Sydney Eat Street: 10 things to try in Lane Cove

WHETHER you’re scouting for fresh fish, a humble noodle salad, Spanish tapas, Mexican tacos or some sweet desserts, Lane Cove offers a treasure trove of flavours.

Staff and guests toss a traditional new year’s dish at Wok Passion.

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WHETHER you’re scouting for fresh fish, a humble noodle salad, Spanish tapas or Mexican tacos, Lane Cove offers a treasure trove of flavours.

Take a tour of Lane Cove’s best eateries right here with The Sunday Telegraph’s Eat Street.

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WOK PASSION

Yee Sang is a raw salmon salad at Wok Passion. Pictures: Jenifer Jagielski

A new year's salad is a communal affair.

Steamed barramundi with ginger and shallots.

ASK locals what’s good on the menu and you’re likely to hear “anything with barramundi” which means that owner Ted Heng’s vision is working. Since taking over the restaurant four years ago, he sought to add ingredients, particularly warm-water fish from his native Malaysia.

Seasonings, however, can vary as Ted notes that the cuisine is influenced by many other cultures, including India and China. While the food alone is worth the visit, he’s also keen to share the traditions behind the dishes, including the Big Bowl, a Chinese New Year dish made with eight — a lucky number in China — ingredients including prawns, duck and chicken. — 111 Longueville Rd

THE CAKEMAN

Sam Campisi sells 300 large cakes daily. Pictures: Jenifer Jagielski

Eye-catching profiterole cake.

THE lovely cakes and pastries that fill the windows, as well as the special order wedding cakes, speak of skilled hands with a delicate touch. Not exactly what you’d expect from a guy sporting tattoos, a ponytail and a baseball cap.

But clearly, owner and baker Sam Campisi likes that contrast and seeing that he easily sells 300 large cakes daily, his customers do too. Favourites include the profiterole cake and berry tarts.

You can also take a look through the window to behind the scenes and watch Sam work his magic. — 5a/23-25 Burns Bay Rd

POTTERY GREEN BAKERS

Pottery Green Bakers cupcakes.

The staff of life.

LIVING above their parents’ bakery with the family working through the wee hours of the night, it wasn’t uncommon to see young Aimy Hoang and her brother Ian Tran asleep on soft sacks of flour stacked in the back. But when awake, they would be learning as much as they could.

While baked goods are the backbone of the business, Aimy has subtly added a nod to those early morning with an all-day breakfast menu and the nostalgic flavours from her mother’s Vietnamese cooking with offerings such as a delicate pho soup and pork sandwiches on house-made baguettes. — 112 Longueville Rd

FOURTH FISH CAFE & RESTAURANT

Owner Guangyi Lee insists “simple is best”. Picture: Jenifer Jagielski

Grilled octopus at Fourth Fish.

AFTER a trip to Japan to visit his wife’s family, owner Guangyi Lee began to take notice of the correlation between longevity and the consumption of fish. Taking this into consideration, he set out to provide an affordable option for the growing trend of healthier eating.

“Australia has the best fish in the world,” Lee says, and by using local, seasonal and just four types of fish (thus the name Fourth Fish) he is able to provide the best possible quality rather than spreading the menu too thin. “Simple is best,” he says, and in this case simple is also delicious. — 1/12-16 Burns Bay Rd

GREENHOUSE ASIAN SALADS

Miss Sunshine salad offers taste and colour to the Greenhouse Asian Salads menu. Picture: Jenifer Jagielski

WE all know the basis of a good diet is variety and at Greenhouse Asian Salads, co-owner Lanna Reeves is making that as colourful as possible. Try the Green House #1 with green tea noodles and black sesame dressing or Lanna’s favourite — the slightly spicy rice noodle salad, Miss Sunshine. “It has lots of flavour,” she says. — 11/123-125 Longueville Rd

When in Lane Cove, you must try ...

Albondigas

Albondigas (top left) as part of a tapas spread.

Authentic Spanish tapas at its best. Start with the beef meatballs cooked and topped with a delicious almond sauce. — Encasa Deli & Restaurante, 132 Longueville Rd

Zucchini flowers

Zucchini flowers at Suzie's.

Classic zucchini flowers stuffed with a ricotta and pine nut mixture then placed on a bed of corn salsa before being topped with balsamic pearls. — Suzie’s Restaurant, 94B Longueville Rd

Sunset Crush

Sunset Crush.

Not only are these filled with freshness, but also a juice that has been concocted by one of the many personal trainers in the area. — Super Mix Juicery, 9/123-125 Longueville Rd

Prawn tacos

Prawn tacos.

Head in Monday through Wednesday evenings for the Mexican Fiesta menu which includes tacos, burritos and an array of Mexican cocktails and beers to match. — Lodge, Shop 1, 24 Burns Bay Rd

Margherita pizza

Margherita pizza

Luigi Esposito has brought the taste of Naples to the North Shore with pastas, sweets and his famous pizzas. — Via Napoli, 3/141 Longueville Rd