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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
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
Wide Himokawa udon are silky and ribbon-like.

Yamamoto Udon

Cosy CBD spot specialising in Japanese udon.

  • Emily Holgate
Fish and chips at Edita’s.

Edita’s Fish ‘n’ Chips

Batter-to-order fish and hand-cut chips by a sibling duo.

  • Emily Holgate
Inside Juniper.

Juniper

The southside sibling cafe to cult-favourite Florian.

  • Emma Breheny
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Il Mercato Centrale in Melbourne’s CBD.

Il Mercato Centrale

An Italian food hub where 23 artisans sell their wares across three floors.

  • Dani Valent
Point Leo General Store has been given a glow-up inside and out.

Point Leo General Store

A coastal general store serving fresh baked goods in a historic building.

  • Simon Cassar
Colourful goodies line the shelves at Wild Life’s spin-off Superette.

Wild Life Superette

Wild Life Bakery’s convenience store spin-off.

  • Emma Breheny
Smith and Deli is heaven for plant-based eaters.

Smith & Deli

Serving plant-based riffs on deli favourites.

  • Emma Breheny
Outside Ripe and Cured at the Queen Vic Market.

Ripe and Cured

An all-Australian cheese shop and deli in the Queen Vic Market.

  • Emma Breheny

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