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This is the long-awaited Sydney outpost for the beloved Japanese dining empire, and it's brought its signature miso cod along for the ride. Dine on salmon-sashimi tacos and evaporate-in-your-mouth nigiri, knock back "sushi cups" and enjoy some aged sake.
A moody Mexican laneway diner in an old CBD printing shop. The upstairs restaurant serves tacos al pastor, a one-kilogram Wagyu rib eye and a sweet potato dessert. Downstairs there's a bar with more than 200 mezcals and tequilas.
A ritzy institution on the Customs House rooftop. The menu bounces between Indian and Italian flavours to create an altogether modern Australian vibe that spans surf, turf and vegan dishes. An appropriate focus on seafood works a treat, given the jaw-dropping views of Sydney Harbour. Book ahead for the window seats.
Come here for a playful, subtly Australian-inflected take on Italian cuisine.
There’s 250 bottles of mainly low-intervention wine from Italy and Australia, and a rotating menu of pasta that changes daily.
Reviving French splendour in an old-fashioned setting.
Enjoy artful, surprising degustations at this understated diner. Inside, it's all about sleek dark timbers – but it's the outdoor drinking and dining that really shines. A table outside by the water on a warm day is the ideal setting for a long, spritzy lunch.
In the heart of the CBD, Bentley offers dishes that reflect a reputation for innovation.
Descend the stairs into a labyrinthine den of lush velvet booths, flowing booze and a menu that champions Black Angus rib eye.
At this restaurant-bar, chef-owner Junda Khoo experiments with regional Malaysian specialties. Plus there are tiki-inspired cocktails and a fun wine list.
A cosmopolitan Italian diner with enough marble to sink a ship. It’s a spin-off of Matteo’s in Double Bay, and the pizza is just as good. This place has a few of its own moves though – notably, a mozzarella bar which receives a fresh batch of the good stuff each morning.
Moody jazz, heavy wooden beams and a bank of barbeque ducks in the old Tank nightclub space. A modern Shanghai-style dumpling den from Dan Hong and Merivale.
A solid lunchtime dining option in the CBD, with an alfresco plant-filled terrace and a whopping 900-kilogram wood grill.
A crisp share menu and hundreds of tequila options. And the guacamole gets made right at your table.
The sophisticated restaurant serves barrel-aged Negronis and “not so traditional” bolognaise to the power set.
Thai cuisine by David Thompson, the world’s most lauded Thai chef.
A Parisian-style bistro in the heart of the city.
A taste of Modern Vietnamese serving boozy coffee, crisp pancakes and rotisserie chicken.
At the end of the laneway find Margaritas, rare Mexican spirits and good times.
You’ll need to locate the discrete ground-level entrance and then climb four levels of steep, narrow stairs to reach it. But you'll be rewarded by a killer rooftop bar – with an adjoined cocktail bar – where you'll be in amongst the CBD's highrises.
A classic French brasserie experience from Merivale.
Apart from sides, there's only one thing on this menu: T-bone steaks, sold by weight.
The follow up to Newtown's distinctive tinned cocktail bar offers all the same thrills: cold cuts, cheese, canned goods, fine wine and stiff drinks.
This restaurant surrounded by lush gardens is serving a modern-Asian menu inspired by Luke Nguyen’s heritage.
A smaller, simpler version of Reuben Hills in the CBD.
Sit under a lush green wall, cocktail in hand.
As far as small corner cafes go, this is about as good as it gets.
Proof that CBD cafes don't need to be cramped.
Little Felix channels Paris of the 1920s, has towering platters of cheese and wine served from magnums.
Burgers, craft beer, minimal intervention wine, thumping rock music and a fern-filled outdoor dining space with 30 seats. And the whole menu can be ordered vegan.
A Sydney Taoist vegan institution serving yum cha and a big menu of dishes to share.
A deli, wine store and by-the-gram pasta shop from the Ragazzi team. You can also take a seat inside for a quick aperitif and sandwich.
Late-night Mexican and beats from Barrio Chino. Come here for tacos, tequila and lots of dancing.
Another rum-heavy bar from the team at Lobo Plantation, but this time the theme is Paris Liberation Day.
Mike McEnearney trades out No.1 Bent Street with his all-day canteen where you’re encouraged to bring in your own Tupperware.
At the cutting edge of coffee in Sydney.
Walk down a long corridor and knock three times on the brass pineapple to enter for cocktails and homey bites.
Track down this dim, intimate speakeasy and you'll be rewarded with more than 800 whiskies and bartenders who know what to do with them.
Whisky, cognac and "shit tinnies" are your reward for finding this rowdy bar. Just look for the three skulls.
A quirky cafe with its own unique house blend by Little Marionette.
Three world-recognised bartenders. A five-strong cocktail list that changes daily, depending on what's fresh at the market. Yep, this one is something special.
Fresh seafood since 1989. Famous for its queues, lobster tank and mind-boggling wine list. The XO pippies here are lauded by world-beating chefs such as David Chang. A true CBD stalwart, open until late.
The Ramblin’ Rascal crew’s second venture is named after the dive bar in the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie Road House.
A standing-room-only tapas bar with mini cocktails and Spanish snacks.
People with coeliac disease and those who have to avoid gluten, rejoice. You can get it all here: gourmet pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches, pasta, loaves, chocolate eclairs and croissants.
Esquire takes its cues from New York's supper clubs, and is a seamless fit for the Queen Victoria Building.
The plush Sydney outpost of one of New York’s – and the world’s – best cocktail bars.
The restaurant in Angel Place has whole rotisserie beasts, homemade cheeses, an enviable wine list and charcuterie.
Its star dish is a roast duck that takes four days to prepare.
The standard-setter for fine dining in Sydney. Executive chef Peter Gilmore is tireless in his pursuit of what’s interesting, new and Australian. His backyard is peppered with test plantations of rare vegetables, he works with local ceramicists on custom crockery and he’s a leading advocate for native produce. The restaurant’s theatrical tasting menus show off all this and more, bolstered by some of the city’s best harbour views.
