west in Sydney, but it could easily be in any bustling city in Pakistan or India. From its sparse and plasticky yet bright and welcoming interior to its cheerfully noisy position on Enmore Road and its staunchly unchanging, tried and true menu, Faheem Fast Food is both familiar and exotic.
Mamak Village gives Sydneysiders an authentic taste of the street cuisine of Malaysia.
Specialising in incredibly tasty Indian vegetarian fare and exotic sub-continental sweets, this no-frills eatery is a Surry Hills staple.
What makes Aseana Food Village unique is that, apart from showcasing richly spiced delights from the Malay Peninsula, the restaurant also specialises in the little-known cuisine of Burma.
This small, simple and cosy inner-city eatery delivers delicious cuisine and genuine Japanese hospitality.
An elegant terrace restaurant above the famous Maya Sweets, Maya Tandoori serves up a wide selection of tandoor-roasted meats, creamy curries, spiced biryanis and flaky Indian breads.
Banana Palm chef Hai Pham brings together the food of his homeland, Vietnam, with French colonial and modern Australian influences.
Bakehouse Garden is a classic Korean barbecue restaurant where diners roll up their sleeves and take park in a gregarious do-it-yourself grill-off in traditional Korean style.
With its luxurious modern fit-out and resplendent views of the harbour, the Guylian Café is a cocoa-scented sanctum of pure, ecstatic chocolate decadence.
Lovers of ramen (Japanese noodle soup) will tell you that Ichiban Boshi is one of Sydney’s premier ramen destinations.
Small, stylish and effortlessly serene, Red Squirrel restaurant is an elegantly meditative space with a focus on locally sourced, organically grown produce.
LaMesa offers a taste of the exotic, tropical Philippines in the North Sydney beachside suburb of Dee Why.
Hurricane's is a steak, rib and burger joint with a sleek modern fit-out and glittering harbour views.
If there’s one restaurant in Sydney we’d unequivocally label as ‘iconic’, Aria is it.
Beloved by legions of noodle slurping ramen fans, Ramen Kan Restaurant is one of Sydney’s most famed Japanese ramen establishments.
Strathfield’s Boulevard isn’t quite the road to Mandalay, but it is the home of one of Sydney’s few Burmese restaurants, Bagan Restaurant, one of the tastiest bargains in town.
This northern Chinese eatery on Asian-dominated Rowe Street has earned a cult following for its scrumptious Shanghai dumplings.
Tetsuya Wakuda is an icon of the Australian dining scene and Tetsuya's Sydney is renowned as one of the great restaurants of the world. So, exactly what is eating at Tetsuya's like?
This ever-popular Randwick eatery offers a friendly introduction to Indonesian food.
A warm, friendly indoor/outdoor eatery dedicated to the incredibly spicy cuisine of north eastern Thailand.
This delectable French patisserie has stood proudly amid the brick and sandstone heritage of The Rocks for over 35 years.
Dedicated to South Indian, Sri Lankan and Malaysian cuisine, this intimate little restaurant holds its own against a slew of cheap and cheerful eateries on Newtown's King Street.
Pan Roma Restaurant opened in 1972 (when Italian food was considered thoroughly exotic) and diners are given the distinct feeling that not a whole lot has changed since then.
The best pho in Sydney is easy to find--look no further than Pho Ben in Parramatta.