Marrickville

No cutlery, no plates, just a huge platter of Filipino food to share with your friends. For $35 per person it is a preposterous and exciting amount of food.

Banh xeo, banh khot, pho and DIY rice paper rolls, a Vietnamese refugee revisits his roots at Hello Auntie.

A vegetarian pizzeria by Sydney favourites Two Chaps.

The cuisines of the East Mediterranean from a former Quay chef.

Kirribilli’s Cool Mac crew bring cod roe melts and soba noodles to the inner west.

A neighbourhood cafe serving decent coffee, quality sandwiches and cakes made by the owner’s mum.

Doughnuts, vegetarian food and a back-to-basics approach.

There are fine-dining chefs in the kitchen, but this colourful inner-west cafe channels Sydney’s classic milk bars.

Every Marrickville local has visited this spacious warehouse conversion at least once.

A coffee experience bar, with premium-reserve coffees to try and barista training out back.

A fully operational brewery, and food and wine by the Urban Winery Project.

Try some of the most unique beers in Australia.

This place calls itself a “small-bar pub”; think big enough to get a seat, small enough to have a bar’s attention to beer and vibe.

Get the Marrickville brewery’s entire range poured on the site where it’s made.

Gin cocktails, seasonal creations from a beautiful German-made still and a bar styled like a church.

A down-home, friendly bar doing booze, food and music in Marrickville.

A butcher selling ethically sourced, dry-aged meats cut to order.

Sydney's most popular bánh mì (Vietnamese pork roll).

Pick up some fresh bread and preserves, then learn how to make both at home.

The best thing to come out of Bar Italia’s change of hands is gelato.

Watermelon and feta gelato, anyone? Find it at Pagoto.

An ethically minded butcher dedicated to using whole animals, not just the most popular bits.