Parramatta Park’s lush Med-inspired eatery is all about communal dining. Build your own brekkie plate with focaccia, sujuk, smoked labneh and more. Or grab fancy pantry items for a picnic in the park.

One of Parramatta's longest standing restaurants is also the first in New South Wales to be accredited by Coeliac Australia. Come for gluten-free Italian dining, served in one of two rustic dining spaces and an al fresco area on the suburb's bustling main drag.

A nostalgic, subterranean sandwich diner dedicated to big, hot and tasty sandwiches. Find all the classics from a French dip to a Turkey Club, along with Nashville fried chicken, shoestring fries and house-made ice-cream.

Hyderabad-style fried chicken and a $16 all-you-can-eat buffet.

A huge multi-space fine diner with room for 350 people.

The third burger joint from the team behind Bar Luca.

A homey Singaporean-Malay restaurant famous for its Hainanese chicken, Singapore chilli crab (order ahead for that) and laksa. The latter is faithful to what you'd find on the streets of old Singapore, and is arguably one of the best in Sydney.

The Circa Espresso team leaves nothing on the lamination bench at this light-filled bakery. A cornucopia of treats is baked on-site each day, including croissants and banoffee choux. There's also a brunch menu packed with Middle Eastern flavours.

A sleek, takeaway-only patisserie specialising in eye-catching croissants. It’s also got lunch covered with savoury pastries and pies, ready-made Turkish sandwiches and wraps, and specialty coffee.

The pop-up so good it stuck around.

Toasties and Mecca coffee in a beautiful timber coffee bar.

A tiny Lebanese-inspired cafe packing jaffles and milos with a twist.

Sydney’s narrowest cafe is still going strong after more than a decade, thanks to a Middle Eastern-influenced menu and consistently great coffee. The poached Ottoman eggs are a must order, and a staple since the early days.

This 26th-floor stunner from the team behind legendary cocktail bar Eau de Vie is a bold tribute to the roaring ’20s. Come for the caviar and champagne towers, stay for the knee-dropping views across Western Sydney from the open-air terrace.