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Good for solo diners

Hako sushi is pressed in a wooden box and sliced into blocks.

Sushi On Little Bourke

The casual spin off to two-hat Sushi On, specialising in hako sushi.

  • Emma Breheny
Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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After years of trying for a reservation, our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

  • Besha Rodell
Inside Maggio’s Pasticceria in North Ryde.

This family-run cafe and pasticceria is an old Italian soul worth visiting

In a quiet suburban shopping strip, Maggio’s offers a cornucopia of maritozzi, sfogliatelle and excellent chicken schnitzel sandwiches.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Outside Gracie’s on Toorak Road.

Gracie’s Wine Room

Chilled wine and share plates in a sun-drenched courtyard.

  • Emily Holgate and Tomas Telegramma
This petrol-station food truck on Parramatta Road is serving some of Sydney’s best tacos.
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This petrol-station food truck on Parramatta Road is serving some of Sydney’s best tacos

The lines are long, but Papi’s slow-cooked, spice-throbbing beef folded into cheesy tacos are worth the wait and messy hands.

  • Callan Boys
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The bullhorn peppers and tartine at Ophelia.

Ophelia Westgarth

Go from coffee to cocktails at this part-cafe, part-wine bar.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Wide Himokawa udon are silky and ribbon-like.

Yamamoto Udon

Cosy CBD spot specialising in Japanese udon.

  • Emily Holgate
There are 16 different types of oysters available at a time at Stop Whining.

Slurp down 16 different types of oysters at this tiny, casual CBD seafood spot

Stop Whining is a stay-a-while sibling to hole-in-the-wall oyster bar Muli Express, offering a casual spot for seafood feasting on Little Bourke Street.

  • Dani Valent
Hot Chicken Project

The Hot Chicken Project

Eye-watering Nashville-style chicken on Little Malop Street.

  • Emily Holgate
The Savage Coffee Parabolic fillter coffee ($30).
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Is it worth paying $30 for this cup of coffee at Fitzroy’s shiny new cafe?

Don’t worry, $5.50 flat whites, as well as bagels and other popular items, are also available at Toby’s Estate sleek new flagship venue.

  • Dani Valent

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