Sydney
The most exciting Sydney restaurant openings coming in hot this summer and beyond
The Bentley crew’s latest venture, Neil Perry’s ever-expanding Double Bay empire, exciting happenings at Martin Place and three new venues in the Balmain-Rozelle area are among the flood of incoming food action in Sydney.
- Scott Bolles
- Review
- Chippendale
Ukrainian comfort foods get the star treatment at this feel-good Chippendale restaurant
Chicken Kyiv, borscht, dumplings and cabbage rolls all get an update at social enterprise Kyiv Social.
- Terry Durack
Star Melbourne chef Khanh Nguyen returns to Sydney to helm Bentley team’s newest venue
The former Aru executive chef is returning to his home city to rejoin Nick Hildebrandt and Brent Savage’s restaurant group.
- Scott Bolles
- Review
- Crows Nest
Skip the snooze button for this curried egg muffin that ‘lights up your brain’
Early birds are rewarded with “mentally healthy food” at this buzzy north shore cafe.
- Lee Tran Lam
- Review
- Funda
Loud, ambitious, high-energy: Funda puts the fun into funky Korean food
This loud and high-energy venue boasts serious cooking talent, with chefs pooling experience from Tetsuya’s, Supernormal and Michelin-starred kitchens.
- Terry Durack
Team behind Bistecca open casual and affordable steakhouse in Sydney’s ‘steakville’ district
Forget the big bucks for super-expensive cuts. Alfie’s on Bligh Street champions the humble sirloin, serving up a more modestly priced $38 220-gram Riverine steak.
- Scott Bolles
Step aside fish and chips: Could sushi and sashimi be the next big beach food?
The owner of a new raw seafood bar at Bondi Beach says the popularity of deep-fried fish is on the wane as beachgoers flock to healthier food options.
- Scott Bolles
- Review
- Rozelle
The Rozelle bakery whose luscious bread, pastries and sausage rolls always sell out in minutes
Gleaming croissants, metre-long focaccia, plate-sized choc-chip biscuits and fancy fairy bread attract carb lovers from all over to Fabbrica Bread Shop.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Chatswood
The Evergreen’s Korean fried chicken wings put the happy back into happy hour
Korean fusion diner The Evergreen is a little more ambitious than your favourite Chatty noodle or dumpling shop.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Enmore
This ‘relaxed gem of a place’ wears its heart on its Barbra Streisand record sleeve
Babs, a female-led collaborative chef pop-up, has arrived at its first semi-permanent venue, at the former Saga site.
- Lenny Ann Low