David Matthews
David Matthews
David Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.
- Review
- Sydney
It’s not all over Insta (yet), but this unpretentious city diner deserves your immediate attention
The small team at Clarence and V is all about minimum fuss and maximum flavour, says our critic.
- David Matthews
10 years ago this Sydney suburb was dead. Now it’s brimming with brilliant Indian eateries
From samosa chaat to all manner of sweets, we’ve rounded up the best Indian food on the east side of Parramatta.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Surry Hills
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
- Review
- Chatswood
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
- Review
- Sydney
Does Sydney need another luxury grill restaurant? No, but this one dazzles
The Grill isn’t for everyone, it’s expensive and grand, but it’s the kind of ambitious opening that makes big cities feel international.
- David Matthews
Pineapple buns and perfect tofu: The Good Food guide to Sydney’s ‘second Chinatown’
Burwood Road is increasingly becoming the go-to destination for dumplings, skewers and free noodle refills.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Redfern
Deep-flavoured sambals and satay: Our critic’s verdict on the tropical disco of Island Radio
Does the first restaurant to open in Redfern’s new $500 million Wunderlich Lane precinct live up to the hype?
- David Matthews
Staying power: Longstanding Sydney restaurateurs share the secrets to their success
The Good Food Guide turns 40 this year, and these iconic restaurants are celebrating anniversaries of their own.
- David Matthews
It’s the first time these western Sydney suburbs scored a Good Food Guide hat
A trend has emerged in the 2025 Guide: the geography of Sydney’s hats is beginning to shift.
- David Matthews
The Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year sets sights on western Sydney
Good Food Guide young chef of the year Luke Bourke is focused on western Sydney, where he can explore his heritage and mentor other young Indigenous chefs.
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