Budget friendly
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘How good are pubs?’: The return of a legendary Fitzroy favourite feels like a triumph
The revival of this Brunswick Street landmark also raises the question: Why isn’t kangaroo schnitzel an Aussie staple?
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Brunswick
Funk, fire and fantastic cocktails: This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams
Bar Spontana is one of those spots that feels like a secret, and a really juicy secret at that.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Port Melbourne
Stop by this sunny cafe for its Scandi-style coffee happy hour
Lilijana embraces the Swedish “fika” tradition of slowing down for coffee and a pastry, and for less than $10.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Strathfield
Street-food feasts for under $10 a head make this suburban spot a winner
For incredibly cheap Korean cooking, such as tteokbokki, fried chicken and wobbly milk bunnies, it’s hard to go past this Strathfield hot spot.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘The best tacos Melbourne has ever seen’: This inexpensive Fitzroy diner is changing the game
The most memorable, soul-quenching single bite of food I’ve had in weeks was at modest shopfront diner El Columpio.
- Besha Rodell
‘Never-ending’ happy hour, $1 oysters and BYO wine the order of the day at this rejigged Redfern pub
Bat and Ball has reopened as budget-friendly homage to the traditional Sydney pub. And there’s more to come.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Review
- Carlton
Beeline for the bacon and egg roll at this trove of home-cooked food treasures
Eye-popping cafe and food store Little Stevies Shop brims with sweet and savoury goods.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Ashfield
This tiny, swoony, sunny bakery shop is like a country fair stall in full bloom
The Tart Sisters in Ashfield is one of best bakery shops in Sydney, selling golden savoury tarts, oven-warm brioche, chubby pastry pies and sweet fruit-laden treats.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Penrith
Y’all are welcome to join the smoky, charry action at this Texas-inspired brisket joint
The co-owners of Brisket Boys travelled to the US to try every style of American-style barbecue. Now they’ve brought melty slow-cooked meats to Penrith.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Sydney
Is the ramen at this popular global chain worth waiting over an hour in line for?
Mensho Tokyo has outposts in the US, Thailand, India, China and Melbourne. Now it’s Sydney’s turn to experience the deep, long flavour of ramen master Tomoharu Shono’s unusual noodle dishes.
- Callan Boys
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