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Angus, Marrickville.

These Sydney cafes are all-star all-rounders, nailing the vibe, food and drinks, every time

These are the spots that are a good time, every time, for all occasions, whether that’s a hotcake haven or a neighbourhood haunt with a sense of community.

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Strawberry and cream croissants.

Six simple ways to make plain (and slightly stale) croissants something special

These easy recipes dress up store-bought pastries into perfect fare for the long weekend.

Lamb shanks in red wine sauce.

14 easy warming winter recipes to sink into this long weekend

Two nutritious recipe options for every night this week to help keep you healthy and warm.

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The prawn crumpet.

10 cafes serving exceptional food (plus where to find this breakfast prawn-toast)

Discover a family-run cafe born in 1998 serving Italian food, an onigiri powerhouse in a laneway and a spot serving hefty fish burgers.

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Artificer, Surry Hills.

Explore Good Food’s 100+ Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries

The list includes more than 100 venues reviewed anonymously across 11 categories.

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Essential Cafes and Bakeries

Customers outside Artificer, Surry Hills.

Sydney cafes aren’t what they used to be. They’re better

  • Bianca Hrovat
Artificer, Surry Hills.

Explore Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries

After nailing Melbourne brunch, all-day diner Ophelia is moving into nights.

What going out for breakfast means in Melbourne in 2025

  • Emma Breheny
Ophelia cafe in Westgarth.

Explore Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries

Brunetti restaurant in Lygon St, Carlton.

Melbourne’s iconic cafes and bakeries

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Eating out

A sunny day at Danny’s Seafood Restaurant at La Perouse.

Crown Lagers, Ivana Trump: a son’s reflections on Danny’s Seafood

Joel Meares reflects on growing up at a Sydney dining institution and the man behind it. Pollies and celebrities went for the food. But mostly for Danny.

  • Joel Meares
Arte Bianca’s Mark and Wendy Paterno with Ruma Dining’s Faheem Noor.

Restaurants are feeling the cozzie livs crunch. These operators might have found a solution

  • Scott Bolles
Sydney fine-diner moves up in the World’s 50 Best longlist

Sydney fine-diner moves up in the World’s 50 Best longlist

  • Callan Boys
Customers outside Artificer, Surry Hills.

Sydney cafes aren’t what they used to be. They’re better

  • Bianca Hrovat

New on the app

The Download.

The download: Everything you need to eat, drink, make and book this week

The signature green, yellow and red negronis.
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This New York-style bar serves a negroni in three colours

Wagyu roast beef sandwich.
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A cult Bondi sandwich shop opens at Wunderlich Lane

Coming soon: the Good Food app.

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Salt baked beetroot tart.
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Try pepperoni gelato and sriracha sorbet at this ice cream-themed bar

Garlic snails.
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Porcine and P&V Merchants team up on courtyard wine bar

Ma’amoul.
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Find dainty date-filled pastries at this Lebanese bakery in Belmore

The porchetta sandwich.
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Hot sandwiches hit the menu at A.P Bakery’s shiny new site

Tissue bread.
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A new Korean bakery serving the TikTok viral tissue bread

The Cashmere cocktail.
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This cocktail bar in a former cloakroom offers a tailored experience

The menu is made up of small share plates.
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A Middle Eastern tapas bar from the team behind Shaffa

Strawberry, blueberry and grape daifuku.
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Japanese daifuku mochi lands in a leafy north shore suburb

Recent reviews

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Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant Osteria Mucca just scored a hat

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Hay St Market.
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Haymarket’s revamped Paddy’s Markets vowed to be a first-rate food hub. It didn’t deliver

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Local designer Luchetti Krelle captures all the best bits of Australian life by the coast.
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Cibaria, a breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef, ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

  • Myffy Rigby
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Barrenjoey House is one of Sydney’s oldest restaurants. Is it still worth the drive?

  • Callan Boys
Dry chilli chicken.

India meets Chinatown in Kolkata Social’s chicken dish that’s not to be missed

  • Lee Tran Lam

Recipes

Zucchini slice.
EASY

Adam Liaw explains how to make zucchini slice even better

Let’s be honest, zucchini can be a bit... meh. But when you crank up the other flavours in this Aussie classic, it comes to life.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
The perfect Swiss roll.

Emelia Jackson’s secret to a perfect, crack-free Swiss roll

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Jessica Timpano and her nonno, Bart Nicoliello, enjoy home-made croquettes and wine.

The nonnos proudly dishing up nostalgic Italian cuisine in their Aussie kitchens

  • Daniella Scotti
Banh xeo from Viet Kieu.

Anchovy chef shares the secret to making crispy banh xeo (Vietnamese crepes)

  • Thi Le

Recipe collections

Creamy chipotle-tomato soup with crispy chorizo and toasted seeds.

Pots of gold: 20 hot new soups (plus Adam Liaw’s garlic bread ideal for dunking)

Danielle Alvarez’s spicy shiitake and cabbage udon.

25 nourishing winter warmers full of goodness (and flavour)

A dollop of basil pesto adds piquancy to this classic meatball dish.

Comforting, sweet and trending: The 20 most popular recipes of May

15-minute chickpea pasta with harissa and yoghurt.

14 cosy recipes using pantry and fridge staples when it’s too wet to go out

Spanish winter stew with chickpeas, beans and sausages.

Budget bangers: 30 warming meals that start with a sausage

Sticky pomegranate and cous cous chicken tray bake.

Shake, bake, done: 21 of our all-time favourite chicken tray bakes

Pasta shells with zucchini and corn.

14 newish and moreish midweek meals anyone can make in minutes

Finish with a sprinkle of feta and pomegranate.

Hit ‘save’: 18 midweek-friendly recipes the Good Food team has on standby

Nutella lovers, this one’s for you.

10 RecipeTin Eats baking recipes (that aren’t caramel slice)

The bake stall standby gets a layer of cookie dough at the bottom.

A sweet surprise and a perfect pie: The 20+ most popular recipes of April

Meatball lasagne

These freeze-friendly recipes are your secret weapon for weeknights

Give the Italian-American classic of pasta alla vodka a shake-up by adding fudgy roasted eggplant.

Nine delicious meat-free ways to make the most of eggplant

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Tips & advice

Croissants might taste delicious, but aren’t likely to fill you up.

Five foods that will leave you hungry (and what to eat instead)

  • Emily Craig
The perfect Swiss roll.

Emelia Jackson’s secrets to stop a Swiss roll from cracking

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Banh xeo from Viet Kieu.

How to make banh xeo (crispy Vietnamese crepes) at home

  • Thi Le
A half-cup serve of oats per day significantly boosts your intake of beta-glucan.

Five foods proven to lower cholesterol levels naturally

  • Susie Burrell
Adam Liaw recipe: Avocado Shichimi Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions)

How to cook with less salt without sacrificing flavour

  • Becky Krystal

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Drinks

Aromatic white wines such as off-dry riesling can hold their own with curry.

The best wines to bring to every kind of dinner party

  • Katie Spain

Why are Gen Z and Millennials moving away from drinking wine?

  • Huon Hooke

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Sarah Norris and Callan Boys at AP Bread and Wine in Sydney.

Australia’s authority on food goes daily, with the launch of a dedicated Good Food page

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Angus, Marrickville.

These Sydney cafes are all-star all-rounders, nailing the vibe, food and drinks, every time

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The prawn crumpet.

10 Sydney cafes serving exceptional food (plus where to find this breakfast prawn-toast)

  • Good Food
Artificer, Surry Hills.

Explore Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries

Zucchini slice.
EASY

You already love zucchini slice. Adam Liaw explains how to make it even better

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Second-generation owner-baker Sonya Ivanovic at Iggy’s Bread, Bronte.

10 Sydney bakeries serving top-shelf baked goods (from sweet to savoury)

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