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Splitting a matcha flavoured daifuku with a piece of string at Sydney Daifuku Store.

Split your mochi with a piece of string at this hidden Japanese cafe

Our reviewer has never encountered a more expansive offering of these squishy pastry desserts than at this spot. It’ll cure your wish-I-was-in-Japan blues.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Strawberry, blueberry and grape daifuku.

Japanese daifuku mochi lands in a leafy north shore suburb

Handmade Japanese mochi with a fresh fruit centre.

  • Erina Starkey
Black angus short rib, yeasted onion and mountain pepper leaf.
14/20

The feeling's mutual at Lane Cove's Little Red Robin

There's smooth, vibey jazz in the air and pretty smooth, vibey food on the tables at this hole-in-the-wall wine bar and restaurant.

  • Terry Durack
Go-to dish: the Old City platter at Lillah.
13/20

A wealth of flavours on a silver platter at Lillah

Zhoug, labna, dukkah, ma'amoul and more. Who doesn't love Middle Eastern food?

  • Terry Durack
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Via Napoli

Enter to a chorus of ‘buona sera!’ from a posse of effusive waiters eager to

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This inviting room of stone-faced walls and well-spaced tables is equally suited

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Story Espresso

Opening a shoebox-sized cafe tucked in behind the Lane Cove shopping drag with views of the car ...

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Pablo & Rusty's

There always seems to be a queue stretching into Lane Cove Plaza waiting for coffee at this lively ...

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Via Napoli

Pizza isn't the only big drawcard at Via Napoli: the waiters, with their high-octane charm, have ...

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Kuali

Its location in a suburban mall and its sparse hotel-dining-room vibe mightn't excite, but its ...

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