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Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang.
14/20

This Korean restaurant only sells one type of soup, but the queue starts early

Sydney has a new holder for the title of Koreatown. “I didn’t expect it to be so popular,” says the chef of Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang in the thriving new hub.

  • Kevin Cheng
Crullers and spiced almonds.

This semi-hidden CBD spot for two-hatted snacks takes orders until 11pm

Clocktower Bar at Shell House is a deep-red cocoon of cocktails and crullers nine storeys above the street.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Mister Grotto is set among a new strip of venues on Australia Street.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Mister Grotto is the ‘smart-casual fish shop that’s long been missing from Sydney’

The Continental Delicatessen crew blend South American cuisines with North Carolina fish camp vibes at this inner west seafood bar.

  • Callan Boys
Juni opened on Exhibition Street in late November.
13/20

Fun drinks, disappointing duck: Critic sees red at new modern Asian hot spot

The mood-lit restaurant plays it safe with a selection of greatest hits from Michael Lambie’s pan-Asian playbook.

  • Besha Rodell
Wood-fired fennel, spinach, chicory and ricotta pie.
Good Food hat15.5/20

A restaurant for the share-plate generation: Bessie’s clocks up a second hat for the Bar Copains team

The Surry Hills hotspot is all about snacks, fizzy wine and a wood-fired pie.

  • David Matthews
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Grape tart.

‘Haute couture in cake form’: This patisserie sells exquisite pastries that put flavour first

Irish chef Aoife Noonan helms a cake shop that blends the elegance of a French patisserie with the artistry of Japanese-inspired flavours.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Jamsheed’s converted industrial dining room.
14/20

The mash-up of cuisines at this suburban winery makes our critic ‘giddy’ (in a good way)

Clara Luna serves bar food, but it’s also soul food; Middle Eastern and South American, but also Australian.

  • Besha Rodell
Rare beef noodle soup with fried dough stick bread and onsen egg.
13.5/20

This new CBD restaurant serves excellent pho – just don’t ask for bean sprouts and Thai basil

An An steers clear of the Saigon-style pho that dominates Sydney, instead championing its cousin from Vietnam’s north.

  • Callan Boys
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
Olympus Dining’s retractable oculus glass ceiling looks like it came off the set of Dr. No.
14.5/20

Move over Totti’s, Olympus makes a bid for Sydney’s long-lunch crown

There isn’t a more in-demand restaurant in Sydney right now, but does the food (and service) live up to the hype?

  • Callan Boys

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