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A spread of crab blini with hollandaise, chips, steak Diane and Skull Island prawns with black pepper butter (clockwise from left).
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Why this perpetually busy restaurant is one of Sydney’s most meaningful dining experiences

Cafe Paci might have the look and feel of a bistro, but the food tells a more complex story.

  • Myffy Rigby
Giuseppe’s tiramisu.
14.5/20

In a city with too many tiramisus on menus, this is the original (and perhaps the best)

Blackboard specials, a serious meat-slicer and a legendary dessert: tick, tick, tick. Cicci is the cosiest of cosy neighbourhood trattorias.

  • Callan Boys
Founder of Ms. Cattea Cathy Zhang prepares Nine Mountains green tea on a candle burner.

There are more than 100 types of tea at Ms. Cattea, but you should also book in for the dumplings

The Potts Point shop can be overwhelming with its tea choices, however Lee Tran Lam has a cheat code for first-timers.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Vera Wine Bar in Newcastle has plenty of natural wines to choose from.

Snack on tinned fish and cheese at a tiny light-filled wine shop in Newcastle

Vera Wine is one of the smallest bars in the state, with a mighty natural wine selection.

  • Callan Boys
The Argyle nightclub has been reborn as The Dining Room.
14/20

Have we hit peak luxury grill? It seems so, at the new restaurant by the Rockpool team

There’s a lot to like at The Dining Room, but somehow it manages to mask complex and assured cooking behind decisions that strip it of the magic.

  • David Matthews
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Pici carbonara with guanciale.

Rovollo’s roving pasta cart delivers pici carbonara tableside

There’s always plenty of movement at 25 Martin Place, even so, it’s hard to miss the flaming cheese wheel at new Italian restaurant and wine bar Rovollo.

  • Erina Starkey

This retro servo draws crowds with live music, fire pits and deep-fried lasagne sangas

Crackerjack snacks including pork cordon bleu buns and fried fish sandwiches are among the fleeting specials at this laid-back community spot.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The Lambington.

Canvas reframed: New chef takes over at MCA’s harbour view restaurant

James Scott’s debut menu blurs the line between food and art with an intricate lamb loin “lambington” and a steak tartare served with Sydney Opera House–shaped crisps.

  • Erina Starkey
Roasted ducks and soy-glazed chickens hang alongside roasted pork at Wang Wang BBQ.

Of all the Chinese BBQ shops in Eastwood, this is the one to go to

The roasted ducks and soy-glazed chickens proudly displayed in the front window of Wang Wang BBQ are some of the best-tasting in town.

  • David Matthews
Super Bowl Eastwood’s menu packs all kinds of classics, from roasted pork ribs to XO pippies.

Find comforting Cantonese classics at this Eastwood favourite

The Eastwood branch of storied late-night Chinatown institution Super Bowl is known for its XO pippies and congee with fried bread.

  • David Matthews

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