The Best Food In Town – A Guide To Sydney’s Best Restaurants
Sydney offers a broad range of options when it comes to cafes, pubs, and restaurants. These establishments are a mirror on the city’s status as a melting pot. The cultural diversity in Sydney allows diners to feel as though they get to choose from an atlas of culturally varied eating places. Pick from local food or Asian, European, Mediterranean, and a whole lot more.
Want to try traditional Australian food? Consider a trip to Harry’s Cafe de Wheels – they’re rumored to have the best meat pies in town. If you’d like to try bush-tucker – Aboriginal food featuring kangaroo and other unusual ingredients – you’ll find it at a number of select restaurants. While it’s only been legal to serve kangaroo since 1993, its popularity has grown with tourists who want to give it a try.
As Sydney is located on the harbor, many restaurants consider seafood a staple, and some even serve it exclusively. Some of the best restaurants in town, like Five Dock Seafoods Cafe and Fishface offer almost entirely seafood. You’ll know your fish is fresh, too. The nearby Sydney Fish Market offers octopus, calamari, prawns, snapper, mussels and more to restaurants.
The king of seafood in Sydney is still the popular Doyles Hotel. It’s the oldest seafood restaurant in the city, and one of the best. Located on the beachside, it also provides a wonderful view of Watsons Bay.
For Italian fare, consider Mezzaluna and Gelbison, or look for some of Sydney’s best pasta in Little Italy, at Norton Street in the Leichhardt inner city. There’s a strong influence of Italy on the fashionable cafes, too. You’ll see it in the great places on Potts Point, Darlinghurst and Bondi Beach.
Some of the town’s trendiest spots also serve great coffee. For a good cup, check Bar Coluzzi, La Buvette, Bills, or Tropicana.
There’s more than just Italian food, too. European influence shows up in Bistro Moncur and Sel et Poivre – two popular French establishments. Greek food is available at Mykonos, and Spanish cuisine at Capitan Torres. Both are popular with visitors and locals, too. Looking for great Eastern European food? Try Corner 75.
For Asian food, whether it’s cuisine from the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Singapore or Iran, there’ll be many options. Some of the best rated include Chinta Ria, Blue Elephant, Malaya and Lebanon and Beyond.
For Japanese food, check out Sushi Suma, Dragonfly, the Raw Bar and Shimbashi. You’ll get your fill of tempura, teriyaki, noodles, sashimi and sushi.
Want to check out all the restaurants in each district? There are probably a few too many, but in general, they fall into these general regions. West suburban restaurants tend to offer great Turkish and Cambodian food, while the South suburbs offer Lebanese and Greek fare. In the north, consider Japanese, African, or Indian food, and in the east, European or Indonesian are a good choice.
Want a great view as well as great food? The Summit, Catalina, and the Boathouse are excellent choices. For vegetarians, try Harvest and Govindas, and trendseekers may wish to investigate Hugos and Bayswater Brasserie Restaurant.
