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Ned pictured with Son of a Baker pastries and Zest coffee at Baba G’s.

Sydney’s best dog-friendly venues now serve ‘puppitini’ cocktails and pooch-only high teas

“We’re BYO human”: Cafes are embracing four-legged friends like never before.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Olympus Dining’s retractable oculus glass ceiling.

Sydney’s most exciting openings of the year so far

From CBD grills and hatted Italians to destination sandwiches, these are the new venues to tick off as we head into the second half of 2025.

Nigella Lawson in the Muru Giligu Tunnel just before her Vivid Sydney dinners

We asked Nigella Lawson where she’d eat in Sydney if she had a day to roam

The British foodie on why she loves Sydney’s food scene, her fave restaurants for pasta and dessert, and the one spot she’s “desperate” to visit.

  • Sarah Norris
Olympic Meats proves takeaway food can offer the same level of care as a fine-diner.

Your June hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

From a reborn Malaysian institution to a nostalgic small bar in an old childhood home, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Artificer, Surry Hills.

Explore Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries

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

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The lox and pastrami bagels at Small Talk, Dulwich Hill.

Sydney’s 10 essential sandwich shops (plus a pastrami bagel that’s ‘actual perfection’)

We’re living through the golden age of bread creations. Here are our favourites.

  • Good Food Guide reviewers
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.

  • Good Food
Second-generation owner-baker Sonya Ivanovic at Iggy’s Bread, Bronte.

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

Good Food reviews 10 of the best bakeries, from coastal classic Iggy’s to Filipino favourite Starlight.

  • Good Food reviewers
Matcha latte and matcha muffin at Cre Asion, located in North Sydney (pictured) and Pyrmont.

Sydney’s essential cafes for matcha and specialty drinks

The boundary-pushing new-wave cafes transforming the way we think about tea and coffee.

  • Good Food
The prawn crumpet.

10 Sydney 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 cafe from a former fine-dining chef and a spot serving hefty fish burgers.

  • Good Food

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