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Pepperoni pizza.
14.5/20

‘Biggest pizza I’ve seen in my life’: This new Sydney restaurant is serious about its New York-style slice

MMC Slice Shoppe trades on familiar references but stands out by offering not-so-standard-issue toppings and generous serves.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The king-size thali at Namaste Haifa in Ormond.

This affordable, female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain diners

Create your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials, all cooked by a team of mothers.

  • Dani Valent
Owner/chef Helen Hung with Stanley Ho and Eva Ho.
14/20

At $17, ‘number eight’ at this retro food court gets you one of Sydney’s best value lunches

But you’ll need to arrive early to join local workers, grandmas and retirees who jostle for soups, noodles and this deceptively complex dish.

  • David Matthews
Inside Thai restaurant and Asian grocer, Thoong Thong.

This Thai takeaway tucked inside an Asian grocer is Thai Airways cabin crew-approved

Eddie Goosag’s food at suburban gem Thoong Thong is light, bright and fresh with dancing flavours.

  • Dani Valent
The duo base hot pot loaded with ingredients from the conveyor belt.

Hot pot meets sushi train for a new style of DIY dining

We’ve got sushi and cheese trains, but Divine Hotpot’s track boasts 50 trays of ingredients ready for DIY dipping.

  • Dani Valent
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Baker Kim Fulko Lim and Rene with their children.

The light, airy focaccia is worth ‘walking through a hot desert’ for at this beloved bakery

Customers keep flocking to this community-based bakery for its exquisite baked goods including croissants, sweet treats and sourdough.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Staff at Baked Wonder in Burwood East wear frilly pink uniforms.

Baked Wonder

Pretty in pink.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Pies at Austro.

Austro Bakery

No-frills Eastern European-style pastries.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Creme de la Creme Patisserie’s knafeh croissant riffs on the sweet, cheesy Middle Eastern dessert.

Creme de la Creme Patisserie

French pastries meet Middle Eastern flavours.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Lox bagel sandwich from Savion Cakes & Bagels.

Savion Cakes & Bagels

Carlisle Street bagels and baked goods.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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